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 Press Release, May 9, 2016
kültüř gemma! – scholarship for migrant cultural production
new scholarship holders selected
The new scholarship holders for the kültüř gemma! scholarship for migrant cultural production
have been selected. Out of over 150 applicants the rapper Item 7, the artist and curator Mariel
Rodriguez, the activist Grave Latigo, as well as the author Vina Yun have been selected to
receive the kültür gemma! scholarship 2016.
kültüř gemma! has been supporting the artistic work from migrants, as well as a critical
discourse on the relationship between art and migration ever since 2013. Apart from 4 one-year
scholarships kültüř gemma! offers three fellowships at established cultural institutions in
Vienna to support the establishment of migrant artists in the cultural field in Vienna.
A jury of 6 experts from various cultural fields chose 4 projects out of a large number of
applicants that take a very clear position politically, as well as aesthetically. Projects that
combine local and global perspectives, and criticism with humour.
This year's jury consisted of curator and head of dramaturgy at the Tanzquartier Gabrielle Cram,
the musician and moderator Patrick Bongola alias Topoke, Gabriele Bagher from the Institut im
Kontext, the journalist Hirut Kiesel, the artist Stephanie Misa, as well as the artistic director of the
Brunnenpassage Ivana Pilic.
The rapper Item 7, who proposed producing a musical based on his experiences with the Austrian
system of asylum; the artist Mariel Rodriguez, who proposed researching the themes colonialism,
narco-politics, and bio-piracy by using the image of the coca leaf; the activist Grace Latigo, who
will show us her daily experiences in Vienna in a cheeky and grotesque stand-up show; and the
author Vina Yun, who will create a graphic novel about the Korean community in Vienna were
selected as recipients of this years scholarship program.
The works of the scholarship holders will be presented together at the end of the year.
For further information please contact:
Catrin Seefranz
Tel.: 01 208 33 82
Mobil: 0699 11 66 7000
[email protected]
www. kueltuergemma.at
kültür gemma!
stadtkulturförderung
Blechturmgasse 12/11a
A-1040 Wien
+43 1 208 33 82
+ 43 650 5550250
[email protected]
www.kueltuergemma.at