NEUE KÜNSTE RUHR: Shaping the future of the Ruhr together

You can see a group of people. They are interlocked and are tearing at the person in the middle. The person in the middle has their eyes closed and their mouth wide open.

Photo credits: Eva Berten

Creators

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Urban discovery with: Jonas “Jon Sky” Krämer

Jonas Krämer aka Jon Sky is part of the Urban Arts Ensemble Ruhr and, as a performer, choreographer and lecturer, he makes a significant contribution to the urban arts scene not only in the Ruhr region. With his work, Jonas takes us on a journey to ourselves. You can find out what other intentions lie behind his artistic work in the following issue of "Urban discovery with".

A person is probably standing on a roof. Other rooftops can be seen in the background. The person in the picture is dancing.

Photo credits: Niklas Schmitz

Creators

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Urban discovery with: Melena Tortoh, Mel

Melena Tortoh, also known as Mel, works as a freelance performer and dancer in various stage productions and is part of the Urban Arts Ensemble Ruhr, which was founded in 2023. In the "Urban discovery with" series, Mel talks about all the many ways in which art can enrich life, tells us about good shooting spots and what makes the urban arts scene in the Ruhr area so special.

A painted house wall can be seen. A person is standing on a ladder leaning against the wall. On the left of the picture is another person looking at the wall.

Foto credits: Fabian Eidt

Cultural Promotion

From April 1, 2024, you as artists and cultural workers can once again submit applications for projects in 2025.

We are going into the fourth sponsorship round!

There are great news, because the state of North Rhine-Westphalia is once again providing 1.5 million euros for your artistic projects in the fields of digital arts, urban arts, new circus and electronic music culture in the Ruhr region for the year 2025.

Credits: Roman Yasari

Creators

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Urban discovery with: Ahmat Antarat

Ahmad Antarat is a musician, DJ, visual artist and event organizer. Ahmad associates the Ruhr region with diversity, both in terms of cities and people. Through his work as an artist and cultural operator, Ahmad also wants to bring a diverse range of people together.

A musician playing the guitar can be seen out of focus in the foreground. The focus of the picture is on several people dancing in front of a building, looking in the direction of the musician.

Linda Ehrenschneider

Dates

The "Key Bâb" event series takes place every three months

"Key Bâb" celebrates diversity in the club scene

"Key Bâb" aims to open doors for marginalized groups: With the "Key Bâb" event series, the project team wants to act like a key into event spaces that have so far tended to be homogeneously characterized by the majority society. The second event in the series will take place on December 1st at the Schlegel Kultur Club in Bochum.

You can see a group of young people in front of a mirror. They are dancing and can look at themselves in the mirror.

Credits: New Talents Ruhr

Dates

The first NEW TALENTS RUHR artistic camp will take place in summer 2024 and will include a two-year mentoring program for young talents in the Ruhr region.

In search of young talents

As part of the NEW TALENTS RUHR program, young creative people from eleven cities in the Ruhr region will have the opportunity to get a taste of various artistic disciplines, try out their skills and receive professional training. The second talent day will take place on December 3, 2023 at the Theater im Depot in Dortmund.

Better worlds open up behind cracks

Questioning the ordinary

Urban discovery with: Ahmat Antarat

"Key Bâb" celebrates diversity in the club scene

What is New Arts Ruhr?

Urban discovery with: Jonas “Jon Sky” Krämer

Urban discovery with: Melena Tortoh, Mel

We are going into the fourth sponsorship round!

Urban discovery with: Ahmat Antarat

"Key Bâb" celebrates diversity in the club scene

In search of young talents