Info hub Covid-19
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Do you have any important information you would like to share with cultural practitioners or organizations in cultural promotion? Please send it to:
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The information on this page will be updated on an ongoing basis. Some of the information linked on this page is only available in certain languages, therefore it has been maintained in its original language.
The current situation in connection with Covid-19 poses an enormous challenge for the entire arts scene in Switzerland. The Swiss Confederation, cantons, municipalities, foundations, associations and cultural practitioners are currently doing their utmost to come up with pragmatic solutions and offers of aid.
With this webpage we want to provide information on the latest developments in the cultural sector for cultural practitioners as quickly as possible. Furthermore, we ask you to share important information for cultural practitioners and organisations promoting artistic and cultural creation via the above-mentioned email address.
Please note: This platform was established in order to exchange information and is not a hotline.
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An overview and regularly updated information on federal measures to soften the economic consequences of coronavirus in the cultural sector can be found on the Confederation website.
Check the different options to see if they apply to your situation.
UPDATE – 1 July 2020: Corona-Erwerbsersatz für Selbständigerwerbende wird bis 16.9.2020 verlängert und die Höchstbezugsdauer von Kurzarbeitsentschädigung wird von zwölf auf achtzehn Monate verlängert (German, French or Italian)
- Press release Federal Office of Culture – 19 June 2020 – Bundesrat eröffnet Vernehmlassungsverfahren zum Covid-19-Gesetz
- 27 May: Decision of the Federal Council (German, French or Italian)
- 13 May: The Federal Council extends the duration of the COVID Culture Ordinance (German, French or Italian)
- Press release Federal Office of Culture – 6 April 2020 (German, French or Italian):
COVID-Unterstützung für den Kultursektor: Gesuche können eingereicht werden
Suisseculture Sociale and the cantons are responsible for the allocation of funds.
Emergency aid
Compensation for losses
Financial support
Easing measures in the cultral sector
Calls for Applications
«re|sound»
Application: ongoing until 12 July 2020
«restart»
Application: ongoing until 30 September 2020
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia is adapting its funding practice to the current situation as far as possible.
Promotional Practise and Handling of Applications
The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia is demonstrating flexibility in its overall handling of grants for artistic projects impacted by the situation around the Covid-19 pandemic. However, Pro Helvetia’s handling of applications and support varies depending on the type of project and the date of realisation. If your project cannot be carried out within the planned scope, please contact the respective division that confirmed your successful application to adjust the project scope accordingly.
Please also note, that Pro Helvetia expects incoming applications to adhere to COVID19 related public health and safety measures. Decision making will consider the likelihood of the project being realised under the Covid-19 related measures in force in the country or region concerned. For further questions, please contact the responsible division.
Temporary support measures
During the lockdown phase, Pro Helvetia launched a call for projects from all arts disciplines entitled «Close Distance – Seeking New Cultural Formats». The divisions at Pro Helvetia are now assessing the medium-term impact of Covid-19 on the cultural scene. To support the relaunch of activities, they will provide temporary support measures through calls for applications or by adjusting existing support measures. All measures will be announced on this page (see blue box). They can also be found on the pages of the respective disciplines.
Send us your Inputs
Do you have any important information you would like to share with cultural practitioners or organizations in cultural promotion? Please send it to:
infopoint@prohelvetia.ch
The information on this page will be updated on an ongoing basis. Some of the information linked on this page is only available in certain languages, therefore it has been maintained in its original language.
Here we provide information from the cultural sector for cultural practitioners and other interested parties, which is sent to us.
General
- News Suisseculture
- Medienmitteilung des Kultur- und Veranstaltungssektors
- Merkblatt t. on cancelled events
- News SwissFoundations
- Info IG Kultur Luzern
- Info Kultur Stadt Zürich
- News Artos
- colibri Donation Button: a project by wemakeit and Pro Helvetia
- Canton de Genève: COVID-19 – La culture, quand même!
