The Swiss Art Awards competition, held annually since 1899, is the oldest art prize in the world.
The accompanying exhibition, organized by the Federal Office of Culture, provides an overview of current art and architecture in Switzerland, and is a valuable reference for art professionals and enthusiasts alike. The Swiss Art Awards jury is made up of seven members of the Federal Arts Commission, selected by the Federal Council, plus five guest experts.

The Kiefer Hablitzel│Göhner Art Prize competition is open to artists residing in Switzerland or enrolled at a Swiss university under the age of 30. It is organized in close collaboration with the Swiss Federal Office of Culture and the Ernst Göhner Foundation. A Bachelor's degree is required to enter the competition. 

This year, 18 graduates of HEAD - Genève are competing, including 4 for the Kiefer HABLITZEL Prize:

• Denise Bertschi –  work.master, assistante work.master et assistante Option consruction
• Marie Bette – Work.master 
• Timothée Calame –  BA Option représentation
• ​​​​​​​Salomé Engel - étudiante Work.master
• ​​​​​​​Matthis Gasser –  BA Option représentation
• ​​​​​​​Lou Masduraud –  work.master
• ​​​​​​​Elias Njima – ancien élève Work.master
• ​​​​​​​Valentina Pini –  Arts visuels
• ​​​​​​​Alan Schmalz – BA Option représentation
• Sabrina Röthlisberger Belkacem – BA Option représentation 
• Baker Wardlaw – Work.master
• ​​​​​​​Anaïs Wenger –  BA Option construction et work.master; assistante Option re/production

Curatorial:

• Jouyfully Waiting - projet de Nathalie Rebholz, work.master

Kiefer HABLITZEL prize: 

• Yann Stéphane Bisso - Option représentation, work.master
• Lou Cohen -  Option information-fiction et work.master, assistante Option information-fiction
• Victor Delétraz - Option Construction et work.master
• Maria Fernanda Ordoñez - Option représentation et work.master 
• Vincent Grange – Master Espace et Communication 
• Roberta Faust – Master Espace et Communication
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