Helvetia Art Foyer
St.Alban-Anlage 26
4052 Basel
open to the public every Thursday
4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
https://www.helvetia.ch/art
Launch year:
1943
Number of artworks:
2000
Status of collection:
National
Artistic domains and general information about the collection:
Paintings, sculptures, photos, drawings.
Commission programme / Site-specific order(s) :
- Hans Danuser
- Daniel Robert Hunziker
- Pipilotti Rist
- Adrian Schiess
- Christine Streuli
- James Turrell
Helvetia Art Prize
(formerly Nationale Suisse Art Prize)
Conditions of eligibility:
The Helvetia Art Prize, launched in 2004, is intended to give a helping hand to graduates in visual and media arts from the Swiss universities of applied sciences. It emphasizes the long-term commitment of the company to Swiss art.
Reward:
The Helvetia Art Prize consists of prize money of CHF 15,000, plus the opportunity for the artist to exhibit his/her work at the international art fair LISTE, Art Fair Basel
Name of the last laureates:
2024: Virginie Sistek
2023: Bisso Yann Stéphane
2022: Jonas Van Holanda
2021: Anita Mucolli
2020: Tiphanie Kim Mall
2019: Kaspar Ludwig
2018: Gina Proenza
2017: Andriu Deplazes
About the company
Launch year:
1858
International presence:
Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy, France
Number of employees:
13800
Profile of the company:
Helvetia Insurance, headquartered in St. Gallen, has since 1858 developed into a successful international insurance group with around 14,000 employees and more than 7 million customers.