Application deadline: 1 November 2023 Only via myprohelvetia Apply here Information Ascanio Cecco Visual Arts Specialist Contact The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia is launching a new pilot funding measure called Focus Photo. It is aimed at photographers and artists from Switzerland and supports the launch of new projects in the field of artistic, documentary, and/or applied photography. In consultation with a group of experts, a new “focus” is defined every year, which artists can approach thematically, but also through artistic practices or creative processes. This enables Pro Helvetia t ..read more

Application deadline: 30 July 2023, 5pm Applications must be submitted in English to the FUTURES Foundation. For more information and to apply Contact info@futures-photography.com Pro Helvetia and FUTURES Foundation open a call for Swiss cultural institutions who have a focus on contemporary photography to become a member of the FUTURES platform. Three Swiss institutions will be selected and each one can choose two emerging artists each year to benefit from the programme FUTURES offers. FUTURES is a Europe-based photography platform bringing together the global photography community to suppo ..read more

Der Beitrag Cahiers d’Artistes – Publications 2023 erschien zuerst auf Pro Helvetia ..read more

Curators and exhibitors: Karin Sander and Philip Ursprung Commissioners: The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia Sandi Paucic, Project Leader Rachele Giudici Legittimo, Project Manager Media Moment Friday 19 May 2023 at 11:00 am Opening of the pavilion: Thursday 18 May 2023 at 2.45 pm Pre-opening: 18 and 19 May 2023 Exhibition: 20 May to 26 November 2023 Location: Swiss Pavilion, Giardini della Biennale di Venezia — Additional information and press images available on: biennials.ch Media enquiries Swiss: The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia Contact InternationaI: Pickles PR Zeynep Seyhun M +39 34 ..read more

Media enquiries Swiss: The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia Contact InternationaI: Pickles PR Zeynep Seyhun M +39 349 003 4359 zeynep@picklespr.com Benedetta di Costanzo M +39 348 781 9511 benedetta@picklespr.com Additional information and press images available on: biennials.ch “Neighbours” by Karin Sander and Philip Ursprung Pavilion of Switzerland at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia Friday 19 May 2023 at 11:00am Please register via this online form and inform us about specific interview requests. You will receive a confirmation. Programme Friday, May ..read more

Curators and exhibitors: Karin Sander and Philip Ursprung Commissioners: The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia Sandi Paucic, Project Leader Rachele Giudici Legittimo, Project Manager Media Moment Friday 19 May 2023 at 11:00 am Opening of the pavilion: Thursday 18 May 2023 at 2.45 pm Pre-opening: 18 and 19 May 2023 Exhibition: 20 May to 26 November 2023 Location: Swiss Pavilion, Giardini della Biennale di Venezia — Additional information and press images available on: biennials.ch Media enquiries Swiss: The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia Contact InternationaI: Pickles PR Zeynep Seyhun M +39 34 ..read more

For further information on Switzerland’s presence at the Venice Biennale Arte and visuals, please go to www.biennials.ch Media enquiries Contact Upon recommendation by the jury, the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia has commissioned Swiss-Brazilian artist Guerreiro do Divino Amor to take over the Swiss Pavilion for the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. His monumental project «Super Superior Civilizations» explores the imageries of political mythologies and their usage. Following the jury’s invitation, five artists submitted their project ideas for the 2024 edition of ..read more

Media enquiries Contact Send your application Find out about the different funding options and submit your application. myprohelvetia.ch The ongoing transformations in the field of photography – whether driven by technical innovation or by transformations in media usage – has prompted calls for open strategies in support and funding. In a move to respond with greater rigour and versatility to the realities encountered by the profession, the Swiss Arts Council, Pro Helvetia, is presenting its new measures for the support and funding of photography. The contemporary photography scene operates ..read more

Media enquiries Contact More details on the Swiss presence at the Venice biennials biennials.ch The topics of neighbourhood and relationship will be at the heart of the Swiss contribution to the Architecture Biennale 2023 in Venice. The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia has nominated the project entitled «Neighbourhood» by Karin Sander and Philip Ursprung after this year’s open competition. The project «Neighbourhood» deals with the relationship – both in architectural and political terms – between the Swiss Pavilion (built in 1952 by Bruno Giacometti) and the Venezuelan Pavilion (with close ..read more

Press information Switzerland: Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, Communication Contact International: Pickles PR Zeynep Seyhun | T +39 349 0034 359 | zeynep@picklespr.com «The Concert» Swiss Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 20 April 2022, 2:30pm CEST In person at the Swiss Pavilion, Giardini della Biennale in Venice and live-streamed online at prohelvetia.ch/live Accredit by Friday, 15 April 2022 specifying in person or online attendance via this form to receive confirmation. Date and schedule A presentation and roundtable discuss ..read more