Artworks

All artworks

The Crystal Ship 2026

A new edition of The Crystal Ship is coming! From 30/03 to 11/04, artists will be working in Ostend to add new works to the existing art route. From 11/04, all new works will be ready to discover. The central theme for 2026 will be CURIOSITY.

Subway Art

'SUBWAY ART' Exhibition

Immersive exhibition for curious souls only: A playful journey through the underground world of graffiti.

Meer lezen
Summit

The Crystal Ship Summit

Come to De Grote Post in Ostend on 31 March and 1 April for lots of creative talks with David Shrigley and others.

Meer lezen

Join the festival

David Shrigley
Pål Hansen

David Shrigley

Renowned British artist David Shrigley joins The Crystal Ship Summit as keynote speaker for a public keynote at De Grote Post (Oostende).

One evening.
One voice.
At the close of two days of conversation.

Tickets
Momo
Jules Césure

Line-up

For this anniversary edition, curator Matthias Schoenaerts, who works as an artist under the name Zenith, brings together more than twenty national and international artists.

Full line-up
Inside Out JR

JR - Inside Out Project

The Inside Out Project gives communities worldwide the space to express their values, using large black-and-white portraits. In Ostend, too, people can have their portrait taken on April 3rd and 4th

Participate
Matthias Schoenaerts Zenith
Nick Decombel

Theme and vision

Rooted in the three disciplines that form the foundation of the curator’s artistic vision, the artists will transform Ostend’s streets. Matthias Schoenaerts aims to create a dialogue in which the three disciplines (graffiti, street art and contemporary painting) meet, challenge each other and grow stronger together.

Read more