Can you make a living from your art in Switzerland? (Swiss Press Audio 2012, by Nadja Hofmann) - Swiss Press Award

Canal 3 - Bienne

Nadja Hofmann

Is it possible to make a living from your art in Switzerland? This week, the editorial magazine gives artists a voice. Whether they are actors, musicians, visual artists, or authors, they try to make a living from their art every day. Some have to make do with a side job, while others manage to get by by multiplying projects and activities. Today, it's Jean-Luc Barbezat who speaks on this subject... The Neuchâtel actor and comedian has always had only one idea in mind: to make people laugh with his friend Cuche. After a preparatory course at the Geneva Conservatory, Jean-Luc Barbezat preferred to immediately put on shows rather than undergo a long training course. Today, he is able to make a living from his artistic profession thanks to his various projects.... SOUND It was the Neuchâtel actor and comedian Jean-Luc Barbezat. Continuing this magazine tomorrow at 12:10 p.m., we will hear from Neuchâtel author Antoinette Rychner, who trained at the Literary Institute in Bienne. You can also find this magazine on our website canal3.ch. PART 2: Is it really possible to make a living from an artistic profession in Switzerland? Whether they are actors, musicians, visual artists, or authors, they try to make a living from their art every day. Some have to make do with a side job, while others manage to get by by multiplying projects and activities. Today, we give the floor to Antoinette Rychner. This young Neuchâtel author is 32 years old and trained at the Literary Institute in Bienne. She is part of what are called intermittent performers, meaning she is eligible for unemployment insurance under certain conditions. In Switzerland, the majority of performing artists live in the intermittent system with short-term contracts. Antoinette Rychner writes for numerous stage projects, and has been able to make a living from her writing for the past year... SOUND It was Antoinette Rychner, a Neuchâtel-based author who graduated from the Bienne Literary Institute. Continuing this magazine tomorrow at 12:10 p.m., we will hear from visual artist Christophe Lambert, who lives in Bienne. Also find this magazine on our website canal3.ch PART 3: Is it possible to make a living from your art in Switzerland? 3rd part dedicated to artists from the region. Whether they are actors, musicians, visual artists, or authors, they try to make a living from their art every day. Some have to make do with a side job, while others manage to get by by multiplying projects and activities. Today, it is visual artist Christophe Lambert who speaks on this subject... For a few years, this Bienne resident was able to make a living from the sale of his works, but recently, he has had to return to a part-time job to support himself. This financial security gives Christophe Lambert a certain freedom in his art... SOUND It was the visual artist Christophe Lambert who has his studio in Bienne. Continuing this magazine tomorrow at 12:10 p.m., we will hear from Floriane Iseli, actress, singer, and director of the Evaprod musical comedy school in La Chaux-de-fonds. Also find this magazine on our website canal3.ch PART 4: Is it possible to make a living from your art in Switzerland? Several artists from the region tell us about their own experiences in the editorial magazine. Whether they are actors, musicians, visual artists, or authors, they try to make a living from their art on a daily basis. Some have to make do with a side job, while others manage to get by by multiplying projects and activities. This is particularly the case for Floriane Iseli, who is an actress, singer, and director of the Evaprod musical comedy school in La Chaux-de-fonds. This 33-year-old from Neuchâtel trained at a musical comedy school in Paris, she set up her own school a few years ago, and at the same time, she acts and sings in various artistic projects.... SOUND It was Floriane Iseli, actress, singer and director of the Evaprod musical comedy school in La Chaux-de-fonds. Continuing this magazine tomorrow at 12:10 p.m., we will meet Jean-Luc Barbezat to close this magazine. Also find the different sections on our website canal3.ch PART 5: The editorial magazine gives the floor to artists this week. Whether they are independent or intermittent artists, they try to make a living from their art on a daily basis. Some have to make do with a side job, others manage to get by by multiplying projects and activities. Today, we find Jean-Luc Barbezat, who has always been independent and who has diversified since the beginning of his career: shows in duo with Cuche, revues, tour with the Knie circus, shows for children, the Neuchâtel comedian has only one credo: to make people laugh. According to Jean-Luc Barbezat, artists are no longer acrobats, they can count on financial support... SOUND It was the Neuchâtel comedian Jean-Luc Barbezat. Find this magazine on our website canal3.ch