Are you a woman creating and performing new music?
The PRS for Music Foundation want to raise the profile of women who are creating music in the UK.
If you are a woman creating and performing new music in any genre, or an organisation commissioning a new piece of music from a woman you have not yet worked with, then you may be eligible to apply for up to £5,000.
The final deadline for this funding opportunity is 5pm, Monday 8 August 2011
To find out more and apply online please visit www.prsformusicfoundation.com/women
The facts about women music creators
The Foundation created this funding opportunity to draw attention to the gender gap between male and female music creators and to explore how they can better support women who are making new music.
The PRS for Music Foundation want to raise the profile of women who are creating music in the UK.
If you are a woman creating and performing new music in any genre, or an organisation commissioning a new piece of music from a woman you have not yet worked with, then you may be eligible to apply for up to £5,000.
The final deadline for this funding opportunity is 5pm, Monday 8 August 2011
To find out more and apply online please visit www.prsformusicfoundation.com/women
The facts about women music creators
The Foundation created this funding opportunity to draw attention to the gender gap between male and female music creators and to explore how they can better support women who are making new music.
- In its 18 year history the Mercury Prize has been awarded to only five women.
- Just 4.1% of works performed at the 2010 BBC Proms were composed by women.
- PRS for Music membership (writers of music and lyrics) is currently only 12% women.
