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Residenz in der Schweiz
Was
Bis zu dreimonatige Residenzaufenthale in einer Partnerinstitution in der Schweiz
Für wen
Kunst- und Kulturschaffende aus den Regionen der Verbindungsbüros (arabische Region, Ostasien, Südamerika, Südasien und Vietnam, Westafrika, Zentralafrika, Ostafrika und südliches Afrika – siehe vollständige Länderliste unten) in allen von Pro Helvetia unterstützten Disziplinen. Möglich sind Bewerbungen von Einzelpersonen oder Künstler:innenduos.
Auswahlkriterien
- Regelmässiger Wohnsitz in einer der Regionen der Verbindungsbüros und aktive Teilnahme an der jeweiligen Kulturszene.
- Umfassendes Portfolio und nachweisbare professionelle Erfahrung im jeweiligen Fachbereich.
- Starkes berufliches Interesse an der gewählten Destination, verbunden mit der eigenen künstlerischen Praxis, sowie am Networking mit der lokalen Kulturszene.
- Vorschlag für ein künstlerisches Projekt oder eine Forschungsidee, die den Austausch zwischen den Kulturszenen der Schweiz und dem Wohnsitzland der antragstellenden Person vertiefen kann.
- Kenntnisse der englischen Sprache oder einer der Schweizer Landessprachen, um eine reibungslose und effektive Kommunikation zu gewährleisten.
Finanzieller Beitrag
- Unterkunft
- Reisekosten
- Per diems
- Coach: Eine Fachperson aus der lokalen künstlerischen Szene, die Vernetzung und Austausch unterstützt
- Arbeitsplatz (auf Nachfrage)
- Produktions-/Materialkostenbeitrag (auf Nachfrage)
- Zusätzlich können Kunst- und Kulturschaffende mit Kinderbetreuungspflichten eine finanzielle Unterstützung von bis zu CHF 1000 pro Monat als Beitrag an die Kinderbetreuung oder für die Reisekosten ihrer Kinder und gegebenenfalls einer Betreuungsperson beantragen. Dies gilt auch, wenn das/die Kind/er betreut zuhause bleibt/en. Gesuchstellende haben im Voraus ein Budget aller Ausgaben vorzulegen.
Inhalt des Gesuchs
- Titel und kurze Beschreibung des Vorhabens
- Motivation, die das professionelle Interesse am gewählten Zielort erklärt.
- Gewünschte Dauer des Aufenthalts und Zielort
- CV und Portfolio
Alle Bewerbungen müssen in englischer Sprache eingereicht werden.
Formatspezifische Ausschlusskriterien
- Kulturschaffende aus Ländern ausserhalb des Zuständigkeitsbereichs der Verbindungsbüros von Pro Helvetia können sich nicht bewerben.
- Pro Helvetia kann keine Förderanträge berücksichtigen, wenn die antragstellende Person in einem Schul-, Universitätslehrgang oder einer Grundausbildung eingeschrieben ist.
Eingabetermine und Entscheidfristen
| Gesuchseingaben möglich ab | 1. January |
| Eingabedatum | 1. March, 23:59 (MEZ) |
| Eröffnung des Entscheids | Innerhalb von 4 Monaten |
| Frühestes Startdatum des Projekts | Im Folgejahr |
Zusätzliche Informationen
Pro Helvetia übernimmt keine Verantwortung für die Bewilligung von Visumsanträgen von Kunstschaffenden, mitreisenden Kindern, Partner:innen, Familienangehörigen oder Betreuungspersonen.
