MR 2019 Artist-in-Residence Application
Tags: Dance, Research, Movement, Art, Movement Research

A two-year residency program providing commissioning support, rehearsal space, performance and related opportunities designed to support the individualized creative process of movement-based artists.

The application for Movement Research 2019 Artist-in-Residence program is now open! Read the full guidelines here.

Learn more here: https://movementresearch.org/programs/artists-in-residence

About the applications process:

Seven (7) artists will be selected to participate in the 2019 Movement Research Artist-in-Residence program via this application process. Applications will be reviewed and selected by a panel of three artists. Artists selected through the panel review process will receive commissioning funds supported through The Jerome Foundation.

Dates: July 2019 — June 2020 with additional opportunities from July 2020 — June 2021.

Deadline: Applications must be submitted online by 11:59pm EST on Friday March 1st, 2019.

Application Form

Demographic Information Form

Notification: Applicants will receive notification no later than April 30th, 2019.

Who can apply:

Artists must apply as individuals. Movement based artists who are working collaboratively in an ongoing collaborative or collective structure should contact apply@movementresearch.org for eligibility consideration as a collaborative team on a case-by-case basis.

Movement based artists who are working collaboratively in an ongoing collaborative or collective structure should contact apply@movementresearch.org for eligibility consideration as a collaborative team on a case-by-case basis. Applicants must be residents of New York City. Resident means that your permanent mailing address is in New York City/one of the 5 Boroughs.

Resident means that your permanent mailing address is in New York City/one of the 5 Boroughs. Applicants must identify as an early career artist as defined by the Jerome Foundation . Please see below for further information on what constitutes an early career for the Jerome Foundation.

. Please see below for further information on what constitutes an early career for the Jerome Foundation. Applicants must not be enrolled full-time in a school or University program.

Past Movement Research Artists-in-Residence must wait three years from the completion of their residency before reapplying. Artists-in-Residence accepted in 2014 or earlier are eligible for the 2019 application cycle.

Applications must be submitted online.

Application Guidelines:

Read the full guidelines here.

Criteria and Context:

Through the Artist-in-Residence Program, Movement Research supports rigorous and wide-ranging artistic investigations that are movement-based, but that may incorporate other disciplines and collaborations, with a focus on experimentation. Artists who reflect a range of directions and approaches to making work such that there is an interesting confluence of artistic ideas being explored over the course of the coming years.

Movement Research continuously seeks to engage a more diverse and inclusive participant body and strives to recognize individuality and create equal opportunities for all, regardless of race, class, gender, ability, ethnicity, sexuality or age. Movement Research is committed to maintaining a strong connection to an existing diverse community of experimental artists and audiences, while at the same time expanding its definition of experimentation to more broadly include working within and pushing the boundaries of all movement-based forms. Movement Research recognizes the incredible need to diversify the range of aesthetics, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds represented on NYC stages and strongly encourages applications from individuals aligned with this vision.

Movement Research’s Artist-in-Residence program receives support from The Jerome Foundation, The Davis/Dauray Family Fund, The Mertz Gilmore Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and through public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Resources provided and requirements:

Resources provided by Movement Research during the first year of the residency:

A commissioning fee of $4500

100 hours of free rehearsal space

Access to free or reduced rates for classes and workshops

Consideration for participation in MRX/Movement Research Exchange programs

Opportunities to participate in other MR programs and to create artist’s own opportunities in consultation with staff, using MR infrastructure — this can include Studies Project discussion series

Consultations with MR staff in individual and group settings

Opportunities to participate in producing content for the Movement Research blog and possibly for Critical Correspondence and the Performance Journal

During the first year of the residency each AIR is required to:

Show work on the Movement Research at the Judson Church. Artists will receive a $500 performance fee.

Moderate at least two Open Performance post-discussions

Participate in Artist-in-Residence discussion meetings every 4–6 weeks on topics determined by the artists

Submit a final report at the end of the residency detailing activities throughout the year

During the second year Movement Research provides:

A small research stipend

Rehearsal space at free and/or reduced rates

Access to free or reduced rates for classes and workshops

Opportunities to participate in MRX programs

An additional chance to show work on the Movement Research at the Judson Church series (for which an additional $200 stipend will be provided)

Opportunities to moderate additional Open Performance post-discussions

During the second year of the residency each AIR is required to:

Participate in 6–8 discussion meetings over the year on topics determined by the artists

Submit a final report at the end of the residency detailing activities throughout the year

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