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Students from the Centre de formation professionnelle en Arts (CFP Arts) present collective projects imagining Geneva in the second half of the twenty‑first century. Through garments, jewellery, ceramics, videos, comics, choreography, urban furniture, installations and digital or graphic works, they stage speculative scenarios—from utopian reinventions to dystopian provocations. Employing craft, performance, film and design strategies, the works probe technological, environmental and social futures, asking how everyday life, material culture and public space might be transformed.
Opening: Wednesday 9 September, 18:00.
This session examines Vibe Coding’s use of artificial intelligence in creative workflows, exploring how generative tools reshape artistic production and design processes. It investigates the balance between machine autonomy and human judgment, addressing ethical questions, collaborative practices, and practical strategies for maintaining agency. Participants learn how AI can enhance ideation while requiring deliberate oversight, and the discussion reveals implications for creative professionals, policymakers, and institutions navigating co-creation with intelligent systems.
In French.
An immersive circuit inviting participants to rediscover the world through the lens of neurodiversity. The presentation combines a photographic exhibition and informative panels with virtual‑reality workshops and tactile, hands‑on activities, culminating in collective reflection and sharing. The project was developed within a DEI action framework in collaboration with university and community partners, and favors experiential, sensory-driven formats to foster empathy and broaden understanding of diverse cognitive experiences.
Join neighbours and community members for a week of activities focused on reducing waste and protecting our environment. The programme offers information stands, hands-on workshops, reuse and repair initiatives, food-waste awareness and community clean-ups such as urban plogging. Activities are suitable for all ages and invite everyone to learn practical tips, share resources and act together for a cleaner, more sustainable neighbourhood. Participation encourages local solidarity and everyday changes that benefit people and nature.
John M Armleder presents an interchange-based exhibition that foregrounds objects drawn from students’ suitcases. Through object-based works and subtle interventions, the show probes modes of observation, intimacy and collective memory. Personal belongings are rearranged as visual prompts that evoke histories, pedagogy and everyday cinematics. The artist’s restrained interventions invite reflection on how small domestic items circulate meanings and facilitate encounters, revealing how private narratives surface within a communal field of attention.
Photographer Bertrand Carlier presents a series of large-format portraits that foreground women working across Geneva’s agricultural landscape. The photographs depict market gardeners, winegrowers, fruit growers, livestock farmers and cellar managers in their working environments, using natural light and documentary framing.
The project explores gender, labour and continuity, revealing how women’s labour shapes rural economies and biocultural traditions. Set against the UN’s International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, the work invites renewed attention to the diversity of skills and trajectories within contemporary Geneva agriculture.
Coordinated by Stan Breynaert, this double bill presents the personal musical projects of two emerging artists, Benjamin and Yliann. Their distinct worlds meet in an evening of original compositions and exploratory performances, guided by attentive external experts who offer critical feedback. The programme highlights creative risk, youthful experimentation and varied sonic textures, moving between intimate moments and more charged passages. The staging prioritizes close listening and a direct, candid exchange between performers and audience.
Students from the Centre de formation professionnelle en Arts (CFP Arts) present collective projects imagining Geneva in the second half of the twenty‑first century. Through garments, jewellery, ceramics, videos, comics, choreography, urban furniture, installations and digital or graphic works, they stage speculative scenarios—from utopian reinventions to dystopian provocations. Employing craft, performance, film and design strategies, the works probe technological, environmental and social futures, asking how everyday life, material culture and public space might be transformed.
Opening: Wednesday 9 September, 18:00.
This session examines Vibe Coding’s use of artificial intelligence in creative workflows, exploring how generative tools reshape artistic production and design processes. It investigates the balance between machine autonomy and human judgment, addressing ethical questions, collaborative practices, and practical strategies for maintaining agency. Participants learn how AI can enhance ideation while requiring deliberate oversight, and the discussion reveals implications for creative professionals, policymakers, and institutions navigating co-creation with intelligent systems.
In French.
An immersive circuit inviting participants to rediscover the world through the lens of neurodiversity. The presentation combines a photographic exhibition and informative panels with virtual‑reality workshops and tactile, hands‑on activities, culminating in collective reflection and sharing. The project was developed within a DEI action framework in collaboration with university and community partners, and favors experiential, sensory-driven formats to foster empathy and broaden understanding of diverse cognitive experiences.
Join neighbours and community members for a week of activities focused on reducing waste and protecting our environment. The programme offers information stands, hands-on workshops, reuse and repair initiatives, food-waste awareness and community clean-ups such as urban plogging. Activities are suitable for all ages and invite everyone to learn practical tips, share resources and act together for a cleaner, more sustainable neighbourhood. Participation encourages local solidarity and everyday changes that benefit people and nature.
