Westway Lab is calling for applications from musicians for their artistic residencies and city showcases, to be held in Guimarães, Portugal, in April 2025.
Westway LAB is an event founded in 2014, focused on the music sector that brings together, in spring, in Guimarães, Portugal, three dimensions: Creation (artistic residencies), Conferences and Festival.
At the artistic residencies, from 1 to 8 April 2025, four working groups of two or three artists will be formed (with at least one artist in each group being of Portuguese nationality). Each group will work on original compositions. The artistic residencies have no theme or script, allowing artists complete creative freedom. At the end of the week, each group presents the result of their work live, in a set of approximately 30 minutes.
City showcases are free concerts that will take place on the afternoon of 12 April, at various locations in the centre of Guimarães, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Individual artists and collective music projects, consisting of a maximum of two members, from within the European space, whether from EU member states or not, can apply for the residencies, while all music projects can apply for the city showcases.
The residency includes a net fee of 150 EUR awarded to each selected application (maximum of two artists per application) plus travel, meals, and accommodation throughout the week and PRO registration.
The city showcases includes a net fee of 300 EUR plus dinner and accommodation on the night of their showcase (if necessary) for each selected project.
