In 2011, Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education and Residency Unlimited decided to join in partnership to select
artists interested in carrying out community based residencies in the South Bronx in addition to which Residency Unlimited provides customised support on an ongoing basis.
The mission of the Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education is to empower youth and their families by creating a culture of learning through high quality social, cultural, and educational opportunities.
For the first edition of the RU/Casita Maria Partnership, an open call was posted for New York based artists for whom audience participation and engagement plays a major role, and also willing to organize community based workshops as an integral part of the projects developed. From June through August 2011, Melissa Calderon, a Bronx based artist, was the first artist to work within this new framework, followed by Amelia Saul (New York based) whose residency now runs from October through December 2011.
For conditions of the residency please click here
