Uri tightens criteria for subsidies
For the 37th time, the Arts and Culture Foundation is awarding grants for works and funding. This year, artists from Uri can also apply for a residency in the Central Swiss studio in New York. However, a residence permit in the canton of Uri is no longer sufficient to apply.
Since 1982, the Uri Art and Culture Foundation has announced the Uri Work Year and grants once a year. Artists and cultural practitioners who have lived in Uri for at least three years or who have lived in Uri for at least eight years can apply for the Uri Year of Work or grants. A residence permit in the canton of Uri is no longer sufficient to apply. This year, the nine-member board of trustees can once again award the Central Switzerland studio in New York. This will give artists from Uri the opportunity to live and work in the American city for several months in 2020.
The decision on the award is made by a nine-member board of experts under the direction of Elisabeth Fähndrich. The decisive factors for the award are the documentation, the track record and the presentation of the exhibited works in the Haus für Kunst Uri. The Uri Work Year, the highest award, is endowed with CHF 20,000. The grants amount to between 4,000 and 10,000 francs, project contributions range from 2,000 to 6,000 francs.
Over the past 37 years, the Uri Art and Culture Foundation has supported creative artists from Uri with around 1.1 million francs. In addition, since 2011 the cantonal government of Uri has presented the "Golden Uristier" to personalities with major cultural achievements. The Art and Culture Foundation is jointly supported by the Canton of Uri and the Uri Art Association and is financed by the lottery fund. Every five to ten years, a personality from Uri is also awarded the Central Switzerland Culture Prize, the highest award from the governments of Central Switzerland.
Direct link to the application documents:
http://www.ur.ch/de/verwaltung/dienstleistungen/?dienst_id=3896
