Créahm

What Créahm does

Créahm (Création et Handicap Mental), legally Créahm région wallonne asbl (BCE 0422 087 679), is a Belgian non-profit association headquartered at rue de la Brasserie 5, 4000 Liège, that operates multidisciplinary artistic workshops for and with people with mental disabilities. Its core programmatic surface spans six workshops — Plastic Studio (drawing, painting, sculpture, engraving, mosaics, textile arts), Music, Dance, Theatre, Circus, and Digital Arts — supported by facilitators within a structured framework designed to interlink artists, animators, and the educational team. The organization produces performances (e.g., the Katabanga ensemble, the Noir Dragon musical tale, the L'Axe dance video), publications (catalogues, monographs, colouring books, postcards, badges), and commissioned public art (e.g., Infrabel murals at Namur station). It operates the Trinkhall Museum, which houses an international collection of approximately 3,000 artworks from disability-arts studios worldwide, and co-runs the Trinkhall café (MadCafé) social-integration cooperative with MADmusée. Its flagship event is the biennial Rencontres Internationales du Créahm (R.I.C.), held since 2004 at Manège de la Caserne Fonck.

The business model is that of a publicly funded cultural non-profit. Core revenue consists of subsidies and grants from Belgian regional, community, provincial, and municipal governments (Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, SPW, Province de Liège, Ville de Liège, AVIQ), supplemented by crowdfunding (Cap48/RTBF), national lottery funds (Loterie Nationale), and minor commercial sponsors (Belfius/CBC, Qu4tre). Commercial revenue is episodic and low-margin: merchandise (collector coffee cups at €12.50, postcards at €10/set of 10, badges at €2, monographs at €10-33) sold on-site at the Trinkhall Museum, through a boutique email channel, and via regional bookshops in Liège and Brussels; ticket sales for performances and festival events typically priced at €5-12; and commissioned artworks for institutional partners (Infrabel). The customer base spans people with mental disabilities as program participants, general public attendees, government funders, and cultural institutions (ESACT, MADmusée, RAVI). Distribution is direct (on-site, email, events) and through select regional bookshops. The 2020 relocation to a new building in the Saint-Léonard creative district signaled operational consolidation within Liège's cultural quarter.

Name

Créahm

Legal name

Créahm région wallonne asbl

Website

https://creahm.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Créahm is a Liège-based Belgian non-profit that operates multidisciplinary arts workshops — plastic arts, music, dance, theatre, circus, and digital arts — for people with mental disabilities, running the Trinkhall Museum, the biennial Rencontres Internationales festival, and a small publications and merchandise line, funded primarily by Belgian regional and municipal government subsidies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability-inclusive arts and cultural services

NAICS

Other Performing Arts Companies (711190), Musical Groups and Artists (71113), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Crafts & Maker Arts (Ceramics, Textiles, Jewelry, Mixed Media) (EDAMAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Arts & Crafts Workshops (Painting, Pottery, Ceramics, Sculpture) (THAJAKAA)

Keywords

• Outsider art workshops
• Disability arts programs
• Art brut creation
• Multidisciplinary arts workshops
• Inclusive arts education

Headquarters

HQ city

Liège

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public Subsidies and Grants: Government funding from Belgian regional and community governments (Wallonia, Brussels, Liège Province) supporting organizations for people with disabilities.
2. Merchandise and Publications Sales: Sale of artistic merchandise including collector coffee cups, postcards, badges, colouring books, catalogues, and monographs. Profits from coffee cups donated to the plastic studio.
3. Event Revenue: Ticket sales for performances, shows, and participation in the international festival.
4. Crowdfunding: Crowdfunding campaigns such as with Cap48 for specific project financing like the digital arts workshop.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Créahm runs multidisciplinary arts workshops (plastic arts, music, dance, theatre, circus, and digital arts) for people with mental disabilities, producing visual artworks, performances, publications, and merchandise. It also operates the Trinkhall Museum, an international collection of nearly 3,000 outsider-art works, and organizes the biennial Rencontres Internationales du Créahm (R.I.C.) festival showcasing disability-inclusive performing arts.

