THE COLLECTIVE

Tashattot (Arabic for dispersion) is an art collective based in Belgium dedicated to supporting visual artists, musicians, film makers and cultural practitioners at large, originally from the SWANA region and currently “dispersed” in Europe. The collective aims at creating opportunities, collaborations, commissions and securing funding for these expatriate artists.


The word tashattot and its English equivalents scattering/dispersion, define the collective in both the literal sense of the word (pertaining to the description of the individuals scattered around the world, far from their homelands), as well as its metaphorical sense which relates to the scattering and dispersion of ideas and ways of thinking, as the word in Arabic is oftentimes used to describe the wandering of the thoughts (tashattot al afkar or scattered thoughts).


Tashattot is a work in progress and a newly launched collective with a fluid and evolving set of actions. It currently is and will always remain open to new ideas and experiences; continuously building on lessons learned and with practice. The collective strongly believes in the efficiency of open discussions, as the only way to grow and better address SWANA expat artists needs and aspirations, it therefore remains open to revi
ews, critiques, evaluations or any opinions related to its mechanisms.



Contact us:
tashatttot@gmail.com



SWANA events happening in Europe





Our goal is to showcase and support artists from the SWANA region in Europe while compiling all SWANA events (happening anywhere in Europe) on one dedicated page for better visibility and accessibility. If you are organizing or taking part of a cultural event that promotes and supports artists from the SWANA region, fill out the form with the event title, city, description, and links, and we will feature it on the calendar below.

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MAY


25-26.05.2025  -  BRUSSELS  -  Revive Gaza’s Farmland


21-23.05.2025  -  BRUSSELS  -  Organon / Tarek Atoui & Noé Soulier


18-22.05.2025  -  BRUSSELS  -  Four Walls and a Roof / Lina Majdalanie & Rabih Mroué


14-15.05.2025  -  BRUSSELS  -  Wael Shawky Drama 1882 Screening


10-14.05.2025  -  BRUSSELS  -  Magec / the Desert


09.05.2025  -  BRUSSELS  - KFDA Opening After Party 


APRIL


24.04.2025  -  BRUSSELS  -  Conférence « Les coulisses du culturel, un terrain de luttes invisibles ? » 


24.04.2025  -  BRUSSELS  -  Use Knife + 3AXS


23.04.2025  -  BRUSSELS  -  Nai Barghouti Live in Concert


18.04.2025  -  BRUSSELS  -  notyourtechno


18.04.2025  -  BRUSSELS  -  Permarave


17.04.2025  -  BRUSSELS  -  Masculinities in Motion


04.04.2025  -  BRUSSELS  -  RIEN VIRGULE + KID FOURTEEN


03.04.2025  - BRUSSELS  -  TAKKAK TAKKAK + KABAAL + ARAF


01.04.2025  -  BRUSSELS  -  MoAW presents Bare Threads: Rhodri Davies (UK) + Saba Alizadeh presents ‘Temple of Hope’ (IR) + Liew Niyomkarn (TH)