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Andrew Holland is the new Director of Pro Helvetia Yesterday evening the Board of Trustees of Pro Helvetia unanimously chose Andrew Holland as the new Director. He is currently Head of the Funding and Cultural Promotion Division and Deputy Director of Pro Helvetia. He will take up his new post on 1 November 2012. 46-year-old …

Federal Councillor Alain Berset opened the Swiss Pavilion at the 13th International Architecture Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia today. He paid credit to Miroslav Šik, who designed the Swiss Pavilion, calling him one of Switzerland’s most radical and influential theorists of architecture. In a supporting programme under the name of «Salon Suisse», Pro Helvetia …

Swiss artist Valentin Carron (35) has been selected to represent Switzerland at the 2013 art biennale in Venice. Living and working in the vineyard village of Fully in the Rhone valley, Carron is an outstanding figure in the young Swiss arts scene. Valentin Carron will design the Swiss Pavilion in Venice in 2013. Pro Helvetia’s …

Pius Knüsel, Director of the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, is leaving the Foundation at the end of September 2012. After ten years of commitment to the promotion of Swiss arts he wishes to make a career change. Pius Knüsel has been Director of the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia since 1 July 2002. He …

Architect and ETH Professor Miroslav Šik is representing Switzerland at this year’s architecture biennale in Venice. His exhibition entitled «And Now the Ensemble!» represents an appeal to fellow architects, builders and authorities to plan any new construction as an integral part of its environment. Pro Helvetia, responsible for Switzerland’s presence at art and architecture biennials …

  From 1 January 2012, applications by cultural practitioners for financial support from the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia must all be submitted in electronic form. The www.myprohelvetia.ch portal provides the necessary information as well as step-by-step guidelines on how to enter data and submit an application. The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia is switching …

On the recommendation of its Biennale Jury, Pro Helvetia’s Board of Trustees has nominated Miroslav Šik for the 2012 Architecture Biennale in Venice. In the opinion of Pro Helvetia, Miroslav Šik is a strong and effective voice in the field of architecture theory and contemporary Swiss architecture. Miroslav Šik will represent Switzerland at the 2012 …