À ciel ouvert - Lausanne: interventions visuelles dans l’espace public
Open to the Sky - Lausanne: Visual Interventions in Public Space
Submit a visual artwork concept specifically designed for a large-format printed microperforated banner on the Manor building's facade in Lausanne's historic center for a 2-3 year public display.
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- Award
- Commission for a large-scale public artwork displayed for 2-3 years
- Location
- Manor building facade, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Exhibition window
- May 18, 2026 → Aug 30, 2026
About
Overview
The City of Lausanne invites visual artists to submit a proposal for a large-scale artwork to cover the Manor building's prominent facade in the historic center. The work will be displayed as a printed microperforated banner for 2-3 years as part of a broader cultural activation of Lausanne's urban spaces. The project builds on a successful pilot artwork by Maya Rochat.
About the Commission
The artwork aims to enhance the cultural value of a highly visible urban space, offer an artist an unprecedented large-scale platform in the city, and create dialogue between contemporary creation and the Lausanne urban landscape. The facade currently detracts from the heritage context of the historic center, and the artistic intervention should improve the visual quality of the panorama and harmoniously reintegrate it into its built environment.
Technical Requirements
The support is exclusively a microperforated printed banner with dimensions of 21.05 m x 5.91 m. Proposals must be designed specifically for this medium: the visual must be created for large-format outdoor printing, resist climatic conditions, and produce quality results at all viewing distances. A purely decorative approach is not sought; a project with a clear artistic intention adapted to the constraints and possibilities of this support is expected.
Key Dates
- Submission deadline: Monday 31 August 2026
- Exhibition dates: 18 May 2026 - 30 August 2026
Eligibility
Open to professional artists (according to Visarte Suisse criteria) working in visual arts (visual arts, photography, illustration, etc.) from Switzerland or active in Switzerland.
How to Apply
- Completed online application form
- Brief artistic CV
- Portfolio (maximum 10 pages and maximum 20 MB)
- Statement of intent (maximum 1 page A4 of text)
- One to three visual proposals or photographic montages presenting the project (maximum 5 MB)
Contact
Infos Stadt Lausanne, CH. More details at https://www.lausanne.ch/prestations/culture/Appel-a-projets-a-ciel-ouvert.html
- Award
- Commission for a large-scale public artwork displayed for 2-3 years
- Theme
- This call seeks a contemporary visual artwork that enhances the urban panorama and heritage context of central Lausanne. The intervention should demonstrate artistic intention adapted to the exceptional scale and visibility of the site, creating dialogue between contemporary creation and the urban landscape while improving the visual quality of the historic center.
- Eligibility
- Professional artists (according to Visarte Suisse criteria) from Switzerland or active in Switzerland working in visual arts (visual arts, photography, illustration, etc.).
- Audience
- Professional artists from Switzerland or active in Switzerland
- Size & format
- 21.05 m x 5.91 m microperforated printed banner
- Also worth noting
- 21.05 m x 5.91 m microperforated printed banner
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