Ośrodek Kultury i Sztuki we Wrocławiu

What Ośrodek Kultury i Sztuki we Wrocławiu does

Ośrodek Kultury i Sztuki we Wrocławiu (OKiS) is a public cultural institution (Instytucja Kultury) established in 2008 and operated by the Local Government of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship (Samorząd Województwa Dolnośląskiego). Headquartered at Rynek-Ratusz 24, Wrocław, OKiS operates a 951.06 m2 multi-venue complex spanning the Rynek-Ratusz 24-27 addresses, the FOTO-GEN photography gallery at pl. Bp. Nankiera 8a, and a publications warehouse on ul. Tarnogajska. The institution's core activities include organizing cultural festivals and events (Summer Guitar Festival, e-Glass Festival, International Greek Song Festival, SIMA Classics Masterclass), operating performance and exhibition venues (Sala Teatru Laboratorium, FOTO-GEN), publishing the monthly cultural magazine Odra (ISSN 0472-5182, up to 1,500 copies/issue), running an online bookstore (sklep.okis.pl), producing documentary films co-produced with TVP, and executing heritage preservation projects including the Opiekunowie Niepamięci initiative documenting 1,600+ forgotten cemeteries since 2022.

The institution serves multiple customer segments: the general public of the Lower Silesian region attending free or low-cost cultural events; heritage preservation organizations collaborating on cemetery documentation; people with disabilities (supported via hearing loops, sign language interpretation, tactile markings, and partial wheelchair access); and visual artists exhibiting at FOTO-GEN or participating in artist residencies. Its marketing approach combines a content hub (okis.pl), email newsletter, contracted SEO services (QWANTUM Sp. z o.o.), media monitoring, and media patronage with Radio Wrocław, TVP3 Wrocław, TVP Historia, and cultural publications.

Revenue derives from three streams: core public cultural funding from the Lower Silesian regional government and Ministry of Culture (primary), facility rentals of small office and commercial spaces at Rynek-Ratusz locations (37-51.6 m2 units at 35-242 PLN/m2 net monthly), and bookstore/publishing sales through the OKiS online bookstore and magazine Odra distribution via Empik, Kolporter, Garmond-Press, and 17 bibliographic libraries. Vendor relationships include Drukarnia I-BiS Bierońscy Sp.K. (printing), EPA Green Sp. z o.o. (cleaning services), and strategic festival partnerships with Muzeum Karkonoskie, Wrocławski Teatr Współczesny, Fundacja Kombinat, and cross-border Czech partners including JARO Glass Works for e-Glass Festival programming.

Name

Ośrodek Kultury i Sztuki we Wrocławiu

Legal name

Ośrodek Kultury i Sztuki we Wrocławiu Instytucja Kultury Samorządu Województwa Dolnośląskiego

Website

https://okis.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ośrodek Kultury i Sztuki we Wrocławiu (OKiS) is a public regional cultural institution in Wrocław, Poland, operated by the Lower Silesian Voivodeship government. It organizes festivals, exhibitions, and theatre performances, publishes the monthly magazine Odra, operates the FOTO-GEN gallery, and produces documentary films for regional audiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Institution Services

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Theater & Performing Arts Venue Operations (Playhouses, Opera Houses) (MPAGALAB), Concert Halls & Music Venue Operations (Symphony Halls, Recital Venues) (MPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Cultural institution services
• Festival event management
• Magazine publishing
• Exhibition space rental
• Theatre venue operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Wrocław

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Cultural Funding: Core funding from Samorząd Województwa Dolnośląskiego (Local Government of Lower Silesian Region) and Ministry of Culture for organizing cultural events, festivals, exhibitions, and publishing activities.
2. Facility Rentals: Rental of commercial spaces (lokale do wynajmu) at various properties including Rynek-Ratusz 24, 25, and 27 locations. Spaces offered include office and commercial units.
3. Bookstore and Publishing Sales: Sales of publications through the OKiS bookstore (Księgarnia OKiS) and internet bookstore. Distribution of the monthly magazine Odra (ISSN 0472-5182) with circulation of up to 1500 copies per issue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ośrodek Kultury i Sztuki we Wrocławiu (OKiS) is a public cultural institution that organises and presents festivals, exhibitions, theatre performances, concerts, workshops, and masterclasses across the Lower Silesia region. It also publishes the monthly cultural magazine "Odra," operates the OKiS online bookstore, runs the FOTO-GEN photography gallery and the Teatr Laboratorium performance venue, produces documentary films under the Dolnośląskie Laboratorium Kultury programme, and rents commercial spaces in its Rynek-Ratusz building complex.

