Communities & Education

Projects and events in collaboration with local schools, associations, artists and art collectives, museums and the neighbourhood

Manifesta 16 Ruhr explores alternative ways to bring diverse communities together and develop programmes that foster shared perspectives within the Ruhr Area. By working in churches that are no longer in use or abandoned and other spaces in the Ruhr Area, Manifesta 16 aims to collaboratively reimagine these neighbourhood locations, exploring new sustainable approaches that reflect the needs of local communities.

The programme Spotlights and Schule, Nachbarschaft und Wir are dedicated to the diverse communities of the Ruhr Area, giving space and visibility to perspectives and voices that have not been listened to enough.

Manifesta 16 Ruhr’s Communities and Education Programme emerges from collaborative research with neighbourhood communities around the exhibition venues and works closely with artists, schools, museums, associations and other spaces.

The projects address a wide range of topics such as youth participation, empowerment, urban art and spaces for creative experimentation. Some projects present their outcomes during the biennial, while others are process-oriented and focus on exchange and shared experiences.