From 20 to 22 November, WOEKER brings short films, workshops and a panel discussion to Muhka.
WOEKER is a platform for trans and gender-diverse artists. Read more about WOEKER.
Try mordant painting, join a discussion on the anti-gender movement or make a zine together. A programme presented in partnership with Antwerp Queer Arts Festival (AQAF) to mark Transgender Awareness Week.
Admission is free. The film programme is open to all without booking. Book separately for each workshop and the panel discussion using the links below.
Film programme
Dates: Friday 20, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November 2026
Time: 11:00–18:00
Location: auditorium, floor +3
Recommended age: 12+
AQAF and Muhka present a continuous programme of short films in the auditorium throughout the three days.
Admission: free, drop in.
Saturday 21 November
Mordant painting workshop
Patches of resilience: initiation to mordant painting
Time: 11:00–13:00
Location: floor +6
Language: English
Recommended age: 12+
Patches of resilience is a two-hour introduction to mordant painting, a technique that sits between painting and natural dyeing. The workshop weaves queer identities together with the persistence of plants in urban landscapes. It is led by Benjamin Huynh, whose work also features in the group exhibition at Het Bos.
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Portrait: © Elias D’hollander.
Panel: Understanding the anti-gender movement in Europe
Time: 14:00–15:00
Location: auditorium, floor +3
Recommended age: 12+
What is the anti-gender movement, and why is it gaining ground across Europe? How does it affect trans people, LGBTQIA+ rights and the cultural sector? And what strategies can we develop to resist its influence and build solidarity?
Join Rylan Verlooy, Rémy Bonny, Joppe De Campeneere and Marcia Poelman for a conversation moderated by Marion Wasserbauer, exploring the forces behind the anti-gender movement, its political and cultural impact, and how we can respond through activism, art and collective action.
Sunday 22 November
Zine workshop
CoZine: Semiotics & Semantics on Fascism
Time: 14:00–17:00
Location: reading room, ground floor
Language: English
Recommended age: 12+
A collective reading and collage-making workshop organised by CoZone Collective.
How does fascism shape language, meaning and the way we understand the world? And how can we reclaim these signs and meanings?
In this three-hour workshop, Brussels-based independent political and queer collective CoZone Collective invites participants to explore the language and symbols that authoritarian and fascist structures use to control, exclude and erase.
Drawing on CoZine n°1: Semiotics & Semantics on Fascism, the workshop begins with a shared archive of texts, images, definitions and other materials. Through collective reading and discussion, participants explore how language and systems of meaning can be used to restrict the existence of certain groups, and how these mechanisms can be challenged.
In the second part, participants use this material in a collective act of reclamation. Through collage, they cut, combine and transform words and images, developing their own visual responses to the questions raised during the workshop. The resulting collages are scanned and brought together in a printed zine: a shared publication that captures the ideas, perspectives and creations emerging from the session.
A space for collective reflection, critical imagination and creative resistance.
Practical information
Dates: Friday 20, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November 2026.
Time: 11:00–18:00; see each programme section for its specific times.
Location: Muhka, Leuvenstraat 32, 2000 Antwerpen.
Accessibility: the sixth floor is accessible by lift. Have a specific question about your visit? See our practical visitor information.
About WOEKER
WOEKER is a new multidisciplinary platform for trans, agender, non-binary and genderfluid artists. From 13 to 29 November, it unfolds across Antwerpen, Gent, Leuven and Hasselt.
An initiative by Genderspectrum and Antwerp Queer Arts Festival, developed with a wide range of artists, organisations, cultural partners and community networks.
Partners
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Muhka and AQAF (Antwerp Queer Arts Festival) are building a lasting partnership centred on contemporary art, social engagement and artistic innovation. Through open calls, shared curatorship and the exchange of knowledge and networks, they create space for queer artists in a museum setting that supports dialogue, visibility, community and a more inclusive artistic practice. |