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01.11.2023 The Arts Council
Pro Helvetia from 1 November 2023 with adapted management structure and Philippe Bischof stepping down at the end of June 2025

The Board of Trustees of Pro Helvetia has adjusted the structure of the Executive Committee of the Swiss Arts Council as of 1 November 2023. The personnel and organizational changes are made in connection with a private relationship that has arisen at executive committee level and serve to prevent any conflicts of interest. They complement …

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28.09.2023 Literature
Pro Helvetia at the 75th Frankfurt book fair
(18–22 October 2023)

OFF Stage Switzerland: a new space for Swiss literature(s) With “OFF Stage Switzerland”, Pro Helvetia creates a new space for Swiss literature(s) at the 75th Frankfurt book fair. The initiative aims to strengthen the potential for change unleashed by fundamental shifts in the book fair’s mode of operation. The pilot project complements Pro Helvetia’s regular …

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(18–22 October 2023)"

18.05.2023 Venice Biennale
Biennale Architettura 2023: Swiss Pavilion now open

Swiss Pavilion now open The Swiss Pavilion at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia was opened today in the presence of Alain Berset, President of the Swiss Confederation, and Philippe Bischof, Director of Pro Helvetia. The building, designed by Bruno Giacometti, will present the exhibition «Neighbours» by Karin Sander and Philip …

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12.04.2023 Venice Biennale
Swiss Pavilion Biennale Architettura 2023
Media moment

“Neighbours” by Karin Sander and Philip Ursprung Following an open call, the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia has chosen to entrust the exhibition of the Swiss Pavilion for the Biennale Architettura 2023 to the artist and professor of art and architecture, Karin Sander and the professor of history of art and architecture Philip Ursprung, both …

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Media moment"

04.04.2023 Design
Milano Design Week 2023 | 17–23 April 2023

“Urgent Legacy” exhibition programme at House of Switzerland Milano  Seven days, seven exhibitions, three floors and a joint roof. During the Milano Design Week 2023, House of Switzerland Milano will be hosting Swiss designers, studios, brands and a variety of institutions operating in the field of design. The programme comprises diverse approaches to the «Urgent …

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07.03.2023 Art, Science and Technology
«Synergies» to boost collaboration between art, science and technology

The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia has launched an open call for programmes that foster exchange among organisations from the worlds of art, science and technology. The aim of «Synergies» is to strengthen research and process-oriented collaboration at this intersection and to connect networks, methods and knowledge from these three areas. In addition, Pro Helvetia …

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28.02.2023 Venice Biennale
Neighbours

Pavilion of Switzerland at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia Karin Sander and Philip Ursprung represent Switzerland at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia Two national pavilions and a wall that connects as well as separates, are the focus of Karin Sander’s and Philip Ursprung’s project Neighbours …

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14.02.2023 Design
Milano Design Week 2023 | «House of Switzerland»

«Urgent Legacy»: How is the Swiss design scene shaping the future? At the Milano Design Week 2023, the Swiss design scene shows how it is dealing with pressing issues of our time. The group exhibition «Urgent Legacy» brings together emerging designers, independent studios, established brands as well as education and research institutions at the «House …

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12.01.2023 Visual Arts
Guerreiro do Divino Amor selected for Swiss Pavilion at the Biennale Arte 2024

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, …

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05.01.2023 Visual Arts
Photography in Transition

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 …

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18.10.2022 Interactive Media
«She Got Game» Brings Women into Play

Pro Helvetia is launching its first-ever call for participation for women in the interactive media sector with «She Got Game». This mentoring and networking programme aims to strengthen equal opportunities in the game industry, both in Switzerland and in the regions overseen by Pro Helvetia’s liaison offices. Although the cultural sector is making steady progress …

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13.09.2022 Performing Arts
Swiss Focus at La Biennale de Toulouse

Seventeen dance, theatre, circus and performance projects by Swiss arts companies will be on show in Toulouse from 29 September to 15 October 2022. The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia is supporting the presentation of these guest performances and thus further strengthening the visibility and international dissemination of Swiss performing arts. Initiated in 2019 by …

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23.05.2022 Design
Milano Design Week 2022

With the Design Switzerland exhibition at this year’s Milano Design Week, the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia is presenting nine of Switzerland’s most promising up-and-coming design studios. For the first time at the world’s most important design fair, the representatives of the Swiss design scene will be united under a single roof, the House of …

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21.04.2022 Visual Arts
Opening Art Biennale 2022

«The Concert»: Latifa Echakhch’s Journey Through Space and Time Swiss Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia With “The Concert” by the artist Latifa Echakhch, Federal Councillor Alain Berset opened the Swiss Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. Latifa Echakhch’s installation invites audiences to …

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31.03.2022 Visual Arts
«Neighbourhood»:
Swiss contribution to the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023

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 …

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Swiss contribution to the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023"

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