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Arc was a residency program dedicated to fostering research and dialogue at the intersection of arts and society, providing a warm and welcoming environment that empowered participants. Through various residency formats, artists collaborated with experts from diverse fields, broadening their investigative horizons and forging innovative partnerships beyond traditional artistic boundaries.

Over four years, Arc continually reinvented itself by critically examining the role the art institution, both internally and externally. This process involved challenging established values, experimenting with new ways of collaboration, and questioning the broader socio-cultural ecosystem. A growing community of shareholders—including artists, thinkers, and makers who returned in different roles—actively contributed to questioning the institution from within. This commitment to 'reinventing the residency' was deeply embedded in the organization's daily practices, ensuring that Arc remained a dynamic and responsive space for artistic and societal exploration. Residency Formats

Custom-Made Residencies: One-month residencies focused on research and reflection without production pressure. Each artist or group received a tailored package, including individual accompaniment by external specialists when necessary.

Walk & Talk Residencies: Four-day residencies designed for artists and practitioners wishing to discuss specific research questions with experts from other fields, fostering extended dialogue in a different rhythm and collaborative mode.

Thematic Residencies: One-week initiatives where artists and experts from various disciplines collaborated on predefined research questions. Participants: Nora Adwan, Fatin Abbas, Julien Babel, Philippe Blanchard, Josephine Baan, Charlie Bernath, Filip Berte, Eduardo Cassina, Giacomo Cardoni, André Chapatte, Matias Daporta, Rudy Decelière, Immanuel de Sousa, Sanne De Wilde, Kevin Doyle, Felipe Duarte, Liva Dudareva, Seraina Dür, Rita Eperjesi, Nicolas Field, Carole Frossard, Cristina Galbiati, Sheila Ghelani, Jonas Gillman, Ward Goes, Arielle Grasser, Maëlle Gross, Pierre-Philippe Hofmann, Vytautas Jankauskas, Louis Jucker, Aurelio Kopainig, Chris Leuenberger, Wayne Lim, Renaud Loda, Ioannis Mandafounis, Ali Mohammadi, Jose Niangu Nginamau, Stephen O'Malley, Valentine Paley, Aditya Pawar, Lavinia Raccanello, Martina Raponi, Lamine Sanha, Patrick Savolainen, Tim Shaw, Samuel Schmidiger, Tanya Schwarz, Lana Siri, Jacek Smolicki, Vreni Spieser, Tijana  Stevanovic, Marion Thomas, Nadia Tsulukidze, Kristien Van Den Brande, Gosie Vervloessem, Raphael Vuilleumier, Christoph Wachter & Mathias Jud, Sara Widmer, Conrad Willems, Nina Williman, Adjoa Wiredu, Zooscope, and others.

Experts: Robert Aeberhard, Miguel Alarcon, Gerhard Andrey, Martin Bieri, Ash Bulayev, Wim Cuyvers, Alberto De Andres, Noemie Depierraz, Nikos Doulos, Martin Dusinberre, Ricarda Ettlin, Daniel Imboden, Jonathan Kissman, Daniel Morgenthaler, Nicolas Nova, Stefan Nowotny, Mila Pavicevic, Andrea Phillips, Noëlle Revaz, Oliver Schmid, Daniel Sciboz, Daniel Varadi, Torsten Venneman, Julien Vuilleumier, Franziska Witschi, and others.