La Maison Saint-Joseph is hosting an art residency, msj
It all began with a story of friendship—a serendipitous discovery of a family home in the Valois region.
Maison Saint-Joseph opens its doors to welcome and support artists in residence under its roof.
What’s on!
Call For Residency Autumn 2025
Maison Saint-Joseph is now accepting applications for its art residency msj. For over half a century, Maison Saint-Joseph has been a refuge for creation and a place dedicated to dialogue. msj welcome now residents from diverse backgrounds, carrying multiple identities, who push the boundaries of aesthetics, politics, society, and psychology. By blending modern technologies with artisanal know-how, msj fosters exploration across all disciplines.
The residency provides spaces for creation, research, and mentoring with its wood workshops, library, common creative spaces, and the unique environment of the surrounding nature.
msj carries both fulfilled and relinquished dreams while watching over collective and personal revolts.
Apply now HERE !
Writing Residency with Naoile Ji
The writing residency is open to all authors and creators who wish to advance their scriptwriting projects (TV, cinema), their literary projects (novels, graphic novels) or their musical album projects in the rewriting phase, regardless of what stage they are at. In a peaceful and inspiring setting, various spaces are available to foster creation and establish bridges for discussion and sharing about each person's projects: workshop, garden, library, living room, exhibition room, and kitchen. Drawing, painting, cooking, pottery, walks in the forest or in the historic center of Crépy-en-Valois are also possible complementary activities to help inspire or simply recharge. Key moments of collective writing are organized within the program to facilitate rewriting through reading committees. Other exercises will also be planned to allow for positive digression. Individual writing sessions are sacred and predominant in the program, and Maison Saint Joseph offers a multitude of spaces to write in peace and serenity according to each person's needs.
Song Workshop with Joséphine
What if we played with time? With Joséphine, explore it through writing, voice, and music. From 10am to 5pm, a workshop to knead time in all its forms: long, cyclical, suspended... Then from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, an open stage to share your texts, poems, songs, or improvisations, accompanied by Joséphine's sound creations. A collective moment to give body to time differently.
The day will unfold in two stages: from 10am to 5pm, five exercise sessions around writing on the theme of time, with a lunch break. From 6:30pm to 8:30pm, an open stage where it will be possible to share texts created that same day, together or alone, with music or in silence. Joséphine will also offer sound creations made from sound materials recorded during the day to accompany your texts. The open stage will be accessible to people who did not participate in the workshop, and you can also share poems, songs, sketches, or anything else you would like to put to voice or instrument.
Open stage with Joséphine !
From 6:30pm to 8:30pm, Joséphine invites you to an open stage around time. Texts, poems, songs, music, or improvisations: everyone is free to share. Sound creations made by Joséphine from sounds recorded during the day will accompany voices and instruments. A convivial and creative moment, open to all, whether or not you participated in the workshop.
Writing residency
Naoile Jouira, a renowned documentary filmmaker and director, will lead the 2nd season of the Writing Residency at Maison Saint Joseph. Enjoy 7 days dedicated to the intensive development of your writing project. For more information or to reserve, contact us at info@maisonsaintjoseph.org.
Architecture and documentary film workshop: when guests become ghosts
We are pleased to welcome Rachel Clara Reed, a renowned documentary filmmaker known for her award-winning film All We Carry. Rachel will lead the workshop 'Architecture and Documentary Film: When Guests Become Ghosts' at Maison Saint Joseph. This immersive 4-day experience will explore History and personal narratives. Discover various writing tools to create both personal and collective works. For more information or to reserve, contact us at info@maisonsaintjoseph.org.
Yoga workshop - rhyme and motion
We are pleased to invite Tiffany Hamilton-Atkins to share her unique practice combining rhyme and motion. A four-day workshop will be held at Maison Saint Joseph, offering various activities centered around writing and movement. To learn more about the program or for booking information, feel free to contact us by email at info@maisonsaintjoseph.org.
AI workshop : in search of poetry in the artificial
We are pleased to welcome Arnab Chakravarty, a renowned expert in new technologies, for a workshop on AI, in search of poetry in the artificial, This 4-day event at Maison Saint Joseph offers an immersion into AI tools, as well as storytelling, architecture, publishing, and imagery. This is a unique opportunity to explore the future of digital storytelling. For more information or to make reservations, contact us at info@maisonsaintjoseph.org.
Concert
Musical evenings at Maison Saint Joseph by msj
Celebrate the opening of the summer season with a concert by the Cosmics Dolls ... followed by a delicious collation prepared by us!
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A unique experience is waiting for you, combining the magic of live music with the charm of the Maison Saint Joseph. ✨🏡✨
The Cosmic Dolls are known for their musical curation, featuring Frank Zappa, the Doors, Jeff Beck and even Jethro Tull! 🎶✨
Reservation and details here