Sound Arguments is an innovative laboratory-atelier for creative artists and researchers dealing with sound. Presented by the Orpheus Institute, Ghent (BE), and the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts, University of Leiden (NL), Sound Arguments transcends the boundaries of art school or conservatory, art space or university to propose a new kind of creating-researching-learning community. It reaches into the broad and complex space of current art-sound practices. At Sound Arguments, participants will share, invent, listen, learn and discuss.

Sound Arguments is an innovative laboratory-atelier for creative artists and researchers dealing with sound. Presented by the Orpheus Instituut, Ghent (BE), and the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts, University of Leiden (NL), Sound Arguments transcends the boundaries of art school or conservatory, art space or university to propose a new kind of creating-researching-learning community. It reaches into the broad and complex space of current art-sound practices. At Sound Arguments, participants will share, invent, listen, learn and discuss.

Sessions

Sound Arguments will meet monthly from February – May 2026. Meetings will be held both in Ghent and Leiden, according to the calendar below.

Ghent sessions (February, April and May) will run on Mondays 14:00-20:00, Tuesdays 10:00-18:00, and Wednesdays 10:00-16:00.
Leiden sessions (March) will run on Mondays 14:00-18:00 and Tuesdays 10:00-18:00.

• February 09-10-11 (Orpheus Instituut, Ghent)
• March 02-03 (Academy of Creative and Performing Arts, Leiden)
• March 30-31 (Academy of Creative and Performing Arts, Leiden)
• April 27-28-29 (Orpheus Instituut, Ghent)
• May 18-19-20 (Orpheus Instituut, Ghent)

For more information and registration, please go to the website of the Orpheus Institute. Please note that application is open until 4 January 2026.