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Ready for a new round of HUP? Every year, Kunstwerkt organizes a talent development trajectory for non-professional visual artists. Through an open call, a jury selects 15 makers who receive a year of support for their artistic journey - both content-wise and financially. 

What is HUP?

HUP is a talent development trajectory for visual artists, organized by Kunstwerkt. 15 makers receive a year of content-related and financial support to further develop a fully personal artistic project.

Selection takes place through an open call, after which an independent jury puts together a varied group of 15 makers. The selection is open to all non-professional artists, regardless of age, gender, or background. By targeting non-professional artists, we give opportunities to emerging makers, recent graduates, self-taught artists, or artists who are just starting out in their practice and are in need of a boost. Mid-career artists or artists supported by a promotional gallery are not eligible.

After the selection, the group comes together every so often to exchange ideas during engaging workshops. We close the trajectory with a group exhibition, where we present work by the 15 artists. For this third edition of HUP, we're partnering with De Tank in Bruges.