{"id":23946,"date":"2025-10-28T14:24:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globearoma.be\/?p=23946"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:52:49","slug":"23946","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globearoma.be\/en\/23946\/","title":{"rendered":"OPEN CALL &#8211; HOSTING AS ARTISTIC PRACTICE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Globe Aroma<span > is looking for a <\/span>multidisciplinary artist<span >:<\/span><span ><br \/>\n<\/span><span >a poetic thinker with a practical mind and a social tongue,<\/span><span ><br \/>\n<\/span><span >someone who can gently spark everyone\u2019s imagination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span >From <\/span>January to June 2026<span >, we invite <\/span>one artist<span > to share a unique time and space with our artistic community in the heart of Brussels. We are looking for a person whose artistic practice is centered around hosting and hospitality, someone who builds an open and curious space where creation can appear unexpectedly. During these six months, you will work with people who feel the desire to create, but who are not artists themselves!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>WHAT THIS ROLE IS ABOUT<\/h3>\n<p><span >It\u2019s an invitation to <\/span>be present<span >, to <\/span>create conditions<span > for others to create.<\/span><span ><br \/>\n<\/span><span >This is not a residency to develop your own project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span >As a full-time artist-host, you:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >welcome and accompany visitors in our open studio (Mon\u2013Fri, full time);<\/span><\/li>\n<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >listen, invite, and inspire;<\/span><\/li>\n<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >make artistic processes possible: through materials, gestures, words, or silence;<\/span><\/li>\n<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >focus on <\/span>process, encounter, and imagination<span > rather than final results.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span >You will be part of Globe Aroma\u2019s team, working closely with artists, art lovers, and people who are new to Brussels. Together you\u2019ll co-create a space where <\/span>curiosity, collectivity, and imagination<span > coexist.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>ABOUT THE SPACE AND PEOPLE<\/h3>\n<p><span >Often, people knock on the door of Globe Aroma, without appointment, without expectation, sometimes without words, in search of encounters, creation, expression, artistic tools, recognition, community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span >The space welcomes people for whom Brussels is new, and for whom thresholds can be high: people navigating migration, language barriers, parenthood, queerness, and\/or neurodiversity. As the artist-host, you will work <\/span><i><span >with<\/span><\/i><span > this community, shaping an ever-changing space full of imagination and care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"311\">At Globe Aroma, many different people come through our doors: artists, art workers, creatives, and art lovers.<br data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"162\" \/>Your role will not focus on working with the artists in our workspace, but rather with those who do not yet have an artistic practice of their own.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"555\">You will support people who feel the desire to be creative or artistic, but don\u2019t know how or where to begin. People who do not have easy access to the arts and who turn to our low-threshold space in search of a guide, a spark, or a catalyst.<\/p>\n<p>WHO YOU ARE<\/p>\n<p><span >We are looking for someone who:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >works across disciplines (textile, movement, ceramics, poetry, cooking, etc.);<\/span><\/li>\n<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >blends art, hospitality, care, and community;<\/span><\/li>\n<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >feels comfortable in multilingual settings;<\/span><\/li>\n<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >is familiar with migration (by lived experience or affinity);<\/span><\/li>\n<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >can listen, let go, and stay open to the unexpected;<\/span><\/li>\n<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >prefers <\/span>process over product<span >;<\/span><\/li>\n<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >enjoys collaborating with people with no artistic training but strong imagination.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span >We especially welcome applications from artists with migration backgrounds, artists of color, queer, neurodiverse, and non-binary artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>PRACTICAL INFO<\/h3>\n<p>Period:<span > January &#8211; June 2026<\/span><span ><br \/>\n<\/span>Presence:<span > Full-time, Monday to Friday<\/span><span ><br \/>\n<\/span>Contract:<span > 6-month employment via Globe Aroma\u2019s payroll (barema PC 329.01)<\/span><span ><br \/>\n<\/span>Location:<span > Globe Aroma, Brussels<\/span><span ><br \/>\n<\/span>Support:<span > You will be part of our team and connected to our broad network of artists and partners.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>&#x1f4ad; WHAT WE EXPECT<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >Daily presence as artistic witness and host<\/span><\/li>\n<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >Making artistic encounters possible with an ever-changing community<\/span><\/li>\n<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >Participation in reflection moments with the team and visitors<\/span><\/li>\n<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >A flexible, generous, and curious artistic attitude<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>&#x2709;&#xfe0f; HOW TO APPLY<\/h3>\n<p><span >Send your application before <\/span>November 20, 2025<span > to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:an@globearoma.be\">an@globearoma.be<\/a> <span >with the subject line: <\/span>OPEN CALL \u2014 [your first name + last name]<\/p>\n<p><span >Include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >Motivation letter (max. 2 pages):<\/span><span ><br \/>\n<\/span><span >&#8211; Tell us how your practice connects to Globe Aroma\u2019s spirit.<\/span><span ><br \/>\n<\/span><span >&#8211; How do you host? How do you work with others?<\/span><span ><br \/>\n<\/span><span >&#8211; What would a week with you in our space look like?<\/span><\/li>\n<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >Portfolio (PDF or link): Show us your processes, collaborations, or contextual works.<\/span><\/li>\n<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >Short CV (max. 2 pages)<\/span><\/li>\n<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >Optional: video or audio message (max. 5 minutes) instead of a written letter<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span >You can apply in <\/span>English, French, or Dutch<span >.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span >&#x1f4ac; <\/span><span ><em>Come as you are<\/em>, with curiosity, care, and imagination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With the support of VGC &#8211; dienst samenleven en diversiteit &amp; AMIF<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Globe Aroma is looking for a multidisciplinary artist: a poetic thinker with a practical mind and a social tongue, someone who can gently spark everyone\u2019s imagination. 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