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Antragsberechtigt sind Kulturschaffende aus den folgenden Ländern:
Arabischer Raum
- Ägypten
- Algerien
- Jordanien
- Libanon
- Marokko
- Palästina
- Tunesien
- Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
China
- Festlandchina
- Hongkong
- Macau
- Taiwan
Südamerika
- Argentinien
- Bolivien
- Brasilien
- Chile
- Ecuador
- Kolumbien
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Südasien und Vietnam
- Bangladesch
- Bhutan
- Indien
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- Vietnam
West-, Zentral-, Ost- und südliches Afrika
- Angola
- Äquatorialguinea
- Äthiopien
- Benin
- Botsuana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Demokratische Republik Kongo
- Dschibuti
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Gabun
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kamerun
- Kenia
- Komoren
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Mosambik
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republik Kongo
- Ruanda
- Sambia
- Sao Tome and Préncipe
- Senegal
- Seychellen
- Sierra Leone
- Simbabwe
- Somalia
- Südafrika
- Südsudan
- Tansania
- Togo
- Tschad
- Uganda
- Zentralafrikanische Republik
Residenzpartnerinnen und -partner in der Schweiz
Nachstehend finden Sie eine Auswahl von Partnerinnen und Partnern in der Region. Dieses Netzwerk ist ebenso vielfältig und dynamisch wie die Bedingungen der Region. Unsere Partnerinnen und Partner befinden sich sowohl in urbanen Zentren als auch in ländlichen Gegenden. Sie arbeiten in einer Vielzahl von Sparten und Formaten, mit festen Räumen oder offenen Plattformen. Künstlerinnen und Künstler, die sich um eine Residenz bewerben, können die passendste Partnerschaft angeben. Eine vorherige Kontaktaufnahme mit der potenziellen Partnereinrichtung ist nicht erforderlich. Im Falle einer Selektion ist die Verfügbarkeit abhängig von der Partnerinstitution, Änderungen sind vorbehalten.
Liste der Residenzpartnerinnen und -partner als Tabelle
| Residency | Location | Description | Discipline(s) | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atelier Mondial | Münchenstein, Basel, Switzerland | Atelier Mondial is one of the oldest and largest international artist residency exchange programmes in Switzerland. It offers live-in studios for visual artists and writers and an in-house exhibition space. The residency aims to promote intercultural and interdisciplinary dialogue about art, as well as sustainable networking based on interests and friendships between artists from different countries and cultures. Partnerships with related organisations abroad, which have grown over many years, provide the basis for exchange and dialogue. Atelier Mondial provides its residents with a creative and unhurried period for production. | Literature, Performing Arts, Visual Arts | ateliermondial.com |
| Binz39 | Zürich, Switzerland | For over 40 years, BINZ39 has been a residency and exhibition space in the centre of Zurich. It contains eight artist studios, with a direct opening into the exhibition space, which hosts six exhibitions annually alongside additional events. Unlike a white cube, BINZ39 retains the character of its historic building, with wooden floors and a pink kitchen. The space is self-organised, with residents sharing responsibilities, and sits within a larger compound that also includes other artist-run spaces, various studios, initiatives and a café. | Visual Arts | Binz39.ch |
| Château de Lavigny | Lavigny, Vaud, Switzerland | The international writer’s residency at Château de Lavigny is managed by the Heinrich Maria and Jane Ledig-Rowohlt Foundation. It offers combined live-in and work rooms for writers along with shared communal indoor out outdoor spaces. This exceptional site, built in 1732, is the former home of the German publisher Heinrich Ledig-Rowohlt (Rowohlt Verlag), who lived there with his wife from 1972 to 1992. Many renowned writers, friends of the Rowohlts, stayed here regularly, including Vladimir Nabokov and Henri Miller. After their deaths, and in accordance with their wishes, the house became an international writers’ residence. | Literature | chateaudelavigny.ch |
| Embassy of Foreign Artists (EoFA) | Petit-Lancy, Geneva, Switzerland | The Embassy of Foreign Artists (EoFA) is a research-based residency programme, offering private living spaces in historic residencies and studios in a cooperative in the city centre of Geneva. EoFA focuses on socially engaged practices and arts & science. Also, it strongly collaborates with international organisations’ archival departments and with the scientific research centre Campus Biotech. Long-term residencies and short-term accommodation for artists and cultural practitioners presenting their work in local institutions are all welcome. This makes EoFA a very dynamic place to meet international artists. | Performing Arts, Visual Arts | eofa.ch |