Product overview

Créahm is an artistic workshop and cultural organization (asbl) focused on 'extraordinary creation' (art brut, outsider art, raw art) for people with mental disabilities. The organization operates multiple core creative workshops including visual arts (plastic studio), music, dance, theatre, circus, and digital arts. It produces performances (Katabanga music ensemble, Noir Dragon musical tale, L'Axe dance video), publications (catalogues, monographs, colouring books), and merchandise (collector coffee cups, badges, postcards). The Trinkhall Museum houses an international collection of nearly 3000 artworks from studios worldwide. The organization organizes the biennial Rencontres Internationales du Créahm (R.I.C.) festival showcasing disability-inclusive artistic performances. These programs interconnect through the workshop model where artists and animators collaborate, fostering both individual and collective creation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Trinkhall Museum: The international collection of Créahm featuring approximately 3000 artworks by artists with mental disabilities from studios worldwide.
• Trinkhall café

Products and services

• Plastic Studio / Atelier d'arts plastiques Visual arts workshop developing creativity in artists through drawing, painting, sculpture, engraving, mosaics, textile arts, and digital art, supported by facilitators. Audience: artists with mental disabilities participating in the workshop programme.
• Music Workshop Musical workshop where participants engage in compositions, covers, and improvisations, learning to play in groups, listen to each other, and play in harmony. Audience: artists with mental disabilities participating in the workshop programme.
• Dance Workshop Creative dance workshop developing body language, creativity, and choreography with focus on pleasure, liberty, and collective creations. Audience: artists with mental disabilities participating in the workshop programme.
• Theatre Workshop Theatrical workshop developing skills in articulation, vocabulary, syntax, memory, stage presence, improvisation, and theatrical expression. Audience: artists with mental disabilities participating in the workshop programme.
• Circus Workshop Circus workshop developing coordination, psychomotor skills, concentration, and solidarity through juggling, balance, magic, and clown techniques. Audience: artists with mental disabilities participating in the workshop programme.
• Digital Arts Workshop (Arts numériques) Multimedia experimentation workshop enabling artists to work with animated images, digital prints, and digital creation techniques for artistic emancipation. Audience: artists with mental disabilities participating in the workshop programme; partially funded via Cap48 crowdfunding.
• Trinkhall Museum International collection showcasing nearly 3,000 artworks from studios worldwide that support artists with mental disabilities, documenting outsider art expressions and serving as a space for sharing and multidisciplinary encounters. Audience: museum visitors, researchers, and cultural-tourism audiences.
• Rencontres Internationales du Créahm (R.I.C.) Biennial international festival showcasing disability-inclusive performing arts (theatre, dance, music, circus), featuring Créahm ensembles and European partners such as Theatro La Ribalta (Italy), Tanzbar Bremen (Germany), and Compagnie Kalam' (France). Audience: general public, cultural audiences.
• Katabanga Musical group featuring brass, percussion, keyboards, and guitars accompanying original compositions in French Pop style with personal slam texts, involving 9 musicians. Audience: general public attending performances and festivals.
• Noir Dragon Musical tale in a dark, dreamlike atmosphere featuring knights, vampires, and witches, with a duration of 35 minutes. Audience: general public attending Créahm performances.
• L'Axe (The Axis) Video featuring a duo in contact dance with tree symbolism, exploring human life and connections with nature, with a duration of 25 minutes. Audience: general public.
• La Porte du Vent Body practice inspired by Tai chi and Qi gong based on listening, creating a sequence for well-being and centering, lasting 15 minutes. Audience: general public.
• Collector Coffee Cups 12 collector coffee cups available in caffe lungo and espresso sizes, decorated by Créahm artists Michel Petiniot, Hélèna Devos, Kevin Laquaye, Laura Body, and others, sold at €12.50 each. Audience: general public, collectors; proceeds support the plastic studio.
• Les Badges Six badges derived from the 'Brèves' publications, sold at €2 per piece. Audience: general public.
• Les Cartes Postales Set of 10 postcards created during the pandemic using works by Alexandre Bernardi, Samuel Cariaux, Aurélie Volon, and other artists, sold at €10 per lot. Audience: general public.
• Pascal Tassini Monograph Monograph documenting the artistic work of Pascal Tassini, co-edited with MADmusée in 2011, featuring textile knot assemblages and sculptural work, sold at €10. Audience: art researchers, collectors, cultural audiences.
• The Catalogue (Jaune Ciel ou Blanc Foncé) Comprehensive catalogue of the visual arts workshop documenting active artists, historical context, and workshop journeys, published by Créahm in 2010, sold at €33. Audience: art researchers, cultural audiences, libraries.
• Le Livre à Colorier Colouring book from the plastic studio allowing immersion in Créahm's pictorial identity, distributed through bookshops in Liège and Brussels. Audience: general public, families.
• Les Brèves (1st and 2nd editions) First and second edition publications featuring spontaneously spoken words from artists, described as funny, innocent, sometimes absurd, poetic and philosophical. Audience: general public, cultural audiences.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• RAVI (Résidences-Ateliers Vivegnis International)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational residency program creating an environment conducive to creation and exchange. Hosted Samuel Cariaux's residency and Anne Brugni's performance project.
• InfrabelcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBelgian railway infrastructure company that commissioned three murals at Namur station, providing artistic projects and visibility for artists.
• ESACT (École Supérieure des Arts de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerDrama conservatory with biennial collaboration where students develop work with Créahm actors as part of their curriculum, culminating in public performances.
• Laetitia BicaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhotographer who conducted a workshop and later collaborated with Samuel Cariaux on a 6-week residency, culminating in exhibition at Biennale de l'Image Possible.
• PsomancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRenowned Belgian street artist who collaborated with Créahm on the crocodile mural project, teaching new techniques to artists.
• MadmuséecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArt brut museum in Liège, co-editing publications with Créahm and housing the Madcafé and Trinkhall Museum.
• Theatro La Ribalta (Italy)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian professional theatre company of artists with and without disabilities, performing at Rencontres Internationales du Créahm.
• Tanzbar Bremen (Germany)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman dance company performing at the international festival.
• Compagnie Kalam' (France)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench dance company integrating disabled and professional dancers, performing at the festival.
• Jean-Paul LespagnardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFashion designer who collaborated with Créahm artists on textile art projects.
• Asbl Nectar / IndocileminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiège hip-hop group that conducted a rap workshop resulting in two music videos with Créahm musicians.
• Collectif Lost NiñosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective that orchestrated the wood bas-relief assembly for the Pont des Bayards public art installation.
• EOP! FestivalflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerExtraordinary Film Festival focusing on disability themes, partnered for festival programming.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Théâtre de Liège: Liège's principal subsidised theatre and a host venue for major performing-arts productions. Comparable as a regional cultural institution that hosts events in the same city and shares public-funder relationships with Créahm.

