how do you want to stretch time within your practice?
art residency located in the north of paris in the old town of crépy-en-valois
our manifest
msj experiences new ways of exploring the world through craft and technology. msj collectively explores to gain a deeper understanding of our space beyond. msj serves as a refuge where we are invited to experiment through its realm. msj extends invitations to writers, explorers, thinkers, crafters, and technologists, in the emergency to generate together.
stay in
movement
situated exploration
overviewing
the world
beyond the end
art survive
embrace uncertainty
stay alive
nomade home
re-adopt
call for residency
autumn 2025
deadline: end of summer 2025
For autumn 2025, we invite artists to join
a living dialogue. Share your project, your questions, your explorations. Whether emerging or established, your voice matters here. Submit your proposals by the end of summer 2025.
curiosity of the foreign
about the art residency
La Maison Saint-Joseph is a space for transdisciplinary and artistic research, a refuge for creation that welcomes artists from diverse international cultures. At its core, msj is a place dedicated to creation and dialogue. A meeting point between traditions and technological advancements, msj carries both fulfilled and relinquished dreams, watching over collective and personal revolts. It is a situated (sedentary) exploration. As an art residency, it supports present transformations and the questions they raise. Above all, this residency is a home.
crossing the limits
about writing residency
What is a writing residency according to us? A peaceful and pleasant place where everyone can contemplate, write, and recharge with like-minded individuals to boost a writing project. A documentary project, a short film, a series, or a feature-length film in cinema/audiovisual.where we perform.
craft technology
and history
about the workshops
What is a workshop according to us? It is a closed, silent space that fosters experimentation. It is a place where everyone can acquire knowledge, manipulate materials and tools, and discover their origins. A workshop is also a place for exchange, learning, listening, discovery, and play. Moreover, it is a place where cultural, disciplinary, and human encounters are woven together after one’s time there.
