Sponsorship awards from the canton of Solothurn
The musicians Fabian Capaldi (*1984), Roman Lerch (*1987) and Gregor Lisser (*1987) will each receive cantonal funding of CHF 15,000 in Solothurn. A studio residency in Paris has also been awarded to a musician. The sponsorship prize for cultural mediation, also endowed with 15,000 francs, goes to the musician Franziska Baschung (*1978).
For the third time, the Board of Trustees for Cultural Promotion of the Canton of Solothurn, on behalf of the cantonal government, has awarded prizes in all artistic disciplines, twelve in total this year. The studio residencies in the French metropolis were awarded to the writer Isabelle Ryf (*1986) from January to June 2015 and to the musician and artist Christoph Hess (*1968) from July to December 2015.
According to the press release, "the quality of the artistic statements made, the continuity of the artist's previous work and development opportunities as well as innovation and professionalism of the work" were assessed.
Forty-five applications were received, 32 solely for a sponsorship award in one of six disciplines (visual arts and architecture, music, literature, photography and film, theater and dance as well as cultural mediation / cultural exchange). Two applications were received solely for a residency in 2015 at the artists' studio in Paris, which the Canton of Solothurn has been offering in collaboration with the Canton of Aargau since 2001. Eleven took the opportunity to apply for both a sponsorship award and a studio grant.
