LECTURES
ECAL Lecture - Rineke Dijkstra,
07.05.2025,
Auditoire IKEA, ECAL
ECAL welcomes Dutch photographer Rineke Dijkstra for a talk on her contemporary approach to portraiture.
ECAL Lecture - Rineke Dijkstra,
LECTURES
Masterclass ECAL – Albert Serra,
06.05.2025,
Auditoire Leenaards, ECAL
ECAL, in collaboration with the Cinémathèque Suisse and Sister Distribution, welcomes filmmaker Albert Serra for a talk.
EXHIBITIONS
Hum Hum Magazine,
12–30.04.2025,
Treize, Paris
HUM HUM MAGAZINE, created by ECAL students, is a nomadic exhibition-publication whose first issue unfolds at Treize.
ONLINE
ECAL MASTER DXD PORTFOLIO REVIEWS,
08–09.04.2025,
Online
This event is open to future candidates for the new Master in Digital Experience Design who wish to obtain a preliminary opinion on their application.
EXHIBITIONS
Folklore Fusion,
08–13.04.2025,
Spazio Orso 16, Milan
ECAL presents Folklore Fusion at Milano Design Week 2025
EXHIBITIONS
Designed in CH, Made in JP,
08–13.04.2025,
House of Switzerland, Milan
ECAL in collaboration with Karimoku New Standard and Presence Switzerland presents Designed in CH, Made in Japan at Milan Design Week 2025
EXHIBITIONS
ECAL MILANO 2025 – EXHIBITIONS BY ALUMNI,
08–13.04.2025,
Salon du meuble de Milan
Selection of exhibitions with ECAL graduates at Milan Design Week 2025.
LECTURES
ECAL Lecture & Workshop – Cecilia Bengolea & Trajal Harrell,
07–09.04.2025,
Auditoire IKEA, ECAL
ECAL welcomes Cecilia Bengolea and Trajal Harrell for a talk and workshop exploring body, dance, and self-representation.
LECTURES
VISIONS DU RÉEL: MASTERCLASS & ECAL FILMS,
04–13.04.2025,
Nyon
As guest of honour at the 56th edition of the Visions du Réel festival in Nyon, filmmaker Raoul Peck will be giving a masterclass on Tuesday 8 April, organised in partnership with the Cinémathèque suisse. The programme also includes five films by the ECAL's Cinema Department and alumni.
EXHIBITIONS
Watches and Wonders GENEVA,
01–07.04.2025,
Palexpo, Genève
On the occasion of Watches and Wonders Geneva 2025, ECAL teams up with Ceramaret to present an exclusive collection of jewelry in technical ceramics
EXHIBITIONS
Horizon Ouest,
26.03–10.04.2025,
Bussigny
Observing Urban Transformation: ECAL Students Capture the New Spaces of Western Lausanne
LECTURES
SYMPOSIUM MASTER ARTS VISUELS,
26.03.2025,
Auditoire IKEA, ECAL
On March 26, 2025, the Master of Visual Arts proposes the symposium Worldbuilding in an era of extreme fragmentation
LECTURES
ECAL Lecture - Tyler Mitchell,
25.03.2025,
Auditoire IKEA, ECAL
ECAL welcomes photographer Tyler Mitchell for a talk in conversation with Hannah Pröbsting, Production Manager at Photo Elysée.
LECTURES
ECAL LECTURE – JEAN-CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC,
18.03.2025,
Auditoire IKEA, ECAL
An avant-garde designer and artist, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac anticipated what today constitutes the basis of new creation: art and fashion, detour and collaboration.
PROJECTION
Rencontres 7e Art Lausanne,
15.03.2025,
Capitole, Lausanne
On the occasion of the 8th Rencontres 7e Art Lausanne, ECAL is taking part in a meeting with Luc Dardenne, followed by a screening of his film L'Enfant, winner of the Palme d'or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005.
EXHIBITIONS
Glass Reflections by Nouvel,
12.03–09.05.2025,
Galerie l'elac
Glass Reflections by Nouvel presents the creations of five Swiss designers who have combined their talent with the Mexican brand, renowned for its high-end glass craftsmanship.
EXHIBITIONS
Folklore Fusion,
10.03–03.04.2025,
Swissnex in Japan
Swissnex in Japan, in collaboration with ECAL, presents Folklore Fusion, a visual communication project exploring Swiss and Japanese folklore through a cutting-edge CGI character project.
OTHER
Master in Digital Experience Design – Information session,
05.03.2025,
ECAL & online
ECAL is launching a MA in Digital Experience Design (DXD), which will start in autumn 2025.
