Picture Phantasy Art

Despite some unpleasant events prior to the festivities organized on the occasion of the annual blessing of the Scheldt -- the authorities destroyed a work of "recyclart" in progress and a bailiff sealed off the Consulate of Ruigoord artists where a photo exhibition was scheduled -- most planned events went ahead anyway and about 15,000 tot 20,000 people visited the village of Doel on 8 August, thus sending a highly significant signal to the Flemish government and port authority.

KunstDoel made a short video report of this magnificent day (>>>)

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Toward the end of June, Eddy Bruyninckx, the director of the Antwerp Port Authority, admitted for the first time ever in the media that the port will not need a new container terminal -- which would wipe Doel off the map for ever -- for many more years, thus making the government's plans to destroy the village anyway all the more senseless in the eyes of public opinion.

On 13 July, the media reported that the Court of Appeal confirmed an earlier ruling by the court of first instance that the destruction of Doel was/is against the law. The court also extended the current inhabitants' right to live in Doel until next Spring.

The new Doel song of Vincent Weynen was launched on 25 June! Lyrics by KunstDoel member Martin Harlaar. Help spread the positive and hopeful message of this song. For more info about the band's rock repertoire, visit its Myspace page >>> and contact Vincent for a Doel-oriented rock concert on vince.weynen@telenet.be. Or simply spread the Youtube clip among your friends or share it on your social networks.