BRÜNIG, MIDDLE OF SWITZERLAND / MOS GUESTHOUSE, OBWALDEN

Information sheet  BRÜNIG, BERGSTUDIO-EN-DE-FR-IT

RESPONSIBLE INSTITUTION

name of institution: Bergstudios im Kunst- und Naturfreundehaus Brünig
address:
PO box (post office box): 130
postcode, city: 3860 Brünig, Bern (postalisch) / 6078 Lungern, Obwalden (politisch)
canton: Bern
country: Switzerland
phone:
fax:
email: hoi@middleofswitzerland.ch
website: www.middleofswitzerland.ch

STUDIO

name of studio: Bergstudio
address: Unghüristrasse 31
postcode, city: 3860 Brünig, Bern (postalisch) / 6078 Lungern, Obwalden (politisch)
canton: Bern
phone: +41 77 460 00 46
email: hoi@bergstudios.ch
website: www.middleofswitzerland.ch
geographical location, how to get there: Simple mountain hostel on the Brünig Pass. 10′ walk from Brünig-Hasliberg railway station. Accessible by car. 1′ from the pass road
language area: Swiss German (dialect)
number of studios: 1
rooms, description: 8 rooms with 2 to 6 beds. 27 beds in total. For artists we can guarantee a private room in the low season (November, March, April). If a weekend would be fully booked, the artist would need to sleep in the attic with the workawayers (shared dorm, very comfy).
exists since: 1946, as a place of residence only since 2024
remarks: At Brünig, short-term residencies for artistic and academic work are organised on a small scale. The Naturfreundehaus Brünig / MOS Guesthouse is a hostel and a place for work and creative production, featuring living and workspaces, a workshop, a pottery studio and a recording studio available for project-based use. The in-house publishing house and event spaces also offer opportunities for publication and presentation. The venue remains open to the public during the residencies.

CONTACT

name: Lili Vanilly
phone: +41 77 460 00 46
email: hoi@middleofswitzerland.ch

COSTS/ADDITIONAL GRANT

costs for residents: The artist can work as a workawayer. If they work 5 hours on five days a week
 the stay and three meals day are covered as well as three coaching sessions 
 with the artists living there.
additional grant: We help you with your application for funding in your hometown or with specific foundations free of charge.
amount:
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ALLOCATION OF THE STUDIO, CONDITIONS

allocation by:
appilcants:
art disciplines:
age:
duration of stay: Around one month

COSTS, HOW THE STUDIO IS FINANCED

rent, extra charges:
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