An Opportunity for Latin American, Carribbean
and African Composers
      

           

Luis Hilario Arévalo, 2010 UNESCO recipient

VCCA in partnership with the UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Programme offers a fully supported residency for a young composer from Latin America, the Caribbean or Africa.  The bursaries are co-financed by UNESCO-Aschberg and VCCA.  Please visit the UNESCO-Aschberg website for more details about the program.

Discipline: Music composition



Origin of candidates: Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa



Language: English



Age: 25 to 35 years



Deadline for application: October 31, 2012

Working/Living Conditions

The laureate will be provided with a private studio with a piano, a private bedroom and shared bath, and three prepared meals each day in this community of 25 professional composers, artists and writers. There is internet access.



Nature of Bursary


Roundtrip airfare, board and lodging for the length of the residency. The residency offers the laureate an opportunity to pursue his or her own creative work without distraction in a pastoral residential setting. The laureate must provide his or her own health insurance.



2013 Dates of Residency


September 3 - October 17, 2013

Eligibility

Composers of demonstrated ability and commitment, between the ages of 25 and 35, currently living in Latin America, the Caribbean or Africa.  Working knowledge of English is required.



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