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THE FUNDING AND NETWORK PROJECT OF THE MIGROS CULTURE PERCENTAGE FOR FAIR PRACTICES AND SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURES IN CULTURAL WORK
Do you care about structural change in the cultural landscape? Migros Culture Percentage m2act connects you with like-minded people and promotes your project for change in the culture scenes. Together with you, we endeavour to adopt fair practices and sustainable structures and foster open knowledge transfer with a view to creating future-oriented living and working realities in cultural work.
Funded projects
m2act supports co-creative projects that promote fairer and more sustainable practices in the fields of performing arts, film, games, music, visual/fine arts, literature, comics, and digital culture – ranging from tools and processes to activist initiatives.
Ideas and projects currently being funded:
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2025-2028 FIT Festival Internazionale del Teatro e della scena contemporanea – Lugano: FIT for the Future
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2025-2027 EWA: EWA_Empowering Women in the Arts
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2021-2027 FAIRSPEC: Development of the Code & Review as part of the Faircheck event series
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2025-2026 ZÜRICH TANZT: Team Wiki – sustainable knowledge management as the basis for flexibility & resilience in festival work.
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2025-2026 auawirleben: Individual, team, organisation, environment – a compass for resilience in the performing arts
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2025-2026 Belluard Bollwerk: Intersectional guidelines for and voluntary commitment to cooperation based on a critical examination of power structures
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2025-2026 The Collective: An infrastructure project for greater visibility, access and change
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2025-2026 Arts_Sainement: For a healthy climate in the performing arts
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2025-2026 TOBS! theatre: Creating a Culture of Feedback
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2025-2026 Costumières & Cie: From thread to needle – building sustainable governance
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2024-2025 Les Créatives: Residency Le Carnet Rose
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2024-2025 Zirkusquartier Zurich: Circ-Exchange
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2024-2025 Fair Practice Coordination Office
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2024-2026 TU – Théâtre de l’Usine
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2024-2025 Heitere Fahne: Practical Training for Culture Makers
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2024-2025 Theater Chur: Making Peace – Domestic Peace and the Path to Democratic Participation at Theater Chur
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2024-2025 Experi_Betriebsbüro (E_BB)
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2023-2025 Dampfzentrale Bern: A salary scheme for Swiss cultural institutions
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2023-2025 Swiss Theatre Meeting: Supporting Programs
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2023-2024 Kleintheater Luzern: Inclusive cultural sector – more inclusion on, behind and in front of the stage
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2021-2025 reflector: Green Guide
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2022 – 2023 Das Theaterkolleg: Towards an ‘Economy for the Common Good’ in the independent performing arts
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2023-2024 Tasty Future: For an eating culture looking forward to the future
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2022-2024 StuFF in Cycles: New material cycles for theatre
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2021-2024 Art+Care
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2022-2024 Biografie.art: Biography & Stage. Questions about the ethical handling of personal stories
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2021-2024 Vert le Futur
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2023 A:Practice
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2023 FemaleAct Kalkulator
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2023 Festival de la Cité Foundation
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2023 produktionsDOCK
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2023 Group50:50
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2022 – 2023 x-change
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2021 – 2023 Revision of «Indicative fees/wages for professions in the independent theatre scene»
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2021 – 2023 FemaleAct Checkliste – für Gleichstellung und Diversität in Schweizer Kulturbetrieben
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2020 – 2023 Blackbox
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2022 KlimaKontor Schweiz
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2022 PERMA-CULTURE
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2020 – 2022 KlimaKontor Basel
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2021 MESHRUM
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2021 Criptonite: ACCESS
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2022 Tanzworkshop.Kreation – Tanzvermittlung.KörperBildSinnSprache
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2021 Praxis der Fürsorge
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2021 Disrupting Harm in Dance: How to Feel Safe, Connected, Empowered
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2020 #BigDreams
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2020 Parlament der Dinge, Tiere, Pflanzen und Algorithmen
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2020 Décentrer les pratiques et les postures: une recherche sur la blanchité à l’œuvre dans la création culturelle romande
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2020 home made climate conference
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2020 Kit de Survie en territoire masculiniste
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2020 Schwar zenbach Kompl ex – eine andere Zukunft erinnern
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2021 Swampy Rituals
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2020 This is not theatre, this is a f*** protest!
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2021 TIB meets FIT
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2020 PARASITE
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2020 WALLMAPU EX SITU
Network
m2act network events bring together cultural professionals and experts from various disciplines and sectors of society. The events focus on facilitating knowledge exchange and the joint development and testing of new ideas in order to promote a fairer and more sustainable future of the Swiss cultural sector.