John M Armleder presents an interchange-based exhibition that foregrounds objects drawn from students’ suitcases. Through object-based works and subtle interventions, the show probes modes of observation, intimacy and collective memory. Personal belongings are rearranged as visual prompts that evoke histories, pedagogy and everyday cinematics. The artist’s restrained interventions invite reflection on how small domestic items circulate meanings and facilitate encounters, revealing how private narratives surface within a communal field of attention.
Photographer Bertrand Carlier presents a series of large-format portraits that foreground women working across Geneva’s agricultural landscape. The photographs depict market gardeners, winegrowers, fruit growers, livestock farmers and cellar managers in their working environments, using natural light and documentary framing.
The project explores gender, labour and continuity, revealing how women’s labour shapes rural economies and biocultural traditions. Set against the UN’s International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, the work invites renewed attention to the diversity of skills and trajectories within contemporary Geneva agriculture.
Coordinated by Stan Breynaert, this double bill presents the personal musical projects of two emerging artists, Benjamin and Yliann. Their distinct worlds meet in an evening of original compositions and exploratory performances, guided by attentive external experts who offer critical feedback. The programme highlights creative risk, youthful experimentation and varied sonic textures, moving between intimate moments and more charged passages. The staging prioritizes close listening and a direct, candid exchange between performers and audience.
Students from the Centre de formation professionnelle en Arts (CFP Arts) present collective projects imagining Geneva in the second half of the twenty‑first century. Through garments, jewellery, ceramics, videos, comics, choreography, urban furniture, installations and digital or graphic works, they stage speculative scenarios—from utopian reinventions to dystopian provocations. Employing craft, performance, film and design strategies, the works probe technological, environmental and social futures, asking how everyday life, material culture and public space might be transformed.
Opening: Wednesday 9 September, 18:00.
This session examines Vibe Coding’s use of artificial intelligence in creative workflows, exploring how generative tools reshape artistic production and design processes. It investigates the balance between machine autonomy and human judgment, addressing ethical questions, collaborative practices, and practical strategies for maintaining agency. Participants learn how AI can enhance ideation while requiring deliberate oversight, and the discussion reveals implications for creative professionals, policymakers, and institutions navigating co-creation with intelligent systems.
In French.
An immersive circuit inviting participants to rediscover the world through the lens of neurodiversity. The presentation combines a photographic exhibition and informative panels with virtual‑reality workshops and tactile, hands‑on activities, culminating in collective reflection and sharing. The project was developed within a DEI action framework in collaboration with university and community partners, and favors experiential, sensory-driven formats to foster empathy and broaden understanding of diverse cognitive experiences.
Join neighbours and community members for a week of activities focused on reducing waste and protecting our environment. The programme offers information stands, hands-on workshops, reuse and repair initiatives, food-waste awareness and community clean-ups such as urban plogging. Activities are suitable for all ages and invite everyone to learn practical tips, share resources and act together for a cleaner, more sustainable neighbourhood. Participation encourages local solidarity and everyday changes that benefit people and nature.
John M Armleder presents an interchange-based exhibition that foregrounds objects drawn from students’ suitcases. Through object-based works and subtle interventions, the show probes modes of observation, intimacy and collective memory. Personal belongings are rearranged as visual prompts that evoke histories, pedagogy and everyday cinematics. The artist’s restrained interventions invite reflection on how small domestic items circulate meanings and facilitate encounters, revealing how private narratives surface within a communal field of attention.
Photographer Bertrand Carlier presents a series of large-format portraits that foreground women working across Geneva’s agricultural landscape. The photographs depict market gardeners, winegrowers, fruit growers, livestock farmers and cellar managers in their working environments, using natural light and documentary framing.
The project explores gender, labour and continuity, revealing how women’s labour shapes rural economies and biocultural traditions. Set against the UN’s International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, the work invites renewed attention to the diversity of skills and trajectories within contemporary Geneva agriculture.
SailGP 2026 presents high-speed F50 foiling catamaran racing across a global series of coastal host cities. Teams pilot carbon‑fiber machines that lift above the water, reaching intense speeds that demand split-second strategy, teamwork and physical control. Races combine tactical course navigation, gusty sea conditions and spectator-friendly shorelines, creating a dynamic outdoor spectacle. Coverage includes news, videos and full results for fans following team performance and season standings.
Set off to find hidden animals tucked into colorful displays. Look closely at shapes, bright colors, and soft or rough textures. In the workshop, make a leafy mask using leaves, flowers and twigs to bring your imaginary creature to life. Move, listen and touch as you play with natural materials, paint gentle patterns, and try your mask on. This playful session encourages curiosity, creativity and sensory discovery for little explorers.
Kids ages 2–4.
Capucine Pageron presents a series of miniature ceramic interiors in which a female figure performs everyday gestures. Bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms freeze familiar actions in intimately scaled scenes that blend matte and glossy textures. Vivid glazes articulate a compact, anachronistic visual language, where domestic habit becomes sculptural tableau. The works foreground material tactility and the quiet choreography of ordinary acts, inviting close attention to form, color and the poetics of domestic space.
