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Award
Walter Haymann Prize 2026
Award opportunity. Deadline: 2026-09-13
- Type
- Award
- Organizer
- Walter Haymann Foundation
- Deadline
- 13 September 2026
- Where
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Compensation
- CHF 10,000
- Disciplines
- Painting, Sculpture
About this opportunity
The Walter Haymann Prize 2026 offers CHF 10,000 to outstanding professional Swiss artists in painting and sculpture early in their careers. Organized by the Walter Haymann Foundation, this award aims to support artistic development and foster new talent. Eligible artists, including those without a university degree, must have resided in Switzerland for at least five years and can apply online by September 13, 2026.
Who can apply
- Open to artists within ten years of completing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Fine Arts (degrees from 2016 onward qualify).
- Applicants must have had their center of life in Switzerland for at least five years.
- Artists without a university degree may also apply if they can demonstrate professional activity through an exhibition history and are within the first ten years of their artistic career.
- Consideration will be given to artists not yet represented by a commercial gallery.
- Cannot apply for both the Walter Haymann Prize and the Studio Grant in the same year.