Arts
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Photograph: Astra BrinkmannDFAB House Exhibition with Gramazio Kohler Research + ETH Zurich
At Swissnex in San Francisco, we support Switzerland’s creative industry and support transdisciplinary collaboration at the intersection of art, science, and technology.
With a focus on digital creation, interactive media, design, and architecture, we facilitate cultural exchanges and create opportunities for Switzerland’s creative industry to engage with the art ecosystem of the Bay Area.
Events & Exhibitions
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Explore our upcoming events and exhibitions
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Official Game Developers Conference 2024 Highlights Video
Check out some of the highlights and testimonials from the SwissGames delegation to GDC 2024—the game industry's premiere professional event in this official GDC Highlights Video. Featuring over 17,000 attendees, 200 exhibitors and sponsors, 600 sessions, and so much more.
News
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Photo from anthonymasure.comDesigning with Machines
January 6, 2025Anthony Masure, Associate Professor and Dean of Research at Geneva University of Art and Design, shares his perspective on the interplay of AI and the Arts.
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Multimedia Lab for Journalists
October 21, 2024For the second time, Swissnex in San Francisco hosted 10 journalists from Switzerland's biggest media houses for a two-week bootcamp.
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Déjà Vu Event Series | Looking Back
October 18, 2024Looking back to the Déjà Vu—Our event series exploring the relationship between AI and human creativity, raising critical questions about the nature, ethics, and future of artistic creation in an age of intelligent machines.
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Swiss Exhibition at the Intersection of Art and AI Makes its US Debut in San Francisco
August 2, 2024Assembling Intelligence: Hybrid Strategies for AI, Art, and Design— This exhibition in collaboration with the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD – Genève) showcases their take on artificial intelligence through recent research projects and students’ artistic works.
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Déjà Vu
July 13, 2024Déjà Vu—Our event series exploring the relationship between AI and human creativity, raising critical questions about the nature, ethics, and future of artistic creation in an age of intelligent machines.
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Assembling Intelligence: Hybrid Strategies for AI, Art, and Design
June 4, 2024Swissnex in San Francisco welcomes the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD - Genève) to showcase their take on artificial intelligence.
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Photo by Felicia KieselhorstGDC 2024 – Events, Awards and promising connections
April 30, 2024For the 13th year, the Swiss Arts Council ProHelvetia and Swissnex in San Francisco brought a delegation of promising Swiss game studios to San Francisco to take part in the Game Developers Conference, known as GDC.
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Photograph: Leyla IsmenSwissGames Delegation at GDC 2024
January 30, 2024Swissnex & ProHelvetia are excited to present the SwissGames Delegation at GDC 2024.
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Call for Participation: GDC 2024
November 7, 2023Apply and take part in the SwissGames delegation to San Francisco in March 2024.
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Photograph by Myleen HolleroSwiss Design Accelerator November 2022
December 12, 2022Three design studios participated in the Swiss Design Accelerator this November with the goal of creating international visibility for emerging Swiss designers and building meaningful connections with relevant players from the Bay Area design industry. The Swiss Design Accelerator program is a result of collaboration between the Swiss Art Council, Pro Helvetia, under the label Design Switzerland, and Swissnex in San Francisco.
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Photograph: Myleen HolleroSwissgames Delegation at GDC 2023
November 29, 2022The game studios attending the Game Developers Conference with the Swissgames delegation have been selected.
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Photograph: Paula Cermeño LeónAnnouncing Three Design Studios for the 2022 Swiss Design Accelerator
September 7, 2022Swissnex in San Francisco and the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia jointly announce the three selected design studios for the third edition of the Swiss Design Accelerator in San Francisco.
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Drawing by Maya BellierECAL Alumni Maya Bellier Completes Residency at Swissnex
July 25, 2022ECAL alumni Maya Bellier is the first recipient of the Media & Interaction Design Residency Award.
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Photograph: Myleen HolleroCall for Participation: Swiss Design Accelerator in San Francisco
May 26, 2022Swiss designers: Apply by June 21, 2022 to participate in the third edition of the Swiss Design Accelerator.
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Image Credit: Pro HelvetiaSwissGames Delegation to GDC 2022
January 31, 2022Ten Swiss Game Studios have been selected to participate in the Swiss Delegation for GDC 2022 and the US Game Industry Days.
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Image: The GridThe Grid: Art Meets Tech and Policy
October 12, 2021Swissnex joins forces again with European Nations in Silicon Valley.
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Photo: Riccardo FerrarisFrom Silicon Valley to Ticino: Storytelling Camp with Swissnex
September 21, 2021Last June, we partnered with the Swiss Study Foundation and hosted a Storytelling Camp in Ticino, Switzerland. The week-long program had the goal to empower the next generation of storytellers and to provide them with insights into the American style of storytelling.
Contact us

Creative Industries Program Manager / Swissnex in San Francisco
Get in touch with our Creative Industries Program Manager, Lucas Hagin, if you are interested in our creative services.