Why the Arts

Creative, Innovative, and Inclusive

We see the Arts and Creative Industries as vital elements throughout our endeavors, integrating artistic methods, innovative solutions, and scientific research to mirror our society, spark discussions, and nurture connections with the world we are living in. Swissnex in Boston and New York leverages these creative skills to animate content and facilitate exchange through shared experiences. Our goal is to establish an inclusive institution that connects with diverse audiences, elevating our perspectives by actively engaging and listening to the various communities we encounter.

Through art and the creative industries we hope to broaden the narrow ways in which we tend to conceive our current time and our position within larger ecologies. We believe that artistic practices shed light into the dark. Art as a life practice enables us to imagine the unimaginable. Creative thinking finds various ways of accessing and dealing with complexities and discourse, and makes them tangible. Swissnex and its partners intend to expand our psychological capacity to act and grasp the dimension of socially relevant topics.

Programs

Explore our ongoing event series connecting design researchers and practitioners in Switzerland and the US.

Publications

Words for the
Climate Fight

Produced by Climate Words in collaboration with Swissnex in Boston and New York, with support from Presence Switzerland, on the occasion of the Climate Ring, Swissnex's initiative at Climate Week NYC 2025.

More
More

The Expanding
Scope of Design

A report on the the current and future state of design, crafted in by Other Tomorrows and Swissnex in Boston and New York, with support from Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia.

More
More

Partner with Us

Marc Streit

Head of Arts and
Creative Industries

We connect Swiss-affiliated artists, designers, art schools, museums, and other institutions to creative ecosystems to Boston, New York, and the northeastern US. Contact us to collaborate.

Partners

  • ZHdK
  • HEAD
  • Parsons ADHT
  • Institut auf dem Rosenberg
  • Studio 697 THz
  • Performance Space New York
  • The Invisible Dog Art Center
  • Center for Performance Research
  • Climate Words
  • Storefront for Art and Architecture
  • Chokehole
  • Vitra
  • Vitra Circle
  • Swiss Institute
  • Prohelvetia