association of Swiss institutions for contemporary art

The Verein Schweizer Institutionen für zeitgenössische Kunst (VSIZK), also known as the association of Swiss institutions for contemporary art (AISAC), was founded in 2009. It is an association of medium-sized exhibition institutions for contemporary art in Switzerland. The association serves as a discussion platform for art-political questions and advocates for the concerns of art institutions in Switzerland, offering exchange and networking. Its members have fixed agreements with their state funding bodies, a professionally conceived programme, and focus on exhibiting and mediating contemporary art. Membership is open to public or semi-public institutions active in Switzerland that regularly organise exhibitions of contemporary art. Members meet twice a year to exchange on current institution-specific topics and jointly develop positions that can be communicated externally. Exchange with other professional associations, both in Switzerland and abroad, is also important; representatives of official specialist bodies are invited to members' meetings and involved in discussion rounds. The institutions united in VSIZK/AISAC are primarily dedicated to contemporary art and its protagonists, aiming to generate more visibility and acceptance in cultural policy and to conduct a sustainable discourse on the relevance of contemporary art in Switzerland. The next members' meeting of VSIZK-AISAC will take place on 2 November 2026 at CIRCUIT (Centre d'art contemporain, Lausanne).

The Verein Schweizer Institutionen für zeitgenössische Kunst (VSIZK) was founded in 2009. It is an association of medium-sized exhibition institutions for contemporary art in Switzerland. The association functions as a discussion platform for art-political questions and advocates for the concerns of art institutions in Switzerland, offering exchange and networking. Its members have fixed agreements with their state funding bodies, a professionally conceived programme, and focus on exhibiting and mediating contemporary art. Membership is open to public or semi-public institutions active in Switzerland that regularly organise exhibitions of contemporary art. Members meet twice a year to exchange on current institution-specific topics and jointly develop positions that can be communicated externally. Exchange with other professional associations, both in Switzerland and abroad, is also important; representatives of official specialist bodies are invited to members' meetings and involved in discussion rounds. The institutions united in VSIZK/AISAC are primarily dedicated to contemporary art and its protagonists, aiming to generate more visibility and acceptance in cultural policy and to conduct a sustainable discourse on the relevance of contemporary art in Switzerland. The next members' meeting of VSIZK-AISAC will take place on 2 November 2026 at CIRCUIT (Centre d'art contemporain, Lausanne).

Discussion platform and advocacy body for medium-sized contemporary art exhibition institutions in Switzerland.

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