Arts & Creative Industries
What We Offer
Across Brazil and Latin America, we support Switzerland’s schools of architecture, art, and design, together with the creative industries they help shape, from museums to fashion, interactive media, and gaming. We believe art is a powerful way to connect people and ideas beyond traditional boundaries, and a form of knowledge in its own right, capable of making critical contributions to the defining issues of our time. Contact us if you’re interested in developing:
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Our programs
On Amazonian Forests: Arts and Science Residency
LEARN MOREAs part of a residency jointly developed by Istituto Svizzero, Wyss Academy for Nature, and Swissnex, three artists from Switzerland, Brazil, and Peru will take part in a 12-week program spanning the Peruvian Amazon and Rome, Italy. The residency will provide an opportunity to engage deeply with Amazonian socio-ecological realities and to translate scientific, cultural, and ancestral knowledge into artistic research and creation.
Events & News
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Open Call: Planetary Embassy on Avenida Paulista
13 August 2026 — 23 August 2026Photographers from Switzerland and Brazil are invited to explore alternative ways of relating to the more-than-human world through images, with works exhibited alongside a photograph by Claudia Andujar on São Paulo’s iconic Avenida Paulista.
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Reimagining the Amazon Through Art and Science
30 April 2026Three artists representing Switzerland, Peru, and Brazil have been selected for a residency program that brings together artistic practice, scientific research, and traditional knowledge to explore new ways of understanding the Amazon.
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Open Call: Residency ‘On Amazonian Forests’
19 December 2025 — 30 January 2026An art and science residency program in the Peruvian Amazon and Rome, Italy, jointly organized by the Wyss Academy for Nature, Istituto Svizzero, and Swissnex Brazil.
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The Forest Women of Ehuana Yanomami
17 November 2025Join us at the Planetary Embassy in Belém during COP30 for a dialogue with Ehuana Yanomami, offering a rare glimpse into the meaning of art and women's leadership in her community.
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A River Does Not Exist Alone: Curatorial Walkthrough
13 November 2025Join us for an immersive experience through the lush park of the Goeldi Museum, organized in collaboration with leading Brazilian cultural center Instituto Tomie Ohtake.
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Switzerland and Amazonia: A Partnership for the Planet
12 November 2025Join us at the Planetary Embassy in Belém as we explore how collaboration between Swiss and Amazonian actors can spark innovation and shape a more sustainable future for the planet’s most vital ecosystem.
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Imagining Planetary Diplomacy Exhibition at COP30
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Contradiction as Method
20 October 2025In this edition of the lecture series “Kein Kino,” presented by Swissnex and the Department of Design of Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), Matheus Leston explores an artistic practice of technology: off-screen contingencies, physicality and audiences.
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Museum für Gestaltung Zürich and Swissnex Launch Global Digital Exhibition
12 May 2025To mark the 150th anniversary of the Museum für Gestaltung (MfG) in 2025, the Swissnex Global Network has partnered with MfG to launch a digital exhibition showcasing the work of six designers and artists from around the world. These creatives have reimagined iconic pieces from MfG’s permanent collection and e-museum, offering fresh perspectives that bridge the museum’s rich history with contemporary themes.
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Ephemeral Histories
6 June 2025A Global South dialogue on the evolution of European modernism in design, presented by Swissnex in Brazil in collaboration with Swissnex in India and the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich.
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NextGen Open Call: Imagining Planetary Diplomacy
1 June 2025Are you 25 or younger and passionate about rethinking humans’ relationship with planet Earth? Submit your ideas for a chance to present your work as part of the Swissnex Planetary Summit.
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Program Lead, Arts and Creative Industries
As Program Lead, Arts and Creative Industries, Gabriela connects the arts with education, research, and innovation, creating opportunities for transdisciplinary exchanges between Switzerland, Brazil, and beyond.