Creative • WONDER Festival 2024

Are you a designer/artist/collective looking to present work or a project? A creative citizen who wants to engage children around art experiences? A digital artist looking for a venue or partner to show or develop an installation? A student who wants to roll out a workshop for schools?

Submit your proposal for WONDER!

Do you have an idea or proposal without concrete elaboration? WONDER initiates collaborations and will work with you to find a suitable location and partners.

Are you a student studying creative design at a Belgian college or university and would you like to present your student work at WONDER? You can do so in the exhibition WE ARE THE NEXT GENERATION. Open call for this expo goes online on Tuesday 23 April via the website wearethenextgeneration.be

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Conditions of participation and return

1. CONTENT

WONDER wants to inspire a very broad target group around creativity and innovation in the broad sense of the word. We not only want to enthuse, but above all to encourage reflection and open-mindedness, as well as offering a glimpse of the future. We want to be a platform for high-quality innovative and inspiring ideas, projects and products within the following thematic tracks: product innovation (e.g. materials, design, etc.), sustainability/circularity, digitalisation, social challenges (such as care, inclusion, mental health), urbanisation, etc. These will also be strongly highlighted for visitors this year.

WONDER is diverse, we think it is very important to give a platform to initiatives from individuals as well as initiatives from e.g. companies and schools. Different creative sectors are covered. Anyone can submit a proposal, if the content, presentation and quality match the festival.

2. PRACTICAL

Location:
- Or: Your expo, installation or event takes place in the centre of Kortrijk at a location you manage. You are responsible for your location.
- Or: You have a proposal, but no location yet. We propose a location;
You confirm that you can visit during the entire WONDER period ideally from Tuesday to Sunday, but at least weekends, from 10am to 6pm. During the week by appointment (target schools and professionals) is recommended.
Scenography: The method of presentation is an important part of getting your content across to the audience in an inspiring way. You communicate how you see this fleshed out. We encourage sustainable use of materials here.
You strive for (professional) quality both in content and presentation.

3. EVENT

If you add an event/activity/workshop to your initiative, we consider it a great added value. In this way, we link various target groups to other initiatives again.

4. FEE

For citizens, students, individual creatives, participation is free.

Are you looking for a venue for an event? If so, we will be happy to look into this for you. The main location, the Buda Factory, is also available for external events. Please contact us for more information.

5. WHAT DO WE OFFER YOU?

In 2023, the festival welcomed over 11,000 visitors. The ambitions are to grow further in visitor numbers this year. Selected participants will be included in the official programme. This means:

You will be included in following WONDER communication channels: website, social media etc;
You will receive an extensive communication package;
Professional photos will be taken of your initiative;
You receive posters and city plans;
An outdoor signage element will be offered to an external location.

6. TIMING

Deadline: Submissions can be made until Tuesday 16 April 2024, 12h00.

Shortly afterwards, the WONDER core group will meet to judge the submissions, taking into account the above participation conditions. It will be announced in early May whether your entry was selected. Communication to the press will start in June (exact dates to be announced later) and the festival communication campaign will start in September.

Registration form