Artistic activities

Academies

Virtually every Brussels commune has its own art or music academy (part-time art education). They offer a host of courses in every artistic discipline as well as music, word and dance, for children, teenagers and adults. Depending on where they get their funding, the working language of these academies is either French or Dutch.

For French speakers

• Visit the pages on French Community education to download a brochure on part-time art education (FR) as well as a directory of academies teaching the fine arts, music, word and dance in the French language (PDF Format) (FR) in the Brussels-Capital Region.

For Dutch speakers

• The Flemish Community Commission’s website publishes a list of visual arts academies teaching in Dutch (NL) and a list of music, word and dance academies teaching in Dutch in the Brussels-Capital Region.

Other schools, courses and artistic projects

There are also a lot of artistic courses to choose from in Brussels. Various sociocultural organisations, open universities and adult education bodies will be able to guide you through the world of art and production in the widest sense. Private schools complete the offering.

• If you are interested in formalising your skills in the creative arts (photography, graphic design, web design, arts and crafts), see the Education and Training pages.

For French speakers

• Brussels is home to a number of Centres of Expression and Creativity, which hold creative workshops in various art disciplines (FR) for young and old.
• For more information on sociocultural activities (including art courses) (FR) contact one of the many continuing education institutions in Brussels.
• 'Que Faire' is a website where you can search for courses (traineeships) in Brussels in various domains, including theatre, dance, singing, music, design, painting, photography (FR/NL) and lots more.

For Dutch speakers

• The Flemish Community Commission keeps a list of all (art and other) courses in Brussels (NL) .
• PrettigGeleerd.be (NL) is a website listing all courses (including self-expression & artistic activities) in the Flemish sociocultural sector (including Brussels).
• At Zinnema, the Flemish House of Amateur Arts in Brussels, you will find information on theatre, dance, music workshops and other artistic projects.

Many of the cultural centres in Brussels also run cultural and creative courses.

Still lacking inspiration?

• 'Tremplins asbl' invites young people aged 12 to 21 to help organise its Bruxelles Babel festival of artistic expression (FR).
• There are 1001 ways to take part in the Zinneke Parade (FR/NL). The various participating groups need 1001 little hands every year.
• There are lots of amateur choirs (FR)  in Brussels and they are always looking for new voices (FR).
• If you’d like to learn about the arts of the circus, Brussels has its own circus school, with courses for professionals and amateurs (FR/NL).
• Espace Catastrophe also runs courses for clowns, acrobats and street theatre performers (FR), for beginners and advance students.
• If you’d like to develop your literary talents, try the international literature centre Passa Porta or check out the online list of creative writing workshops for French speakers (FR).
• Dance courses are generally held at sports centres. The Golden Pages provides details of dance schools and sports centres.
• Pierre de Lune arranges dance, theatre and storytelling courses (FR), some of them in schools.