Art Grants Awarded by the Canton of Schwyz
The Cultural Commission of the Canton of Schwyz is awarding grants to ten artists. In the music category, the recipients are Deborah Landolt, Eleonora Em, and Andreas Betschart.
According to a statement from the Canton of Schwyz, these grants enable artists to devote themselves more deeply to their creative work, further develop new ideas, and strengthen their artistic skills.
The Cantonal Cultural Commission has once again announced grants this year in the categories of «Visual Arts,» «Dance and Theater,» «Music,» and «Short Films and Animated Films.» Through these grants, the canton provides direct, artist-specific support to cultural practitioners. This support gives them the freedom to explore experimental and innovative artistic ideas or to specifically deepen and further develop their artistic skills.
The award recipients are Claudette Ebnöther, Achim Schroeteler, Veronika Suter, Noemie Schelbert, and Daniella Tuzzi (all visual arts), Janine Imholz (theater/dance), Deborah Landolt, Eleonora Em, and Andreas Betschart (all music), as well as Selin Besili (short film and animation).
Violinist Deborah Landolt studied at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. She teaches at the Beckenried Music School. Pianist Eleonora Em studied at the Zurich University of the Arts and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. She holds teaching positions at the Ausserschwyz Cantonal School and the Freienbach Music School. Andreas Betschart completed his music studies at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts—Music, majoring in trombone, and serves as the cultural affairs officer for the municipality of Unterägeri.