Product overview

OKiS (Ośrodek Kultury i Sztuki we Wrocławiu) is a multi-venue cultural institution operated by the Lower Silesian Region self-government. The organization operates as a platform of interconnected cultural offerings rather than a unified product. Core venues include the FOTO-GEN Photography Gallery, Sala Teatru Laboratorium performance space, and Dolnośląskie Laboratorium Kultury. Publishing operations center on the monthly magazine 'Odra' and online bookstore. The institution organizes signature festivals including the Summer Guitar Festival and e-Glass Festival (glass art workshops and symposium), and produces documentary films. Digital services include a newsletter and multimedia content. The main headquarters is at Rynek-Ratusz 24, with additional facilities at nearby addresses forming a cultural complex in Wrocław's Market Square.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Galeria FOTO-GEN (Photography Gallery)

Quantifiable outcome

• Monthly cultural magazine Odra distributed across Poland through Empik, Kolporter, Garmond-Press, and 17 bibliographic libraries
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Muzeum Karkonoskie w Jeleniej GórzecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Co-organizer of e-Glass Festival (16th edition). The Karkonosze Museum in Jelenia Góra is also an Institution of Culture of the Local Government of the Lower Silesian Region. Serves as venue partner for Glass breaks free workshops and symposium, hosting events from September 21-30, 2026 at Matejki 28, Jelenia Góra.
• Drukarnia I-BiS Bierońscy Sp.K.minorOthersSelected vendor for printing and delivery of monthly magazine Odra (ISSN 0472-5182) from issue 4/2026 to 3/2027. Awarded contract based on most advantageous price (87,432.05 PLN gross). Provides offset printing services for 1500 copies per issue.
• EPA Green Sp. z o.o.minorOthersSelected contractor for comprehensive cleaning services at OKiS premises (726.28 m2) and Galeria FOTO-GEN (224.78 m2). Contract period July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. Awarded at 157,932.00 PLN with 100 points for price criteria.
• QWANTUM Sp. z o.o.minorOthersSelected vendor for SEO information-promotional services for February-December 2026. Awarded based on most advantageous price for publishing 10 informational-promotional articles monthly about OKiS cultural events.
• Wrocławski Teatr WspółczesnycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner venue for Amatorki theatre production by Teatr Kombinat. Performance held at Scena na Strychu, ul. Rzeźnicza 12. Production co-financed by Lower Silesian Region Self-Government and Gmina Wrocław.
• Niemiecko-Polska Fundacja Ochrony Zabytków Kultury (DPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman-Polish Foundation for the Protection of Cultural Heritage. Project partner for Opiekunowie Niepamięci documentary film project documenting efforts to preserve forgotten German cemeteries in Lower Silesia.
• Fundacja OP ENHEIMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural foundation partner for Opiekunowie Niepamięci project. Hosted Wrocław premiere of the documentary film at Pl. Solny 4.
• Miejski Ośrodek Kultury, Sportu i Aktywności Lokalnej w Szklarskiej PorębiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOKSiAL in Szklarska Poręba partners with OKiS for Opiekunowie Niepamięci symposium and documentary premiere. The municipality manages the historic evangelical cemetery (Panteon Karkonoszy) targeted by heritage preservation efforts.
• TVP HistoriaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTelevision partner for documentary production and broadcast. Co-produced Wędrowcy Karkonoszy documentary. Broadcasting premiere on TVP DOKUMENT channel (July 18, 2026, 11:55).
• TVP3 WrocławminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional television partner for documentary production Wędrowcy Karkonoszy. Co-production arrangement for regional cultural content.
• Koleje DolnośląskieminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional railway operator as festival partner for e-Glass Festival transportation and logistics support. Featured as advertising partner on OKiS website.
• JAROŠ Glass WorkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCzech glass manufacturer partner for e-Glass Festival. Hosts workshops at Husa – Paceřice 124 facility. Contributes to festival's cross-border cultural exchange mission.
