Hi everyone,
The good news is we are back in Level two from Sunday 7th March, 6am. That means classes at Māpura Studios will start again on Monday 7th March 2021.
Because we will be in level 2 there will still be strict health protocols in place.These will be the same as they were when we were in level 2 last time.
We encourage artists to wear a mask and serious hygiene needs to be observed by all.
Contact tracing is mandatory.
Entry through double doors past the sign in table.
To all our artists and support people, level 2 means we are unable to assist with transfer in the toilet.
Social distancing – we try to maintain 2m but the regulations are for 1metre
Covid 19 Health and Safety Protocols:
Information for Students
To ensure that you feel safe at Mapura we are putting the following studio guidelines in place.
These guidelines are constantly reviewed in accordance with the latest Ministry of Health recommendations and government requirements.
Health:
Please do not come in if you are sick or if anyone in your community/home is sick. Do not be offended if we ask you to leave. You will need to stay away until you or others in your community are well.
Mapura staff are required to enforce this provision.
If you have an underlying health condition, you should not return to the studio initially. We will check with you when we call you to ensure that people who are particularly vulnerable, wait until the time is appropriate to return.
Sanitisation: You and your support person must wash your hands on entry to the studio. There will also be hand sanitiser on the tables for your use if required. But W.H.O. advice is that the best defence to Covid19 is washing your hands.
Mapura staff will clean and sanitise all surfaces between classes
Social Distancing: Tables and areas will be marked out in the studio to ensure that strict social distancing can be maintained. Mapura will be adopting a 2 metre distancing policy at this stage of level 2. It is however, also your responsibility and that of your support person to keep within the guidelines. Support people must stay within the bubble of their own artist.
Entry to the studio will be through the main double doors only
You may need to wait with your driver in the vehicle until entrance doors are clear.
Contact Tracing: Everybody coming in to the studio must either use the contact tracer app (by main double doors) or sign in on arrival. Artists will need to be marked off on the roll at the door.
Other Information:
We will not be supplying tea, coffee and biscuits during level 2. Please bring your own water bottle.
We will be separating tools and media between classes, making small packages of materials for students to use, so that there is no communal usage.
You may also be asked to bring your own dry media to work with initially. Tutors will advise. This is to limit the sharing of common materials.
Artists who have personal needs e.g. toileting, seizures, which may require close contact will be contacted, as they will need to have a support person with them or consider if they should remain at home for longer. Mapura staff will not be able to attend to such needs.
Some Mapura staff may wear PPE but it is not mandatory for them to do so.
PPE, disposable masks and gloves supplied for students if they would like.
Serious hygiene needs to be observed by all including artists.
Contact tracing mandatory. Only entry through double doors past the sign in table. We must note artists on the rolls as they arrive and anyone else, app or sign in.
Social distancing – we try to maintain 2m but the regulations are for 1metre. So let’s try for the 2m , we need to do our best
Nga Mihi
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