Teatr Grodzki was founded in 1999 in the town of Bielsko-Biala, Poland. The Association groups artists, pedagogues and culture promoters engaged in artistic work with children, teenagers, adults and the elderly from the socially excluded groups. The latter include physically and mentally disabled persons, people with learning disabilities, children and youths from families at risk, young offenders, victims of alcohol and drug addictions, senior citizens, and all those alienated from the mainstream of social and cultural life.

The Association operates mainly in the Bielsko-Biała region, but also covers the whole area of the southern provinces of Poland. We cooperate with national and international organisations, especially in European projects and publishing initiatives. Teatr Grodzki is the only non-profit organisation in the region of Silesia with such a complex and wide artistic program to combat social exclusion.

The Bielsko Artistic Association Grodzki has been able to work with people disconnected from the mainstream of social life thanks to many grants and awards from Polish and international institutions and fundations, including the EU programmes, Soros Foundation, Kultura Foundation, Pro Publico Bono Foundation. It has received, amongst others, the Ministry of Culture Award, Government of the Region of Silesia Award, the Best Social Enterprise Award in a national competition in 2011 and REVES EXCELLENCE AWARD 2013, awarded by the European Commission for a partnership project.