Grants, residencies and exhibitions open to artists in Switzerland — 20 active calls with verified deadlines, application fees and funding details. Updated daily.
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20 active opportunities linked to Switzerland — from local foundations to international programs accepting artists based in or targeting this region. Resolved from location fields, organizers, and verified metadata. Sign in free for the full filters, deadline reminders and calendar export.
CompetitionFederal Office of Culture
Swiss federal culture office.
Basel, Switzerland
ResidencyPartial FundingLandis & Gyr Foundation
The Landis & Gyr Foundation, Zug, runs its own residency houses in East London, Belgrade, Budapest, Bucharest, Sofia and Zug, with a focus on East-Central and Southeast Europe; independent experts and the foundation board select the fellows.
London, Belgrade, Budapest, Bucharest, Sofia or Zug
ResidencyPartial Fundingbluefactory
The arts-and-sciences research residency of Fribourg's bluefactory innovation district, with the University of Fribourg.
Fribourg, Switzerland
ExhibitionGrindelwald Tourismus
Grindelwald tourism organisation, which has run the festival since 2023.
Grindelwald, SwitzerlandStadt Dübendorf
Stadt Dübendorf
Dübendorf (ZH), Switzerland
ResidencySelf-fundedLilly Keller Stiftung
The foundation of Swiss artist Lilly Keller (1929–2018) offers six two-month residencies a year in her former house in Thusis.
Thusis, Graubünden, Switzerland
ResidencyFully FundedPro Helvetia
This high-prestige program decouples funding from the strict necessity of final production, instead financing deep cultural immersion and sustainable international networking. It is ideal for eligible musicians and sound artists seeking financial stability to undertake high-risk, culturally immersive research. The program functions as an instrument of Swiss cultural diplomacy, forging long-term...
Switzerland and global liaison regionsWe combine the venue, the organiser’s country, city references and who the call is open to — not just keywords in titles.
Most international programmes work in English, and each listing states when the local language is required.
This varies. Fully funded opportunities and residencies often cover travel expenses or provide travel grants, while others only fund local accommodation.
Most listed opportunities are open internationally. Any citizenship or residency restrictions are structured and highlighted on the program card.
Art academies, museums, galleries, foundations and non-profit spaces. In the organisers section you can browse them by type, each with every call it has run and the months it usually opens.