Swiss Institute offers four residencies per year in an effort to support artists beyond the parameters of commissions and exhibition making. For three months, residents are provided with an apartment a few blocks away from SI’s galleries in the heart of the East Village. Through meetings with our curatorial team, artists can consult on various aspects of their practice, conduct research, and develop new work. The residency is unique in that there are no deadlines and no production requirements. With SI serving as a liaison between the artist and the city, residents are given a rare opportunity to live, learn and work in an independent and generative environment. SI currently hosts residencies supported by ProHelvetia, SAHA Association, and Clarice Oliveira Tavares. Artists-in-residence include: Ä°z Öztat, Jo Baan, Roman Selim Khereddine, Tania Ximena, Latefa Wiersch, Tiphanie Kim Mall, Tao Hui, Manuel Chavajay, Deborah-Joyce Holman, James Bantone, Heman Chong, Guillaume Dénervaud, Gina Folly, Lorenza Longhi, Noé MartÃnez & MarÃa Sosa, Christof Nüssli, Ceylan Öztrük, Abigail Reyes, Sabrina Röthlisberger, Alan Schmalz, Dardan Zhegrova and Julia Znoj, and Lidija Delić.
Each year, Swiss Institute hosts two residents from Switzerland in a program funded by Pro Helvetia. Aimed at promoting artistic exchange between Switzerland and New York, the residency embodies a core element of Swiss Institute’s mission.
Led by a selection committee of some of today’s leading figures in contemporary Latin American art, the residency provides artists currently living and working in Latin America with an opportunity to live and work in one of New York City’s most vital cultural hubs. Brazilian art historian and patron of the arts Clarice Oliveira Tavares began supporting this residency in spring 2019.
Steered by a selection committee of some of today’s leading figures in contemporary art from East Asia, the residency provides artists currently living and working in East Asia with an opportunity to live and work in one of New York City’s most vital cultural hubs.
Selected by a nominating committee of curators and art professionals working internationally with ties to Türkiye and the US, this residency provides an artist from Türkiye with an opportunity to immerse themselves in New York. The residency is supported by SAHA Association, an organization that was founded to support artists, curators, and writers working in visual arts from Türkiye in improving their production and development environments, and to enhance their interactions with international art institutions and networks.
Active from 2019 to 2020, this residency was open to artists living and working in the Balkans. The residency was supported by Balkan Projects, an organization dedicated to the promotion of Balkan contemporary art throughout the world. Balkan Projects was founded in 2017 by Serbian philanthropist and actress Marija Karan.