The Cedar Commissions: Application Workshop
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 / Workshop from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
All Ages
Seated
Free
This is a seated workshop with general admission seating.
About the workshop
Are you an early-career musical artist based in Minnesota? Apply to The Cedar Commissions, our flagship program for commissioning local emerging artists to write brand new music!
The Cedar Commissions is a flagship program for local emerging artists made possible by a grant from the Jerome Foundation. Since the program began in 2011, the Commissions have showcased new work by over 80 Minnesotan emerging composers and musicians, including Dessa, Aby Wolf, Adam Levy, Maria Isa, Joe Horton, Joey Van Phillips, Gao Hong, Dameun Strange, Vie Boheme, and many more.
The 6 commissioned artists each receive a $4,500 stipend, as well as an additional $350 production stipend to be used for project-specific technical and performance expenses. Artists receive professional development, administrative and marketing support from Cedar staff, artist photos, and mentorship from an artist-determined individual. Performances include a tech rehearsal, high-quality professional photos, an unmixed multi-track recording, and single-camera video documentation.
Applications are open NOW, and are due on July 1st, 2024.
This workshop will go through application basics, as well as tips for drafting your strongest application - Cedar staff will lead the workshop and are available for questions after.
Please review the Call for Artists via the button, below, prior to the workshop.
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ABOUT THe Cedar Commissions:
The Cedar Commissions is a flagship program for local emerging artists made possible with a grant from the Jerome Foundation. Since the program began in 2011, the Commissions have showcased new work by over 80 Minnesotan emerging composers and musicians, including Dessa, Aby Wolf, Adam Levy, Maria Isa, Joe Horton, Joey Van Phillips, Gao Hong, Dameun Strange, Vie Boheme, and many more.
“We’re grateful to continue supporting early-career artists from our varied communities. Every year, I love how each artist digs deep within to create new works from the heart - they really commit,” says Robert Lehmann, Community and Grant-Funded Programs Manager and program lead for The Cedar Commissions. “One of our priorities as a nonprofit is to support emerging artists, and we’re grateful for the Jerome Foundation’s support of the program all these years. This year, we’re particularly focusing on amping up mentorship from individual mentors within our local and national circles, Cedar staff, and the artists themselves sharing from their various levels of experience. Each performance will be strikingly different from the others, but I love that - there’s a magic in the high contrast of the genres, sounds, and subjects explored across the two evenings.”
The 2024-25 round of artists will be selected by a diverse committee of Minnesota-based musicians, music industry professionals, and one Cedar staff. The 6 commissioned artists each receive a $4,500 stipend, as well as an additional $350 production stipend to be used for project-specific technical and performance expenses. Artists receive professional development, administrative and marketing support from Cedar staff, artist headshots, and mentorship from an artist-determined individual. Performances include a tech rehearsal, high-quality professional photos, an unmixed multitrack recording, and single-camera video documentation. To date, the Commissions have supported the creation of new music by more than 80 local artists across genres.