Would you like to do something together? Another area we are involved in is supporting your activities and ideas. We’re here to help you implement small, local projects and reach much further, beyond the borders of our city and even the country. We help you with project financing, but also with administrative, legal and promotional issues.
If you are starting your adventure with cultural and social activism, you can submit your project idea to Microgrants. It is a city-wide programme supporting grassroots local initiatives, in which we help beginners to realise ideas for initiatives aimed at and carried out together with the residents of Wrocław neighbourhoods. We organise Microgrants in partnership with the Umbrella Foundation – Wrocław Institute of Culture is responsible for the individuals and informal groups, and Umbrella for supporting NGOs and youth.
We also help publishers as part of the Wrocław Publication Program, which aims to financially support the publication of books and magazines about Wrocław and those created by Wrocław residents whose activities go beyond the framework of the commercial publishing market. Since 2016, nearly 150 books and almost as many magazine issues have received support. And you can trust us – it’s not over yet.
Perhaps you’ve been active in culture for a while and feel it’s time to gather experience abroad? Or are you an artist or creative from another country and want to be inspired by a visit to Wrocław? In such cases, the AIR Wro artist residency programme is for you. The programme helps Wrocław artists to present themselves outside of Poland, but it also makes it possible to stay in Wrocław, in a historic residence building on Zaułek Solny, which has
been adapted especially for this purpose. AIR Wro is one of the largest artist mobility programs in Poland – nearly 50 people embark on a creative journey each year.
Only in 2023, they have the opportunity to take part in the following projects: cooperation with an international platform MagiC Carpets, participation in the Polish-Norwegian art project “Whose Voices Are Being Heard?”, a residency exchange for printmakers led by the partner cities of Wrocław and Dresden, or acquisition of funding for a residency or study visit within the Culture of Mobility project. Artists can realise their creative ideas in diverse ways, while also having the opportunity to mingle with the local cultural community. Who knows, perhaps they might start a new cultural network this way.