Design & Interactive media
- Swiss Design Association: Selbsthilfemassnahmen für Designerinnen und Designer (only in German)
- David Javet: Swissgames et Confinement (twitter thread)
- Swiss Game Developers Association (SGDA): Resources for Swiss game creators in time of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Büro dlb: ch-cultura newsfeed
Literature
- Info A*dS für Autorinnen und literarische Übersetzer
- News ssa
- Info sbvv
- Info LIVRESUISSE
Music
- News ticker SONART
- News Schweizerischer Musikerverband (SMV)
- News SUISA
- ORCHESTERLAN(D): Wichtiges Update: aktualisierte #COVID19 Sicherheitsbedingungen für Orchester (07.05)
Dance & Theatre
- News ticker Danse Suisse
- News ticker t. Theaterschaffende Schweiz
Visual Arts
- Informationen Photoshelter Blog for photographers
- News museums.ch
Film
- Eidgenössische Filmkommission: Die Eidgenössische Filmkommission bekundet der Schweizer Filmbranche ihre Unterstützung und widmet sich der Zukunft des Kinos (in German, French or Italian)
International
- Informationen on the move
- Hamlet Benefit Auction: Support and relief fund for artists
- The Adobe Blog: Economic recovery tools for artists during the pandemic
- Kickstarter: COVID-19: Ressourcen für Künstler
- ORCHESTERLAN(D): Wichtiges Update: aktualisierte #COVID19 Sicherheitsbedingungen für Orchester (07.05)
Loss of artist fees and income
- Data collection SONART for cultural practitioners of all disciplines
- Data collection for self-employed professionals and freelancers in the creative industries
- Data collection Schweizerischer Musikerverband (SMV)
- Syndicat Suisse Romand du Spectacle (SSRS): newsfeed & plateforme spéciale infoscene.ch (only in French)
- Hamlet: Survey to collect data on the effect of the SARS-CoV-2/Covid-19 pandemic on artist’s incomes in Switzerland
Donations
- wemakeit channel «we make solidarity»
- Together Now Überbrückungseinkommen für Freelancer, Selbständige und Kreativschaffende
- Other Music Luzern «aus der Stube, in die Stube – Streaming is caring»
- kulturklinik.ch
- Jedes Ticket zählt eventfrog
- Hamlet SARS-CoV-2Support and Relief Fund for Artists
- Solidarity fund for students Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana
Relevant articles & media clips
- Staatshilfe für die Kultur – wer bekommt was? SRF Kontext
- Bekommt DJ Bobo jetzt auch Geld vom Bundesrat? Tagesanzeiger Kultur
- SRF Kulturplatz: Kultur versus Corona (18.3.), Corona – Die grosse Bewährungsprobe für die Schweiz (25.3.) und Was machen Künstler in Zeiten von Corona? (1.4.)
- SRF Kultur kompakt (25.3.)
- Interview with Philippe Bischof – 24 Heures
- RTS Culture: Les artistes romands en confinement envoient des messages de solidarité
- NZZ Feuilleton: Es kommen härtere Zeiten. Da könnten Bücher hilfreich werden
- Pro Helvetia sucht nach Ansätzen für die Kultur nach der Krise (07.04.) Aborder le thème de la distance de manière inédite (08.04) Keystone SDA/ATS
- «En Suisse, la culture survivra» Interview with Philippe Bischof – La Liberté & Le Courrier
- Isabelle Chassot: Die Ersten und die Letzten SRF Tagesgespräch
- La crise foudroie la culture Migros Magazine
- Kulturschaffende: «Vorsorgen muss man sich erst leisten können.» SRF – Tagesschau (21.6. from 3’32)
- Wie geht es dem hiesigen Kulturschaffen drei Monate nach dem Soforthilfe-Paket des Bundes? SRF Kulturplatz (24.06 from 18’21)
Send us your Inputs
Do you have any important information you would like to share with cultural practitioners or organizations in cultural promotion? Please send it to:
infopoint@prohelvetia.ch
Some of the information linked on this page is only available in certain languages, therefore it has been maintained in its original language.
