Switzerland/ 9. Sources and Links  

9.2 Key organisations and portals

Cultural policy-making bodies

Cantons
http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/schweiz/kantone/index.html

Conference of the Ministers of Education
http://www.edk.ch/

Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
http://www.eda.admin.ch/

Federal Office of Culture
http://www.admin.ch/bak

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
http://www.deza.ch/

Swiss Arts Council (Pro Helvetia Foundation)
http://www.pro-helvetia.ch/

Professional associations

Pro Litteris, Swiss Copyright Society
http://www.prolitteris.ch/default1.asp

Schweizerischer Bühnenverband (Swiss Theatre Association)
http://www.theaterschweiz.ch/

Suisseculture
http://www.suisseculture.ch/

Société suisse des auteurs
http://www.ssa.ch/

Suisseperform Suisa
http://www.suisa.ch/

Swiss Music Council
http://www.miz.ch/

Swiss Author's Association (SSV)
http://www.ch-s.ch/

Visarte (Association of Professional Visual Artists)
http://www.visarte.ch/
http://www.suissimage.ch/

Grant-giving bodies

Swissfoundation
http://www.swissfoundations.ch/

Pro Helvetia
http://www.pro-helvetia.ch/

Cultural research and statistics

Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistik.admin.ch/

Zurich University of the Arts
http://www.kulturwirtschaft.ch/

Private and public cultural promotion database
http://www.kulturfoerderung.ch/

Culture / arts portals

Federal Foundations Index
http://www.edi.admin.ch/esv/stiftungsverzeichnis/index.html

Public portal service of swissinfo and Pro Helvetia
http://www.culturelinks.ch/

Residential stays, artist's studios in Switzerland and abroad
http://www.artists-in-residence.ch/