Art Inkubator is a new cultural institution run by Sopot local government. Its goal is to conduct activities aimed at creating and disseminating culture, promoting cultural education and supporting creative communities. Art Inkubator is involved in building a network of domestic and foreign stakeholders, organising art residencies and creative work programs. Art Inkubator will also be involved in documenting cultural life and promoting the cultural and historical heritage of Sopot.

Art Inkubator is a place for young creators to work, meet, and learn. We aim to invite artists, people from all around the world, tutors, renowned figures in art, thinkers, and activists.

We are going to make sure Art Inkubator is a unique, one of a kind cultural institution in Poland. Its character is shaped by both the history of the place and the community in which it operates and grows. There is no better place than Sopot for supporting creative initiatives, integrating artists with the local community, and exporting new ideas.

Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about.

All of us at ART INKUBATOR subscribe to the philosophy behind the words of Winston Churchill. Our aim is to build a place supporting artistic expression, and new ideas and forms of communication. We are striving to build a functional residency program and establish partnerships with other similar institutions in Poland and Europe. We are determined to build an inclusive cooperation platform based on sharing experiences, exploring differences, and accepting diversity.

Quisque pro omnibus*

* Each one for every one (Nowhere in Africa by Stefanie Zweig)

Joanna Cichocka-Gula, Art Inkubator director

Location

Art Inkubator have its headquarters in the old Jüncke villa at Goyki 3 in Sopot, Poland. The historic mansion from 1894 with a three-storey turret house artistic and photographic studios, as well as offices and multipurpose spaces. The rooms are available for artists working on their projects.

On the ground floor there are two exhibition spaces and a reading room with collection of books and catalogues about art and culture. The basement will have screen printing workshop and dark room as well as small visitor centre. In the old bunker, there is a museum dedicated to the place and the families who had lived there, presented in the context of history of Sopot, Poland and Europe.

The building is surrounded by an old park with allées and natural monuments, which have been restored and cultivated with meticulous care. Its most unique elements are historical linden bindage and priceless types of trees. On the spot of former orangery there is space for outdoor events.

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