Fribourg awards two of its six research grants for 2027 to music projects

Fribourg's Directorate for Education and Cultural Affairs (DFAC) is awarding six grants for artistic research residencies in 2027.¹ Two of the six grants go to music projects, both of the TANDEM type.¹ The canton announced the selection on 6 November 2026, on the recommendation of an expert jury.¹

Cedric Blaser is working with MIAM, Manuel Oberholzer with Bruit Rose.¹ A TANDEM pairs an artist or a group of artists with a host organisation that takes in the residency.¹ In total, the DFAC is awarding five TANDEM grants and one SOLO grant, with the other four going to performing arts and visual arts.¹

For 2026, the canton had awarded seven grants to nine artists, three of them TANDEM.³ For 2027, it is six grants for eight artists, but five TANDEM.¹ MIAM and Bruit Rose already hosted residencies in 2026, then for sound art.³

The grants pay for three to four weeks of full-time research.¹ The State of Fribourg and the Loterie Romande aim to offer fair pay and pension conditions.¹ The announcement does not give the amount per grant, which the canton calculates from fixed flat rates and caps.²

Next step: the DFAC will open the next call for grants in summer 2027.¹