Pro Helvetia Shanghai - Swiss Arts Council

12/06/2026

Public Ground: In The Urban-Rural Continuum
Pop-up Exhibition and Conversation
Curator: Gong Chenxi (artist-in-residence at ZAZ)

Venue: ZAZ BELLERIVE Zentrum Architektur Zürich
Exhibition: 17 June, 14:00-20:30
Conversation: 18:30-20:30
Free entry

Participants: Atelier Wo-Land; Fichter+; Martino Pedrozzi; Schneider Stoner; studio we architettura; Chair Of Architectural Behaviorology ETH; Architecture of Territory ETH

Gong Chenxi [China] is the founder of Atelier Wo-Land. Her Intervention in Yangshantou Village was shortlisted for the Architectural Review Emerging Architecture Award and recognised as highly commended for AR Public awards. She understands the architect as a kind of anthropologist — someone whose practice is grounded in understanding for the sake of imagination. Through site-specific interventions, analytical mapping, and teaching, she seeks to awaken perception and activate the often-overlooked ties between space, landscape, history, and collective life.
More about the curator: https://www.atelierwoland.com/

20/05/2026

🧩 Co-creation and artistic practice
🔗 What is the foundation of an equitable collaboration? How does working together influence artistic practice? What challenges do partners encounter along the way? Partners from five supported co-creation projects share their experiences.
💡 With the measure co-creation, Pro Helvetia supports projects that are jointly developed by Swiss artists and their counterparts in the regions of its liaison offices. The measure is designed to strengthen artistic practices that have emerged through earlier residencies, research trips or independent collaborations and to give them time, continuity and space to unfold.
⌛ Application deadline: 1 June 2026
Find the full article and more information on the co-creation measure on our website: https://prohelvetia.ch/.../co-creation-and-artistic.../
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1/5: HeveaHub – Alexander Amir Khan (Switzerland) and Katia Fagundes (Brazil)
© Courtesy of the artists
2: SEESAW – Jasmine Morand (Switzerland) and Shaymaa Shoukry (Egypt)
© Laetitia Gessler
3: Tuning, digital instruments and post-traditional music in Africa and Europe – Basile Huguenin‑Virchaux (Switzerland) and Samuel Karugu (Kenya)
© Kilele Summit
4/7: Hallucinations of an Artifact – Jonathan O’Hear (Switzerland) and Mandeep Singh Raikhy (India)
© Venus Maku Thokchom
6: Wen Keng We Meet? – On Connection – Stirnimann-Stojanovic (Switzerland) and Keng Chen (China)
© Courtesy of the artists, Gessnerallee, Zurich, 2026

14/05/2026

In our May newsletter, we turn our attention to a vibrant and growing dimension of cultural dialogue: the presentation of Swiss artists in China through the format of exhibitions.

Over the past months, we have witnessed a remarkable range of projects that go well beyond the mere display of works: Julian Charrière, David Moser, Pauline Agustoni/ Ivo Allgoewer/ Léon Félix/ Noemi Niederhauser/ Reto Pulfer, and Elisa Shua Dusapin. Genuine exchange happens when artists are present to meet local audiences and hold events that transform a static presentation into a living conversation.

Here, we're glad to share a handful of such moments across visual art, design, and literature.
Read more: https://prohelvetia-shanghai.cmail19.com/t/i-e-ziukitl-mlhdyvtk-n/

06/05/2026

⏪ Annual report 2025
In 2025, Pro Helvetia supported around 6,800 arts and culture projects in Switzerland and in 113 other countries around the world, thereby making a crucial contribution to the fostering of professional Swiss arts and culture production and its international dissemination.
Find more project examples and information on our activities in 2025 in our annual report 👇
https://prohelvetia.ch/en/annual-report-2025/

📷 credits
4 KLANG MOOR SCHOPFE​ © Nicholas Schärer
5 BRICKS – Chorale for bricks and bodies © Carlos Mario Lema
6 © IceCrack Games
8 Palais de Tokyo​ © Copyright Vivian Suter, Courtesy Karma International, Zurich; Gladstone, New York / Bruxelles / Seoul; Gaga, Mexico DF; Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City, Credit : Aurélien Mole
9 © Holger Menzel
10 © Agnese Bedini / Alessandro Saletta / DSL Studio

16/04/2026

🖇️🖇️🖇️ Open Call: Fumetto-Tandem 2027 🖇️🖇️🖇️

Fumetto and Neubad Luzern, in cooperation with Pro Helvetia, bring together two comic creators from Switzerland and abroad for a comic residency: One Swiss and one international comic artist will be invited to the “Fumetto-Tandem”, a three-month collaborative residency.

For the 2027 edition, this residency will be held in cooperation with Pro Helvetia Shanghai - Swiss Arts Council and Post Wave Comics (Beijing).

Open call link: https://www.fumetto.ch/info/news?item=open-call-tandem-2027
Application deadline: 15 May 2026

08/04/2026

We’ve moved, but not too far!

