1.Paper Trail takes you on a journey through worlds created on/with paper: fragile, tangible, and full of traces of hands, thoughts, and time, 30.01.25 - 15.03.2026, Oever Gallery, Oostende - link
2. The Art of the Alphabet in Northern Italy, June 22–July 3, 2026. Taught by Rory Sparks, Dan Rhatigan, and Riccardo Olocco and Mitch Blessing. This session includes 12 workshop days, including studio time at Tipoteca Italiana and day trips throughout the region - link
3. Mini-Expo // Lang leve de zwarte kunst. Van 24 januari tot 23 februari 2026 presenteren de deelnemers van de jaaropleiding ‘Lang leve de zwarte kunst’ hun werk in een mini-expo. Een jaar lang verdiepten ze zich onder begeleiding van ervaren rotten Thomas Gravemaker, Armina Ghazaryan en Niels Goovaerts in de kunst van het letterzetten. In de expo tonen ze, naast eigen werk, ook het eindwerk dat ze maakten als slotopdracht. 24.01.2025 - 23.02.2026, Industriemuseum - link
4. Atelier in beeld is terug! Doe je ook mee? De inschrijvingen gaan open op 6 januari - link
5. International Open Call for artists and publishers to exhibit their work at Helsinki Central Library Oodi as part of the Helsinki Analog Festival in April 2026. Deadline: 21.12.2025
6. The 7-day Short Session is ideal for graphic design and poster lovers. Similar to the Full Session the workshop combines analog design and production tools with contemporary typographic poster design. It is the perfect opportunity for a one-week dive into letterpress poster design with Dafi Kühne in his vast letterpress studio in Näfels. Session I: February 1–7, 2026 - link
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Letterpret or Alphabet Cards
The wood-type collection at the Museum of Industry in Ghent is exceptional, and I’m lucky to work with it every day. Typesetting cards and posters, pulling prints in the museum’s workshop — even after all these years I’m still discovering new, curious, and beautifully worn pieces in the drawers.
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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.Printmaking artists Martijn van der Blom and Roy Scholten have launched a crowdfunding campaign for there second book on LEGO letterpress. And this time they /will/ explain how they do it! The Hilversum Method. The technique, philosophy and joy of LEGO letterpress will be published in both an English and a Dutch edition - link
2. Pop-Up expo: Tribute to Leen Van Hulst. Leen Van Hulst passed away on 23 January 2025, at the age of 42, after a courageous battle against an illness. This exhibition is a tribute to her and is based on works by Leen from the KBR collection, 22.10.2025 - 26.01.2026 - link
3. Expo. Mieke Lamiroy. Surreal stories. Print, cut & paste. 02.11 - 19.12.2025, Het Gasthuis, Aarschot - link
4. RED AND GREEN AND BLUE MORE OR LESS. Works and documents of Lawrence Weiner. 26.10.2025 - 28.06.2026, Herbert Foundation, Gent - link