Postkantoor 00/00/00 creates an in-between space where words, images, and grief meet. People can send handwritten letters to someone who has died. Each letter receives a visual response: a re-drawing that allows the words to speak in a different way. The Post Office also creates space for stories, encounters, and rituals around loss. Because grief is the other side of love, and asks for space to be felt, shared, and lived through. Art as consolation. Word and image as a bridge between what is visible and invisible.

Siren / Seirḗn for flute and electronics by Ali Choopaninejad.
In HARDT, actress and visual artist Christine Verheyden, shows what really wants to be seen.
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Missing You is there for children, teenagers and young adults who are grieving the loss of someone close to them, whether the loss happened recently or some time ago. Together with others who have experienced a similar loss, you grieve in your own way — personal and unique. At Missing You, we share meaningful activities and go through the experience together.

In this workshop, we create a collage from textiles and memories. Using mixed media (photographs, fabric, thread, text, …), we create a memory collage that you can frame or carry with you.Click on Tickets for more information.

For the Art of Grief, Hanne is writing a theatre piece for children about saying goodbye. She will present it as a staged reading during this try-out.
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A cosy collective session where we take the time to reflect on our personal wishes concerning our deaths and exchange ideas, followed by a potluck with dishes that remind us of someone dear to us.
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An evening of conversation around experiences of grief and loss that often remain unseen. Personal testimonies and conversations with people with lived experience, as well as professionals speaking from their own involvement, are interwoven with film screenings, poetry readings and other artistic interventions.
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Berrefonds aims to provide support and something to hold on to for (grand)parents, family members and friends when the unthinkable happens to them: the loss of a child. As a warm and compassionate centre of expertise, we are also there for all professionals who encounter this immense loss. Step by step, we strive to build a society with greater recognition and love for all those children we carry in our hearts.
Palliatieve Hulpverlening Antwerpen is the palliative care network for the Antwerp region. We have extensive expertise and are here to answer your questions and offer advice on all aspects of palliative care. Our team of palliative care specialists includes nurses, a psychologist and specialist palliative care physicians.

Death as an embraced part of life. In this workshop, we explore through personal experience how death can have a place in the lives of children and young people.
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Speaker Johan Maes shares his personal story following the publication of his new book 'Rouwsporen', followed by a panel discussion on the theme of 'men in grief', moderated by Niels Piette from Man ManMan, with lived-experience experts.
Everyone is welcome.
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Stiltekracht is a peer support group for people aged 40 to 65 who are grieving the loss of a partner. In a supportive, safe, creative and relaxed environment, we give each participant the personal attention they need. Everyone can find their own unique way to grow through their grief, loss and healing process.

An evening of Poetry & Prose hosted by Cleo Klapholz, featuring Els Traets, Melle Homminga, Natacha Laeremans, Jisse Böhne and Eva Van Ginderdeuren. Click on Tickets for more information.

Together, we look beyond the taboo and explore what a meaningful farewell can look like. What is needed and what is possible. We walk alongside those who are close, at their own pace, and help them feel that it is okay to slow down, that closeness matters, and that taking an active role in the farewell can itself bring comfort. Every farewell is different, with no fixed scenario. Always with an eye for beauty and care for both people and the planet, and grounded in genuine involvement.

The gifts of missing someone. Loss leaves traces; in our bodies, in our relationships, and in the way we look at life. We often try to get rid of these traces as quickly as possible. But what if we took a moment to pause and acknowledge them?
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Digesting Death is a collective founded by theatre maker and performer Laila Claessen and chef and food writer Finn Thomas Gorringe. Drawing on their different backgrounds, they create sensory performances where theatre and gastronomy meet. In Digesting Death, they explore how different cultures use food and rituals to relate to death and grief. There’s no better way to prove you’re alive than by eating.
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In this workshop, each participant starts with a piece of clothing or textile of their own — something connected to a person, a moment or a memory. On a prepared white 50 × 50 cm base, you will create a textile collage. The piece of clothing you bring will be cut and reworked into fragments that come together to form a new composition. Using the technique of slow stitching, we work slowly and intuitively. Hand-stitched elements connect the different pieces without forcing them into place. The process takes centre stage: looking, repositioning, waiting, starting again. Everyone works at their own pace, without pressure to finish the piece during the session. After the workshop, the work can continue to grow. The base remains a starting point that can be added to or refined later.
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Digesting Death is a collective founded by theatre maker and performer Laila Claessen and chef and food writer Finn Thomas Gorringe. Drawing on their different backgrounds, they create sensory performances where theatre and gastronomy meet. In Digesting Death, they explore how different cultures use food and rituals to relate to death and grief. There’s no better way to prove you’re alive than by eating.
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OVOK is there for every parent who has lost a child, regardless of the child's age, cause of death, background, faith, or beliefs of the parent or child.Together, we offer support, share experiences, and look for ways to cope with this profound loss, with respect for everyone's individuality and personal beliefs.

