Festival for Art and Urban Culture

mowe builds on the diverse network projects that the Department of Art, Culture, and History has organized in the past in the neighborhoods of the district: The experiences gained from tKulturfestival Wedding Moabit (2014-2015), der Programmkoordination Stadtkultur und Vernetzung (2017-2018), and the Institutions Extended project (2019–2022) will now be combined to establish mowe as a sustainable arts festival in the district.

POLIGONAL will serve as the artistic director for the 2025–27 editions of the festival. Since 2018, the Berlin-based collective has been working at the intersection of urban practice, urban education, and urban culture. With the aim of making non-normative perspectives visible, POLIGONAL develops and curates interdisciplinary formats that create space for exchange and discussion. These include festivals, exhibitions, performative urban installations, educational programs, and curatorial projects on urban transformation, marginalization, and queerness.

Anna Latzko, Cilia Jonda, Claudia Ehgartner, Sharmila Sharma, Sibel Olguner, and Yeim Duman volunteer their time to assist and support the mowe Festival team by sharing their expertise, local knowledge, and professional networks, as well as by offering guidance on curatorial and organizational matters. Thank you very much!