Welcome

We are the ZK/U in Berlin: production site, artist/research-residency, program platform. In our work we connect local practice and global discourse. Get involved!

ZK/U – Center for Art and Urbanistics
Siemensstrasse 27
10551 Berlin
Germany
 

Contact

Events: spaces(at)zku-berlin.org
Press & Communication inquiries: kommunikation(at)zku-berlin.org / +49 3039882650
Residency inquiries: residency(at)zku-berlin.org /  +49 30 39885840
Project inquiries: projects(at)zku-berlin.org / +49 30 39885842

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22 MAY 2025 / 19:00–23:00

OPENHAUS MAY 2025

Open studios, performance, video, installation and resident talks

OPENHAUS MAY 2025

Residency

A new, innovative venue offering artistic and research residencies of 2–12 months duration for art production at the interface of urban research opened its doors in summer 2012 in the district of Moabit in Berlin-Mitte, on the edges of Berlin‘s largest inland port, Westhafen.

Current Fellows

Viktor Damov

The Red List of Berlin Threatened Space

The Red List of Berlin Threatened Space

Marcel Hörler

Die Haube

Die Haube

Rashayla Marie Brown

Gifted/The End(s) of Suffering

Gifted/The End(s) of Suffering

Ricardo Carioba

untitled (working title)

untitled (working title)

Xiaopei He

anorak fellowship

anorak fellowship

Anahita Norouzi

To Swallow the Sun

To Swallow the Sun

Johannes Weilandt

Preußenrenaissance OST

Preußenrenaissance OST

don edler

Cafe Dackel

Cafe Dackel

Elizabeth Littlejohn

Protect-o-Mobiles

Protect-o-Mobiles

zhuyan ye

a porous parking lot

a porous parking lot

Projects

Our projects are artistic, research-related, socially relevant and often international experiments that can eventually turn into ZK/U Formats.

Lenne Leaks

ongoing

A ZK/U True Clime Podcast

Lenne Leaks

ClimArt

2023 - 2025

Raising awareness and mobilizing to increase urban climate resilience through artistic interventions (reallabor)

ClimArt

Beeholder - Beecoin

ongoing

Decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO) inspired by the idea of self-governance of non-human stakeholders

Beeholder - Beecoin

ZK/U Extension

ongoing - to be completed by end of 2024

The ZK/U - Center for Art and Urbanistics is growing!

ZK/U Extension

CityToolBox

ongoing

Online-learning platform encouraging citizen-driven actions in the urban landscape – Change It Yourself!

CityToolBox

Ständige Vertretung!

Ongoing

Produktionsort für Berliner Projekträume, Initiativen, Kollektive und Einzelakteure

Ständige Vertretung!

Satellites

Satellites are ZK/U initiated projects happening outside of the physical space of ZK/U, or are organized by collaborators and partners at ZK/U.

Haus der Statistik

Ongoing

CENTER FOR SOCIAL, ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

Haus der Statistik

Moabees

Ongoing

A Pilots Project

Moabees

sub_ʇxǝʇ

Ongoing

Itinerant platform for research, discussion and sonic knowledge production

sub_ʇxǝʇ

WHO CARES? - MOHA

Exploring the notion of boundaries in order to understand better where some things end and others begin.

WHO CARES? - MOHA
ZK/U Aerial View, Berlin 2012

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For over a decade, the ZK/U has been an important place for art, neighbourhood and social exchange in Berlin. But cultural work remains fragile.
Help us to remain independent and sustainable - with your donation! Every contribution helps to maintain art, encounters and low-threshold cultural programmes for everyone.
Without you: No art. No love. Donate now!

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