Maynard Abercych is a resource for Dance and Movement Arts in Rural West Wales.
We are open to proposals for self-funded residencies. These can be made bespoke to meet your artistic and personal needs; short or long stay, seasonal, or through occasional visits over a longer period.
Contact us for details and for a chat.
2 Penrhiw, a small workers cottage next door to our house in the village of Abercych is the location for residencies, artists have been hosted here since 2009. www.2penrhiw.co.uk
We can offer creative companionship, listening and mentoring, or simply some company during your stay.
We can offer guidance through the local landscape and river valley.
We can broker use of the nearby village hall.
We can offer treatments; Simon is a Craniosacral therapist, Stirling a Shiatsu and Focusing practitioner.
We can offer you an undemanding space and time to replenish.
"The residency was a unique opportunity to work in a beautiful and inspiring place with the gift of time to explore my practice and follow interests without judgment or pressure. Having a space to play and explore in such a supportive and enriching place fuelled my practice and process and led to a body of work that began during that residency. 2 Penrhiw is an enchanting space to work and be; it is the kind of place that works on you as much as the other way around. I left with a sense of clarity and openness, and a greater sensorial perception of my environment. Simon Whitehead and Stirling Steward were such generous hosts; their creative expertise, knowledge, and care for their surroundings are a continuing inspiration.
As an independent artist it is so important to feel part of something, arts practice thrives on connections, exchanges and community, which is at the heart of what Maynard is offering through their artist development training, residencies, friends gatherings, Twmpaths ’and micro festivals. It is both radically political and deeply nurturing and feels vital in these current times."
Joanna Young 2018
