Makers. Thinkers. Explorers.

This September, APBC returns to Us by Night with a brand-new Makerslab: 
a space where hands, minds, and hearts come together.

Not just to watch, but to make. ✂️

🛠️ What to expect

Workshops, creative experiments, unexpected guests…
and a live printlab right on the festival floor, where ideas come to life in real time.

A creative playground inside the UBN madness, open to curiosity, collaboration, and raw energy.

👀 What workshops can I join?

• Thursday: MAKE YOUR MARK
  Design your own protest poster using bold, hands-on lettering techniques with typographic artist Pieter Boels. Serious or silly, your message, your style.
   

• Friday: INSIDE-OUT LETTERS
  Build bold white letterforms from the outside in, inside a square. A graphic lettering workshop by lettering artist Geertrui Storms using markers, tape & more.
   

• Saturday: CONCEPTUAL ILLUSTRATION
  Learn how to translate concepts and ideas into striking illustrations by editorial illustrator Manon Hermans.

📢 What else can I explore?

• APBC MAKERSLAB
  Join in, go wild, design your own posters or picket signs using markers, tape, a copier and more. No rules, just raw expression.
   
• PRINTLAB 
  Design your own poster with SUPERDRUK using bold shapes and print it live on a vintage Korrex proof press. No laptop needed, just ink, pressure, and play.
   
• LIVE & IN PRINT
  Discover 50 stunning posters from around the world in APF’s outdoor expo. Grab their exclusive magazine or create & print your own digital poster with them on site.

The creative energy doesn’t stop when the festival ends. Antwerp is packed with events, workshops, talks, and festivals that are worth checking out, especially if you’re a maker, designer, or curious mind.

We’ve gathered a few upcoming highlights to keep the inspiration flowing.
Mark your calendars, you’ll want to stick around!