Pro Helvetia Johannesburg is launching an open call for the co-creation of new works between musicians based in the region and Switzerland.
The Confluences call seeks to enable a shared space for collaboration, creation and documentation of new work between musicians who have an existing creative relationship.
The call offers an opportunity to breathe new life into fragments, sketches, first ideas and unrealised synergies and possibilities generated through encounters between artists from these very different worlds in recent years. These may have been in the context of research trips, residencies and tours supported by Pro Helvetia or through completely independent initiatives.
Grants of up to CHF 10,000 are available to support the writing/development process, studio time, as well as mobility and associated expenses specific to each application.
Entries can be made by individual musicians, bands and groups.
We are looking for applications from musicians in Switzerland and in the region supported by Pro Helvetia Johannesburg, where there are significant evidence of a meaningful and existing collaborative relationship .
This call does not seek to enable new connections and relationships. Mechanisms established through research trips and residency calls that facilitate these possibilities are available on Pro Helvetia and can be accessed.
Confluences offers an opportunity to broaden the wealth of collaboration between musicians in Switzerland and the regions [countries listed below] addressed by Pro Helvetia Johannesburg, supporting connection, curiosity and innovation.
Countries within the regions supported by Pro Helvetia Johannesburg:
Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cameroon, Kenya, Comoros, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Zambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Chad, Uganda, Central African Republic, Zimbabwe.
Criteria
- An accurate and credible history/relationship between the proposed collaborators.
- Strength of concept and artistic logic/base for the proposed collaboration.
- Employees' professional backgrounds.
- Clarity and precision of the proposed budget and plan.
Eligibility:
- Applications must involve at least one Swiss musician working with at least one musician from the regions covered by Pro Helvetica Johannesburg (South, East, Central and West Africa); the musicians included in the application must have an active presence on the Swiss or regional music scene.
- Entries can be made by musicians, bands or musical collectives based in any context.
- The activities and results of the project must be clearly located in the discipline of music. Outputs in other disciplines such as theatre, live arts or visual arts are not eligible.
- Retrospective projects are not eligible for support.
- The projects must be carried out between December 2022 and the end of November 2023.
- Costs associated with the writing/composing/developing phase of a new work, mobility and documentation [recording, studio time, production-related costs] would be considered.
- Although the presentation of work is not excluded, these aspects are not normally covered by this grant.
- We cannot cover institutional salaries or the organisations' operating costs. Coordination and administration costs must not exceed 10% of the requested budget.
- Projects that are part of a school or university curriculum/basic training, or continuing education programme (including dissertations, diploma projects, university scholarships, etc.) will not be supported.
- An accurate and credible story/relationship between the proposed collaborators.
- Strength of concept and artistic logic/base for the proposed collaboration.
- Employees' professional experience.
- Clarity and precision of the proposed budget and plan.
For more information, visit: https://johannesburg.prohelvetia.org/en/2022/09/01/confluences-an-open-call-for-musicians/
