Karel Op ‘t Eynde (°2000, BE) is a curator, writer and art worker based in Brussels (BE). His work mainly focuses on practices of gathering, situated knowledges and artistic development. Often working collaboratively, his projects intersect curating, writing and publishing.
He currently holds the position of curator at Jester, Genk (BE) and has initiated several curatorial projects with a focus on collaborative and cross-disciplinary methods. He obtained a master’s degree in Design (2023) from LUCA School of Arts (BE), followed by a postgraduate degree in Curatorial Studies (2024) at KASK & Conservatorium (BE).
His curatorial work includes projects for Kunsthal Mechelen (BE); Kunsthal Gent (BE); Vleeshal, Middelburg (NL); celador, Brussels (BE); The Green Corridor, Brussels (BE); and Het Paviljoen, Ghent (BE). He has collaborated with institutions and organisations such as De Singel, Antwerp (BE); RendezVous Brussels Art Week (BE); Z33, Hasselt (BE); Komplot, Brussels (BE) and C-mine, Genk (BE). He has also guest lectured for Curatorial Studies at KASK & Conservatorium in Ghent (BE) and at LUCA School of Arts in Genk (BE). In addition, he takes part in advisory and assessment commissions, specifically for the Flemish Community. Alongside his role as curator and writer, he is co-founder of the Brussels-based curatorial collective CASTOR.
A Womb of Things to Be and a Tomb of Things That Were
10.10.2026-10.01.2027
Opening 10.10.2026, 16h-20h
- Curator
- at Jester, Genk
Artists: Eglė Budvytytė & Espace Aygo.
Visual by Ran De Vos
This exhibition is generously supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Belgium, and Espace Aygo’s contribution has been developed in co-production with RendezVous – Brussels Art Week.
Joy Ride
20.06-23.08.2026
- Curator
- at Jester, Genk
Artist: Alessandro Cugola
Views by Silvia Cappellari
Made possible by the Flemish Community and the City of Genk.
Solid Air
20.06-23.08.2026
- Curator
- at Kassé, Brussels
Artists: Leto Keunen, Adèle Sweetlove, Iana De Rop
Views by Silvia Cappellari
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- Becoming Otherwise
- Co-curator as part of CASTOR Collective
- at Kunsthal Mechelen and IKA Mechelen
Artists: Juli Bierich and mountaincutters
- Views by Lavinia Wouters
Made possible by Kunsthal Mechelen and Vlaamse Gemeenschapscomissie
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- Ghostly Matters
- Curator
- at Jester, Genk
Artists: Kenny Dunkan and Anthony Ngoya
- Views by Silvia Cappellari
Made possible by the Flemish Community, the City of Genk, Het nieuwstedelijk and Mondriaan Fonds. With the support of the French Embassy in Belgium and the Institut français, as part of EXTRA, a program that supports French contemporary creation in Belgium.
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- it will come from below
- Curator
- at Jester, Genk
with Koi Persyn
Artists: Junghun Kim and Ada Van Hoorebeke
- Views by vandenbussche - vandenbossche
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2024
- Co-curator
- at Het Paviljoen, Ghent
- Artist: Paola Siri Renard
- Views by Isaac Ponseele
- Grains of Sand Like Mountains
- Co-curator
- at Kunsthal, Gent
Artists: Noor Abed, Disarming Design, Alice Diop, Nina Jayasuriya, Seppe-Hazel Laeremans, Seulgi Lee, Renée Lorie, Micheline Nahra, Ben de Raes, Hussein Shikha, Stef Van Looveren
Special thanks to Laura Herman, Valentijn Goethals, Isabel Van Bos, Sonia D’Alto, Marijke Van Eeckhaut, Galerie Jousse Entreprise, argos centre for audiovisual arts, Totem Films, Kunsthal Gent Team, Design Museum Gent, S.M.A.K., Ghent University, KASK & Conservatorium.
- Views by Michiel De Cleene