The Swiss Art Competition, held annually since 1899, is the world’s oldest art award. The accompanying Swiss Art Awards exhibition, which is organised by the Swiss Federal Office of Culture, offers an insight into current art and architecture in Switzerland and is a valuable reference for art professionals and art lovers. The jury of the Swiss Art Awards consists of seven members of the Federal Art Commission, selected by the Federal Council, as well as five invited experts.

Exhibition Swiss Art Awards 2025
17 – 22 June

Opening 16 June

Free admission
Hall 1.1, Messe Basel

Jury SAA 2025 Raffael Dörig, Tobias Kaspar, Roman Kurzmeyer, Oliver Lütjens, Mai-Thu Perret, Nicole Schweizer and Una Szeemann

Fabian Flückiger, Sonia Kacem, Sylvain Menétrey (art), Shadi Rahbaran and Nemanja Zimonjić (architecture)
Team Léa Fluck, Sabine Leuthold, Selma Meuli, Francesca Rovati, Lukas Zitzer
Art Direction Clemens Piontek and Clio Hadjigeorgiou
Programming Furbo GmbH
Follow us Instagram @swissartawards
Subscribe to our Newsletter