Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Arts Office Musicians-in-Residence Scheme 2019
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and Music Network are pleased to announce details of the 2019 Musicians-in-Residence Scheme. The scheme is jointly funded by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and the Arts Council, and is managed by Music Network. Three residencies are offered in 2019: two for established musicians/groups and one for an emerging musician/group.
The aim of the Musicians-in-Residence Scheme is to provide opportunities to develop and showcase new work which may be compositional and/or performance focused, i.e. to create new material and/or to develop a new artistic collaboration. Throughout each residency, the cultural environment of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown will be enriched through engagement by the musicians with a variety of people through a series of performances in the dlr LexIcon Studio and other off-site locations.
dlr Arts Office and Music Network will be hosting a visit to the Studio, dlr LexIcon for interested applicants on Monday 28th January 2019 at 6.00pm. To book a place please e-mail dlr Arts Office at arts@dlrcoco.ie with the subject line Musicians site visit.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is delighted to support musicians through this Scheme. Since 2015, nine individual musicians/groups have been facilitated to develop and present new work, in a variety of genres, through the Residency Program.
Application procedure:
Applicants must submit their application to Music Network by email to operations@musicnetwork.ie. Hard copy applications will not be accepted. Late applications will not be accepted.
Guidelines for Applicants
The Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Musicians-in-Residence Scheme is jointly funded by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and the Arts Council, and is managed by Music Network. Three residencies are offered in 2019: two for established musicians/groups and one for an emerging musician/group.
Aims and objectives:
The aim of the Musicians-in-Residence Scheme is to provide opportunities to develop and showcase new work which may be compositional and/or performance focused, i.e. to create new material and/or to develop a new artistic collaboration. Throughout each residency, the cultural environment of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown will be enriched through engagement by the musicians with a broad demographic via presentation of a series of performances in the dlr LexIcon Studio and additional off-site locations.
The primary objective is to provide opportunities for musicians to create and develop new work.
Additional objectives are to:
- create opportunities for musicians to showcase new work
- support career development through advice and/or mentorship
- provide the public with an opportunity to attend high quality musical performances.
- Who can apply?
- established and emerging individual musicians and groups
- musicians working in all genres.
What does each residency involve?
The residencies will be part-time in format, taking place over a non-consecutive period of dates within an approximate 2 month period. Please see page 3 for details of specific dates.
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