Art Truc Troc is back!
Art Truc Troc returns in full force this year with a bold, festive, and inspiring 18th edition. This unique event, which shakes up the traditional art market by creating a direct link between creators and collectors, is back with exciting new surprises, a brand-new venue, and an edition that’s more open than ever. So get ready with your ideas, your wishes, and your most creative offers… the art of bartering has never been so alive!
The concept: barter... or buy!
Art Truc Troc has always offered an experience like no other: instead of buying an artwork
outright, visitors are invited to propose an original, creative, or useful exchange. Concert
tickets, a weekend at the seaside, cooking lessons, services, unique items… anything can
become art currency.
New this year: because artists can’t live on bartering alone, works will also be available for
direct purchase. This means visitors can take home their favourite piece on the spot. It’s a
double opportunity to meet, exchange, and support contemporary creation in a different way,
all in direct contact with the artists themselves.
A living arts center in the heart of the city.
But that’s not all: Art Truc Troc will transform into a vibrant temporary art centre : a living,
breathing space for discovery, dialogue, and connection. For 17 days, the magnificent
Espace Vanderborght and its 6,000 m² will welcome visitors to wander, explore the
exhibitions, meet the artists, and take part in activities, workshops, and performances.
To complete the experience, over 2,500 m² will be dedicated to a creators’ market: crafts,
design, fashion, illustration, original objects, limited editions… A true deep dive into Belgian
and international contemporary creation, on a human scale and at accessible prices. All of
this will take place during Plaisirs d’Hiver, which welcomes over 4 million visitors, with Art
Truc Troc as an official partner.
Location and dates
From November 28 to December 14, 2025, Art Truc Troc will move into the Espace
Vanderborght for three weekends and two full weeks of exhibitions, exchanges, and
discoveries – 17 days to experience accessible, living art.
This year’s edition takes over a new venue: the Espace Vanderborght, right in the heart of
Brussels. This iconic building, with its raw charm and flexible spaces, will become a true
artistic playground for the occasion. A fresh atmosphere, a new dynamic, but always the
same spirit: to make art approachable and to spark genuine connections.
Call for artists: exhibit your work
Are you an artist, photographer, visual artist, illustrator, performer… and want to be part of the 2025 edition of Art Truc Troc? Whether you’re an emerging talent or an established name, you’re invited to submit your work!
There are now two ways to participate: the Art Truc Troc exhibition and the creators’ market. Both are free and open to the public. You can take part in one, the other or both.
A jury of art world professionals will select the artists who will exhibit this year at the Espace Vanderborght. Originality, artistic quality and unique vision will be key to the selection process. You’ll have the chance to barter or sell your works directly.
As for the creators’ market, there is no jury, but your work must show clear artistic value.
