Cardiff Council & Welsh Government (in partnership with Clwb Ifor Bach and Tŷ Cerdd – Music Centre Wales) are offering commissions to 2 Cardiff-based music-creator/performers – as part of the current Cardiff Music City development process. The commissions are offered in recognition of Cardiff’s thriving music scene, and with the aim of nurturing and sustaining development in the sector.
The two selected artists will each receive a £4000 global fee (to cover creation time, production costs, expenses) for a four-week creation/residency period from late-March. The residency relationships will be brokered and placed by the partners, in consultation with the artists.
We want to challenge artists to explore making work that develops their performance or production portfolio, with a view to performing the finished work in a city venue in autumn 2024 (in an event to be brokered by the partners).
The purpose of these commissions is to encourage musicians to experiment and explore new ideas. We have purposely left the brief as open as possible, to allow maximum creativity and to avoiding limiting artists’ imaginations. We would expect successful applicants to present ideas that look to innovate and push boundaries of music-creation and performance.
Deadline for receipt of applications: 17:00 on Tuesday 5 March 2024