Prix Photoforum 2025

Selected artists will exhibit in Biel/Bienne, receive CHF 500 for production/transport, and will attend the Portfolio Day. Among them, one will be awarded CHF 5,000.

Overview

Photoforum Pasquart warmly invites photographers and artists to submit their most innovative projects for the Prix Photoforum 2025. Whether it’s documentary photography, conceptual works, or multimedia installations, they look forward to a wide range of photographic expressions.

Pratical Info

Applicants must fill out the registration form online, send the complete submission dossier, containing up 15 images of their work that visually detail the submitted pieces, a proposal for the presentation layout of your project with a maximum wall length of 5 meters, a CV and proof of payment of the registration fee or a valid membership in the Photoforum Pasquart Association.

Selected artists will present their works in a group exhibition in December 2025 in the heart of Biel/Bienne, will receive a contribution of CHF 500 towards covering transport and production costs and will attend the Portfolio Day to discuss their work and connect with experts and other artists. Plus, the Prix Photoforum consists of a CHF 5,000 prize.

The jury composed of Anne Wyrsch (Image Editor, Le Temps), Manuel Sigrist (Curator, Photo Elysée), Katrin Sperry (Independent Curator), Patricia von Ah (Artists and Researcher) and Amelie Schüle (Director and Curator of Photoforum) will select 10 to 15 artists. These will have the opportunity to present their works in a group exhibition in December 2025 in the heart of Biel/Bienne.

About Photoforum Pasquart

The Photoforum Pasquart is one of the main institutions dedicated to photography in Switzerland. Located in the heart of Switzerland, it occupies the first floor of the Pasquart, Biel’s contemporary culture centre, alongside the Art Centre and its collection, the Filmpodium, the Kunstverein and espace libre. It is also the main partner of the Biel/Bienne Festival of Photography, a yearly annual festival that invests its exhibition spaces in the spring and for every installment of which it proposes and produces a special project.

Dedicated to Swiss and international emerging photography, the Photoforum occupies a unique place in the Swiss photography scene and is an important platform for young and mid-career photographers. It organises between five and seven exhibitions a year, group exhibitions alongside monographs which are sometimes the first of an artist. It thus aims to provide important opportunities for photographers at key moments in their career. It offers its local and national public the opportunity to discover artists, and offers insights into current issues and trends in contemporary photography.