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Swiss Art Awards 2027
- Who Can Apply: Artists, architects, and critics, editors and curators in art and architecture, who are Swiss citizens or live in Switzerland (for the whole competition). Individuals or groups only, not organisations. Not open to people who applied to the 2026 edition, students enrolled in a BA/MA art or architecture programme (unless they already hold a Master's), holders of three Swiss Art Awards, Prix Meret Oppenheim winners, or anyone entering the Kiefer Hablitzel | Göhner Art Prize or the Swiss Design Competition the same year.
- The Focus: The Federal Office of Culture's annual national competition: a dossier round, then a finalists' exhibition at Swiss Art Awards in Basel, 14–20 June 2027, during Art Basel.
- The Funding: Each award winner receives CHF 25,000; finalists receive a one-off payment toward producing their work for the exhibition.
- Key Requirements: Apply at esub.admin.ch with an AGOV login between 23 October and midnight on 3 December 2026. Art section: one PDF dossier (max. 20 A4 pages, 10 MB) with a title page, a statement on the work (max. 1,500 characters), pages on the development of your practice in recent years, and a one-page CV. Finalists are told by the end of February 2027.
DeadlineThursday, December 3, 2026
AwardEach award winner receives CHF 25,000. Finalists also receive a one-off payment from the Federal Office of Culture toward producing their work for the Basel exhibition.
Open toArtists in Switzerland
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesAll Stages
Application notesApply online at esub.admin.ch (eGrants), which needs an AGOV login; in a group entry every member needs an AGOV login. Extra material such as publications can be posted to the FOC (Monbijoustrasse 74, 3003 Bern) by 3 December 2026. Contact swissart@bak.admin.ch.
Contactswissart@bak.admin.ch
Federal Office of Culture (FOC)
Organization based in Bern