CURRENT EVENTS BY M2ACT AND PARTNER-EVENTS
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February – August 2026
Various regionsm2act x regional Migros cooperatives
Toolbox
The m2act toolbox offers practical tips and solutions developed through co-creative projects, which can be used to meet current challenges across all disciplines. We expand the toolbox continually with findings and insights from the networking events and projects that have received funding. The tools are available to everyone for unrestricted use and further development.
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Peer-to-peer exchange Open art+care Zooms: Online format for discussion and thematic input (DE/EN/FR)
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Annex to contract Working conditions for the costume industry
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Video From thread to needle – building sustainable governance
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action platform Diversity Finder – The Platform for Lived Diversity
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Documentary Documentary film on the transcontinental collaboration of GROUP50:50
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Newsletter art+care Newsletter – Visibility of current topics and activities of the community
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concept SPARK THE FLAME! – art+care Meet-up format to adopt
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Guide Artists Take Action
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Documentary Perma-curatorial seeds: A series of workshops by the far° festival and factory of living arts
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guideline Migros Pioneer Fund: From 0 to 100
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Salary model Dampfzentrale Bern: Salary scheme for fair wages at cultural institutions in Switzerland
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Annual Report FIT FOR THE FUTURE: 2025 Annual Report
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Solidarity game Kleintheater Luzern: «All Inclusive» – A Box for More
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Calculator Sustainable Impact Tool
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guideline More Impact with Culture
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guideline Biography.art: Questions About the Ethical Handling of Personal Stories
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publication PERMA-CULTURE, for more sustainable performing arts
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Position paper m2act × Burning Issues: towards a just, diverse & inclusive culture – Position paper
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Documentary «Alle inklusive – ein Kleintheater will mehr»
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self-assessment Les bonnes pratiques
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Guide produktionsDOCK: Guide – Producing in the Swiss independent performing art scene
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Action Matrix A:Practice
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Online course Disrupting Harm in Dance
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Calculator FemaleAct Calculator
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Guide Green Rider
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glossary Talking Diversity
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Calculator t. Standard wages and fees
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action platform Tatenbank
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Material catalogue StuFF
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Guide Green Guide for cultural organisations
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Solidarity game Values of Solidarity
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guideline Impact Guide
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Codex FAIRSPEC Codex
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publication Supporting Relevance
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guideline g3 method
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glossary Cooperation in the performing arts sector
Dialogues
We regularly engage in dialogues regarding co-creative processes, fair practices and sustainable structures with experts from the arts, culture, and other areas.
- Article AOI: m2act x Helvetiarockt 2025: A networking event against silence
- Listen to the Radio X broadcast: m2act x Helvetiarockt 2025: keynote by Agota Lavoyer and panel dialogues featuring, among others, Naomi Chinasa Bögli (Federal Office of Culture), Noemi Grütter, Mattia Iacobelli, Agota Lavoyer, Agathe Raboud, Themis (Trust Center against Sexual Harassment and Violence), and Andrea Zimmermann.
- Article Ensemble Magazin 2025: biografie.art: Auch heikle Situationen in Rollenspielen
- Article Ensemble Magazine 2025: produktionsDOCK: Endlich ein Profi-Leitfaden für Bühnenprojekte!
- Input#1: Rohit Jain, m2act x forum dance 2024: Allianz, Kollaboration, Teilhabe? Praktische und theoretische Denkanstösse für eine Kunst der Solidarität
- Interview, November 2023: Conversation with Lucrezia Perrig and Noemi Grütter about Das Rosa Heft.
- Listen to the Radio RaBe broadcast: m2act x burning issues 2023: the reporters Soya the Cow and Maja Brönnimann reported in a live broadcast on Radio RaBe.
- Listen to the Radio RaBe: m2act x burning issues 2023: Burning topics in the performing arts
- Interview, 2022: In conversation: The magazine Theater heute with Matthias Baumgartner.
- Dialogue #02, 2021: Discussion with Björn Müller about transformation processes.
- Dialogue #01, 2021: Exchange with Moritz von Rappard about co-creation.
Migros-Kulturprozent Story Lab schafft Zugänge. Stefania Burla konnte sich dank der Unterstützung von Story Lab voll und ganz auf die Entwicklung ihres Filmprojekts „Saison“ fokussieren. So konnte sie sich im Rahmen des Moduls „Retreat“ auf die Entwicklung des Textes konzentrieren. Story Lab begleitet die Projektentwicklung von unterschiedlichen audiovisuell narrativen Projekten. Mehr Infos via Link in Bio.
