FAST45: Futures (Un)known
Brussels, Belgium

THEME

Close your eyes. Picture the arts in higher education in 2045. Imagine multiple futures, how working practices will change, while dealing with global uncertainty. Is it possible to map unknown futures today? What structures do we need to create the sustainable and desirable futures our art students deserve?

FAST45 Futures (Un)known invites higher arts education leaders, educators, creative practitioners, researchers, artists, students, cultural workers, and policymakers to actively participate in an illuminating two-day programme of futures-thinking activities from 6 - 7 December 2023 in Brussels, Belgium.

Discover and respond to futures scenarios, findings and tools co-created as part of the EU-funded project FAST45 - Futures Art School Trends in 2045. Engage in policy debate and start constructing a roadmap that will empower higher arts education institutions to anticipate an unknown future and actively shape it. Register today>

ABOUT THE FAST45 PROJECT

The EU-funded project, FAST45 – Futures Art School Trends in 2045 was launched on 10 February 2022, taking a futures-thinking approach to imagine, map and shape a higher (arts) education landscape where participation, research, and sustainability in the arts would play a crucial and integrated role within the sector and society as a whole.

FAST45 has collected knowledge, created and tested new methodologies and implemented them as part of Art School Futures Labs. Educators, researchers, students and business professionals co-created futures scenarios and a data map, developed a learning platform, and delivered seminars, policy papers and guidelines, all aiming to equip arts institutions with the knowledge and tools needed to shape their future.

FAST45 and Futures (Un)known are funded by the ERASMUS+ Knowledge Alliances.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

VENUES
The first-day conference takes place at Campus Sint Lukas Brussels of LUCA School of Arts (Paleizenstraat 70, 1030 Brussels).

The second day takes place at CINEMATEK (Baron Hortastraat 9, 1000 Brussels).

HOTELS
Here you can find a list of recommended hotels, all of them within a walking distance from the first-day venue, the LUCA campus Sint-Lukas Brussels:

• Indigo Brussels (Place Charles Rogier 20, 1210 Brussels)
• Motel One Brussels (Rue Royale 120, 1000 Brussels)
• Nhow Brussels (Rue Royale 250, 1210 Brussels)
• Best Western Royal Centre Brussels (Rue Royale 160, 1000 Brussels)

You can book your accomodation in the above mentioned hotels, through this link for a FAST45 discount.

TRAVEL
Thanks to its central location, Brussels is easily accessible. We recommend using public transport.

The Campus Sint Lukas Brussels of LUCA School of Arts is situated nearby the railway station Brussels North. There are direct connections with Germany, the Netherlands, the international airport Zaventem and the Belgian rail network.
Arriving from France or the United Kingdom in Brussels South (Bruxelles-Midi), you have a regular connection with Brussels North railway station. Zaventem international airport connects Brussels with numerous European cities and with other continents. There is a regular train connection with Brussels North, Brussels Central and Brussels South (Midi) railway stations

CINEMATEK is the location for the second day of the event. This venue is located less than a 5-minute walk from the Brussels Central Station.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Several steps have been taken by the event organisers, to lower the event’s impact on the environment and climate.

There will be no tote bags and programme hand-outs, unless you have requested one upon registration. The badge holders will be reused. Therefore, we kindly ask you to return your badge at the end of the event to the registration desk.

We also kindly ask you to take public transport or walk as much as possible when travelling to and from the venues.

HOST

LUCA School of Arts

Even though LUCA School of Arts is a young art college, its history goes back more than 150 years. The art school combines the strengths and expertise of five renowned Flemish higher education institutions for art and design, in Brussels, Genk, Ghent and Leuven. Today it is the only university college in Flanders exclusively dedicated to art and design.
More than 3300 students can choose from over thirty programmes in Audio-visual Arts & Techniques, Interior & Product Design, Construction Technology, Music & Drama and Visual Arts & Design. LUCA School of Arts offers both professional and academic bachelor's degrees, master's degrees and advanced bachelor's and master's degrees. In co-operation with KU Leuven University, which LUCA is associated with, LUCA also offers a PhD-programme.
Students at LUCA School of Arts are taught by a dedicated team of renowned practising artists, designers and architects. Rather than imposing a particular style or way of working, the faculty guides students to find and formulate their own artistic solutions.
LUCA School of Arts works with numerous partners in Belgium and abroad. That is what makes LUCA what it is today: an intriguing biotope where creativity flourishes even after school hours.

The campus Sint-Lukas is the largest Brussels campus of LUCA School of Arts, situated between the Paleizenstraat, the Rogierstraat and the Groenstraat. This modern campus with historic reminiscences consists of two new and one renovated building designed by Polo.Architects.