Schaffhausen promotes games with clichés
The musicians Roman Mäder, whose lyrics play with US clichés, and Luca Ramella, who parodies Italian pop music, have been awarded grants by the Canton of Schaffhausen.
Musician Roman Mäder, born in 1974, has been awarded a grant of CHF 20,000 to create a recording in the guise of cowboy Larry Bang Bang, whose lyrics play with US clichés. Luca Ramella, born in 1978, will receive a grant of CHF 17,000 to realize a project parodying Italian pop music.
The canton and city of Schaffhausen have been awarding grants to creative artists in Schaffhausen for 14 years. The total amount available for the award is 110,000 francs. The applications are assessed and judged by an independent panel of experts. This year's grants also go to the writer Donat Blum (literature, CHF 15,000), the artists Maya Bringolf and Corinne Gisel (CHF 20,000 each) and Edit Oderbolz (CHF 18,000). At the request of the Board of Trustees, the 2016 studio grants will go to the artists Nora Dal Cero and Alexandra Meyer.