LECTURES
ECAL lecture - Parasonic,
04.03–09.04.2025,
Auditoire Leenaards, ECAL
As part of the research project Parasonic : transmission de pratiques aurales fugitives, ECAL is offering 3 lectures.
EXHIBITIONS
ATHENA PROMISES,
25–28.02.2025,
Studio Cinéma, ECAL
Following a workshop in Athens with artist Nikolas Ventourakis, students in ECAL's Bachelor of Photography programme are unveiling an exhibition that captures the contrasts of the city, between its ancient heritage and contemporary challenges.
ONLINE
ECAL MASTERS PORTFOLIO REVIEWS,
24–28.02.2025,
Online
Event on registration, open to future ECAL candidates in Masters who wish to get a prior feedback on their portfolio by one tutor or assistant involved in the programme.
EXHIBITIONS
DISRUPTIONS EARLY VIDEO ART IN EUROPE,
20.02–23.04.2025,
FMAC, Genève
A collaboration with the research project Emergence of Video Art in Europe led by François Bovier, the exhibition Disruptions. Early video Art in Europe focuses on the first steps of video art in Switzerland and its connections with European art movements of the 1970s.
EXHIBITIONS
Vaud Art Competition for artistic interventions,
03–14.02.2025,
Galerie l'elac, ECAL
Organized by the canton of Vaud, the exhibition features the results of the 2024, Vaud art & architecture artistic intervention competition.
EXHIBITIONS
ECAL at artgenève,
30.01–02.02.2025,
Palexpo, Genève
For Art Genève 2025, Bachelor Fine Arts students have come up with ‘Dont’ Be Happy, Worry’, a creation that grew out of a workshop given by the American artist Kenneth Goldsmith.
EXHIBITIONS
Félix Vallotton, un hommage,
29.01–25.05.2025,
Musée Jenisch, Vevey
To celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the death of Félix Vallotton, the Musée Jenisch Vevey has invited ECAL Bachelor Fine Arts to pay tribute to this emblematic Swiss artist in a group exhibition.
EXHIBITIONS
100 BESTE PLAKATE 23,
08–24.01.2025,
Galerie l'elac, ECAL
From January 7 to 24, 2025, discover the 100 most beautiful posters 2023 from Germany, Austria and Switzerland exhibited at ECAL. The exhibition organized by 100 beste Plakate presents the winning posters from the 2023 competition. Opening, Tuesday January 7 at 6 p.m.
OTHER
ECAL XMAS MARKET 2024,
18.12.2024,
ECAL, Renens
It's time! On December 18 from 6pm to 9pm, the traditional ECAL Christmas market is back.
LECTURES
MASTERCLASS ECAL - CAROLINA CAVALLI,
11.12.2024,
Auditoire Leenaards, ECAL
ECAL Cinema Department welcomes filmmaker Carolina Cavalli for a conference moderated by Paolo Moretti
EXHIBITIONS
PROJECTIONS XXL,
07–29.12.2024,
Photo Elysée
An immersive, magnetic visual environment, created by ECAL students, illuminates the facades of the mudac building and Photo Elysée.
LECTURES
SWISS DESIGN NETWORK SYMPOSIUM,
04–05.12.2024,
ECAL, Renens
Design disciplines have entered the academic world in Switzerland relatively recently. Swiss design schools have only been required to perform research since the end of the 20th century to be qualified as universities of applied arts.
LECTURES
MASTERCLASS ECAL - PATRIC CHIHA,
02.12.2024,
Auditoire Leenaards, ECAL
ECAL Cinema Department welcomes Austrian filmmaker Patric Chiha for a lecture.
EXHIBITIONS
IMAGES VEVEY X ECAL AWARD EXHIBITION: SARA DE BRITO FAUSTINO,
27.11.2024–16.03.2025,
L'Appartement – Espace Images Vevey
From November 27th 2024 to March 16th 2025, as part of L'Appartement – Espace Images Vevey, Sara De Brito Faustino, winner of the Images Vevey x ECAL Prize 2023, will exhibit A Home with No Roof, her Bachelor Diploma project in Photography.
PROJECTION
Video on Screen. The Early Years in Europe,
27–29.11.2024,
Tate Modern, Londres
Focusing on pioneering works produced in Europe (1960-1980), this two-day programme presents a selection of works made with synthesizers or intended for television, often first filmed on 16mm and subsequently transferred to video.
OTHER
ECAL Open Day,
23.11.2024,
ECAL, Renens
ECAL opens its doors and invites you to discover its activities in the fields of Fine Arts, Cinema, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Media & Interaction Design and Photography.
