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:
3000
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
- Thomas Schütte
- 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:
2026: Rondi Park
2025: Kelechi Amaka Madumere
2024: Virginie Sistek
2023: Yann Stéphane Bisso
2022: Jonas Van Holanda
2021: Anita Muçolli
2020: Tiphanie Kim Mall
2019: Kaspar Ludwig
2018: Gina Proenza
2017: Andriu Deplazes
About the company
Launch year:
1858
International presence:
Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Austria, France, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg; plus Specialty Markets in the UK and Singapore, and Miami for Latin America.
Number of employees:
22000
Profile of the company:
Helvetia is a Swiss-based, international insurance group serving over 7 million customers across Europe and selected global specialty markets, offering life, non-life and reinsurance solutions with strong financial strength ratings (A+/A) and a clear focus on customer centricity, operational excellence and sustainable growth.