STUDIO SUBSIDY PROGRAM//
LEIMAY Studio Subsidy Program
Receive free access to up to 25 hours during a calendar year for rehearsals and process-making on a first-come-first-serve basis.
The Studio Subsidy opportunity is offered to a local community of movement-based artists, providing access to studio space for artistic exploration, creative development, and regular practice.
To get access to the Studio Subsidy Program, you must become a LEIMAY member and sign a studio agreement once per a calendar year. Please follow the steps below.
HOW TO REQUEST STUDIO TIMES?
Step one: Scroll down to review and sign our Studio User Agreement, and submit a single $35 annual payment for LEIMAY membership.
Step two: Sign up for a profile in LEIMAY's online network conectom. (This will be used to validate your eligibility).
Step three: Submit our community demographics survey.
Step four: Check studio availability and book your time using our online booking system here.
*You only need to complete steps 1-3 once in a calendar year, but please be aware without completing these steps your bookings will not be valid.
That's all! Simple and Quick!
ELIGIBILITY & IMPORTANT NOTES
Participants of the program must be dancers, choreographers, or other movement-based with documentation of creative practice reflected in your conectom profile
The studio must be used for rehearsals only
Must live in the NYC Metropolitan Area
Booking is done three months in advance
Limited to 4 hours blocks per day
No shoes of any kind are allowed in the space
Participants will be responsible for keeping the studio clean
No more than 4 bodies are allowed in the studio per single session
Important: Please check-in via the sign-in sheet located in the studio upon entry.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
If the following occurs more than twice, the recipient of Studio Subsidy will no longer be eligible for studio access for the remainder of the calendar year:
- not informing [email protected] 24 hours in advance if you need to cancel your studio time
- no-show for your studio time
ABOUT THE LEIMAY STUDIO
LEIMAY’s Studio at CAVE (58 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY) is a 450 square foot space with a sprung wood floor and 16 ft ceilings with skylights to bring in natural light and is equipped with a stereo system, folding chairs, and a table, and an adjacent restroom. The space is heated during the winter and fans are available during the summer. A HEPA filter has been installed to filter the air. Check photos here.
ABOUT LEIMAY:
LEIMAY is a multidimensional entity led by the artist duo: Ximena Garnica and Shige Moriya. As an arts organization, its mission is to stimulate dialogue between the visual and live arts; develop LEIMAY’s LUDUS training program; offer studio and performing/exhibition opportunities for emerging and established artists; and develop and tour new and existing individual and collaborative creations by its artistic directors, as well as their work with the LEIMAY Ensemble. LEIMAY endeavors take place at its home, CAVE, located in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, within the occupied territories of Lenapehoking, traditional land of the Lenape people, as well as at other venues in New York, the Americas, and beyond.
QUESTIONS?
Please contact LEIMAY Operations & Programs Administrator, Brandon Perdomo: [email protected]
