An artists' house is being built in Freiburg
The State Council is granting financial support of CHF 600,000 to the Künstlerhaus cooperative in Givisiez. The aim is to help improve the production of professional performances and cultural creation projects in Fribourg.
The leading cooperative Künstlerhaus in Givisiez would like to convert buildings in Givisiez that it was able to acquire in 2016 with the support of Loterie Romande and private foundations. The aim of this facility is to create a multidisciplinary creative center for artists in the canton of Fribourg, offering workspaces at moderate rents.
The artists' space created in this way will also be open for cultural events. Such structures, which have already been created in other places in Switzerland and abroad, have had a very positive impact on artistic creation and cultural development, the canton writes further.
The funding is granted subject to the usual proviso that the 2019 budget is approved by the Grand Council. It will be financed from the investment budget of the Office of Culture.
