- Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- 6:00pm – 7:00pm
- Online Event
Free! For anyone interested in apply for MAWA's Foundation Mentorship Program. Zoom link coming soon!
Thinking about applying? Not sure if the program is for you? Check out this informative video below or come to a free information session hosted by former mentor Shawna Dempsey and FMP Coordinator Adriana Alarcón.
About the Foundation Mentorship Program
Year-Long Mentorship Program, Sept 2025–Sept 2026
Application deadline: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at noon
The Foundation Mentorship Program (FMP) is a professional training program designed to help women and non-binary, trans and Two-Spirit woman-identifying people in the visual arts develop skills and define their decision-making philosophies by providing information, resources and support. In this year-long professional training program, established artists (mentors) meet individually with their mentees for 4 hours per month to share their experience, expertise and advice. The entire FMP group meets for 3 hours each month for critiques, discussion, gallery visits and other activities, usually on a Sunday afternoon.
Applicants will be selected based on the quality and potential of the artwork submitted, the emerging artist’s willingness to dedicate time to the program, and the mentor’s ability to work with the emerging artist through a shared medium or conceptual interest. Mentors choose their mentees. If you have applied before and were unsuccessful, consider revisiting your application and the quality of your images and applying again. Note that demand for this program far outstrips available spaces. Sometimes the mentors agree that an artist’s work is excellent, but they do not feel that they have the specific skills or experience to help. Another year, another mentor might select you.
Potential mentees of all adult ages and backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Students are not eligible. There is no fee to apply, but successful applicants will be charged $300 for the program. If you would like to apply verbally or through an ASL interpreter, please contact Adriana at [email protected] and we can make accommodations. If finances would be a barrier to a successful application, partial bursaries and payment plans can be discussed.