Opening: 19 septembre 11:00 – 17:00, in the presence of the artist
Closing: 27 septembre 11:00 – 17:00, in the presence of the artist
A gentle urban walk through Geneva’s Nations district, this route traces diplomatic avenues, leafy parks and international squares while revealing the city’s multicultural stories. Expect conversational pacing, close encounters with neighbourhood history and lively snapshots of communities that have shaped local life. The terrain is flat, with paved streets and park paths that are easy underfoot and welcoming to most walkers. Suitable for adults; all French levels welcome.
Meeting point: Mémorial de Nelson Mandela Parc Rigot, Av. de la Paix 9, 1202 Genève
Claire Guanella presents a series of works titled Getting Robotic that anchors her practice in filiation and networks. Using a metaphor rich in polysemy, the works examine our real connections, sustaining living memory and an attentive regard for the always-terrestrial roots of technological transformation. The exhibition considers the interplay between inheritance, collective memory and invention, prompting reflection on how human ties and grounded origins shape our evolving relations with machines.
Quim Roscas and Zeca Estacionâncio form a seasoned comic-musical duo whose 25-year collaboration blends comedy, live music and spontaneous improvisation. On stage they embody a duo of playful characters, shifting between sharp satire and tender moments, using song, instrumental interludes and audience exchange to build layered narratives. Their performances balance rhythmic musicianship with theatrical timing, creating an intimate, joyous atmosphere that privileges surprise, vocal colour and human warmth.
Nuno, directed by Harrison, is an intimate documentary portrait set in the Curé-Desclouds neighborhood. Through family, friends and daily encounters, the film follows Nuno, who lives with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, mapping the textures of communal life, care and solidarity. Shot with quiet observation and close-up empathy, Harrison composes a moving study of character and influence beyond illness, where humor, tenderness and shared routines reveal resilience and the sustaining power of human connection.
Coordinated by Stan Breynaert, this double bill presents the personal musical projects of two emerging artists, Benjamin and Yliann. Their distinct worlds meet in an evening of original compositions and exploratory performances, guided by attentive external experts who offer critical feedback. The programme highlights creative risk, youthful experimentation and varied sonic textures, moving between intimate moments and more charged passages. The staging prioritizes close listening and a direct, candid exchange between performers and audience.
Students from the Centre de formation professionnelle en Arts (CFP Arts) present collective projects imagining Geneva in the second half of the twenty‑first century. Through garments, jewellery, ceramics, videos, comics, choreography, urban furniture, installations and digital or graphic works, they stage speculative scenarios—from utopian reinventions to dystopian provocations. Employing craft, performance, film and design strategies, the works probe technological, environmental and social futures, asking how everyday life, material culture and public space might be transformed.
Opening: Wednesday 9 September, 18:00.
This session examines Vibe Coding’s use of artificial intelligence in creative workflows, exploring how generative tools reshape artistic production and design processes. It investigates the balance between machine autonomy and human judgment, addressing ethical questions, collaborative practices, and practical strategies for maintaining agency. Participants learn how AI can enhance ideation while requiring deliberate oversight, and the discussion reveals implications for creative professionals, policymakers, and institutions navigating co-creation with intelligent systems.
In French.
An immersive circuit inviting participants to rediscover the world through the lens of neurodiversity. The presentation combines a photographic exhibition and informative panels with virtual‑reality workshops and tactile, hands‑on activities, culminating in collective reflection and sharing. The project was developed within a DEI action framework in collaboration with university and community partners, and favors experiential, sensory-driven formats to foster empathy and broaden understanding of diverse cognitive experiences.
Join neighbours and community members for a week of activities focused on reducing waste and protecting our environment. The programme offers information stands, hands-on workshops, reuse and repair initiatives, food-waste awareness and community clean-ups such as urban plogging. Activities are suitable for all ages and invite everyone to learn practical tips, share resources and act together for a cleaner, more sustainable neighbourhood. Participation encourages local solidarity and everyday changes that benefit people and nature.
John M Armleder presents an interchange-based exhibition that foregrounds objects drawn from students’ suitcases. Through object-based works and subtle interventions, the show probes modes of observation, intimacy and collective memory. Personal belongings are rearranged as visual prompts that evoke histories, pedagogy and everyday cinematics. The artist’s restrained interventions invite reflection on how small domestic items circulate meanings and facilitate encounters, revealing how private narratives surface within a communal field of attention.
Photographer Bertrand Carlier presents a series of large-format portraits that foreground women working across Geneva’s agricultural landscape. The photographs depict market gardeners, winegrowers, fruit growers, livestock farmers and cellar managers in their working environments, using natural light and documentary framing.
The project explores gender, labour and continuity, revealing how women’s labour shapes rural economies and biocultural traditions. Set against the UN’s International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, the work invites renewed attention to the diversity of skills and trajectories within contemporary Geneva agriculture.
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