Pour-cent culturel Migros Story Lab crée des accès. Grâce au soutien du Story Lab, Stefania Burla a pu se concentrer pleinement sur le développement de son projet de film „Saison“. Dans le cadre du module „Retreat“, elle a pu se consacrer au développement du texte. Story Lab accompagne le développement de différents projets narratifs audiovisuels.. Plus d’informations via le lien dans la bio.
Percento culturale Migros Story Lab crea accessi. Grazie al sostegno di Story Lab, Stefania Burla ha potuto concentrarsi completamente sullo sviluppo del suo progetto cinematografico „Saison“. Nell’ambito del modulo „Retreat“, ha potuto dedicarsi allo sviluppo del testo. Story Lab accompagna lo sviluppo di diversi progetti narrativi audiovisivi. Maggiori informazioni tramite il link nella bio.
Migros Culture Percentage Story Lab creates access. Thanks to the support of Story Lab, Stefania Burla was able to fully focus on the development of her film project „Saison.“ As part of the „Retreat“ module, she was able to concentrate on developing the text. Story Lab supports the development of various audiovisual narrative projects. More information via the link in bio.
#Storylab#MigrosCulturePercentage#CultureFunding#culture
Video: Linus Küng
Wir suchen:
🟢 Schriftsteller*innen, die ihr nächstes grösseres Projekt realisieren wollen.
Wir bieten:
🟢 Ein*e Mentor*in, ein Jahr Begleitung.
🟢 10 Mentorat-Sessions, die sich an deinen Bedürfnissen orientieren.
🟢 CHF 3000 finanzielle Unterstützung.
Bewirb dich jetzt für ein Mentorat! Mehr Infos zu unseren Mentor*innen und Double Literatur findest du via Link in der Bio.
Nous recherchons:
🟢 Écrivain·e·s qui souhaitent réaliser leur prochain grand projet.
Nous offrons:
🟢 Un·e mentor·e personnel·le qui t’accompagne pendant un an.
🟢 10 sessions de mentorat adaptées à tes besoins.
🟢 Un soutien financier de CHF 3000.
Tu peux maintenant postuler pour un mentorat! Plus d’informations sur nos mentor·e·s et Double Littérature sont disponibles via le lien dans la bio.
Cerchiamo:
🟢 Scrittori/trici che vogliono realizzare il loro prossimo grande progetto.
Offriamo:
🟢 Un/e mentore/a personale che ti accompagnerà per un anno.
🟢 10 sessioni di mentoring adattate alle tue esigenze.
🟢 Un supporto finanziario di CHF CHF 3000.
Puoi candidarti ora per un mentoring! Trovi maggiori informazioni sui nostri mentori/e e su Double Letteratura tramite il link nella bio.
We are looking for:
🟢 Writers who want to realize their next big project.
We offer:
🟢 A personal mentor who will support you for a year.
🟢 10 mentoring sessions tailored to your needs.
🟢 Financial support of CHF 3000.
You can now apply for a mentorship! More information about our mentors and Double Literature can be found via the link in the bio.
#Double#MigrosCulturePercentage#CultureFunding#culture#literature
Foto Ralph Tharayil: Mirko Lux
Foto Gianna Molinari: Christoph Oeschger
Foto Jens Nielsen: Ayse Yavas
Foto Yari Bernasconi: Susanne Goldschmid
Foto Romain Buffat: Ladina Bischof
Foto Eva Maria Leuenberger: Ladina Bischof
Tabarak ist eine der Gewinner*innen der Schweizer Jugendfilmtage 2025. Migros-Kulturprozent Story Lab stiftet auch 2026 den Wettbewerbspreis der Kategorie E. Wir haben Tabarak an den Solothurner Filmtagen getroffen und sie gefragt, was das Story Lab so einzigartig macht.
Tabarak est l’une des gagnantes du Festival Ciné Jeunesse Suisse 2025. Pour-cent culturel Migros Story Lab offre également en 2026 le prix de la compétition dans la catégorie E. Nous avons rencontré Tabarak aux Journées de Soleure et lui avons demandé ce qui rend le Story Lab si unique.
