2200

An art residency programme in three buildings throughout the Swiss Alps, spanning 2200 metres of elevation. A 1950s post office, a hotel from the late 1800s and a stone warehouse, older than the other two combined.

Flims Canton Grisons · 1’111 m
Furka Pass Canton Uri · 2’428 m
Ponte Brolla Canton Ticino · 228 m From 2030
Lena Engel, artist in residence in summer 2025, inspects a cyanotype in Flims.
How it works

One programme, three quite different places

2200 gives emerging artists time and space away from their usual routine. Residents live and work on site for about three months and work on a project that grows out of the place.

Every residency follows the same programme. Alongside the studio, artists receive mentoring on presenting their work and planning exhibitions.

The difference lies in the locations themselves: Flims is a village with a busy ski season, so residents mostly meet people from outside the art world. The Furka Pass is high, remote and yet transitional. Ponte Brolla will host multiple artists at once and is built for exchange between disciplines.

Duration
Three months

More or less. In our experience the most impactful durations last between 12 weeks and 18.

Location
Three buildings

One in Flims, Canton Grisons, one on the Furka Pass in the heart of Switzerland and one in Ponte Brolla, down south in Ticino.

Media
Visual arts

Mainly, but should your concept for another discipline strike the nerve of one of our sites, we’d love to hear it.

Target group
Emerging artists

No matter if just out of uni, still studying or entirely autodidact. All we ask for is a project that draws from one of our locations.

Flims

Canton Grisons · 1’111 m

Die Alte Post

A 1950s post office on the edge of Flims, right next to Lake Cauma. Residents live in the old parcel room and work where people once queued at the counters. The Rhine Gorge lies on one side, the Tectonic Arena Sardona World Heritage Site on the other. In winter the village fills with skiers and during summer with hikers and mountain bikers. Flims was our first location and has been hosting residencies since the beginning of 2025.

Altitude
1’111 m
Getting there
40 minutes by PostBus from Chur
Space
120 square metres in three rooms, including kitchen, bathroom and bedroom
Suited to
Time in nature, village life, conversations beyond the art world

Furka Pass

Canton Uri · 2’428 m

Das Refuge

The former Hotel Furkablick, built in the late 1800s, stands at the top of the Furka Pass, well above the treeline. Residents have 100 square metres inside the hotel’s service building, whose timber and stone are left deliberately rough. There is little to distract from the peaks and alpine meadows around it, unless one chooses to engage with the passing motorists. The Refuge suits artists who seek solitude, clear high-altitude light and long stretches of concentrated work. While the service building is currently being renovated (but also beyond its completion) we are open to discuss residencies in the hotel itself, which the above photos depict.

Altitude
2’428 m
Building
Former Hotel Furkablick, late 1800s
Space
100 square metres in the historic building
Opens
Summer 2027
Suited to
Solitude and long, uninterrupted work

Ponte Brolla

Canton Ticino · 228 m

Il Magazzino, Ponte Brolla, photo 1

Il Magazzino

A historic rubble-stone warehouse where the Maggia Valley and the Centovalli begin. The roof is being raised to create tall gallery rooms for large-format work, lit by a band of windows that runs around the building. Several artists will live here at the same time, which makes it the place for exchange across disciplines. The Magazzino will also have exhibition space, a zero-waste restaurant and a bed & breakfast.

Altitude
228 m
Opens
2030
Setting
At the entrance to the Maggia Valley and the Centovalli, near Locarno
Suited to
Exchange with other residents, large formats
Who’s already been there?

Our artists in Residence

Mariella Maier
Mariella Maier Sculptures based on local plant fibre and geological features
Vincent Ineichen
Vincent Ineichen Steel silhouettes of prehistoric fauna at Lake Lucerne
Esen Pojatić
Esen Pojatić Organic sculptures carved from Montenegrin limestone
Diana Galli & David Häuser
Diana Galli & David Häuser Textile sculptures and photographs, incorporating locally sourced items
Yarden Fudima
Yarden Fudima Oil paintings, graphite and pastel works, extrapolating romanticism from an urban vantage point
Patrik Graf & Lena Engel
Patrik Graf & Lena Engel Cyanotypes, graphite works and an installative concept, dealing with the topic of neophytes
Lina Killinger
Lina Killinger Glass sculptures, incorporating local lichen and colour studies of Lake Cauma
Panni Somody
Panni Somody Watercolour and acrylic paintings and soap carvings, following personal narratives and local folklore
Our contributions

What a residency includes

Space
A studio, as well as a place to live in. Both in the same building.
Time
About three months. We set the dates together with you.
Finances
We grant a monthly stipend of CHF 500 to support you with running costs.
Mentoring
Sessions on presenting your work and planning exhibitions.
Open studio
Where it suits your work, you open the studio to visitors during your stay.
The Hotel Furkablick sits right by the pass road and overlooks Ursenen Valley.
What now?

Here’s how to apply

  1. Step 1

    Mind the deadlines

    Unless it specifically says otherwise on our site, please apply by the end of December for the following spring and summer slots as well as for the entire season on Furka. End of May is the deadline for the following autumn and winter slots.

  2. Step 2

    Choose a place

    Our application form tells you exactly which slots are currently available and what to submit. Apply via the button below.

  3. Step 3

    Be selected

    We are first shortlisting candidates that fit the programme well and a jury then selects the artist in residence. The jury is made up of external art professionals and representatives of our association. We will inform you of the decision within two weeks of the deadline.

  4. Step 4

    Fix your dates

    Together with you, we figure out what fits best. Our residencies run in cycles of between ten and fourteen weeks, depending on location and slot length.

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