Swiss Art Awards

[1] They began in 1898 "as a federal grant for young artists, so as to raise the quality of Swiss Art.

[5] Since 2001, three to four Swiss Grand Awards for Art/Prix Meret Oppenheim are presented, out of a competition run by the Federal Commission for Art (FCA).

[6] Artists, architects, art, and architecture mediators of Swiss origins or based in Switzerland, can submit their application to the FOC.

After a first round the FCA chooses a selection of nominees who participate in the show and are considered for the award.

These distinctions are accompanied with 40,000 Swiss francs to each winner to be used to fund an important project.