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From silences to power: co-creation projects from Switzerland and South Asia

[…] Artist, art mediator and author, Mara studied theory/visual communication and history and art history. Habib Afsar’s initial training as a medical doctor and subsequent specialisations in public health and health systems established his deep interest in health and wellbeing, research and participatory methodologies. Art making was always his passion. A masters in Expressive Arts […]


She Got Game: Nominated Participants

[…] MiTale; IGDA Chair  South Asia Deepanjali Sarna, India  Project “Underground Days”, a game based on decision making visual novel with puzzles aimed to raise awareness on mental health issues.  Mentor: Violetta Leoni, Executive Producer, One-O-One Games  Monica Selvandurai, India  Project “Untitled Bakery Game”, a semi-casual management simulation where the player grow and expand bakery business […]


Synergies: Selected projects 2024

[…] South Africa (South Africa), Portas Vilaseca Galeria (Brazil), University of the Western Cape (South Africa), Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Switzerland), Water and Health Research Centre, University of Johannesburg (South Africa), Department of Earth Science, University of the Western Cape (South Africa), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Brazil) Pantha Rhei on the […]


Art+ research and production grant: supported projects

[…] regular exchange with scientists from the fields of gender studies, sociology and history. The participants share information on topics common to all these disciplines, such as mental health, migration and racism. © Marcel Schwald About Art+ Under Art+, Pro Helvetia promotes artistic collaboration between artists and experts from social or scientific fields. Funding opportunities […]


Looking back: Allegra – Swiss Literature Festival in Belgium

[…] as the guest of honour at the 2021 Brussels Book Fair. The participation was first postponed, and then the fair was cancelled altogether due to the global health crisis. But that didn’t stop the partners from bringing Swiss literature in its whole richness to the Belgian public: The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, in […]


Untooling: Carbon Flux

[…] to harmonise with the environment, ensuring that our actions do not harm the ecology and striving to enhance the ecological balance within our village to make it healthier and more sustainable.  Here is different from there. People here care about our living environment. We live a lifestyle in harmony with nature and slow down […]