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
16 – 22 June
Free admission
Hall 1.1, Messe Basel

Jury SAA 2024 Raffael Dörig, Victoria Easton, Tobias Kaspar, Roman Kurzmeyer, Mai-Thu Perret, Nicole Schweizer and Una Szeemann

Melanie Bühler, Fabian Flückiger and Guillaume Pilet (art), Mia Hägg and Nemanja Zimonjić (architecture)

Team Léa Fluck, Sabine Leuthold, Sara Mayenfisch, Selma Meuli, Leandra Zumbühl
Art Direction Hélas Studio, Eilean Friis-Lund & Alice Vodoz
Programming Furbo
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