| Fundaziun Nairs | Scuol, Grisons, Switzerland | Fundaziun Nairs in the Lower Engadine has served as an international residency space since 1988. It is located in a historic former bathhouse on the river Inn and welcomes around 30 artists each year. Surrounded by the alpine landscape, it offers artists a rare combination of concentrated retreat in a rural region and lively exchange through shared dinners and studio visits open to professionals and the public. Deeply rooted in local culture, languages and landscape yet connected to the global art and gallery scene, it also hosts a rich programme of contemporary art exhibitions and events. | Design, Literature, Music, Performing Arts, Visual Arts | nairs.ch |
| Gleis 70 | Zurich, Switzerland | The guest studio Gleis70 is located in Zurich Altstetten in a former factory building in an industrial area. Artists, musicians, designers, inventors, composers, writers, graphic artists, dancers, filmmakers, and many more work in the Gleis70 cooperative building. It is located right beside the tracks of the train Zurich-Bern/Basel and is easily accessible by public transportation. Gleis70 is an artists-run residency. | Design, Literature, Visual arts | gastatelier.gleis70.ch |
| Initiative Freie Musikszene Zürich (IFMZ) | Zurich, Switzerland | The Initiative Freie Musikszene Zürich (IFMZ) is an association of freelance professionals active in Zurich’s contemporary and experimental music and sound art scene. It houses seven personal studios, a rehearsal space for common use and a big residency studio. The place is located in the middle of lively district four, which is known for its diversity, party scene, markets and events. IFMZ is artist-run and operates outside of institutional structures. The space is best suited for artists who are interested in working in a lively environment and do not require constant silence. | Music | ifmz.ch |
| Kaserne Basel | Basel, Switzerland | Kaserne Basel is one of the most important venues for contemporary theatre, dance, performance, and popular music in Switzerland. It partners with local, national, and international scenes and supports the development of new works. The residency offers a shared, self-organised rehearsal space for local artists, Swiss residency artists, and residency artists from the regions covered by Pro Helvetia’s liaison offices. It focuses on social connections rather than production, though many artists use the rehearsal space to experiment and present their research in a final showing. | Music, Performing Arts | kaserne-basel.ch |
| La Becque | La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland | Located on the shores of Lake Geneva, in La Tour-de-Peilz, the La Becque residency welcomes artists from all walks of life, inviting its residents to develop their project in an exceptional living and working environment. La Becque’s residency programmes offer its residents time for reflection, rather than a focus on production. Support is provided for transitional stages in the realisation of projects, whether on site through our own infrastructure or with the help of partner institutions. Particular attention is given to projects that explore the interplay between nature, the environment, and technology — notions that are more intertwined than ever and that lie at the heart of contemporary concerns. | Design, Literature, Music, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Art+ | https://labecque.ch/en/la-becque/ |
| L’Abri | Geneva, Switzerland | L’Abri is spread over two sites, L’Abri – Madeleine and L’Abri – Carouge, in Geneva. A concrete burrow, buried and safe, and a former locksmith’s workshop, a glass roof bathed in light, opening onto the city: two intertwined spaces, which respond to each other, for a single project, L’Abri. Each year, a dozen artists join the growing community of L’Abri. During the season, the space becomes a place of life, creation and common reflection in which each artist has time to research and work on his or her future projects without any obligation to produce. From year to year, L’Abri is transformed by the new sensibilities that inhabit it. For the residencies in collaboration with Pro Helvetia, L’Abri accompanies emerging artists under 30 from all horizons in their projects by providing a flat and, upon availability, rehearsal spaces, a recording studio, by organising meetings with professionals from different fields, by setting up exchanges with regional and international structures and artists. | Performing Arts, Art+, Literature, Music, Design, Interactive Media, Visual Arts | https://labrigeneve.ch/ |
