ARTE NUNZIO
Quinta do Pinhô Artists Residency
10 – 27 September 2026
Curated by Anne Derasse and Hubert d’Ursel
L’Ancienne Nonciature presents
Guy de Malherbe –Galerie La Forest Divonne
Jörg Bräuer – Frédérick Mouraux Gallery
Shirley Villavicencio Pizango – Sofie Van de Velde Gallery
Stan Van Steendam – Galerie Romero Paprocki
Nathalie Vanheule
Robin Wen – Belgian Gallery
This exhibition presents the works of six international contemporary artists, supported by their galleries, created during the Quinta do Pinhô Artists Residency, from 6 to 19 july 2026, in Portugal.
Paintings, drawings and more …
The exhibition will take place from 10 to 27 September 2026 in the historic salons of the emblematic Ancienne Nonciature located in the Arts district of the Grand Sablon in Brussels. It will cover the period of the Brussels Art Week “Rendez-Vous” (10 to 13 September) and the period of the B.A.S., Brussels Art Square at the Sablon (24 to 27 September) and also by appointment between 15 to 23 september.
The curatorial team for this new exhibition is made up of two prominent figures with a passion for art, whose collaboration is the result of some previous enriching encounters : Anne Derasse, Art Historian, Interior Architect and owner of the Ancienne Nonciature and Hubert d’Ursel, Member of The Fine Art Group, Honorary Director of Sotheby’s, and Director of the Quinta do Pinhô Artists Residency in Portugal, Douro region.
Practical information
First opening reception on Thursday 10 September 2026, from 5 pm to 8.30 pm, on the occasion of the Brussels Art Week « RendezVous », only by invitation
Second opening reception on Thursday 24 September 2026, from 3 pm to 9.30 pm, on the occasion of B.A.S. Brussels Art Square, only by invitation
Exhibition from 10 to 13 September 2026, during « RendezVous » (11 am to 6 pm) and from 24 to 27 september 2026, during B.A.S. Brussels Art Square (11 am to 7 pm)
Or by appointment at event@nonciature.com between 15 to 23 september
Quinta do Pinhô Artists Residency from 6th to 19th July 2026
QUINTA DO PINHÔ ARTITS RESIDENCY – Since 2023, Quinta do Pinhô has organised an annual Artists Residency, an international programme dedicated to supporting contemporary creation in a unique and inspiring environment. Each year, a select group of artists from different disciplines—curated by Hubert d’Ursel—is invited to spend two weeks living and working at the quinta, benefiting from dedicated time, space, and conditions designed to foster research, experimentation, and dialogue.
Hubert d’Ursel brings extensive experience in the art world. He was formerly Director at Sotheby’s Belgium and Europe for over 18 years, later developed the art advisory division at Degroof Petercam, and has been part of The Fine Art Group since 2021.
Located on a hillside in Portugal’s Douro region, Quinta do Pinhô offers an exceptional setting where nature, history, and artistic practice intersect. Formerly one of the four estates of the Cistercian Monastery of Salzedas, the property was rediscovered by our family in 2013 after decades of abandonment and has since been carefully restored. Today, the estate—surrounded by vineyards and olive groves—provides a peaceful and immersive environment, conducive to both individual work and collective exchange.
Throughout their stay, the residency programme is conceived as a platform for encounter and reflection, where residents are invited to engage with the landscape and the cultural heritage of the region, which often becomes an integral part of their creative process. The final weekend culminates in an open studio, welcoming the public and fostering a broader exchange.
This year, for the first time, the works created during the residency will be exhibited in September at L’ Ancienne Nonciature, in Brussels.
Estrada do Pinhô 130 – 3610-073 Salzedas – Portugal
www.pinhoartistsresidency.com
ANCIENNE NONCIATURE – This mansion, a manifesto of neoclassicism, was the former Vatican Embassy in Brussels. Cardinal Pecci was apostolic nuncio here in the mid-19th century and later became Pope Leo XIII. Anne Derasse, owner of the premises, interior designer and art historian, has restored it with perseverance and sensitivity and has set up her offices there, while the majestic ceremonial rooms, imbued with a subtle refinement, are opened up for selected events in the field of art. Together with her partner, the artist Jörg Bräuer, she is breathing new life into this iconic venue to make it a popular stop on the art scene. Together, they are committed to promoting artistic talent through exhibitions and concerts in this historic location.
