Forum voor Amateurkunsten

Name Organisation

Forum voor Amateurkunsten vzw

Posting address

Forum voor Amateurkunsten
Abrahamstraat 13
9000 Ghent
Belgium

Visiting address

Abrahamstraat 13
9000 Ghent
Belgium

Telephone number:	+32 (0)9 235 40 00
Fax number:	+32 (0)9 235 40 09
E-mail:	info@amateurkunsten.be

Head of the organisation

Name:	Kaat Peeters
Position:	Director of Forum voor Amateurkunsten
Telephone number:	+32 (0)9 235 40 01
Fax number:	+32 (0)9 235 40 09
E-mail:	kaat.peeters@amateurkunsten.be

Contact person for Amateo

Name:	Liesbet Termont
Position:
Telephone number:	+32 (0)9 235 40 05
Fax number:	+32 (0)9 235 40 09
E-mail:	Liesbet.termont@amateurkunsten.be

Introduction

The “Forum voor Amateurkunsten” is the support centre for amateur arts in Flanders which undertakes supporting activities for the cultural sector on one hand, and on the other hand acts as an intermediary between the amateur sector and the government.

Aims

The Forum voor Amateurkunsten is a partner of the 9 Flemish organizations for the amateur arts. It stimulates the co-operation between these 9 organizations and with other sectors. We organize events that put our sector in the spotlight, the most important of which is the ‘Week van de Amateurkunsten’. This event lasts ten days with thousands of artists and visitors in Brussels and the whole of Flanders.

The Forum looks after the interests of the amateur arts sector in Flanders. We are an advisor for governments and policymakers and we stimulate the debate about the role of the amateur arts. The Forum keeps the sector informed about subsidies and grants in Europe and Flanders, and stimulates interculturality in the sector.

We organize courses and trainings that are useful for the people in our sector. We do research to map the value of the amateur arts in Flanders and to develop a long-term vision. We are available to people with the most diverse questions, if we cannot answer them ourselves, we help them find the organizations that can.