Residens i Viña del Mar, Chile – Centro Cultural el Silencio

This is a Swedish Arts Grants Committee residency placing a Sweden-based musician or composer at Centro Cultural el Silencio in Viña del Mar, Chile, for a concentrated stretch of working time away from home. The committee covers workspace, accommodation and standardised travel costs and pairs you with a ready-made network of Chilean music contacts, rather than leaving you to build connections from scratch. To qualify, you need to already earn income from music and perform regularly, live in Sweden or do most of your artistic work there, not be more than half-enrolled in a degree program, and have no outstanding debts with Swedish authorities. A standard four-week stay carries a grant of 40,000 SEK on top of travel and accommodation, though the exact figure shifts with how long you stay and what's included; stays typically run four to eight weeks depending on what the partner venue can host. Applying happens through Konstnärsnämnden's online portal and requires at least 20 minutes of music as an MP3 (320 kbps, 44.1 kHz minimum), plus a written description of what you'd do during the residency — written in English, since it goes to the Chilean partner for review. A panel of working artists decides based on the artistic quality of what you submit and your financial need, while also trying to spread grants across different regions of Sweden and different musical styles.