In her architectural projects, Anne Derasse creates timeless worlds that are, paradoxically, contemporary. Above all, she seeks to preserve the ‘soul of a place’ – that primal emotion a building conveys, transcending the ravages of time. She has just published a second monograph devoted to her projects, featuring superb photographs by her partner Jörg Bräuer, entitled ‘Anne Derasse – Le Temps intérieur – Inner Time’, published by Beta-Plus and illustrated with prestigious projects such as the Château de Calon Ségur in the Médoc, the Delvaux boutique in Brussels, l’Ancienne Nonciature in Brussels, and the Château de Montmoreau in Charente. A connection is established between the history of the sites, the architectural restoration and the contemporary nature of the selected works. In the light of time, the present encompasses the past, giving rise to a meaningful rebirth.
ARTE NUNZIO – This is a new concept created by the Ancienne Nonciature for the artistic events it organises, drawing its Italian consonance in reference to the apostolic nuncio (nunzio), the Pope’s ambassador to these places. Thus, this former Vatican Embassy has found a new identity to become the ‘Embassy of the Arts’ under the impetus
of Anne Derasse and Jörg Bräuer. At the meeting of the centuries, between art and history, an alchemy has been created.
AGENDA DES EXPOSITIONS ET CONCERTS
ARTE NUNZIO – Quinta do Pinhô Artists Residency
upcoming– Exposition 10 => 27 September 2026
Guy de Malherbe, Jörg Bräuer, Shirley Villavicencio Pizang, Stan Van Steendam, Nathalie Vanheule, Robin Wen
Paintings – drawings
ARTE NUNZIO automne 2025
Exposition 25 septembre => 05 octobre
L’ANCIENNE NONCIATURE & REZI DE ORLEANS E BRAGANÇA
Lelli de Orleans e Bragança
Peinture
ARTE NUNZIO automne 2025
Exposition 25 septembre => 05 octobre
ANCIENNE NONCIATURE & FRÉDÉRICK MOURAUX GALLERY
Barbara Kandiyoti – Jörg Bräuer – artiste invité Manu Kurz
Peinture – sculpture – photo – video installation
ARTE NUNZIO printemps 2025
Exposition 23 => 27 avril
ANCIENNE NONCIATURE & FRÉDÉRICK MOURAUX GALLERY
Jonathan Adolphe – Sei Arimori – Jörg Bräuer – Dom Gray
Dessin – peinture – sculpture – photo – installation
IN PRAISE OF TIME
Exposition 12 => 22 september 2024
ANCIENNE NONCIATURE & FRÉDÉRICK MOURAUX GALLERY
Jörg Bräuer – Jean-Philippe Duboscq – Dom Gray – Philippe Pasqua
Peinture – sculpture – photo
L’ AMBASSADE DES ARTS
Exposition 25 avril => 04 mai 2024
ANCIENNE NONCIATURE & FRÉDÉRICK MOURAUX GALLERY
Jörg Bräuer – Raphaële De Broissia – Jean-Philippe Duboscq – Dom Gray – Barbara Kandiyoti – Lucy + Jorge Orta – Philippe Pasqua – Fab Ridet – Samuel Rousseau – Yom De Saint+Phalle – Julien Salaud – Erik Samakh – Bob Verschueren
NUL HOMME QUE LA LUNE N’AIT VU
Exposition 21 avril => 08 mai 2022
L’ANCIENNE NONCIATURE & LA GALERIE MARIA LUND
Jörg Bräuer – Nicolai Howalt – Lee Jin Woo – Peter Martensen – Min Jung-Yeon – Elise Peroi – Lyndi Sales – Morten Søndergaard – Yoon Ji Eun – Yoo Hye-Sook
LE SACRE DE LA MATIERE II
Exposition 09 septembre => 03 octobre 2021
L’ANCIENNE NONCIATURE & SPAZIO NOBILE GALLERY
Jörg Bräuer – Anne Derasse – Ernst Gamperl – Kaspar Hamacher, – Amy Hilton – Silvano Magnone – Élise Peroi – Päivi Rintaniemi – Bela Silva – Fabian von Spreckelsen
LE SACRE DE LA MATIERE I
Exposition 04 fevrier => 25. mars 2020
L’ANCIENNE NONCIATURE & SPAZIO NOBILE GALLERY
Jörg Bräuer – Sébastien Caporusso – Anne Derasse – Kaspar Hamacher – Silvano Magnone – Fabian von Spreckelsen
Mobilier de collection – sculpture – photographie
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ANCIENNE NONCIATURE
1000 Bruxelles
Belgique
www.nonciature.com
