Visual arts
Publication
What
Monographs on living contemporary artists, photographers and architects from Switzerland. Thematic publications of national significance on topical issues to do with contemporary artistic creation in Switzerland.
For Whom
Publishing houses, editors or artists, photographers and architects
Selection Criteria
Publishing houses:
- (Professional) publishing houses and other publishing institutions with national reach
- High-quality programme for at least two years
Publication projects:
- Projects of national significance that are aimed at more than just an expert audience
- Substantial and well-researched art historical or art criticism-related text on contemporary artistic creation in Switzerland
- Monographs must cover a period of artistic creation of at least ten years
In addition to these specific criteria, the apply.
Financial Contribution
Maximum grant CHF 20,000
- Production costs
- Editorial costs
Content Of Application
- CV and portfolio of the artists involved
- Publication concept (format, table of contents and significant parts of the text)
- Digital maquette of the publication (a layout ready for printing or in the final stage)
- Strategy for distributing the publication
- If applicable: Auszug aus der Übersetzung und entsprechender Kostenvoranschlag
- Detailliertes Budget sowie Finanzierungsplan der Publikation sowie Vertrag zw. Herausgeber:in/Künstler:in und Verlag
Format-specific Exclusion Criteria
Not supported:
- Projects focusing on historical work or work by deceased artists, photographers and architects
- Exhibition catalogues and reprints (incl. translations)
- Commemorative publications and purely academic projects
- Projects related to prizes/awards
- Projects that take place in the context of schools, colleges and universities
In the case of periodicals (e.g. magazines or partworks), a maximum of two projects a year are supported
Application Deadlines and Decision Timelines
Submission deadline | Open year-round |
Earliest start date for the project | Eight weeks after submitting the application |
Notification of decision | Within eight weeks |