Idea & Concept

What is stadt_potenziale?

stadt_potenziale is a funding programme initiated by the City of Innsbruck. Since 2008, the City of Innsbruck has been using this funding pot to support interdisciplinary cultural projects.

After more than 15 years, it is time to rethink the stadt_potenziale format. The funding pot was therefore discontinued in 2025.

Cultural projects can be submitted independently via subsidy applications:

Which projects does stadt_potenziale support?

stadt_potenziale innsbruck focuses on contemporary art and cultural work. Special consideration is given to experimental projects that see art as intensive social research with an open outcome.

stadt_potenziale aims to support impulses from the independent cultural scenes and provides funding to enable artistic experimentation and cultural research.

stadt_potenziale also aims to promote cooperation and networking. Funding is provided for art and cultural projects that are primarily cross-sectoral or interdisciplinary. However, individual artists are also invited to submit projects.

Who decides on the selection of projects?

An independent, annually changing and supra-regional jury of drei experts decides on the selection of projects and the amount of funding in a publicly accessible jury meeting. The battlegroup for art nominates the jury members and ensures a balanced gender ratio and consideration of minorities. The public jury meeting was streamed live on September 18, 2024.

Audio livestream of the jury session

Why was stadt_potenziale created?

In a dialog process between decision-makers in cultural policy, cultural officials and representatives of the independent scenes in Innsbruck, the need for a funding pot specifically tailored to the independent scenes was identified. The funding pot was then developed and put out to tender for the first time in 2008.