One-on-One Mentorships May - Nov 2025

One-on-One Mentorships May - Nov 2025
Application deadline Wednesday, April 16 at noon
For women and gender diverse MAWA members who live in Manitoba
Cost to successful applicants: $75

This tailored, customizable, individual mentorship program is intended to serve your unique needs as a visual artist. Perhaps you are a rural or northern artist. Maybe you have limited time to devote to a program. Or perhaps you have unsuccessfully applied to the Foundation Mentorship Program in the past but are still interested in mentorship.

A One-on-One Mentorship offers focussed attention from a mentor of your choice. They can reside anywhere, locally, nationally or internationally. Dream big and reach out to them! Who would you most like to work with? Who could help your artmaking and career the most? In order to apply, you must contact your potential mentor and get a commitment from them to meet with you for 6 hours over a period of 6 months, in person or online. MAWA will pay them $600.

You and the mentor will be responsible for setting up meeting dates and times. At the conclusion of your time together, you will both be required to provide written feedback, so that subsequent participants can benefit from your experience.

To apply, please submit a single PDF labelled with your name that contains:

• 5 images of your work
• a one-page letter introducing your proposed mentor and describing how they can help you to advance your practice
• your artist résumé
• a copy of email correspondence with the mentor confirming their participation

Send the PDF in an email with “One-on-One April 2025” in the subject line to Adriana at [email protected].

A limited number of mentee/mentor pairings will be selected. There is no fee to apply, but you must be a Manitoba-based MAWA member. Successful applicants will be charged $75 for the program. If finances are a barrier, please speak with MAWA staff. Note: If you have been a Foundation Membership Program mentee in the past 3 years or have already received a One-on-One Mentorship, you are ineligible to apply.

"Being in the One-on-One Mentorship Program was truly career altering. My chosen mentor was exceptional: wise, sensitive, thoughtful, affirming and very encouraging. She was so supportive, I gained the confidence to eventually apply for an exhibit, the result being my first solo show."

– Cheryl Zubrack