Tabarak è una delle vincitrici del Festival del Cinema Giovane Svizzero 2025. Anche nel 2026, il Percento culturale Migros Story Lab mette in palio il premio del concorso nella categoria E. Abbiamo incontrato Tabarak alle Giornate di Soletta e le abbiamo chiesto cosa rende lo Story Lab così unico.
Tabarak is one of the winners of the Swiss Youth Film Days 2025. In 2026, the Migros Culture Percentage Story Lab is once again sponsoring the competition prize in category E. We met Tabarak at the Solothurn Film Days and asked her what makes the Story Lab so unique.
#MigrosCulturePercentage#CultureFunding#culture#film
Video: Linus Küng
Wir suchen:
Produzent*innen, Drehbuchautor*innen und Regisseur*innen, die sich weiterentwickeln wollen!
Wir bieten:
Ein*e Mentor*in, ein Jahr Begleitung!
10 Coaching-Sessions, die sich an deinen Bedürfnissen orientieren.
CHF 3000.- finanzielle Unterstützung!
Du kannst dich für ein spezifisches Coaching bei Roman Zürcher, Joël Jent oder Ufuk Emiroglu bewerben. Mehr Infos findest du via Link in der Bio.
Nous recherchons:
Des producteur·rice·s, auteur·es et réalisateur·rice·s qui souhaitent s’évoluer!
Nous offrons:
Un·e coach personnel·le qui t’accompagne pendant un an!
10 sessions de coaching adaptées à tes besoins.
Un soutien financier de CHF 3000.- !
Tu peux postuler pour un coaching spécifique auprès de Roman Zürcher, Joël Jent ou Ufuk Emiroglu. Plus d’informations via le lien dans la bio.
Cerchiamo:
Produttori/trici, sceneggiator/trici e registi/e che vogliono crescere professionalmente!
Offriamo:
Un/e coach personale che ti accompagnerà per un anno!
10 sessioni di coaching adattate alle tue esigenze.
Un supporto finanziario di CHF CHF 3000.- !
Puoi candidarti per un coaching specifico con Roman Zürcher, Joël Jent o Ufuk Emiroglu. Maggiori informazioni sono disponibili tramite il link nella bio.
We are looking for:
Producers, screenwriters, and directors who want to grow professionally!
We offer:
A personal coach who will support you for a year!
10 coaching sessions tailored to your needs.
Financial support of CHF 3000.- !
You can apply for specific coaching with Roman Zürcher, Joël Jent, or Ufuk Emiroglu. More information is available via the link in the bio.
#Double#MigrosCulturePercentage#CultureFunding#culture#film
Foto Roman Zürcher: Iris Janke
Foto Joël Jent: Sohvi Viik
Foto Ufuk Emiroglu: Ufuk Emiroglu
disframe fördert Projekte aus allen Sparten, in welchen sich Taube Kulturschaffende oder Kulturschaffende mit Behinderungen und/oder chronischen Erkrankungen selbstbestimmt ihrer künstlerischen Arbeit widmen können.
Die Vorhaben können sich in der Phase der Ideenfindung oder bereits in der Umsetzung befinden.
Mehr Infos via Link in der Bio!
disframe soutient des projets de toutes disciplines dans lesquels des créateur·ices culturel·les sourd·es et/ou des créateur·ices culturel·les en situation de handicap et/ou avec des maladies chroniques peuvent se dédier à leur travail artistique de manière autonome.
Les initiatives peuvent être en phase de conception ou déjà en cours de réalisation.
Plus info via lien dans la bio!
disframe promuove progetti di tutti i settori in cui persone sorde e/o persone disabili e/o con malattie croniche, attive nella creazione artistica, possono dedicarsi al proprio lavoro artistico in modo autonomo.
I progetti possono trovarsi in fase di ideazione o già in fase di realizzazione.
Maggiori inforamazioni, link nella bio!
disframe supports projects from all artistic fields in which Deaf cultural creators or cultural creators with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses can independently dedicate themselves to their artistic work.
The projects can be in the idea development phase or already in the implementation phase.
More infos, link in bio!
#disframe#MigrosCulturePercentage#culturefunding#culture
Am 24. Februar 2026 beantworten wir deine offenen Fragen zur m2act-Ausschreibung «Sharing is Caring»!
Infocall via Teams 24.2.25, 16-17, link in Bio
Le 24 février 2026, tu auras l’occasion de poser toutes tes questions concernant l’appel à projets «Sharing is Caring» de m2act!
à Appel d’information via Teams, le 24.02.25, de 16h à 17h, lien dans la bio.