EXHIBITIONS
Contained Wild – CITY OF RENENS 2024 ENCOURAGEMENT PRIZE,
22.11–15.12.2024,
La Ferme des Tilleuls, Renens
From November 22 to December 15, Ferme des Tilleuls hosts "Contained Wild", an exhibition by Takumi Ise and Cédric Zellweger, winners of the City of Renens 2024 Encouragement Prize.
LECTURES
INNOVATION BY DESIGN CHALLENGE 2024 - AWARDS NIGHT,
13.11.2024,
Auditoire IKEA, ECAL
As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Municipality of Renens presents the Innovation by Design Challenge awards evening on Wednesday November 13, 2024 at the IKEA Auditorium at ECAL in the presence of Léa Pereyre for a " Le design à l’ère numérique: nouvelles opportunités d’expression " conference.
PROJECTION
screening of diploma films 2024,
12.11.2024,
Cinémathèque suisse, Lausanne
On Tuesday November 12, the ECAL presents the graduation films of the Bachelor Cinema at the Cinémathèque Suisse.
LECTURES
FALL WORKSHOP LECTURES,
11–13.11.2024,
Auditoire IKEA, ECAL
On the occasion of the workshop weeks in the Bachelor programs, ECAL invites international artists and designers to present their work from November 11 to 13, 2024.
EXHIBITIONS
ECAL at Paris Photo: CO-EXISTENCE,
07–09.11.2024,
Paris
For Paris Photo 2024, visit CO-EXISTENCE, an monumental immersive installation co-produced by Area of Work studio and ECAL Master Photography students.
EXHIBITIONS
ECAL × AGO – Seoul Highlights,
07.11–01.12.2024,
SEOUL DESIGN FESTIVAL Off-site Exhibition - Seochon Lounge
An innovative collection of lighting installations designed to blend into public spaces, created by the ECAL's Bachelor Industrial Design in collaboration with AGO Lighting, under the supervision of designer Adrien Rovero.
EXHIBITIONS
EXHIBITION ECAL DIPLOMAS 2024,
01–23.11.2024,
ECAL, Renens
From November 1 to 23, the diploma projects 2024 will be exhibited at ECAL. Opening on Thursday, October 31 at 6pm
EXHIBITIONS
ECAL AT THE GIFF FESTIVAL 2024,
01–10.11.2024,
Genève
From November 1 to 10, ECAL will be present at the GIFF FESTIVAL 2024.
EXHIBITIONS
ECAL AT KIKK FESTIVAL 2024,
24–27.10.2024,
Namur, Belgique
ECAL Bachelor Media & Interaction Design is taking part in the KIKK Festival 2024 in Namur (Belgium) from October 24 to 27, 2024 with a selection of projects.
LECTURES
ECAL MASTERCLASS - KLAUDIA REYNICKE,
22.10.2024,
Auditoire Leenaards, ECAL
ECAL Cinema department welcomes Swiss-Peruvian director Klaudia Reynicke for a masterclass moderated by Paolo Moretti, head of Bachelor & Master Cinéma.
EXHIBITIONS
Athena Promises,
11.10.2024,
MISC Athens
Following a workshop in Athens with artist Nikolas Ventourakis, students in ECAL's Bachelor of Photography programme are unveiling an exhibition that captures the contrasts of the city, between its ancient heritage and contemporary challenges.
LECTURES
ECAL LECTURE – MATHIEU LEHANNEUR,
08.10.2024,
Auditoire IKEA, ECAL
ECAL welcomes Mathieu Lehanneur for a lecture on October 08, 2024.
OTHER
Cuvée Pierre Keller,
03.10.2024,
Clos de la République, Épesses
On Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 5pm, the 6th edition of the limited cuvée "lâche-moi la grappe" will be tasted and sold.
EXHIBITIONS
Lott of Prints: a special edition at the AGI Open 2024,
03–04.10.2024,
Bâle
ECAL is pleased to announce its participation in the AGI Open 2024 with a special edition of its Lott of Prints graphic lottery. This unique event, initially created as a convivial occasion to encourage exchanges between students in the graphic design department, has rapidly developed into a high point of conviviality and creativity.
EXHIBITIONS
ECAL at Swiss Photomonth,
03.10.2024,
ECAL, Renens
ECAL presents “We Do The Rest”, a performative event on the occasion of Swiss Photomonth.
ELAC GALLERY
UPS – Under Pressure Solutions,
25.09–18.10.2024,
Galerie l'elac, ECAL
In a rapidly changing world, industrial design is facing new challenges. For the Milano Design Week, ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne presents UPS – Under Pressure Solutions, an experimental research project aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the furniture industry through the use of shape memory materials.