Salon du Bon Vouloir 2025

18 May – 17 August 2025
Salon du Bon Vouloir
Located at Anciens Abbattoirs, rue de la Trouille, 7000 Mons

Now showing its 120th exhibition, the show has an esteemed list of previous exhibitors including Vincent van Gogn, Rene Magritte and more.

Le Bon Vouloir state that they are “a Mons artistic circle founded in 1895 and the last true Artists’ Salon in Belgium, is firmly established in the customs and traditions of Mons and eagerly awaited by art lovers, as evidencedby both the countless requests for participation addressed by.’ artists to the circle’s leaders and the large crowds that flock to the opening. This constantly evolving circle has the distinction of operating as a “friendly society” governed not by strict and fixed regulations, but by a “gentlemen’s agreement” aimed at supporting the artistic expression of each of its members and guests rather than defending a specific school or movement.

However, it does not represent a showcase for so-called”local art,” and while it has sought, and still seeks, to defend and promote artists connected to Mons and Hainaut, it refuses to advocate for a hypothetical “regional school”: modern and contemporary artistic creation l has no regard for borders, and indeed willingly transgresses them with audacity and freedom.

The first Salon du Bon Vouloir, in 1895, brought together 151 works by twelve artists aged 18 to 27 and immediately established itselfas a youthful circle, open to all innovative trends and artistic techniques.”

A Funny Kind of Grief, exhibited at the 120th Salon du Bon Vouloir.

The exhibition this year contains a wide variety of artworks: painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed-media, collage and photography.

I’m pleased to be included this year with an oil painting titled A Funny Kind of Grief. A self-portrait based on a photograph I took about a week after my younger sister’s funeral. My brother and I had painted our faces to record a humorous video for our niece. The absurdity of the situation dawned on me and demonstrates the masks we wear in public. View my original artworks HERE >>>

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