As part of our ongoing efforts to improve our support measures for Switzerland’s various visual arts scenes, a change in the application dates for the production grants will become effective as of January 2026.
From January 2026, applications for the two support measures ‘production grant’ and ‘grant for production with presentation’ will be open once a year, from 1 July to 1 September. As with all the measures in which the applications are assessed by a jury, the start date of your project can, at the earliest, be four months after the application deadline, in that case the following 1 January.
Nationally established artists from Switzerland, active in all areas of the visual arts, can apply for these two productions grants. The next applications can therefore be submitted:
- In 2025: from 1 July to 1 September
- As of 2026: once a year, from 1 July to 1 September
As a reminder: to offer more flexibility in the creative process, the START grants are now open year-round and can be a good support in the initial phase of a new project, before entering the production phase.
Online info event
Artists interested in applying for production grants are invited to participate in our online info event:
Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 1:00-2:30pm (CET)
The event will consist of a presentation of the different production grant measures, and the new application dates as of 2026, followed by a Q&A session.
Deadline for registration: 20 June 2025 (11:45pm CET)
Support for visual arts
Find the complete list of support measures in the visual arts at any time on our website. New support measures will be available as of 1 July 2025.
