One-On-One Mentorship Program

The One-On-One Mentorship Program pairs passionate youth artists, ages 16 to 21, with professional artist mentors, who provide guidance, develop goals and share skills, knowledge and expertise with the mentee over the course of a year. The mentorship program is geared toward students who have demonstrated excellence in an art medium, but don't have access to the necessary tools, concepts and guidance that are crucial to an artist's creative growth. Youth are paired with a professional artist in their medium of interest, which ranges from photography, video production, sculpture, painting, animation, digital media or whatever medium the mentee chooses. The pairs develop a group exhibition to showcase the artistic developments of each of the youth members. The exhibition gives individuals in the program a goal to focus on throughout the year, as well as a time to highlight their creative developments and achievements.