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    What’s next_Compass

    [Translate to English:] What's next_Studio

    The support programme with a focus on your social, cultural and economic development steps

    As a transition to professional practice, the 12-month programme What's next_Compass enables graduates from the disciplines of Art Education, Design, Film, Fine Arts, Music, Dance, Theatre, and Transdisciplinary Studies to sharpen and refine their individual profiles, network with practitioners and lay the foundations for building a sustainable career in the arts.

    The programme focuses on the driving forces and needs of the participants to create a socially, culturally and economically sustainable basis on which to develop their own practice. Artistic and entrepreneurial topics come together. 
    The aim of the programme is for participants to have discovered and explored possibilities and opportunities for themselves over the 12 months and to be able to strategically take the next steps in their development.

    What’s next_Compass is supported by the City of Zurich and the Righini Fries Foundation.

    What kind of support is offered to participants?

    • Methodological workshop for mapping your own practice
    • Development of your action plan with regard to social, cultural, and economic objectives
    • Inputs and workshops around the theme of entrepreneurial thinking and acting in an artistic context
    • Peer-to-peer exchange opportunities with participants of the programme
    • Personal consultations, mentoring and networking with practitioners from the field
    • Joint events and exhibition opportunities
    • Personal ZHdK email address
    • Continuation of your Adobe licence at the current conditions
    • Subsidised studio space from the City of Zurich at the Mediacampus Zurich
    • Campus Card for access to the infrastructure at Toni Campus (workshops, photo cluster, editing rooms, equipment hire, etc.)

    For whom?
    We are looking for BA and MA graduates from all disciplines of the ZHdK up to two years after graduation who are interested in developing their work in an inter- or transdisciplinary context. We particularly support graduates who want to reflect on and test new working methods and ways at the interface between artistic or design ideas and entrepreneurial practice.
    It is not possible to be enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's programme at the ZHdK and participate in this programme at the same time.

    Programme dates
    1 September 2025 - 31 August 2026

    Jury 2025/26
    Michelle Akanji
    Itay Blaish
    Claudio Bucher, Z-Kubator
    Malin Fluri, Z-Kubator
    Kathrin Frauenfelder, Righini-Fries Foundation
    Mirjam Skal, What's next_Compass 2023/24 alumna
    Navid Tschopp

    Applications for the 2025/26 programme are closed.

    Z-Kubator contact
    Malin Fluri, +41 43 446 20 47

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    Participants 2024/25

    Rovere Gianna
    Patrocinio Francisca 
    Bass Luca
    Canziani Nicola 
    Dragan David
    Jüngling Margaretha 
    Kohler Pascal
    Macdonald Grace 
    Pellaud Lily 
    Popa Oana 
    Rohr Jason 
    Röllin Mara 
    Rossetto Massimiliano 
    Roth Joël 
    Schneider Juliana
    uantuzten theaterkollektiv (Brändle Jana, Guntern Melanie, Olivia Stauffer)
    Zürrer Selina

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    Previous participants

    Participants 2023/24

    Ammer Caroline
    Bat-Erdene Gabriyel
    Dridi Giuliana Beya
    Ermuth Léa
    Gschwend Ramona
    Han Jiaxi 
    Huber Jorim Emanuel 
    Jókay Pablo 
    Kopytsia Alina
    Lascandri Zainab
    Michaud Emmanuel
    Monney Alexeï Aad
    Nicolas Gaétan
    Rilliet Valentin
    Skal Mirjam 
    Todisco Andrea Francesco

    Participants 2022/23

    Antonova Olga
    Borgunska Mercedes
    Del Santo Gaia
    Duboutay Noé
    Ferrari Simona
    Gerber Serafin
    Gysi Moritz
    Hwang Niki Yelim
    Lüthi Elio
    Madrid Rodrigo Toro
    Maurmann Linus
    Rebord Jeremy
    Schuler Barbara
    TonThat Rachel
    Walsh David
    Zwicker Shannon

    Participants 2021/22

    Bargetzi Amélie
    Baumgartner Seline
    Blaish Itay
    Diggelmann Sophie
    Eisenbach Jakob
    Hess Giulia
    Inauen Mirjam Blanka
    Ji Hae Young
    Köberle Johannes
    Müller Daniel
    Obieta Fernando
    Risi Simon
    Schätzle Heiko
    Schwager Carlo
    Semadeni Anita
    Voigt Robi
    Zybinska Paulina

    Participants 2020/21

    Céline Arnould
    Lisa Biedlingmaier
    Lara Dâmaso
    Balca Ergener
    Amir Garibovic
    Tereza Glazova
    Friederike Helmes
    Markéta Jáchimová
    Sibel Kocakaya
    Milena Langer
    Meret Mache
    Valentina Minnig
    Julia Nusser
    Andri Schatz
    Flavia Senn
    Dimitrina Sevova
    Sabrina Tannen
    Timo von Gunten
    Andreas Weber

    Participants 2019/20

    Claudia Baena
    Sonja Berta
    Oliver Brunko
    Anne-Gritli Faulhaber
    Anne-Laure Franchette
    Philip Frowein
    Nadia Hauri
    David Knuckey
    Claudia Marolf
    Dominic Oppliger
    Jaira Peyer
    Denys Shantar
    Elza Sile
    Gabriele Spalluto
    Jana Vanecek
    Tania Villiger
    Dave Walker
    Paulo Wirz

    Participants 2018/19

    Adriatik Ajvazi
    Jérémy Ayer
    Céline Brunko
    Priscille Jotzu
    Annamaria Kozma
    Maya Lama
    Eva Linder
    Angi Nend
    Jeroen Singer
    Sandra Staub
    Claudia Stöckli
    Aurélie Strumans
    Raphael Stucky
    Romain Mader
    Alexandra Wohlwend

    Participants 2017/18

    Paloma Ayala
    Alexander Barthelmie
    André Deloar 
    Laura Ferrara
    Nicola Genovese
    Dominik Hodel
    Ana Hofmann
    Thomas Knüsel
    Samuel Koch
    Karin Kurzmeyer
    Marion Ritzmann
    Jeff Rossi
    Miriam Rutherfoord
    Joke Schmidt
    Aljoscha Thomas

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    Insights into the studios at Mediacampus Zurich

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    Photography Studios Mediacampus Zurich: © Marcel Rickli

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    Impressions Open Studio Night 2025

    • Open Studio Night 2025. Image: © Jennifer Anger, ZHdKOpen Studio Night 2025. Image: © Jennifer Anger, ZHdK
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    Images : © Jennifer Anger, ZHdK