• Dolnośląskie Centrum Sportu Polana JakuszyckaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSports center partner hosting GLASS&AMBIENT&JAZZ event on July 18, 2026 at Polana Jakuszycka. Venue for cultural-sporting event combination.
• Towarzystwo IzerskieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIzer Mountains society as regional partner for e-Glass Festival cultural activities in the Karkonosze-Izer foothills region.
• Martin Štefánek – Sklo StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCzech glass artist and studio partner for e-Glass Festival workshops. Hosts glass-making demonstrations at Hutní 519, Desná (Czech Republic).
• Lasy PaństwoweminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState Forests partner for e-Glass Festival environmental and location coordination in forest areas hosting glass workshops.
• Fundacja KombinatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProducer foundation for Amatorki theatre production. Theatre Kombinat creates performances including Amatorki based on Elfriede Jelinek text, directed by Katarzyna Baraniecka.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fundacja OP ENHEIM: Wrocław-based cultural foundation partnering with OKiS on the Opiekunowie Niepamięci documentary premiere and heritage preservation programming. Comparable as a cultural/heritage programming organization in the same city with overlapping audiences and project portfolios.
• Teatr Capitol Wrocław: Another major publicly funded theater in Wrocław operating its own venue and performance programming. Comparable to OKiS's Sala Teatru Laboratorium as a regional theater competing for audiences and government cultural subsidies in the same metropolitan area.
• Centrum Kultury Zamek (Wrocław): Wrocław-based cultural center operating in a heritage building complex, running concerts, exhibitions, workshops and festivals. Closely comparable to OKiS as a multi-venue cultural center in the same city with a similar mix of festivals, exhibitions, and community programming.
• Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Łaźnia (Gdańsk): Contemporary Art Center in Gdańsk operating a gallery, exhibitions, and cultural programs as a publicly funded municipal institution. Comparable to OKiS's FOTO-GEN gallery in scope and audience, though focused more narrowly on contemporary visual art.
• Wrocławski Teatr Współczesny: Wrocław Contemporary Theater, a publicly funded performing arts venue that OKiS actively partners with for productions like Amatorki. Comparable as a regional theater venue sharing audiences, co-production partners, and government funding sources.

Broad incumbents

• Narodowe Centrum Kultury: National Culture Center, a Polish government-funded institution organizing national festivals, exhibitions and cultural programs. Comparable as a publicly funded cultural program operator with a similar mandate, though operating at a national rather than regional scale.
• Muzeum Narodowe we Wrocławiu: National Museum in Wrocław, another publicly funded cultural institution in the same city operating exhibition venues, collections, and educational programs. Comparable as a regional cultural venue operator competing for the same Lower Silesian audience and government funding pool.

Regional players

• Mazowieckie Centrum Kultury i Sztuki: Regional cultural center in Warsaw/Mazovia running a comparable mix of festivals, exhibitions, performances and publishing. Comparable as a voivodeship-level cultural institution with the same public mandate, but operating in a different geography (Mazovia vs. Lower Silesia).

Others

• TVP Historia: Polish public television channel that co-produces and broadcasts OKiS documentaries like Wędrówcy Karkonoszy and OPIEKUNOWIE (NIE)PAMIĘCI. Comparable as a distribution/media partner rather than competitor; enables OKiS documentary content to reach national audiences.
• Empik S.A. Polish media and bookstore chain that distributes OKiS's Odra magazine (450 copies/issue). Comparable as a distribution/integration partner rather than competitor; useful proxy for the Polish cultural retail and publishing ecosystem in which OKiS operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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