studios domestic

LAUSANNE, EPFL / CDH, VAUD (CH)

25. July 2025

Information sheet LAUSANNE-EPFL-CDH-EN-DE-FR-IT

RESPONSIBLE INSTITUTION
name of institution:   EPFL, Collège des humanités (CDH) in partnership with the City of Lausanne
address:   Station 10, CM 2273 
PO box (post office box):    
postcode, city:   1015 Lausanne
canton:    
country:   Switzerland
phone:    
fax:    
email:   info.CDH-AiR@epfl.ch
website:   https://www.epfl.ch/schools/cdh/art-culture-society/artist-in-residence-at-cdh/

STUDIO
name of studio:   EPFL, CDH AiR Program
address:   A. Workshops and research: same as above (EPFL)
B. Accomodation: La Meute, Parc du Loup 3, 1018 Lausanne
postcode, city:   zip/city: 1015 Lausanne
canton:    
phone:    
email:    
website:    
geographical location, how to get there:   A. Metro m1, stop „EPFL“
B. The apartment can be accessed with three buses:
1 Direction Blécherette, Stop “Bois-Gentil”
20 Direction Blécherette, Stop “Bois-Gentil”
21 (straight from/to Lausanne’s station) Stop “Beau-site”
language area:   french
number of studios:   1 Apartment, 58 sq.m. independant and fully equiped apartment, workshop availlable in the building
rooms, description:    
exists since:   2019
remarks:   Initiated by EPFL College of Humanities (CDH) Direction in partnership with The City of Lausanne, the EPFL-CDH Artist-in-Residence (AiR) Program “Enter the Hyper-Scientific” reflects the CDH mission of fostering transdisciplinary encounters and collaborations between artists and EPFL’s scientific community. The program invites professional Swiss and international creative practitioners, both emerging and established, for three-month residencies to realize innovative and visionary projects at the intersection of art, science, and advanced technologies.

CONTACT
name:   Giulia Bini
phone:   +41 21 693 81 79
email:   info.CDH-AiR@epfl.ch

COSTS/ADDITIONAL GRANT
costs for residents:   none
additional grant:   yes
amount:   monthly flat fee of CHF 1’500.-, + a production budget of max. CHF 15’000.-
financed by:    

ALLOCATION OF THE STUDIO, CONDITIONS
allocation by:   EPFL CDH AiR Selection committee
appilcants:   Annual open call for professional Swiss and international artists, emerging and established, with proven career paths or clear potential, who are interested in harnessing science and technological interventions in their artistic endeavors art division:visual and media arts; film, digital, mixed media, and imaging; sound and experimental forms of music; experimental design; literary, critical, and speculative writing
art disciplines:    
age:    
duration of stay:   3 months

COSTS, HOW THE STUDIO IS FINANCED
rent, extra charges:   financed by the City of Lausanne
fee / production budget:   financed by EPFL – CDH

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DAVOS, KWACAKWORO, CANTON GRISONS

25. July 2025

Information sheet: studios template Kwacakworo

RESPONSIBLE INSTITUTION
name of institution:   Kwacakworo Association
address:   Mattastrasse 1
PO box (post office box):    
postcode, city:   7270 Davos Platz GR
canton:    
country:   Switzerland
phone:   +41 81 413 51 28
fax:    
email:   kwacakworo@bluewin.ch
website:   www.kwacakworo.com

STUDIO
name of studio:   Kwacakworo
address:   Mattastrasse 1
postcode, city:   7270 Davos Platz GR
canton:    
phone:   +41 81 413 51 28
email:    
website:    
geographical location, how to get there:   few minutes from train-station Davos PLATZ (direction North, pass on the main street below the church; at the Mattastrasse (crossroad), walk 50m down, the house is on the left; it has a blue-yellow flag and it’s colour is green. Easy to find.
language area:   german / swiss german
number of studios:   (at the moment) one studio
rooms, description:   2 rooms, sliding walls separating dining room from bedroom, dining-room from kitchen, bedroom from bathroom; with a veranda; in front and behind the house a garden
exists since:   the house was built around 1870, the residency is new (2025); later on, it will be on the upper floors and have six rooms (for two artists)
remarks:   More about the Kwacakworo Association on https://kwacakworo.com/ Association
 The head of the Association is a Sudan-born Professor of Engineering in Winona, USA, Prof. Beckry Abdel Magid; his deputy is Mr. Christian Grünig, living in Davos  (he is renting the studio during the winter).

CONTACT
name:   Conradin Perner, PhD
phone:   +41 81 413 51 28
email:   kwacakworo@bluewin.ch

COSTS/ADDITIONAL GRANT
costs for residents:   appartment for free, electricity and heating included. Food etc. is not included
additional grant:    
amount:    
financed by:    

ALLOCATION OF THE STUDIO, CONDITIONS
allocation by:   Conradin Perner / Kwacakworo Association
applicants:    
art disciplines:   all artists (including writers) but even researchers, humanitarian activists 
age:   not relevant, preferably young artists
duration of stay:   between 2 to 8 weeks (to be discussed)

COSTS, HOW THE STUDIO IS FINANCED
rent, extra charges:   all included
financed by:   Kwacakworo Association

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BRÜNIG, BERGSTUDIO, KANTON BERN

25. January 2024

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@bergstudios.ch
website: www.bergstudios.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.bergstudios.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: It is a home and working place for different artists, two artists are living here continuously with their children. We can offer a photo-, film-, recording studio to use.

CONTACT
name: Lili Vanilly
phone: +41 77 460 00 46
email: hoi@bergstudios.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:
financed by:

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:
financed by:

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