WYSPA INSTITUTE OF ART 2004-2016

Founded in 2004 and run by the Wyspa Progress Foundation in Gdańsk, the Wyspa Art Institute, located on the former Gdańsk Shipyard grounds, is Poland's first non-profit institution with an international profile, dedicated to contemporary artistic culture and run by a non-governmental organization. Its character and programmatic concept stem directly from the specificity of its location, its history and traditions on the one hand, and its projected future on the other. Mindful of the many unsuccessful revitalization projects in Europe, the Institute's founders apply critical practical and theoretical tools to assess the emerging phenomena.