Zurich Art Weekend is a catalyst that envisions Zurich as a place for experiences and encounters, a thriving hub for the arts where diverse voices converge. From exhibition openings, guided tours, performances, urban interventions, and art walks to thought-provoking panel discussions, cocktails and gatherings across town, Zurich Art Weekend transforms the city into an unmissable discovery of the international contemporary art world. As an artist-centred weekend, the national and international art community is invited to engage in meaningful exchanges. Zurich Art Weekend is committed to being an inclusive, accessible platform, offering the program free of charge.
Zurich Art Weekend began in 2018, driven by a collective vision to unite the local art ecosystem and strengthen Zurich’s participation in the global arts conversation. Guided by founding members and a distinguished academic committee comprising curators, artists, museum directors and critics, Zurich Art Weekend evolved from 35 to 65 art venues and organisations, expanding its annual audience to over 45,000 visitors. In 2024, Zurich Art Weekend hosted a weekend-long discovery with 65+ venues, a curated program of 75+ exhibitions and 150+ events with 180+ artists. For the Eighth edition of ZURICH ART WEEKEND in June 2025, we look forward to welcoming over 45’000 visitors to the city of Zurich for an exciting programme of talks, performances, guided walks, tours, cocktails, parties and more, announced in April 2025.
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ZURICH ART WEEKEND 2025, June 13–15
65+
Art Institutional members of ZAW
180+
Artists engaged with ZAW yearly
120+
Institution directors & curators engaged with ZAW yearly
45’000+
ZAW visitors yearly
150+
ZAW public events freely accessible yearly
50+
ZAW VIP free events yearly
90+
Local & international media outlets present during ZAW
100+
National & international press clips yearly
Founding Director
Zurich Art Weekend
Program & Communications Lead
Zurich Art Weekend
Partners Lead
Zurich Art Weekend
Development Lead
Zurich Art Weekend
Graphic Designer
Zurich Art Weekend
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Founder of Galerie Mai 36
Lucerne 1996, Zurich 2003
Member Art Basel Selection Committee
Basel 1996–2008
Co-Founder Paris Internationale
Paris 2015
Co-Founder Galerie Gregor Staiger
Zurich 2010
Founder Studio Marie Lusa
Zurich 2004
Member Most Beautiful Swiss Book Selection Committee
2018–ongoing
Teacher at ECAL in Type Design Master
Lausanne 2013–ongoing
Founder Galerie Eva Presenhuber
Zurich 2003, NY 2017
Member Art Basel Selection Committee
2009–2017
Co-owner, Hauser & Wirth & Presenhuber
Zurich, 1998–2003
Co-founder Liste Art Fair
Basel 1996
Director Galerie Walcheturm
Zurich 1989–1997
Founding Director Galerie Gregor Staiger
Zurich 2010
Co-founder Paris Internationale
Paris 2015
Member Selection Committee Art Düsseldorf
2017–2018
Lecturer at Zurich University of the Arts
Since 2018
Founder of Acrush | Art Production Space
Zurich 2008
Founder of Reference Image
Zurich 2010
Director of the Kunsthalle Zürich
Zurich 2014
Curator Adolf Wölfli Foundation, Museum of Fine Arts Bern
Bern, 1996–2014
Co-curator of the 2013 Carnegie International
Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Art, 2013
Founder of Exhibition space New Jersey
Basel, 2008
Director of Kunsttangent
Basel, 2003–2010
Co-founder and Editor of art magazine Parkett
Since 1984
President of the Federal Art Commission
1998–2006
Guest Professor at the Università di Architettura in Mendrisio
2004–2008
Art Consultant and Curator for the site-specific art projects on the Novartis Campus in Basel.
Since 2006
Director of the Sommerakademie im Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern
Since 2008
Director Museum Rietberg
Since 2019
Curator Haus der Kulturen der Welt Berlin
2012–2019
Professor at Department of Art History at Concordia University, Montreal
2009–2012
Anne Demeester (b. 1975) is a Belgian literary scholar, art critic, and museum director. She studied German literature at the University of Ghent and cultural studies at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Demeester was Director of W139 (2003-2006) and De Appel Centre for Contemporary Art (2006-2014) in Amsterdam as well as Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem (2014-2022). Since October 2022, she is the Director of Kunsthaus Zurich.
Artist mostly working with photography, video, installation, and books
Since 1992
Professor at Department Fine Arts at Zurich University of the Arts ZhdK
Since 2007
Lecturer at international University including Harvard University, Cambridge USA; Royal College of Arts, London; UCLA–University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; CCA–California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA, USA
Director of the Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel Kunstmuseum and Museum für Gegenwartskunst
2001–2016
Director of the Kunsthalle Zurich
1990–2001
Freelance exhibitions-maker and writer
1985–1990
Deputy Director of the Kunstmuseum Winterthur
1981–1985
Curator at Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst
since 2020
Curator at Tate Liverpool, UK
2016–2020
Senior Lecturer at Liverpool School of Art
2016–2020