Pro Helvetia Shanghai now has a new location, just a stone’s throw away from where we have stayed for the past seven years. If you’ve ever wandered through Yuyuan Road, you’ll know it’s a place where old industrial bones meet fresh creative spirits. Red brick walls shaded by large camphor trees. Thanks for updating your address books!

🌳 Our new address:
Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia Shanghai
Room L101, Building 2
No.1107, Yuyuan Road, Changning District
Shanghai 200050, China

12/03/2026

💡 Synergies: selected projects 2026
Considering the fast-paced and often complex development of digital technologies, Synergies offers support for international collaborations and fosters opportunities for transdisciplinary knowledge exchange and mutual inspiration at the intersection of art, including all artistic disciplines we support.
OUT IN THE LOOP x SONIC SHAMAN is an innovative collaboration between artists from Switzerland and our region. It is one of the eight selected projects by an international transdisciplinary jury of experts.
🔗 Read about the projects: https://prohelvetia.ch/.../synergies-selected-projects-2026/

09/02/2026

Three compelling literary projects - the ReJU Plan, One Way Space workshops, and the Illustration Masterclass delegation- have brought together writers, theater professionals, and illustrators from Switzerland and China. Across borders and disciplines, these projects have fostered sustained encounters, inviting participants to reconsider the power of storytelling in light yet innovative ways.

We are also pleased to announce that the open calls for Residencies 2027 and Co-creation are officially live.

Read more on our newsletter: https://prohelvetia-shanghai.cmail19.com/t/i-e-zykhiit-mlhdyvtk-f/

04/02/2026

🎭 A new chapter in Swiss–Chinese theatre is unfolding

🌍🤝 The ReJU Plan has grown from a pandemic workaround into a long-term model for international co-creation. Over four years, it has developed into an incubator where playwrights, translators, directors, and actors collaborate across borders—continuously, creatively, and with sustained artistic presence.

For Swiss theatre makers, ReJU offers a unique remote ‘residency’ within a dynamic theatre ecosystem, shaping artistic exchange beyond short-term mobility.

Read more here: https://prohelvetia.ch/en/whats-on/reju-plan-unfolding-narratives/

📸 credits:
1 Brennendes Haus, written by Anaïs Clerc, directed by Yuan Yihao, ©️ Goethe-Institut China & Pro Helvetia Shanghai, photo by Li Yinjun
2 Sound and Fury Play Reading Festival, 2022
3 Brennendes Haus, written by Anaïs Clerc, directed by Yuan Yihao, ©️ Goethe-Institut China & Pro Helvetia Shanghai, photo by Li Yinjun
4-5 Sound and Fury Play Reading Festival, 2022
6 Die Toten Freunde, written by Ariane Koch, directed by Huang Jiadai, ©️ Goethe-Institut China & Pro Helvetia Shanghai, photo by Jingshen Xiaomei
7-8 Die Hand ist ein einsamer Jäger, written by Katja Brunner, directed by Xiao Jing, ©️ Goethe-Institut China & Pro Helvetia Shanghai, photo by Ning Biao
9 Der Chor, written by Dominik Busch, directed by SLEEEEEPY-LESS, ©️ Goethe-Institut China & Pro Helvetia Shanghai, photo by Li Yinjun
10 Alice verschwindet, written by Kay Matter & Marie Lucienne Verse, directed by Selena Lv Yuzhou, ©️ Goethe-Institut China & Pro Helvetia Shanghai, photo by Li Xiaocao

The ReJU Plan marks a new era of collaboration between Swiss and Chinese theatre, engaging playwrights, translators, directors, and actresses/actors and positioning itself as an international incubator for emerging theatre makers. Moving beyond pandemic-era fixes, the ReJU Plan has established a new...

22/01/2026

📌 Guide to residencies in East Asia is online:https://prohelvetia.ch/app/uploads/2025/12/Guide-to-residencies-in-East-Asia.pdf

This residency guide brings together practical information and descriptions of artistic residency programmes and spaces across cities our vast region. Rather than a catalogue to select from, they serve as a source of orientation and inspiration. We invite you to explore the possibilities and identify environments that resonate with your artistic goals.

Here’s how to begin your journey:
· Check out the map of host institutions.
· Get to know the different residency programs.
· Explore the information and resources offered by our partners.
· Get ready to apply and experience the unique creative energy our region has to offer.

⏳Artists and cultural practitioners from Switzerland may apply for a residency in East Asia.
Application deadline 📆 1 March 2026

ℹ️ Online info event
Artists and cultural practitioners from Switzerland who are interested in applying for a residency in 2027 are invited to participate in our online info event on Monday, 2 February 2026, 12.30-14.00 (CET). The event will include a presentation by each liaison office, followed by a Q&A session.
Deadline for registration: 28 January 2026

👉 Learn more about the residency programme 🔗 https://prohelvetia.ch/en/our-funding-areas/residencies/
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Credit: Wanqing Zhao @ Still Growing