The poplar is a tree of resilience and letting go. Its leaves rustle like a group of people chatting, and in many traditions the poplar is associated with transition, grief and transformation. In this workshop, we take the time to get to know this tree and connect its traditions and uses to our own stories of letting go and finding comfort. Together, we walk to the poplar and discover its stories and uses. Afterwards, we return to the studio and turn its buds into our own balm. We allow ourselves to be guided through a comforting ritual inspired by this remarkable tree.
Soup, bread and drinks included. You will go home with a jar of homemade poplar balm.

Talk about later, or talk later? In this DELA workshop, we explore how to find the words for things that can sometimes be difficult to say.
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DELA is the only funeral specialist in Belgium that combines funeral arrangements with funeral insurance. With more than 85 years of experience and expertise, we guarantee a smooth, affordable and dignified funeral or cremation for everyone. Thanks to our personal approach, you are more than just a customer at DELA. DELA stands for Draagt Elkanders Lasten — "We Carry Each Other's Burdens." That is how we care for one another.

This evening is all about meeting others and sharing personal experiences and stories. Throughout the evening, several performances will be presented by artists exploring the theme of grief. Zhenyu Wu presents Porter les choses disparues, Christine Verheyden presents Hardt and Jasmien Smets Shows Sun journey.
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Werkgroep Verder na Zelfdoding is the centre of expertise on grief after suicide and support for bereaved people. We offer advice, information, training, brochures and more. We also organise various forms of peer support, including support groups, walks, meeting days, chat sessions and an online.

Includes access to:
Children’s film screening (6+) Yaren and the Sun (Missing You) & For Those Who Carry (a project by co-artistic director Barbara Raes)
Lecture on dealing with loss and grief by Manu Keirse
Screening of Corpus by Sofie Hanegreefs, followed by live music by Lucas Lauwers
Voor altijd – a concert about loss by Benjamin Vermeulen.
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Yaren and the Sun:
It is summer and ten-year-old Yaren is heading off to camp. She is a little nervous, because this is not just any camp… she is going to a camp for children who have all lost someone important in their lives.
For Those Who Carry:
A short film by Maartje Nevejan about Zon Dag Kind, a twelve-hour ritual for children who have experienced traumatic loss.
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Grief is about love. No one is ever as present as the person who is missed, according to Manu Keirse.
Manu Keirse, Belgium’s leading grief expert, shares his insights to help people move forward with their loss. Together, we listen, pause and reflect, in a place where you can find recognition, understanding and warmth.
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Directing duo Sofie Hanegreefs & Jelle Janssens offer a visually stunning, multilayered exploration of human anatomy: mysterious, wondrous and beautiful to those who take the time to look, yet at the same time fragile, mortal and transient. Live music by Lucas Lauwers after the screening.
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Voor altijd means 'Forever'. This is the title of my new performance: a collection of fragments – songs, stories and images about loss. Click on Tickets for more information.

Some losses occur before or around the time of your birth, or early in life, when you are still a child or young person. The sense of absence can stay with you for many years, revealing itself in different ways at different stages of life. Sometimes, there was little space to grieve at the time. Perhaps it was not talked about at home, there were other concerns to deal with, or the loss remained an unspoken subject. Even when support was available, questions, emotions and memories can resurface later in life. What you lose early in life — or what you miss without ever having consciously known it — can become intertwined with who you become and how you move through life. The absence becomes part of your life story: sometimes like a missing piece of the puzzle, sometimes like a quiet presence that continues to travel alongside you.

In this movement workshop, Kinga Jaczewska takes participants through the creative process behind her solo performance Gabriel (the film adaptation of which is part of the group exhibition at the de Kunst van Rouw festival) and invites everyone to engage in a conscious movement practice. We explore how to access an intuitive source – as a driving force for movement and as a way of freeing the body from the rational and the rigid.
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Radio Coco is a warm mini-podcast where you can preserve words of love, support or connection for someone dear to you. In a quiet conversation with Wout Demeulenaere, you record a personal message and choose a piece of music that fits it.
Afterwards, you receive your own private audio recording, to keep or share with anyone you wish.
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