Visual Arts

Pro Helvetia promotes the professional contemporary Swiss visual arts with a view to ensuring their diversity as well as their national and international reach. It supports the creation of new artistic works, the dissemination of Swiss art and culture outside Switzerland and cultural exchange in Switzerland. As a national foundation, Pro Helvetia supplements the promotional activities of Swiss cantons and municipalities and supports only projects that are cross-regionally or internationally recognised. In the visual arts, Pro Helvetia supports fine arts, photography, new media, performance and architecture.

What we support

The guidelines for applicants set out the procedure for applying for visual arts funding to the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia. They also explain the assessment criteria, procedures, deadlines and appeals process.

Guidelines for Applicants: Visual Arts

Pro Helvetia also supports events combining artistic disciplines as well as festivals that present productions from various artistic disciplines.

Open calls for applications

• Focus Photo: support for new photographic projects
  Application deadline: 1 November 2023

For information on additional formats that can be submitted on an ongoing basis, please refer to the guidelines.

Latest News

Visual Arts

Focus Photo: support for new photographic projects

Pro Helvetia is launching a new call for applications for photography projects, with an annually changing focus.

01.09.2023

Visual Arts

Open Call: FUTURES, the European Photography Platform

Visual Arts

Cahiers d’Artistes – Publications 2023

Performing Arts

Focus on Switzerland at Centre Pompidou «Move» Festival

Venice Biennale

Biennale Architettura 2023: Swiss Pavilion now open

Dossiers

Venice Biennials

Cahiers d’Artistes

Promotion of emerging artists Visual Arts