Showcase for current projects by Swiss artists and cultural practitioners: The compilation is based on information that we receive and is constantly updated.
General
- Creative Corona Classes: Kostenlose Online-Schule von Museum für Digitale Kunst (MuDA) und Partner
- Bajour – Gärn gschee Kultur Live-Streams jeden Mittwoch 20:15
- Aus der Stube, in die Stube – Streaming is Caring: Täglich um 20:30 Live-Sessions Luzerner Kulturschaffender via Facebook und Instagram
- Radio 40: lieu de partage et de diffusion
- Let’s Get Digital: virtuelle Festival-Plattform
- HeK (Haus der elektronischen Künste Basel): an overview of the collection with a focus on software and online art
- Ville de Lausanne: La culture romande depuis chez vous, en période de confinement #culturacasa
- Radio Vostok: opération #culturevirale
- CultureEnJeu: THINK TANK CULTU[RE]MIX
- Le Labo: podcasts Joyfully waiting
Design & interactive media
- Swissgames Enjoy your time at home playing swiss games
- Design Switzerland Shop local (and online) – Swiss designers e-shops
Literature
- Viral – das online Literaturfestival
- Corona Tales von Chus Martínez
- Solothurner Literaturtage: online edition
- Editions Atrabile: «Brendon Bellard» l’ouvrage culte de Frederik Peeters (1997), à télécharger gratuitement (only in French)
Music
- Moods Zürich Konzerte für zu Hause
- Bongo Joe Records – Résiliences sonores: daily livestream (DJs, musicians, etc)
- swissmusic.ch: Stay at home and listen to Swiss music
- Gare du Nord: Klanglieferservice
- 31. Schaffhauser Jazzfestival: Live-Online Format
Dance & Theatre
- Online Spielplan nachtkritik.de
- Spectyou: Die digitale Plattform für Schauspiel, Tanz und Performance (mehr Info)
- Vidygital Digitalplattform von Théâtre de Vidy
- Projekt-Dokumentationen von Rimini Protokoll
- La Comédie de Genève: (Re)visiter la Comédie – online exhibition
- Morphologisches Institut: You Never Dance Alone Online dance project in Cooperation with Tanzhaus Zürich, Tanzbüro Basel, Roxy and Brut Wien
Visual Arts
- Ausstellungsrundgang von Thomas Hirschhorn: Eternal Ruins, Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris
- Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève – 5th Floor, digital extension: safe art in times of pandemia
- Studio K3: Artists in isolation
- GiM – Générations au Musée: a virtual visit in museums digital archives
- Foam: #foamathome – an online platform that brings photography to your home
- Graphische Sammlung of the ETH Library: Art Memory
- Editions Patrick Frey: Youtube channel
- Maëlle Gross: HotHeads, Videorundgang, Kunsthaus Langenthal, 2020
- Istituto Svizzero: virtual tour Marc Bauer «Mi piace Commenta Condividi, A Rhetorical Figure»
- Visarte: Corona Call
- Virtual Opening and Streaming Festival: Critical Zones Center for art and media Karlsruhe
Film
- Solothurner Filmtage: Swiss films and festivals at home – a panorama of the online offering
- Outside the Box: soutiens ton cinéma en regardant le film chez toi
International
- Kulturama digital: Kulturama brings international culture into your living room
- ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien (Karlsruhe): Critical Zones
Relevant articles
- Die Schweizer Kulturszene geht online: Die Links in der Übersicht SRF
- 11 Tipps für den digitalen Ausgang Tagesanzeiger
- La culture, de chez soi Le Temps
- Das Internet als Theaterspielstätte Berliner Zeitung
- Clubs schmeißen jetzt Partys im Netz Berliner Zeitung
- Diese Events bringen Kultur ins Wohnzimmer Spiegel Kultur
- Virtuelle Chorproben SRF Kultur