| La Grange, Centre / Arts et Sciences / UNIL | Lausanne, Switzerland | La Grange, located on the campus of the University of Lausanne, is a theater for contemporary performing arts and a place for research and experimentation, where artists and scientists work together to create new forms. It encourages scenic or visual co-creations resulting from collaborations between local or international artists and scientists, and supports them by developing original programmes and tools (residencies, research-creation projects, public events, podcasts, arts/sciences festival). La Grange is interested in all forms, whether experimental, radical, or traditional, whether based on text, performance, or installation, as long as there is common ground to be explored. The artist in residence selected by Pro Helvetia is preferably interested in meeting researchers of the campus, with a focus on scientific or societal issues. The artist in residence can stay at “The Vortex”, a complex with 44 fully furnished apartments. It is a vibrant area with many facilities: a restaurant, a rooftop bar with a unique view of the lake and the mountains, a nursery, a multipurpose hall and a number of other local shops and businesses. | Performing Arts, Art+ | https://www.grange-unil.ch/ |
| Musikwohnhaus | Basel, Switzerland | The Musikwohnhaus in Basel was established as a result of an in-depth investigation into the often challenging conditions that musicians and artists face in terms of work and residence. It was planned and build by the “Stiftung Habitat” (Foundation Habitat). Four apartments offer visiting musicians and creative artists the space for an effective working sojourn at the Musikwohnhaus. The guest apartments were designed with the special needs of musicians in mind and are intended for work and practice. A canteen, located centrally in the courtyard, a recording studio and three rehearsal spaces are available upon request. The fully furnished one-bedroom apartments are sound proof and equipped with a kitchenette and an en-suite bathroom. Sufficient storage space is available for luggage, instruments or other equipment. | Music | https://www.bwo.admin.ch/bwo/de/home/ wohnungspolitik/gemeinnuetziger-wohnungsbau/ausgezeichnete-bauten/musikerwohnhaus.html |
| Neubad | Luzern, Switzerland | The Neubad is the conversion of the former indoor swimming pool of the city of Lucerne. Since 2013, the temporary use has held events, gastronomy and catering, as a work and activity space, as a gallery as well as a neighbourhood meeting place and garden. Neubad offers residency places in the spacious apartment with terrace and three independent bedrooms. For selected artists-in-residence at Neubad, there is the possibility to collaborate with the annual Fumetto festival, one of the largest events held in Lucerne and one of the most important international comic festivals in Europe, and the biannual festival Woerdz, a rendezvous of the best-known heads of the spoken word scene. | Visual Arts, Interactive Media, Art+ | https://neubad.org/ |
| Residency.ch | Bern, Switzerland | The PROGR Foundation in Bern is an art center with studios for artists of all disciplines, including galleries and other cultural institutions, space for events and concerts, as well as two bars with a restaurant. It was founded in 2009 by the artist group ‘Pro PROGR’ with the aim of promoting art production and providing workrooms for more than 150 artists on around 4500 square meters on five floors. The association Residency.ch, based at PROGR, was founded in 2012 by the artists Peter Aerschmann and Sophie Schmidt, supported by entrepreneur Hansjörg Wyss, with the aim of inviting visual artists for art residencies, establishing networks with artists and art organisations outside Switzerland and supporting international cultural exchange. Visiting artists are accommodated on the top floor of the house in an apartment with five rooms, shared kitchen and bathroom, and a balcony. | Visual Arts, Literature, Art+ | http://residency.ch/index.html |
| Rote Fabrik | Zurich, Switzerland | Since 1980 the Rote Fabrik cultural centre in Zürich offers a wide range of opportunities for cultural participation in a unique place on the lake: music, film and theatre, as well as at concept events on socio-political and cultural-political topics. In doing so, it constantly picks up on new trends and offers opportunities for cultural creation in various fields. In 2008, Rote Fabrik began an artists in residence project for foreign artists and cultural practitioners. The cultural center and the artists working in the studios stimulate each other, inspire each other and new networking opportunities arise. The selected artists in residence are provided with a studio of 117 mq and an apartment in Zürich, as well as with artistic support. | Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Art+, Music | https://rotefabrik.ch/#/ |
