Mrua - mentoring/residencies/exchange

I am in the process of developing Mrua:
translocal residencies for artists, curators and dance-makers
Mrua offers the space for Translocal Engagement
- putting the local issues in a global context and making it widely accessable through the internet, through live channel feed and web platforms Mrua invites artists and curators across the disciplines to partake in this residency, and as Maria Kerin is a transdisciplinary artist working through merging contemporary dance with her visual arts process, dance- makers are also very welcome.
Mentoring is offered SOURCED THROUGH EMBODIMENT in the rural domestic setting of her home, Luisne, Monreal North, Ennistymon, Co.Clare as an extension of her creative practice: USING PRESENCE AND EMBODIMENT FOR CLEARLY LISTENING and engaging with others.
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Offering:

Residential Studio space (wooden floor, east and south facing windows)
with separate bedroom and bathroom in a beautiful modern lightfilled home with inticing views of a river valley and open skies and sounds of the pheasants and the donkeys next door

Mentoring-supporting reflection and considerations for:
Research inquiries
Development of process
Finetuning end productions
For curators: meeting and linking with other artists in the west of Ireland or just a time out rural retreat. Opportunities to brainstorm with AMrtai
Translocal: Linking world wide to other audiences/artists through web channel, live and archival video and text

Networking -introductions and sharings:
Meetings with communities for collaborations, curating, coalitions

Workshop space- safe comfortable warm environment : atmospheric support for sensitive work

Mrua source:
Listening, sharing hospitality, generosity, friendship, meeting, support, reflection and consideration, embodiment and presence.

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Mrua hosts:

Weekly gatherings

Antoinette Spillanne - Grace work
Transdiscipline movement and voice workshops. Nov 11

Alexandra Boettcher- independent contemporary dance artist research and development of process into embodiment and presence in movement. Site meetings.blogspot.com. Ongoing collaboration since 2009.

Fine art mentoring –painting and drawing workshops with Ailse Ellis, Christine Porter, Densise Ryan and Emma Stuart Liberty. Ongoing since 210.
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Residencies:

Liquid artist group from Estonia were our invited guests for a week in August 2011 while they took part in the Power of Local festival in Ennistymon. Ongoing collaborations have developed and they are returning in July 2012 to continue working here.

Artist in Residency December 2011
Fiona Woods.
Supporting her Work in progress: Vocal process being developed with a group 17th-18th Dec, by hosting a supper and providing the studio space with the right conditions sensitive to the work being explored.
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Extra offerings:
Dining: As I have many diatery exclusions I can offer home cooked wheat free/ dairy free food and cater for any special requests.
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If you are looking for mentoring, studio residency or assistance in making links in Clare please contact me directly on my email: kerinmaria@gmail.com.
Rates are open to barter and bargaining...
A web site is being developed to expand MRUA and will be up in the new year.