Contour Biennale exists because artists, cultural workers and audiences built it together. This edition is possible thanks to the support of our public funders and partners.

To complete the final part of the funding and fully realise the biennale, we are now counting on our community. Would you like to help secure its future? You can do so by purchasing a Support Ticket here.

With a Support Ticket, you gain access to The Eyes of the Heart and the Soul of the World (5 September – 1 November 2026) and make an additional contribution that helps secure the future and strengthen the impact of Contour Biennale as an international platform for artists, curators and audiences.

We offer several options acknowledge different capacities and to keep the community open to everyone:

• Donate €25 and get your Support Ticket that gives access to the biennale. You can choose to add your name to our public list of supporters.

• Donate €50 and receive two biennale tickets as a thank you. You can also choose to add your name and the name of a friend to our public list of supporters.

• €250 Friend With Benefits Pack — Donate €250, and as a token of our appreciation, you will receive two tickets, a special mention in our supporters list, and access for you and a guest to a pre‑opening tour with curator Sofia Lemos.

You’re welcome to purchase as many tickets as you like. To be transparent, a standard ticket at the door will cost €14 — this advance ticket is truly a supportive donation, and the ticket you receive is our way of saying thank you for helping close the gap for this year’s edition.

If you’re considering a larger personal contribution or if your organisation would like to partner with us, contact us at [email protected].

Our heartfelt thanks to all the people and organisations who support Contour Biennale and help secure its future and scale.

Individual Supporters:

Manuel Acuña Cerda, Liene Aerts, Heidi Ballet, Boris Belay, Tanja Boon, Daphné Charitos, Sofia Dati, Anouk De Clercq, Iris De Maeseneer, Sapho De Mulder, Elisa De Wyngaert, Dusica Drazic, Silvia Franceschini, Natalie Gielen, Luc Haenen, Nina Hendrickx, Laura Herman, Eliel Jones, Emma Kraak, Rebekka Koch, Yasemin Köker, Helena Kritis, Marie Logie, Stijn Maes, Pieter-Paul Mortier, Joachim Naudts, Chloé Op de Beeck, Steven Op de Beeck, Louise Osieka, Thomas Peeters, Luc Pelgrims, Catherine Plenevaux, Rien Schellemans, Jonas Staal, Vincent Stroep, Panos Tripolitsiotis, Etienne Van den Bergh, Erwin van’t Hart, Herman Van Ingelgem, Lieve Van Stappen, Jan Vercauteren, Karen Verschooren, Anyuta Wiazemsky Snauwaert, Julia Wielgus.

Partner Organisations:

Flanders State of the Arts, City of Mechelen, Kunsthal Mechelen, Kunstencentrum nona, TACK TICK, Academie Mechelen, NW Aalst, Argos, Beursschouwburg, Kunstenpunt, KASK & Conservatorium, escautville, STUK, WIELS, Auguste Orts, Courtisane, dmvA architecten, Emmaüs vzw, Studio PARA, Studio RGB, and Bureau BoschBerg.

Every contribution — small or large — helps shape and sustain the future of Contour Biennale and keeps this shared project alive.