Swiss Exhibition Award

The Julius Baer Foundation and the Swiss Federal Office of Culture present prize for the year’s stand-out exhibition

The Julius Baer Foundation and the Swiss Federal Office of Culture bestow the Swiss Exhibition Award. The prize, which is awarded to a museum, art gallery, art society or off-space for its outstanding presentation of contemporary Swiss art, pays homage to the exhibition organizers’ extraordinary engagement and encourages discussion of present-day art and contemporary means of arts outreach. The jury pays particular attention to the multifaceted and complex interaction among a given institution, its curatorial and artistic achievement, the object on exhibit, space, place and public. The winning institution receives CHF 40,000 towards the realization of its next project.

Nominations Swiss Exhibition Award 2010

The nominations for the Swiss Exhibition Award 2010 will be published in January 2011.

Submitting an exhibition for consideration

Solo, thematic and group exhibitions featuring work by Swiss artists active in Switzerland are eligible for the Swiss Exhibition Award. The content of thematic and group exhibitions must be at least one third by Swiss artists. Contemporary art by living artists of any age may be submitted. Displays of collections are also eligible, as long as their content is at least one third by contemporary Swiss artists. Travelling exhibitions submitted for evaluation must be organized by a Swiss cultural institution. Exhibitions in a variety of venues are eligible, including museums, galleries, the premises of art societies and off-spaces. The exhibition must open during the assessment period (1 January to 31 December of the award year).