Copper & Dust is a new exhibition by Nicolas Party which brings together oil paintings on copper, works on linen and a new large-scale, site-specific mural, executed in soft pastels.

NICOLAS PARTY
12 May– 31 August 2025
Holburne Museum, Bath BA2 4DB
 
More info & tickets

Join us throughout June for ‘Cube of the Standing Wave’ by Aaron McPeake exhibition and events.

June 2025 | RSVP via Eventbrite

Public Events Programme:

• Friday 13th June | 6 – 8pm | Launch Event
• Saturday 14th June | 2 – 4pm | Free, Interactive Sound Experience Drop-in Session
• Saturday 28th June | 11 am – 1 pm | Free Family Workshop (booking essential)
• Saturday 28th June | 2 – 5 pm | Finale Event

Book your free place now

The Swiss Church London is excited to present ‘Cube of the Standing Wave’, an exhibition of new sound and sculptural interventions by artist Aaron McPeake.

McPeake invites audiences to interact with sculptural works created using standing wave technologies and cast bell metal that generate sound and light interventions at the Swiss Church London. The exhibition is accompanied by an events programme, providing opportunities for the public and the Swiss Church community to engage directly with the works throughout June 2025.

‘Cube of the Standing Wave’ incorporates the unique spatial and acoustic qualities of the church, encouraging new sensory experiences of the space. Using digital technology, light, touch and the church’s architectural standing wave – a phenomenon produced when two sound waves are trapped within a space and interfere with one another – as tools to generate sounds, McPeake invites us to experiment, collaborate, and play. The participatory, site-specific installation offers a sculptural and sensory encounter, encouraging curiosity and self-expression.

McPeake was the last to cast a bell at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. The artistry of bells evokes many meanings: celebration, commemoration, a warning, or a notification. They have the power to evoke both joy and urgency and awaken personal memories. The Swiss Church London does not have its own bells. We are therefore presenting the first extended exhibition throughout June this year.

Having lost his sight later in life, McPeake has shaped an artistic practice that proposes a deep dive into the senses through sculptural interventions. He states, “We are not taught to touch, to smell, to taste, to listen; we are taught to observe”. Our senses are our connection to the world around us and have a deep impact on how we feel, interpret and remember. ‘Cube of the Standing Wave’ intends to inspire audiences to appreciate the senses differently, respond to the vibrations that surround us and create a “new way of seeing”.

The Swiss Stammtisch is a regular event where Swiss people in and around Edinburgh together informally for a drink and discussions on topics that are of interest, including living abroad, politics and culture.

The Stammtisch currently takes place every first Wednesday of the month at Le Di-Vin Wine Bar. For the latest information on the Stammtisch, please visit our Facebook page.

All are invited to attend, you don't have to be a member of the Swiss Club Edinburgh to join the Stammtisch.

Please contact us if you have comments or questions.

TIME

7.30pm ​

LOCATION

Le Di-Vin wine bar

9 Randolph Place, Edinburgh EH2 4EL

Save the date!

We will be holding our Annual General Meeting at Swiss Church London on the 6th of July 2025. 

We will be voting to re-associate wih the EKS, with official acceptance scheduled at the Synod in Bern on 4 November. 

Find out more by contacting info@swisschurchlondon.org.uk

We are looking to book a nice sports pub in central London for the game on Sunday 6 July.

To get the numbers right, could you please like this message if you’re interested in joining? Thanks!

Ps: link to register! https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvF6dvT4bjLKBDf9QSr96K44IGcuPsFH6BS2d8ZocVMvQe3w/viewform - don't delay as we need to know numbers to book.

New Helvetic Society are working on a tasty collaboration with Alpine Wines 

Exclusive Swiss Wine Tasting | Tuesday 8 July 2025, 6 - 9pm.

Embassy of Switzerland, W1H 2BQ London

Register now

Join the Young Professionals' Group (YPG) for our 2nd Great BSCC Quiz. The first one last year was great fun and very competitive.

18:00 - 22:30
Clintons
2 St Giles Square
London

Find out more about registration and attendance on the BSCC website 

Register to join the NSH team: https://web.cvent.com/event/b58b8f42-4c16-472a-8d33-97c2e7fe23a3/summary

Tickets are now available! 

This year's Swiss National Day London event is in planning. Mark you calendar 31st July 2025, at the Crypt in Farringdon London.

Visit the website https://www.snd-london.com/ for up to date info.

Join the UK's Swiss community this summer to enjoy a day of culture, mouth-watering national food, music and glorious raffle prizes in the heart of London. Full details to follow!

The London Swiss National Day organising committee is a team of dedicated volunteers with links to Switzerland wanting to put together an unforgettable event for our community!

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Swiss in Liverpool/Wirral are holding their Annual 1. August Celebration on August 2nd at the Ship Hotel in Parkgate from 1pm.

For more information, contact Andy via the Swiss in the UK Facebook Group >

Let’s celebrate our National Day!

We will have our famous raffle.

Saturday 2nd August Time: 5.00 pm - 8.00pm
At the Darby Green Centre, Darby Green Lane, Blackwater, GU17 0DT

Do bring food to add to our communal feast and please let Berni Curtress know whether you are coming (tel: 01276 452516 or e-mail berni@nbtsc.plus.com) and liaise with Berni what you are bringing so that we can get the balance of savouries/puddings right.

RSVP please by Wednesday 31st July 2024 (please also notify if you can’t attend)
I look forward to seeing you all! 

Berni Curtress

More information and to join, visit the Southern Area Swiss Club website >