Artists in Residence

Residencies for 2021 now closed. 

Far from home, away from one’s own studio, familiar environment and every-day routine, new ideas and projects can arise, and art can evolve in a different and unexpected direction.

Pro Helvetia, together with its liaison office in India offers Swiss art practitioners the possibility of a residency in South Asia. In return, artists from India and the adjoining South Asian countries are given an opportunity to come to Switzerland for a residency stay.

List of South Asian artists awarded residencies in Switzerland. >>

List of Swiss artists awarded residencies in South Asia. >>

To view pictures and text on artists awarded residencies by Pro Helvetia New Delhi click here.

[Photo © Birender Yadav | Rote Fabrik, Zurich, 2019]

Find out more about our current and past artists-in-residence:

23 December 2019 - 22 March 2020 | Music

Fortunat Frölich | Studio Residency 2019/20

A well-known composer of contemporary classical music, Fortunat Frölich studied at the Universities of Arts in Zurich (Switzerland), Naples (Italy) and Leipzig (Germany). The music of Fortunat Frölich is committed to neither a particular school nor a particular style. Using a broad palette of musical and stylistic methods, reflecting his personal musical development, his compositions lead one …

Country of residency: India

18 November 2019 - 31 January 2020 | Music

Karolina Öhman | Studio Residency 2019/20

Karolina Öhman performs internationally as a chamber musician, soloist and ensemble player, with a diverse repertoire, specializing in contemporary music. She has also premiered numerous solo, chamber music and ensemble works. Karolina Öhman is a member of several contemporary music ensembles including Mondrian Ensemble Basel, ensemble neuverBand Basel, among others. She has won several awards …

Country of residency: India

1 November 2019 - 29 January 2020 | Design

Mariel Manuel | Studio Residency 2020

A Swiss artist and fashion designer, Mariel Manuel works mainly by materializing ideas in 3D, on the body or in space, sometimes at the crossroads of sculpture and design. “Ten dresses under my bed” is an ongoing research project by Manuel that questions the values and use of textile, craftsmanship and the disposal of fabrics that …

Country of residency: India, Sri Lanka

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