Arts Mentoring

Arts Mentoring

 

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Arts Mentoring

 

Arts mentoring that will fast track your career in your chosen arts field. Submissions are now open and will close on the Monday 23rd March.

 

Inspire runs for 20 weeks from Mid April until Mid October 2009. As a self managed programme you and your mentor determine amount of time dedicated, the programme runs alongside whatever you are currently involved with, be it study or business.

 

Fields of Interest

 

Music

  • Contemporary
  • Classical
  • Engineering and Recording

Visual Arts

  • Painting
  • Sculpture
  • Graphic Design
  • Photography
  • Film

Performing Arts

  • Dance
  • Theatre

Literature

  • Playwright
  • Poetry and Creative Writing
  • Reviewing

Arts Administration

  • Event Management
  • Multimedia
  • Marketing the Arts
  • Arts Journalism
AND PROBABLY WHATEVER ELSE YOU CAN THINK OF!

 

 

What's it all about?

Inspire aims to support up and coming and established talent of creative Hamilton in developing a professional career in the arts scene. By linking up and coming artists with experienced colleagues in their field with practical industry experience and knowledge that can be shared.

 

Criteria for Participation in INSPIRE

  • Be at least 16 years old
  • In your final year of study and interested in investigating a career in the arts
  • Demonstrate time management and organisational skills
  • Articulate a clear vision for participation in a mentoring partnership

 

Criteria for Participation in INSPIRE PRO

  • You have a strong interest in developing and supporting your current arts career/interest
  • You are not a full time tertiary student but you may have previously undertaken study
  • Are potentially investigating a change in career
  • Are wanting to focus on your business and marketing skills associated with your arts career

What you'll get out of this:

  • Inspire aims to present a flexible mentoring programme for the development of relationships between emerging artists and experienced professionals.
  • Through Inspire you will gain an insight into the local art scene and arts industry.
  • The knowledge you gain from your mentor will assist you as an artist along the way to becoming a professional.
  • Support in decision making and risk taking
  • Encouragement when taking that next step in your career
  • Networking opportunities with other artists and arts professionals

 

 

If you have any questions

call Kat on (07) 838 6424 or email

We look forward to receiving your application