| SMEM | Fribourg, Switzerland | Founded in November 2016 and located in Fribourg, the smem (Swiss Museum and Centre for Electronic Instruments) brings together one of the largest collections of electronic and electromechanical instruments in the world with more than 5,000 objects covering the last eighty years of the history of music. The collection includes synthesizers, organs, effects and studio equipment. The foundation of this collection was laid by Basel collector Klemens Trenkle, who bequeathed them to the smem association on a contractual basis. The smem focuses its collection on access to sound creation and musical culture. The term “living collection” or “living archive” best describes its intentions. The smem’s central axes are many and revolve around three key terms: preservation, transmission-mediation, creation-invention. Its aim is to preserve the cultural heritage of electronic instruments and make it accessible to both the general public and professional musicians. To bring musical culture to all audiences and help them discover the world of sound in an interactive way. The artists in residence have the opportunity to engage with smem’s know-how and network and use the equipment according to availability. A flat close to the studios is organised for selected artists. | Music | https://www.smemmusic.ch/ |
| Swiss Game Hub | Zurich, Switzerland | Founded in 2019, the Swiss Game Hub (SGH) is a non-profit association in Zurich with the goal of improving the Swiss games industry. As part of their mission to further game development in Switzerland, it offers a mentorship programme and co-working space, where developers and interested parties meet to exchange opinions and experiences and find opportunities to collaborate. The SGH runs regular events aimed at professional game developers and those who aspire to be. In the residency programme in collaboration with Pro Helvetia, the selected cultural practitioner has the opportunity to enter the world of SGH and use its facilities, know-how, mentoring and networking. A flat is arranged in Zurich. | Interactive Media | https://www.swissgamehub.com/ |
| Utopiana | Geneva, Switzerland | Utopiana is a place for a multidisciplinary research and creation, an association active at a local and international level for more than 20 years. Utopiana welcomes artist residencies and offers practical or reflective workshops together with events open to a wide audience. Utopiana designs its activities and program with the perspective that art has an essential role to play in building a new sensitivity towards ecosystems. The team of Utopiana aim to develop and promote art practices that question our relationship with the entire living world and that are rooted in everyday life. The entire house with the garden is made available to the selected resident. On the occasion of workshops, the house can accommodate up to 20 people inside and 40 in the garden. | Visual Arts, Art+ | https://www.utopiana.art/en/ |
| Verzasca Foto Festival | Frasco, Ticino, Switzerland | Verzasca Foto, located in a mountain valley in the Locarno district of the Canton of Ticino, aims to promote emerging international photographers and to support visual arts in rural and peripheral areas, by giving free space through connection and dialogues with nature, offering access to different forms of expression and ways of visual storytelling. During the festival, held in September every year, outdoor exhibitions, artists presentations, guided visits, meetings, portfolio reviews, night screenings and live music can be experienced in small villages of stone houses and surrounded by dense, lush nature. An intimate and informal meeting place where participants have the opportunity to share ideas and points of view. The artists in residence project allows professional photographers to develop a series of images in total artistic freedom while staying in the Verzasca Valley and exhibit their work during the festival. The presence of outside guest photographers is an opportunity for cultural and artistic exchange, both for local artists as well as for the native population. During the stay in Switzerland, in addition to participating in the festival, the selected artist will be able to travel to connect with some of Switzerland’s most important photography-related realities. | Visual Arts | http://www.verzascafoto.com/ |
| Villa Sträuli | Winterthur, Switzerland | Kulturhaus Villa Sträuli is a non-profit art organization in the city of Winterthur. As a space for artistic creation, production, and dissemination of contemporary art it offers an interdisciplinary, international residency program and a year-round public program. The work of the Villa Sträuli team is committed to ensuring a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Residents are integrated into the Villa Sträuli’s cultural program and public relations. In addition, they are invited to offer and participate in public events: artist talks, concerts, workshops, studio visits, meet the artists events, and more. Available for incoming residents are 3 living and working studios, incl. a small kitchen and a private bathroom; a white cube for exhibitions, 3 event spaces in the Villa, and a rehearsal space with technical equipment for musicians are available. | Music, Literature, Visual Arts, Art+, Performing Arts | https://www.villastraeuli.ch/ |