Pro Helvetia South America is happy to announce the selected artists from our 2022 Open Call Art Residencies! 

Received through an annual open call, applications are carefully considered by experts from both our South American and  Zurich offices. Special attention is given to the clarity, coherence, and local relevance of each submission, as well as to the positioning of the residency experience in a meaningful way within the artist’s overall professional trajectory. We work with a network of partners in the South American region and in Switzerland to design bespoke residency experiences for the selected artists. 

We are pleased to introduce an exciting group of artists from Switzerland and from all over South America who have been selected to take part in our residency programme in 2022.

From Switzerland, we welcome Matias Ringgenberg, Tabea Martin, Virginie Rebetez, Michael Pelzel, Julia Haenni, Yvonne Eisenrin, tobibenz, Verein reConvert, Maya Hotarek and Lisa Lurati.   

And from South America, we are pleased to welcome Alejandra Cárdenas (Ale Hop) (PE), Yhuri Cruz (BR), Wisrah Villefort (BR), Cinthia De Levie (AR), Laura Kalauz (AR), Juanita Delgado (CO), Rodrigo García Cordero and Carlos Zerpa (VE), Leyla Cárdenas (CO), Igor Vidor (BR), Ana Claudia Almeida (BR) and Manuel Valverde (AR).