Il 24 febbraio 2026 avrai l’opportunità di chiarire tutte le tue domande sul bando «Sharing is Caring» di m2act!
à Infocall via Teams, 24.02.25, dalle 16 alle 17, link nella bio.
On February 24, 2026, you’ll have the opportunity to ask all your questions about the m2act call for projects «Sharing is Caring»!
à Infocall via Teams, 24.2.25, 4–5 PM, link in bio.
#m2act#MigrosCulturePercentage#CultureFunding#culture
Jetzt für unsere Ausschreibung «Sharing is Caring» bewerben. M2act unterstützt faire Praxis und nachhaltige Strukturen im Kulturbetrieb! Die Ausschreibung richtet sich an:
🟢Projekte die sich für Nachhaltigkeit und Fairness im Kulturbetrieb einsetzen!
🟢Projekte, die eine Methode oder ein Tool etabliert haben oder entwickeln möchten und dieses mit anderen teilen wollen!
Du kannst dich noch bis zum 2. März 2026 bewerben! Alle Infos auf unserer Website!
Postule maintenant pour notre appel à projets «Sharing is Caring». M2act soutient des pratiques équitables et des structures durables dans le secteur culturel ! L’appel s’adresse à:
🟢Des projets qui s’engagent pour la durabilité et l’équité dans le secteur culturel!
🟢Des projets qui ont établi ou souhaitent développer une méthode ou un outil et veulent le partager avec d’autres!
Tu peux postuler jusqu’au 2 mars 2026 ! Toutes les infos sont disponibles sur notre site web!
Candidati ora per il nostro bando «Sharing is Caring». M2act sostiene pratiche eque e strutture sostenibili nel settore culturale! Il bando è rivolto a:
🟢Progetti che si impegnano per la sostenibilità e l’equità nel settore culturale!
🟢Progetti che hanno stabilito o desiderano sviluppare un metodo o uno strumento e vogliono condividerlo con gli altri!
Puoi candidarti fino al 2 marzo 2026! Tutte le informazioni sono disponibili sul nostro sito web!
Apply now for our call for applications «Sharing is Caring». M2act supports fair practices and sustainable structures in the cultural sector! The call is aimed at:
🟢Projects that promote sustainability and fairness in the cultural sector!
🟢Projects that have established or want to develop a method or tool and wish to share it with others!
You can apply until March 2, 2026! All information is available on our website!
#MigrosCulturePercentage#CultureFunding#culture
Video: Linus Küng
Unsere Ausschreibung Double Jazz bietet Jazzmusiker*innen die einzigartige Chance, ihre Praxis zu vertiefen und neue Perspektiven zu gewinnen. Bewirb dich für ein einjähriges Mentoring mit Sylvie Courvoisier, Christoph Irniger oder Sarah Buechi und profitiere von intensivem Austausch und professioneller Weiterentwicklung.
👉 Anmeldeformular und weitere Infos: Link in Bio.
👉 Bewerbung bis 15. April
Notre appel à candidatures Double Jazz offre aux musicien·ne·s de jazz une opportunité unique d’approfondir leur pratique et de découvrir de nouvelles perspectives. Postulez pour un mentorat d’un an avec Sylvie Courvoisier, Christoph Irniger ou Sarah Buechi et bénéficiez d’échanges intensifs et d’un développement professionnel.
👉 Formulaire d’inscription et plus d’infos: lien dans la bio.
👉 Candidature jusqu’au 15 avril
Il nostro Open Call Double Jazz offre a musicisti/e jazz un’opportunità unica per approfondire la propria pratica e acquisire nuove prospettive. Candidati per un mentoring di un anno con Sylvie Courvoisier, Christoph Irniger o Sarah Buechi e approfitta di scambi intensivi e di uno sviluppo professionale.
👉 Modulo di iscrizione e maggiori informazioni: link in bio.
👉 Candidature entro il 15 aprile
Our open call Double Jazz offers jazz musicians a unique opportunity to deepen their practice and gain new perspectives. Apply for a one-year mentoring program with Sylvie Courvoisier, Christoph Irniger, or Sarah Buechi and benefit from intensive exchange and professional development.
👉 Registration form and more info: link in bio.
👉 Application deadline: April 15
#MigrosCulturePercentage#CultureFunding#Culture#Jazz
Foto Sylvie Courvoisier: Veronique Hoegger
Foto Christoph Irniger: Gian Marco Castelberg
Foto Sarah Buechi: Jessica Prinz