The Swatch Art Peace Hotel artist residency invites artists from around the world to apply online for a residency in this extraordinary city.
Different forms of art are welcome to the artist residency, to explore the contemporary arts in China’s most vibrant city: photography, music, filmmaking, writing, dancing, painting, conceptual art and many more.
The applications are reviewed by an international committee whose efforts ensure that a broad range of artistic disciplines, styles and national origins is represented. The selection process aims to integrate artists in a spirit of openness and curiosity about creativity in its diverse forms and contexts.
At present, the members of the Artist Selection Committee are: Nayla Hayek, Chair of the Board of Directors, Swatch Group; Nick Hayek, CEO, Swatch Group; George Clooney, Actor; François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO, Kering; Mikhail Kusnirovich, Russian Entrepreneur and Chairman of the Strategic Development Committee of the Department Store GUM; Sir Francis Yeoh, Chairman of YTL Group.
Known and unknown artists are invited to stay and work for a period of 3 up to 6 months in one of the 18 workshops and apartments. They meet to exchange ideas, prepare and enjoy meals together, talk about their work and life in Shanghai, plan new projects and share their visions.
The artists-in-residence are accommodated in the hotel at the invitation of Swatch Group, which for its part only asks that they leave a “trace” of their stay.
The Swatch Art Peace Hotel artist residency aims to contribute in a significant manner to the cultural and artistic development of Shanghai. Artists will benefit from their exposure to an international public at the most prestigious location in Shanghai, and it is hoped that the artist residency will serve as an open door to the world, a permanent invitation to engage in cultural exchange.
