Covid-19 and Mapura Studios

I want to reassure artists, families and support people that we are taking the situation relating to Covid-19 seriously and will be doing everything possible to protect everyone coming to Mapura Studios, either in our main studio at St Lukes or at any of the other venues where our programmes are being held.

We will be continuing to run our programmes during this period. We have relatively small groups working together, our largest class is 15 people and at this stage our advice is that the risk is low.
However the situation is under constant review.

We will be putting in place some strict rules around cleanliness and personal contact:

Everyone coming to a Mapura venue must wash and dry their hands, No Exceptions
There may be other situations e.g. morning or afternoon tea, where we will insist on this as well. Please don’t take exception if asked.
There are guidelines on how this should be done and we’ll be putting up reminders of these.
We will be trying to configure the trestle tables to allow maximum distance between people working on their art.
Please encourage your artist not to touch others. We are going to introduce a special greeting protocol within each class, so that everyone can stay connected in a fun way.
Staff are trained in Covid-19 protocols and practices – please follow their instructions and advice.
Studio spaces will be regularly cleaned after every session.
If any artist, family or support person feels unwell, do not come. Any person showing any signs of sickness will be sent home.

If anyone has any concerns, please get in touch with me.

Diana McPherson
Director