ABOUT

Niki is an artist-run and non-profit residency program that invites mostly international artists and curators for a stay in Hannover, to realize projects and to get into an exchange with the local community. Niki hosts talks, dinners, lectures, workshops and open studios among other things and collaborates with various spaces / organizations / projects in the city and elsewhere.

Niki has a small studio / project space in a studio house and an apartment available for residencies and other guests.

FUTURE

The artists and project spaces residing at Weißenburgstraße 2a are currently confronted with the termination of their rental agreements and will have to leave the 2a.Studios in the following months.
So, after 5 years of organizing residencies Niki e.V. is moving and takes this as an opportunity to grow! 

We are in the process of founding a new studio complex in Hannover Hainholz!

The new space is an empty warehouse of 700m² at Schulenburger Landstraße 152. There, we are currently planning the construction of an entirely new infrastructure, including studio spaces for up to 20 artists, a large exhibition space and spacious communal areas featuring a kitchen, sanitary facilities and a mobile coffee-bar. Additionally we are providing a new home for the publishing house META COPY and  our own Niki residency’s guest studio. 

Everything is planned with an emphasis on accessibility. This includes not only the physical space but also our approach to collaboration. Located in the neighborhood of Hainholz we look forward to cooperating with local organizations and communities.

The project is currently supported by Kulturbüro Hannover, Heimkehr Baugenossenschaft eG, WBK - Wohnbau Konzept Hannover GmbH and Karin und Uwe Hollweg Stiftung.