Application for ‘Special Music & Art Festival 2019’
Application period: March 14th, 2019~ June 2, 2019
For more information please visit http://specialmusicfestival.com/2019/index_eng.html
Festival Overview
Date : July, 15th (Mon) ~ 19th (Fri) / 4 nights and 5 days
Venue : Yong Pyeong Resort/ Alpensia Pyeongchang Resort
Host : Special Olympics Korea
Organizer : Special Music & Art Festival Organizing Committee
Sponsors : Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, and more to join
Application Eligibility
Artists (Mentee) MUST:
- Be with intellectual challenges, autistic disorder, or down syndrome
- Be 12 years of age or older
- Have more than a year of music experience
Guardian (Accompanying Mate) MUST:
- Be at the age of 19 or older
- Does know well his/her mentee (e.g. Legal guardians, Siblings, Teachers)
- Could communicate in English
* Those who participated in one of the previous Special Music & Art festivals can still participate again at their own expenses.
Fees
Application Fee: No application fee is required
Transportations
- Complimentary round-trip flight tickets will be provided to 1 mentee per country.
*Mates need to pay for the flight tickets at their own expenses.
- Flight tickets for any additional participants are at their own expense
Additional applicants from the same country
- Those additional applicants from the same country who are not selected to be supported by Special Music & Art Festival Organizing Committee still can participate in the festival at their own expense after the video audition process
On-Site Costs
- Accommodations are provided for all participants
(1 mentee & 1 mate), except for the additional participants mentioned in Transportations
- Meals are provided for all participants (1 mentee & 1mate) except for the additional participants mentioned in Transportations
- Any other extra expenses must be their own responsibilities
- Full accommodations are provided for all participants during the special tour of Seoul.
Application Process
Mentee
- Complete the application process on our official website (http://specialmusicfestival.com)
- In order to complete the application, be prepared to provide us with:
· Consent form with the legal guardian’s signature
· A copy of welfare card or medical proof of disability
· A profile photo
· A copy of passport
Mate
- Complete the application process on our official website (http://specialmusicfestival.com)
- In order to complete the application, be prepared to provide us with:
· A profile photo
· A copy of passport
· Detailed background information of the mentee
Application Review
- Audition will be carried out by mentor professors, based on the performance video submitted
- A careful review process will be conducted
- If multiple applicants from a country apply, those who meet the following criteria will have priority
· Recommendation letter from state institutions or its equivalent institutions
· Experience(s) of winning international or national music event
Participant Confirmation Application Review
- An invitation letter will be sorted out and sent to the mentees and mates who made it through our selection process
- An official announcement will also be posted on our official website