Friday afternoon breakout sessions

On Friday you can tailor your conference experience. Choose between a Round Table Discussion, a site visit to the University Hospital or a Workshop. Pick what sparks your curiosity. Afternoon sessions take place at various locations across the city.


All registered participants will receive an email with instructions on how to sign up for the break-out sessions.

7 options – choose what sparks your curiosity!

Round Table Discussion for Artists Working in the Field of (Health) Care
Nieke Koek © Peter Tijhuis
Round table discussion

Option 1: Round Table Discussion for Artists Working in the Field of (Health) Care

This roundtable explores the role of body, embodiment, and artistic practice within the contexts of culture, health, and care.

27 Feb 2026 - 14:00
M Leuven (Foyer), Leopold Vanderkelenstraat 28, 3000 Leuven
Exploring Culture & Care at the University Hospitals Leuven
Site visit

Option 2: Exploring Culture & Care at the University Hospitals Leuven

In the afternoon, we will take you on a journey into the heart of the University Hospital. You will discover the hospital’s ongoing efforts to approach care in a broader, more inclusive way, and the role that art plays in this.

27 Feb 2026 - 14:00
UZ Leuven (Gasthuisberg), Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven.
Learning to Manage Societal Change Through Culture and Care
Workshop

Option 3: Learning to Manage Societal Change Through Culture and Care

The climate challenge highlights how complex, urgent societal transitions require more than technical solutions or top-down policy. They call for new ways of managing change through shared leadership, cross-sector collaboration, and collective responsibility.

27 Feb 2026 - 14:00
STUK (Cinema ZED), Naamsestraat 96, 3000 Leuven
Panel 'From Self-Care to We-Care'
Fredo De Smet
Panel

Option 4: Panel 'From Self-Care to We-Care' by Leuven MindGate

The panel raises a broader question: why is the future so often reduced to technology? And how can culture open up new ways of living and caring together?

27 Feb 2026 - 14:00
STUK (Auditorium), Naamsestraat 96, 3000 Leuven
Coconuts Clinic: 'Be part of THE creative assembly'
(c) Robin Joris Dullers
Workshop

Option 5: workshop 'Be part of THE creative assembly'

In this Clinic, Coconuts hosts an interactive session centered around their internationally acclaimed method. Coconuts invites you to learn how to turn chaos into creation and how to integrate madness into your process.

27 Feb 2026 - 14:00
STUK (Workspace), Naamsestraat 96, 3000 Leuven
Workshop What Would Nature Say?
Active workshop

Option 6: workshop What Would Nature Say? By LOV2030.

What if plants had something to say? And what if you truly took the time to listen? In this hands-on workshop, you walk from STUK to the Botanical Garden and step into a world of sound, care and nature.

27 Feb 2026 - 14:00
STUK, Naamsestraat 96, 3000 Leuven (Starting Point)
Workshop What Does Nature Say?
Guided Walk

Option 7: workshop What Does Nature Say? By LOV2030

How does green space shape the way you feel? And what happens when nature is part of your daily city life? In this guided 3–30–300 walk, you explore Leuven through a green lens.

27 Feb 2026 - 14:00
STUK, Naamsestraat 96, 3000 Leuven (Starting Point)

Go to the Thursday afternoon sessions

Thursday afternoon breakout sessions
LongLiveLust © Sarah Vanhee for Vesalius Museum

Thursday afternoon sessions

On Thursday afternoon, you can tailor your conference experience. Choose between a thematic session with powerful impact stories, a hands-on workshop exploring culture and care in action, or an interactive session that invites participation.