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POC POC 3

OPEN CALL

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Open Call:POC POC 3 –
Empowering Emerging Artists of Color


Are you an emerging visual artist of color ready to elevate your creative practice, connect with leading art professionals, and expand your network?

POC POC 3 is now accepting applications for its 2025-2026 edition.

POC POC 3

About the Program

POC POC 3

FOR WHO?

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POC POC 3

We are looking for artists who are:
● A person of color (POC)
● Under 35 years old
● Active in the visual arts (students are not eligible)
● Living and working in Belgium
If you’re eager to grow in a community of like-minded artists and advance your career as a POC artist, this program is for you!

Meet Your Mentors

POC POC 3

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Caroline Dumalin (MORPHO)

Artistic director of MORPHO in Antwerp, an artist-centered organization offering studio spaces and facilitating residency exchanges locally and internationally. She develops programs and partnerships to foster a collaborative environment for artists. Caroline also serves on the boards of Level Five in Brussels and Jester in Genk.

© Photo by Miles Fischler

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Laura Nsengiyumva (Artist)

Brussels-based artivist, architect, and researcher exploring diasporic experiences, hidden histories, and North-South relations through her interdisciplinary practice. Her projects, like PeoPL and Queen Nikkolah, delve into the presence of the African diaspora in Belgium. Laura is an artistic researcher at KASK, HOGENT, and Howest and has won awards, including first prize at Kunstsalon Ghent (2011) and second at the Dakar Biennale (2012).

© Photo by Ralph Collier.

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Dennis
Tyfus
(Artist)

Belgian visual artist whose work finds its base in an unbridled drawing practice, a fondness of language, and a DIY attitude. The form in which his works appears is very diverse. His work is constantly on the move. Tyfus paints, sculpts, makes videos, performs, does a weekly improvised radio play, organizes events at De Nor (a sculpture he made with FVWW Architects at Middelheim Museum), does No Choice Tattoos and publishes artist records and editions on his label Ultra Eczema. Since 2020, Tyfus has been represented by Tim Van Laere Gallery.

© Photo by Joris Casear

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Anne Wetsi Mpoma
(Wetsi Gallery)

She advocates for a more inclusive arts scene as an art historian, curator, and founder of Wetsi Gallery in Etterbeek (2019, asbl Nouveau Système Artistique). Her gallery showcases marginalized artists, addressing race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, and disability. Anne also offers decolonization training and is known for bridging diverse audiences.

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Magali Elali
(The Constant Now)

Art historian and independent curator, founder of The Constant Now, a non-profit promoting inclusivity in the art scene through exhibitions, talks, and projects like POC POC, a mentoring program for artists of color. Her practice emphasizes social change, empowering minorities, and representing counter-narratives like the POC POC Manifesto. She collaborates with institutions like M HKA, NW Aalst, and S.M.A.K.

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PROGRAMME & PARTNERS

How to Apply

POC POC 3

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Group Show

Coproduced by

Kunsthal Mechelen & De Brakke Grond

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POC POC MANIFESTO

and film program

De Cinema

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Workshop: Letter Writing

MORPHO

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Workshop: Remuneration and Status

Globe Aroma and MORPHO

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Workshop: Art Practices

WIELS

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Workshop: Art Education

De Veerman

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Buddy Session

Curatorial Studies KASK

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Behind-the-Scenes Visit

Kunsthal Extra City

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Behind-the-Scenes Visit

S.M.A.K.

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Art Commission for Two Program Participants

STORMOPKOMST Festival

How to Apply

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Submit your online application by November 15, including your portfolio and CV, via this form:

POC POC 3

POC POC 3

POC POC is a two-year mentorship program by The Constant Now, designed to support 15 emerging visual artists of color under 35, living and working in Belgium.

From February 2025 to December 2026, participants will:
● Engage in monthly workshops to develop essential professional skills.
● Participate in group discussions on navigating the art world.
● Share experiences and knowledge.
● Gain access to critical information and opportunities.
● Visit and be introduced to partner institutions.
● Receive personalised feedback.
● Present their work in a group exhibition at Kunsthal Mechelen and De Brakke Grond in Amsterdam.

POC POC 3

POC POC 3

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