
New CAS Art & Peace
The organisation Swiss Peace, the University of Applied Sciences and Arts and Atelier Mondial are jointly offering this further education course (CAS) in the field of Art & Peace. What role can the arts play in transforming conflicts and fostering peace? Further information about the course and the application process can be found here: https://www.fhnw.ch/en/continuing-education/art-and-design/cas-artandpeace

INTEGRANT
Save the Date! On 10 January at 4 p.m., there will be the opening of Irene Piloya's open-air exhibition ‘Integrant’ at the Merian Gardens – if the weather is good, there will be mulled wine and biscuits at the ‘Schwarzwaldblick’ (the definitive location will be announced in January). The multi-part installation ‘Integrant’ can be seen at four different locations in the gardens (Schwarzwaldblick, Baumreihe, Lindenhain and at the pavilion) and revolves around the life of trees in various facets, but particularly around that of the gingko tree in the gardens. In her work, the Ghanaian artist Irene Piloya repeatedly focuses on trees, which she sees as living museums, as natural archives of our culture – and as beings that can offer people protection and a home.
At irregular intervals, the Merian Gardens allow artists from around the world who live and work in the studios of Atelier Mondial for three to six months and who are working around topics of nature and sustainability to hold a showing in the gardens.
Grant holders
2025
The five Atelier Mondial juries met at the end of August 2024 and awarded 15 grants for a residency abroad to artists in the Basel/South Baden/Solothurn/Alsace region. From a total of 179 applications received in the fields of visual arts, cultural mediation, fashion & textiles, dance and literature, the following artists were selected for an Atelier Mondial grant in 2025.

Atelier Mondial in the CMS-Magazin Radar No. 5
Travel around the world with artists from Atelier Mondial
The fifth issue of the CMS magazine RADAR is entirely dedicated to the exchange programme Atelier Mondial and lets former scholarship holders tell about their experiences.