Helmhaus

Some 100–150 artists exhibit works in all media at the Helmhaus every year. This showcasing of local art is also a way of supporting local artists, who often produce new works specially for its exhibitions. The Helmhaus generally provides financial support for such new works, and the artists receive a fee for their contributions to its shows. Its summer exhibition of works that have received a City of Zurich art grant offers an overview of the art currently in the making that the Fine Arts department has deemed worthy of support.

The Helmhaus’s programme of exhibitions and events is organised thematically and is geared to the social challenges of both present and future. The Helmhaus views art as a vehicle that works as much with the senses as with cognition to promote an understanding of the larger picture, to challenge our own positions and to make us more aware of our own potential. It also serves to bond us together, which is why in our programme, as in our staffing and public relations, we set out to promote dialogue between all people, regardless of sex, age, class, cultural background, race, sexual orientation, physical and mental capacity, education, socialisation and ideology.