50,000 francs for clubs with live music
Migros Culture Percentage and Fondation Suisa are offering the "Cheers!" music club grant for the second time. It is endowed with CHF 50,000 and aims to strengthen Swiss live music clubs, give them financial support and help them attract more attention.
No music scene without clubs: a high-quality, innovative and ambitious live music program is crucial for the artistic development and repertoire of musicians. Clubs with live music facilitate encounters and direct exchange with the audience and thus take on an important socio-cultural function. However, clubs that work with up-and-coming artists in particular are increasingly struggling to survive due to noise complaints, strict regulations imposed by the authorities and commercial competitors without a live program. "Cheers!" supports live music clubs financially, but the award also helps to raise awareness of the clubs' concerns in the municipalities and cantons. The focus of the funding is on music clubs with a culturally outstanding live music program and a high proportion of national bands and up-and-coming artists. The high response to the first call for entries last year, with 63 Swiss clubs taking part, underlines the relevance of the funding scheme.
Swiss clubs can apply in two categories (small up to 400 and medium-sized up to 1200 visitors), which operate for at least nine months a year and where live music plays a significant, identity-forming role. The focus should be on pop/rock/electronica. The program should include a significant proportion of Swiss bands. The content and financial responsibility lies with the club.
Deadline for applications: August 21, 2018
Guidelines and registration documents at:
www.migros-kulturprozent.ch/de/foerderantrag/foerderbeitraege/popmusik
