We warmly invite ZHdK students, alumni, faculty, and staff to take part in this unique project from March 13 to April 12, 2026, interpreting Zurich’s water as both a resource and a experiential space in innovative and diverse ways. Selected works will receive financial support as part of this call.

Submit your project by 28.09.2025!

For all those interested: The event will take place next year – save the date!

At the Sustainability Science Forum 2025, experts from science, politics, business, and society will discuss the key challenges and opportunities of a just transition. This year, ZHdK is featured with its own session: the interdisciplinary space for reflection and experience, "Beneath the Surface," focuses on agriculture as a lived network of relationships between humans, nature, and society. It invites participants to uncover hidden connections and explore new paths toward a sustainable future.

Mehr information about the event and programme here.

This continuously leads to the development of new teaching formats that embed sustainability in artistic, theoretical, and research practice. In particular, the Master’s program in Transdisciplinary Studies in the Arts will offer several courses next semester that exemplify lived sustainability – for instance, exploring plankton, learning from and with fungi, or studying the survival strategies of succulent plants.

More information about the MA Transdisciplinary Studies in the Arts

An interactive database allows targeted browsing by topics, people, and funding opportunities. It also provides an overview of Swiss institutions that support sustainable projects – through grants, competitions, or infrastructure. ZHdK members and alumni are invited to submit their own projects online.

Explore "Growing Sustainability in the Arts" now.

The generated electricity not only supplies the workspaces but also powers a water pump for the planted areas, where rare species such as fritillaries and dragonflies thrive. In addition, power outlets are available where you can charge your devices.

The installation is located in the northern part of the Toni roof – come by and discover this new source of energy!

Three zones are available: On Level 1, opposite the AV Loans Desk, you will find materials such as wooden boards, plaster molds, or screen-printing frames. On Level 6, next to Kafi Z, books, magazines, and board games are waiting. And on Level 7, Room 7.C05, you will find electronics, art supplies, and textiles – from cables and screens to paints and paper.

You can view and share pictures of materials in the circulation zone here.

"Farm to Table 2.0 – Wädenswil Edition" is the further development of the Farm to Table project from the Toni-Areal and tests sustainable catering concepts at the ZHAW site in Wädenswil. As part of the ZHAW sustainability strategy, the project is investigating how the university's catering services can be made more environmentally friendly, socially sustainable and economically viable. It focuses on measures to reduce environmental pollution and promote health, including through regional supply chains and the Planetary Health Diet.

More information about the project here.

Farm to Table 1.0 was launched in 2023 at Toni-Areal as a joint initiative of ZHdK, ZHAW, and ZFV.

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