Rural One-on-One Mentorship

This customizable, individual mentorship program is intended to serve your unique needs as a visual artist who lives in rural or northern Manitoba. It will provide you with focussed attention from a mentor of your choice, who can reside anywhere, locally, nationally or internationally. You and the mentor will be responsible for setting up meeting dates and times, in person or on line. The mentor must not be someone you already have access to. The point of the Rural One-on-One (ROOO) Mentorship is not for them to provide a workshop for you, but to move your practice forward professionally.

In order to apply, you must reach out to the person you would like to work with and get a commitment from them to meet with you for 6 hours over a period of 6 months. MAWA will pay One-on-One mentors $600. If you want help in selecting a potential mentor, please call Adriana at 204-949-9490. We have a list of former mentors who may match your needs.

Once your mentor agrees, submit a single PDF labelled with your name that contains:

• 5 images of your work;
• a one-page letter introducing yourself, your art practice, your mentorship goals and how your mentor can help you
• your artist résumé (if you have one)
• a copy of email correspondence with the mentor.

Send the PDF in an email with “One-on-One Nov 2024” in the subject heading 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 MAWA member. A MAWA membership cost $30 regular, $15 low income. To become a MAWA member, go to https://mawa.ca/membership

Successful applicants will be charged $75 for the program. If finances are a barrier, please speak with MAWA staff. Note: Those who have been mentored in a different MAWA program in the past 3 years are ineligible to apply.