Seasonal Artist Residencies

In November 2021, MAP will invite artists from around the country to apply for one of four Artist Residencies held in Ōtuatahi in February, April, August and October 2022. The residencies will be a month-long, providing the artists with a studio to research and develop concepts and methodologies.

Artists are required to blog during the residency, do an Instagram takeover, run a community workshop, present a research performance to the public at the end of the residency and contribute to the MAP Quarterly Publication which will be launched at their Research Performance. MAP will provide studio space, marketing and delivery of the events, an advisor, documentation, accommodation and artist fees.

Submissions to open in November 2021

Artists will be required to submit a proposal, bio, and evidence of previous work. A selection panel will work with Artistic Director, Julia Harvie to make the final decision. 

Research Exchange 2020: Digital and Distanced Dance Potentialities

In 2020, in response to the impacts of Covid-19, we invited collaborative teams to use the residency as an opportunity to explore digital opportunities for their work and practice.

This residency  supported artists to share their process with their peers and the public via their MAP webpages where the artists uploaded reflections, texts, images and videos throughout August 2020; via Zoom workshops as well as taking over the MAP Instagram.

Artist showings were live-streamed 6.30pm Sunday 30 August 2020 to Youtube and we invited the public to attend live at XCHC in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

Artist Feedback from 2020:

Gulia Palladini: (Critical Theorist, Italy)

I was really impressed by the generosity, curiosity, critical acumen, creativity and care that went into this project. It is rare to encounter such a valuable engagement with artistic practice, and in these complicated times this strikes me as even more crucial, as it is vital to invent new forms for taking care of the conditions of thinking and working together!

Emma Murray (Choreographer, Switzerland)
The residency has been invaluable. My admiration for the professional and social skills, the focus and flexibility, the authentic and human qualities with which MAP helped us navigate this strange (and strangely productive) month. I know there were many involved in making all this possible - a very big thanks to them! It’s been amazing - as always - to reconnect with New Zealand based artists. Despite the challenges of proximity - it was a real pleasure to share some time together. MAP -  the work you do there is a HUGE asset to Christchurch and for the wider Dance Community.

Carlene Newall de Jesus (Choreographer, NZ)
This was such an invaluable time for our project and process, and a really special, meaningful experience for our young people! Thanks for making us feel so supported and for the flexibility of making everything work as it needed to across this strange month!

Katrina Bastian (Choreographer, NZ)
Thank you, Julia, for this invaluable opportunity to delve deeply into a project that has been looking for space to grow, and finally found that in the MAP community! We can't wait to see where this project goes and will keep you all up to date.