Long live the Black Arts / Visiting Ruud Huysmans (NL)
Time for the final field trip of our one-year course, Jaaropleiding Letterzetten 2024–2025. Throughout the year we’ve visited a range of inspiring places—the Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library, the Museum Plantin-Moretus in Antwerp, and the remarkable private collection of Patrick Goossens. This time, however, the road led us across the border to the Netherlands, where we were warmly invited by Ruud Huysmans to visit his studio.
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1.Print International 2025. 08.11.2025 - 24.01.2026, Wrexham (UK) - link
2. PLAYGROUNDS is back! This time in Ghent! 70 artists, 1 vibrant group show, 18 - 26.10.2025, Yugen Kombucha, Gent (BE) - link
3. In de nieuwe tentoonstelling 'ALPHABET CITY' gaan letterontwerpers Jo De Baerdemaeker, Erik Desombere, Geertrui Storms, Sam Van Vaerenbergh en Jo Klaps (curator) aan de slag met de letters die ze in de Genkse openbare ruimte vonden en waarmee ze nieuwe alfabetten maken, geïnspireerd door wat gebouwen, monumenten, oude machines en drukwerk hen gaven. 29.11.2025 - 15.03.2026, C-mine, Genk (BE) - link
4. Open Call. MASEREEL nodigt je uit om je kandidaat te stellen voor een zes weken durende residentie tussen juni en december 2026. Deadline: 21 oktober - link
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1.Workshops najaar 2025 in het Industriemuseum, Gent (BE) - link
2. Open dag bij Stichting Lettergieten 1983 in Westzaan (NL). 27.09.2025 - link
3. De Vliegende Bladen, één van de topcollecties van de Gentse Universiteitsbibliotheek - link
4. GROEPSDRUK 3. Expositie, lezing, atelierbezoek, workshops, grafiekmarkt in NS16 Tilburg. 12-14.09.2025, Tilburg (NL) - link
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1.Letterpress Workers exhibition in Japan. 27.07 – 16.09.2025 - link
2. Open call: Papier Biënnale 2026. Deadline: 1 oktober 2025. Museum Rijswijk nodigt kunstenaars wereldwijd uit om deel te nemen aan de Papier Biënnale 2026 met het thema “familie” - link
3. In Plantin's Footsteps 2025, 08.07 - 07.09.2025. 31 students from the Expert Class Type Design and the Saturday program Typography & Book Design will present their graduation works to the public in the four exhibition rooms of the Museum Plantin-Moretus - link
4. PUIK, een atelier voor print en (ver)binding in Hasselt - website / instagram
Expo // Typefaces in het Industriemuseum. 11.07.2025 - 22.02.2026.
Letters are everywhere—from newspaper headlines to road signs, from posters shouting cheerfully to the letter that addresses you sternly. With bold strokes, flowing curves, or sharp angles, the choice of type strengthens the message. Typography often goes unnoticed, yet it is a unique art form where craftsmanship and creativity meet. Reason enough for the Industriemuseum to dedicate an exhibition to it.
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1.’Karel Martens. Unbound’ exhibition, 11.07 - 26.10.2025, Stedelijk (Amsterdam, NL) - link
2. Big Stuff 2025 Conference. Skills, machine & heritage in motion, 14 - 17.10. 2025, the Museum of Industry. This event brings together museum professionals, academics, consultants, volunteers, and private owners who are passionate about preserving and showcasing technological and industrial heritage - three ways to join
3. Mini-expo ‘Dodelijk drukwerk’, 8 - 29.07.2025, Plantin-Moretus (Antwerpen, BE) - link
4. Exhibition of Alan Kitching in Darlington Library (UK), 26.07 - 04.09.2025 - link