Martin’s Atelier is an artistic platform boosted by Icíar Ormaechea and Martin Versnel, two art lovers who continue to take their passion for art one step further. The objective is to promote the work of visual and plastic artists:

- Providing space to support artists and their work in and from the heart of Europe
- Linking galleries and opportunities
- Creating stimulating circumstances that make artists thrive
- Connecting galleries with new markets
- Facilitating and supporting artistic career development
- Advising artists on media strategy and on how to present themselves to Europe
- Linking artists to experienced art consultants
Let’s take our passion for art one step further and provide space to support artists in Europe
The project was originally created around a unique and signatory space in the heart of Ixelles (Brussels, Belgium), which was the atelier of the well-known artist Paul Artôt. The original construction was built by Paul Hamesse, a famous architect of the art nouveau movement.
Since January 2018 we have curated exhibitions and art projects featuring a selection of artists belonging to diverse artistic traditions. We have pushed careers and created opportunities. As of 2019 we also organize briefings and lectures on art by recognized members from the art-world. In 2020 Morrosko Vila-San-Juan started supporting our project. That same year, the first steps were taken to also develop Martin’s Atelier as an online art platform.
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La Vanguardia | November 2019
EuropaPress | November 2019
Top Brussels | October 2019
Agencia EFE | September 2019
SPAIN Arts and Culture | September 2019
Top Brussels | September 2019
SPAIN Arts and Culture | May 2019
La Vanguardia | May 2019
El País | May 2019
Educando en igualdad | May 2019
Europost | May 2019
T Magazine | June 2018
El Periódico | June 2018
El Diario | June 2018
Be Perfect Magazine | June 2018
Top Brussels | June 2018
SPAIN Arts and Culture | May 2018
Spanish Embassy in Belgium | May 2018
EuropaPress | May 2018
La Vanguardia | May 2018
El Diario | May 2018
Hispagenda | May 2018
El Diario | January 2018
Agencia EFE | January 2018
La Vanguardia | January 2018