DAVOS, KWACAKWORO, CANTON GRISONS

Information sheet: studios template Kwacakworo

RESPONSIBLE INSTITUTION

name of institution:   Kwacakworo Association
address:   Mattastrasse 1
PO box (post office box):    
postcode, city:   7270 Davos Platz GR
canton:    
country:   Switzerland
phone:   +41 81 413 51 28
fax:    
email:   kwacakworo@bluewin.ch
website:   www.kwacakworo.com

STUDIO

name of studio:   Kwacakworo
address:   Mattastrasse 1
postcode, city:   7270 Davos Platz GR
canton:    
phone:   +41 81 413 51 28
email:    
website:    
geographical location, how to get there:   few minutes from train-station Davos PLATZ (direction North, pass on the main street below the church; at the Mattastrasse (crossroad), walk 50m down, the house is on the left; it has a blue-yellow flag and it’s colour is green. Easy to find.
language area:   german / swiss german
number of studios:   (at the moment) one studio
rooms, description:   2 rooms, sliding walls separating dining room from bedroom, dining-room from kitchen, bedroom from bathroom; with a veranda; in front and behind the house a garden
exists since:   the house was built around 1870, the residency is new (2025); later on, it will be on the upper floors and have six rooms (for two artists)
remarks:   More about the Kwacakworo Association on https://kwacakworo.com/ Association
 The head of the Association is a Sudan-born Professor of Engineering in Winona, USA, Prof. Beckry Abdel Magid; his deputy is Mr. Christian Grünig, living in Davos  (he is renting the studio during the winter).

CONTACT

name:   Conradin Perner, PhD
phone:   +41 81 413 51 28
email:   kwacakworo@bluewin.ch

COSTS/ADDITIONAL GRANT

costs for residents:   appartment for free, electricity and heating included. Food etc. is not included
additional grant:    
amount:    
financed by:    

ALLOCATION OF THE STUDIO, CONDITIONS

allocation by:   Conradin Perner / Kwacakworo Association
applicants:    
art disciplines:   all artists (including writers) but even researchers, humanitarian activists 
age:   not relevant, preferably young artists
duration of stay:   between 2 to 8 weeks (to be discussed)

COSTS, HOW THE STUDIO IS FINANCED

rent, extra charges:   all included
financed by:   Kwacakworo Association

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