MAWA is pleased to welcome the participants in the upcoming year’s Foundation Mentorship Program (FMP). Mentor Barb Hunt will work with Desa Kalem and Mandy Malazdrewich; mentor Jennine Krauchi will work with Vi Houssin and Claire Johnston; mentor Kristin Nelson will work with Catherine Cormier (cato) and Alana MacDougall; and mentor Leesa Streifler will work with Emma Mayer and Shelly McCafferty. Artistic development, excellence and professional skills acquisition are the primary objectives of the FMP, offered at MAWA since 1985. It is our core program and has enhanced the careers of 292 artists in Manitoba over the past 37 years.