The Cultural Promotion of the Canton of St.Gallen awards annual grants to artists. The grants support artists in the fields of applied and visual arts, literature, music, theater and dance with a budget-independent, fixed contribution.

The support is intended to give artists the time they need to work out their ideas, projects or works or to further develop their artistic activities. As of this year, it is also possible to submit an individually tailored further education idea that includes a special residency or stage that specifically promotes further development.

The work contributions are intended to enable projects that give new impetus to artistic work or also offer the opportunity to try out other forms of collaboration and encounters.

An additional funding opportunity is a stay in the studio apartment in Rome. An apartment in the lively San Lorenzo district is available there for three months at a time. This allows projects to be realized whose starting point and source of inspiration is the Eternal City or urban space in general.

The selection process is carried out in two stages. In each category, a three-member jury of experts assesses the project submissions and nominates the applicants for the second stage. In this second stage, all members of the expert jury meet for a plenary session to select a maximum of ten projects from the nominees to be supported with a contribution.

The Office for Culture will accept applications until March 20, 2013; the final decisions on the awarding of work grants and stays in Rome will be made by the end of June 2013.

More info: www.kultur.sg.ch