Peter Kraut
Landis & Gyr Stiftung Residency
2015
Peter Kraut is interested in sound art, experimental music, and club culture.
Peter was active for 20 years as a music producer at venues in Bern, and has organised concerts with artists like Alvin Curran, Coldcut, Paul Bley, DJ Spooky, Peter Brötzmann, Christian Marclay, Maryanne Amacher, Phil Niblock and many others. Peter has been lecturing about music at Berne University of the Arts since 2002. He is currently vice director of the music department.
Landis & Gyr Stiftung, Switzerland
The Landis & Gyr foundation awards studio scholarships to Swiss artists and cultural professionals in London, Budapest, Sofia and Zug. Its London-based residency partnership with Acme was established in 1987, and provides six month long work/live opportunities for ten Swiss artists per year. Artists are selected for the programme directly by Landis & Gyr Stiftung and must demonstrate a track record of achievement in their field. Over two hundred visual artists, curators, writers, musicians and composers have benefitted from the programme. Residencies are based in Stepney, E1 and are available to Swiss residents only
For more information visit lg-stiftung.ch.
