Arsenic2

About Arsenic2

Arsenic2 is a Belgian non-profit arts organization based in Liège and Herstal. Its website presents it as a multidisciplinary collective that creates and supports theatre, festivals, publications, and mobile cultural tools, with a strong focus on social issues such as food systems, health, migration, care, and democratic participation.

The organization works with artists, associations, citizens, and public partners to build projects that combine artistic creation with debate, outreach, and field-based testimony. It positions itself as a company that brings culture out of the traditional venue and into public life, using performance, research, and collective action to engage broad audiences.

Core Values

• Social engagement: The organization consistently uses art to address concrete social questions, especially access to food, care, health, and inclusion. Its projects are built to spark reflection and public discussion rather than remain purely aesthetic.
• Collective creation: Many productions are collective in form and draw on interviews, testimonies, and field research. This reflects a value placed on shared authorship and on giving voice to people directly concerned by the issues explored.
• Accessibility: Arsenic2 emphasizes formats that are short, technically light, family-friendly, and adaptable to different venues. Its festivals and tools are designed to reach audiences beyond the usual cultural public.
• Transition and solidarity: Across its projects, the company promotes more just, sustainable, and solidaristic ways of organizing food, health, and community life.

Unique Aspects

• Strong focus on food and care transitions: A large part of Arsenic2’s recent work centers on the transition alimentaire and on care-related themes, including festivals, performances, and mobile tools built around those subjects.
• Mobile and adaptable formats: The organization has developed touring devices such as a cinema truck, a stage truck, a mobile canteen, and a public-speaking parasol, allowing it to bring cultural activity into streets, markets, and community spaces.
• Partnership-based production model: Its projects are frequently co-produced with universities, foundations, associations, and cultural partners such as ULiège, ALEAP, and the Fondation Roi Baudouin, showing a collaborative operating model.
• Territorial anchoring in Liège and Herstal: Arsenic2 is rooted in the Liège area, with offices, workshops, and rehearsal spaces in Herstal and Liège, while its activities extend across Wallonia and Brussels through festivals and touring formats.