Chur awards studio residency in Buenos Aires
The city of Chur has awarded the scholarship for the studio residency in La Boca / Buenos Aires for the period from July 1 to December 31, 2016 to the singer Martina Hug.
The Städtekonferenz Kultur (SKK), of which the city of Chur is a member, has a studio house in Buenos Aires (Argentina) where three artists from different Swiss cities can live and work simultaneously for six months. Together with the SKK, Chur pays a contribution of CHF 10,000 towards the living costs.
The city of Bünder advertised the studio scholarship for the first time in spring 2015. Ten artists applied during the application period.
The city council considered the singer Martina Hug based on the recommendation of the cultural commission, writes the city's media office. Born in 1974, she graduated from the Grisons Teachers' College in Chur. She then studied singing with Jeanne Roth at the Conservatoire de musique de Neuchâtel. In 2004, she was awarded the Canton of Graubünden Prize and in 2010 the City of Chur Prize.
