Following a number of enquiries from candidates, there seems to have been an error in the transmission of several dossiers sent directly by Wetransfer. Some applicants have noticed that their Wetransfer files have not been downloaded since they were submitted.
To ensure that your application is well received, please send an e-mail to mbal@ne.ch with your complete dossier attached in a Swisstransfer link by the 31rst of January 2025, with ‘Prix de la Relève’ and the name of the applicant in the subject line.
If you are a faculty member or know of any participants, please pass this message on to them.
We apologise for the incident and thank you sincerely for your time.
We look forward to hearing from you and discovering your projects. Thank you again for your participation.
The MBAL team
Triennial of Contemporary Print Art 2024
The MBAL Emerging Talent Award is intended to support emerging artists by rewarding a student or recent graduate from a Swiss art school. The competition, organised as part of the 2024 Triennial, is designed to encourage the emergence of new practices in the printed arts, and rewards the excellence and originality of the project submitted by the emerging artist. All printing techniques – from traditional engraving processes to the latest digital technologies – are welcome.
The prize comprises a sum of CHF 1’000, the production of an exhibition in 2026, whose production will be covered by The MBAL, and one of the works exhibited will become part of the museum’s collection.
The winning project is selected by a jury of specialists, composed of the MBAL team, the artist Michael Günzburger and a third member who will be revealed in 2025.
You can find the work of Bienvenue Studios, winners of the MBAL Emerging Talent Award in 2021 with the project Into Mountains, Wear your Mirror.
Application
Each candidate is invited to send a dossier containing a short bio (max. 50 words), a note of intent, a detailed presentation of the project (max. 300 words) with images (max. 10), a production budget and a CV.
Deadline for submitting the project
31 January 2025, by Swisstransfer, with ‘Prix de la Relève’ and the name of the applicant in the subject line, to the following e-mail address : mbal@ne.ch
Download the informations in PDF
