Movement Research Artist-In-Residence

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.

Applicant must be a resident of New York City. Resident means that your permanent mailing address is in New York City/one of the 5 Boroughs and have been a resident for at least one year prior to applying for the program.

Applicant must be working in the field of dance or other movement-based forms.

Applicant 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 artist for the Jerome Foundation**.

Applicant must not be enrolled full-time or part-time in a school or University program, nor as a low resident student in a degree-granting education program.  The Jerome Foundation defines “student” in terms of enrollment/matriculation status, not contact hours, so low-residency MFA students are not eligible. Artists who are in an MFA or PhD program must complete the program and have graduated prior to participation in any Jerome-funded programs.

Past Movement Research Artists-in-Residence are not eligible to apply for this opportunity.

Eligible applicants must be considered to be early career — artists with some track record of creating and presenting full work (not beginning artists), and artists who are NOT at a point in their careers where they receive consistent development and production opportunities and significant recognition, awards, and acclaim (not mid-career or established artists).

**The Jerome Foundation’s criteria for eligible artists are as follows: 

• Are in the early stages of their creative development,
• Have a focused direction and are actively creating new work in their chosen artistic discipline(s),
• Have yet to be substantially celebrated within their field, the media, funding circles or the public at large,
• Are vocational (as opposed to avocational, academic, amateur or educational) artists,
• Are not participating in any degree-granting programs (K-12, undergraduate, graduate) in any field.

For further information on The Jerome Foundation definition of an early career artist, visit this link: https://www.jeromefdn.org/participating-artist-eligibility-requirements

Please note that at Movement Research, we collect and review submissions via Submittable. The first step of the submission process is to create a Submittable account, or sign into your existing account. When creating an account, you will be asked for your name, your email address, and a password of your choosing.

Individuals for whom access to an internet or wifi enabled device and/or a reliable Internet connection is not possible should contact Movement Research at (212) 598-0551 (voice only) for guidance.

For accessibility purposes, if Submittable is not accessible to you, your application can be sent to Movement Research as an attachment via email. Acceptable file types: .doc, .docx, .pdf. The full list of application questions is below, but if for accessibility reasons you need them sent to you, please send an email to apply@movementresearch.org. Please note that the deadline for submitting the application as an attachment is the same as the deadline for submitting your application.

If you have accessibility-related questions, please email accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “2026-2027 MR Artist-in-Residence Application.”

Be prepared to provide the following information when submitting your online application. You may not save applications in progress. Once applications are submitted, they cannot be edited. Movement Research will accept only one application per artist.

• Contact Information 
  • Including name, pronouns, address, phone number, email, and website (optional).
• Artistic Statement (suggested 400 words or less) expressing both personal artistic goals and goals for the residency period.
  • Include any motivations, intentions, or inspirations that are a critical part of your artistic process as a whole or for the proposed residency.
  • Describe any concepts, materials, subjects, processes, structures, or questions central to your work.
  • Things to consider when writing your artistic statement:
    • This residency program supports movement-based experimentation. Emphasize how your proposed creative research demonstrates this fundamental aspect of the program.  
    • Be specific! Avoid broad statements, let the panel know what you are working on and are curious about.
    • It is important for the panel to understand the connection between your artistic statement and your work samples. Feedback we often hear is that the work sample(s) offered and accompanying description(s) do not demonstrate what applicants have expressed in their artistic statement.  
• Artistic CV or Resume (must be formatted as a PDF document)
  • Include artistic projects, residencies, awards, performances, etc.
• Relevance of Residency (suggested 200 words or less). Which resources and activities provided through the Movement Research Artist-in-Residence program are most relevant to your current artistic process? Please refer to the list of Residency Resources and activities below. Please consider the following questions in your response:
  • How are each of the resources and activities provided through the Movement Research Artist-in-Residence program relevant to your current artistic process? Please refer to the list of resources and activities below.
    • Please review Movement Research’s current programs and offerings to familiarize yourself with the types of programming we offer.
    • Please be specific and realistic! The panel likes to hear specifics about how you plan to use these resources.
  • The MR AIR program is a cohort-based residency, and cohort meetings are an integral part of the program. How do you feel a cohort-based residency will support your creative research?
  • If you anticipate participating in any other residencies, programs, or travel that would affect how you are able to participate in the MR Artist-In-Residence program, please tell us more.
• Work Sample that represents your artistic process.
  • Please provide a direct URL link to a video of your online work sample – YouTube, Vimeo, or other. Vimeo is preferred.
  • Sample may be footage from a performance, rehearsal, or in-process showing. When possible, choose a sample that unfolds in “real time”, as opposed to multiple clips edited together. Please do not submit “promo videos,” “teasers,” or “choreography reels.”
  • Include one cue point to a representative 3-5 minute section of the sample. Please include as much of the full work as possible should the panel want to view further.
  • Work sample description (150 words or less). Please explain the relationship between the work sample and the goals articulated in your artistic statement. If there is no direct relationship, please tell us why you chose this specific work sample. Please provide a list of collaborators.
• 2nd Work Sample (OPTIONAL) that will offer the panelists additional context around your body of work or artistic process. This work sample is OPTIONAL and is often viewed if your application is considered in the final round of the panel process. We strongly recommend adding a second work sample if it is available to you. 
  • Please provide a direct URL link to a video of your online work sample – YouTube, Vimeo, or other. Vimeo is preferred.
  • Sample may be footage from a performance, rehearsal, or in-process showing. When possible, choose a sample that unfolds in “real time”, as opposed to multiple clips edited together. Please do not submit “promo videos,” “teasers,” or “choreography reels.”
  • Work sample description (150 words or less). Please explain the relationship between the work sample and your artistic statement. If there is no direct relationship, please tell us why you chose this specific work sample. Please provide a list of collaborators.
• Demographic Information Form
  • Movement Research collects demographic information for internal use only. This information is used to evaluate the reach and access of our programs and in reporting to our funders. Internal demographic evaluation and reporting with funders will be done anonymously. We acknowledge the complexities inherent in this type of information collection and are committed to the ongoing examination of the language used around demographics.
  • The Demographic Information Form must be completed and submitted to consider your application complete.
  • This information will NOT be made available to the Selection Committee as a part of your application. 
  • If you would rather not provide demographic information to Movement Research, you may indicate ‘N/A’ or ‘Decline to provide information’ within the form itself.
  • We realize that you may have filled out this form in previous years, but we ask that you complete it again at this time. It is important that we collect this information each year in order to evaluate this information in relation to specific programs.

Resources provided by Movement Research during the residency:

• A residency fee of $5000;
• 125 hours of free rehearsal space in Movement Research Studios;
• Up to two free workshops in each MELT intensive series;
• Access to reduced rates for MR classes and workshops;
• Consultations with Movement Research Staff in individual and group settings;
• Engagement with Movement Research Artist-in-Residence program’s Artist Advisor in bimonthly Cohort Meetings;
• Access to administrative resources provided by Movement Research;
• Invitations to attend special events (receptions, etc).

During the residency, each AIR is required to participate in the following activities:

• Share work on the Movement Research at the Judson Church performance series. Artists will receive a $500 performance fee;
• Engage in Artist-in-Residence cohort meetings every 6 weeks on topics determined by the artists;
• Submit a final report at the end of the residency detailing activities throughout the year;
• Credit the Movement Research Artist-In-Residence program in digital and print promotional materials.