Direct peers

• Candoco Dance Company (UK): UK-based inclusive dance company integrating disabled and non-disabled dancers. Directly comparable to Créahm's dance workshop and Katabanga ensemble in mission and format.
• MADmusée (Musée d'Art Différencié / Liège): MADmusée is a Liège-based art-brut / outsider-art museum that co-edits publications with Créahm and houses the Trinkhall Museum and Madcafé. It is the closest direct peer in both mission (disability-inclusive art) and city.
• Compagnie Ka (France): French disability-inclusive performing-arts company producing theatre and dance. Comparable to Créahm as a multi-disciplinary disability-arts producing ensemble and festival participant.
• Collection de l'Art Brut (Lausanne): Switzerland's leading outsider-art collection in Lausanne. It is a direct peer as a museum and cultural institution dedicated to art brut and outsider art, operating in the same curatorial niche as Créahm's Trinkhall Museum.
• Theatro La Ribalta (Italy): Italian professional theatre company of artists with and without disabilities. Already a Créahm performing partner at R.I.C.; directly comparable as a producing disability-inclusive performing-arts ensemble.
• AXIS Dance Company (USA): US-based physically integrated dance company. Comparable as a producing ensemble that combines disabled and non-disabled performers, mirroring Créahm's disability-inclusive dance model.
• museum gugging: Austrian outsider-art museum and artists' house near Vienna that combines a permanent collection with an active studio for artists with disabilities. Directly comparable to Créahm's combination of workshop + museum model.
• Prinzhorn Collection (Heidelberg): German university museum dedicated to art by psychiatric patients and outsiders. Directly comparable to Trinkhall Museum in curatorial scope and mission.

Emerging players

• Stopgap Dance Company (UK): UK inclusive dance company producing work with disabled and non-disabled dancers. Comparable in scale and approach to Créahm's dance workshop outputs and inclusive ensemble work.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CreahmRegionWallonne
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cr%C3%A9ahm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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