Urbane Künste Ruhr

Urbane Künste Ruhr is a decentralized institution for contemporary art in the Ruhr region that explores and temporarily offers public spaces in various formats. Under the artistic direction of Britta Peters, it initiates exhibition projects for specific locations and situations, programs for guest artists and the experimental Grand Snail Tour through the region. Many projects take place in collaboration with local, national and international partners. One long-term cooperation is the permanent project Emscherkunstweg sculpture trail.

Alongside the Ruhrtriennale, Tanzlandschaft Ruhr and Chorwerk Ruhr, Urbane Künste Ruhr is part of Kultur Ruhr GmbH, based in Bochum, whose shareholders and public sponsors are the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Regionalverband Ruhr (Ruhr Regional Association).