Sponsorship awards from the canton of Solothurn
The Board of Trustees for Cultural Promotion of the Canton of Solothurn has awarded twelve funding prizes for 2020 on behalf of the cantonal government. Three go to music projects.
In music, Philippe Adam (percussionist, Bern), Silvan Joray (guitarist, Gerlafingen) and Eve Schütz (musician, Solothurn) will be supported. The prizes are endowed with CHF 15,000 each. The applications were judged "on the basis of the quality of the artistic statements, the continuity of the artist's work to date and their potential for development, as well as the innovation and professionalism of their work".
The Cantonal Board of Trustees for Cultural Promotion received a total of 52 applications for the 2020 sponsorship awards and the 2021 studio grants. 32 artists applied for a sponsorship award in one of the six disciplines - visual arts, music, literature, photography and film, theater and dance as well as cultural mediation/cultural exchange. 10 applications were received for a residency at the artist studio in Paris in 2021. Two artists were also awarded six-month studio residencies in Paris in 2021. A studio residency is associated with a contribution of CHF 18,000 towards living expenses.
