Sint Lucas Antwerpen

Sint Lucas Antwerpen has been collaborating with Birzeit University .university in Palestine for many years. Last March, the planned visit of the students and lecturers we work with to Belgium couldn’t happen because of the war on Iran.

During the GRADUATION TOUR, we are honoured to finally welcome the 10 art and design students and 4 lecturers from Birzeit University to Antwerp to take part in our annual GRADUATION TOUR.

Since October 2025, we have been collaborating within the project "The Meaning of Home: A Perpetual State of Displacement," which has also involved students and lecturers from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, the School for New Dance Development, and If I Can't Dance, I Don't Want To Be Part of Your Revolution in Amsterdam.

Against the backdrop of the ongoing attacks on Palestinian identity, its origins, its presence, and its future, we have reflected throughout a series of online gatherings on what it means to be connected to a place. What is the meaning of home when people are forced to rebuild it again and again after each displacement?

On Thursday, June 18, the students from Birzeit University will take the stage to present their practices and give insight in what it entails to study art in our current situation. Come to see their work, engage in conversation, and support the collective struggle for dignity, freedom, and justice.

Presentations by:
Jawa Rifai, Leen Fuquaha, Aya Alahmed, Batool Moadi, Raghad Sulieman, Ibtisam Abu Kaf, Shahd F***j, Hayat Sarsour, Majd Abu Madi, Rahaf Mansour

In conversation with:
Samara Abu Ghannam, Yasid El Rifai, Anik Fournier, Ibrahim Khamis, Ibrahim Muhtadi, Annelys de Vet, Antoinette Vonder Muehll, Dima Yaser

Thursday, June 18: 14h., 16h & 20h.

Aula Sint Lucas Antwerpen
Van Schoonbekestraat 143
2018 Antwerp

See also:
www.sintlucasantwerpen.be
https://disarmingdesign.com/projects/the-meaning-of-home/

Interesse in 🖍️ illustratie 📸 fotografie 🗯️ grafische vormgeving 🌪️ vrije kunst ⛓️ sieraad 🪧 communicatie-ontwerp

Kom naar onze 'Open Day', 20 juni van 10 tot 14u.

Ontdek onze campus, de eindexpo's en spreek met docenten en studenten.

We gunnen je een blik achter de schermen bij onze richtingen:

Meer info: www.sintlucasantwerpen.be/infodagen

Collega gezocht 👀 Praktijkassistent Communicatie-ontwerp (25%).

Je begeleidt bachelorstudenten Communicatie-ontwerp en werkt samen met het studioteam aan het curriculum en uitbouw van de opleiding. Met jouw expertise in storytelling, creatieve communicatie, digitale media en AI help je studenten groeien tot kritische ontwerpers van morgen.

Solliciteren kan tot 17 juni 2026.

Meer info: www.sintlucasantwerpen.be/link-in-bio