Is your artistic practice or arts career ready for that next step?
OTTAWA ARTS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
*The Ottawa Arts Mentorship Program is only open to Arts Network Ottawa members. Membership is on a pay-what-you-choose basis. CLICK HERE to join or renew your membership!
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This year’s Ottawa Arts Mentorship Program looks to bring together artists and cultural workers within the Ottawa arts community to develop skills, share resources and knowledge, and build networks for learnings and support.
PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING
Are you interested in mutual support, knowledge-exchange or interacting across artistic disciplines and sectors? We welcome applicants with shared goals or complimentary skill sets to take part as peers and co-learners.
Peer Learners benefit from:
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$800 in financial support as you work towards your goals within your mentorship
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A $100 stipend (per pairing) to spend on costs incurred to complete mentorship goals (eg. Materials, books, transportation, memberships, etc).
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Free access to special workshops and resources, including our interactive Community Garden sharing and co-learning platform.
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A cohort of diverse program participants to network, share and exchange with.
BECOME A MENTEE:
Mentorship is a valuable and sought-after means expanding knowledge, skills, networks and relationships. Your mentorship will focus on specific topics and goals identified by YOU to establish and grow your practice or advance your career.
Mentees benefit from:
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$800 in financial support as you work towards your goals within your mentorship.
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A $100 stipend (per pairing) to on costs incurred to complete mentorship goals (eg. Materials, books, transportation, memberships, etc.)
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Free access to special workshops and resources, including our interactive Community Garden sharing and co-learning platform.
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A cohort of diverse program peers to connect, share and exchange with.
BECOME A MENTOR
Are you a leader and professional artist or arts administrator working in the Ottawa community? Do you identify as a mentor, or have experience with mentor-mentee training? Becoming a mentor is a rewarding experience where the mentee determines the pace, route and destination. The mentor is then able to offer insights and counsel that are focused on the mentee’s objectives.
Mentors benefit from:
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Giving back to your community and supporting the next generation of arts professionals.
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$1000 in financial compensation for your participation.
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Free access to special workshops and resources, including our interactive Community Garden sharing and co-learning platform.
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A cohort of diverse program participants to network, share and exchange with.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS AUGUST 21, 2023
If applying online is a barrier, please contact Arts Network Ottawa for alternative arrangements at info@artsnetottawa.ca (written or oral applications). For accessibility purposes, you can listen to the application questions, or view screenshots outlining the application process by visiting our website under the Mentorship Program page.
PROGRAM
TIMELINE:
JULY 11, 2023
APPLICATIONS OPEN
Online
AUGUST 14, 2023
IN-PERSON INFOSESSION
Art House Cafe
AUGUST 21, 2023 at 11:59pm
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Online
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
PROGRAM LAUNCH + ORIENTATION
Rideau-Rockliffe Community Resource Centre
PLUS:
WORKSHOPS, NETWORKING ACTIVITIES, AND MORE!
Additional learning events and workshops will be coordinated based on participants goals and interests.
Mentorships should be no longer than 8 months and no shorter than 6 months in duration. Frequency of meetings and time spent within pairings is case by case depending on mentee goals and participant capacity.
OUR FUNDERS AND PARTNERS
NOW SEEKING
CREATIVES
Artists, administrators, and cultural workers looking to take their career or practice to the next level as a mentee, or in a peer-to-peer setting.
LEADERS
Leaders and professionals currently working in the Ottawa arts sector interested in becoming mentors.
ESTABLISHED PAIRS
Pre-established mentor/mentee pairs that would like to formalize their learning through program participation.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO
PRIORITIZING EQUITY SEEKING GROUPS
Arts Network Ottawa is committed to prioritizing equity-seeking groups. These groups include First Nations, Inuit, Metis, People of Colour, 2SLGBTQ+, New Canadians, Older Adults, People with Disabilities, Francophones, and Rural Residents.
PROVIDING A SAFE WORKPLACE
Arts Network Ottawa will continue to be committed to a safe workplace where the principles of accountability, integrity, and transparency are prioritized. Mentorship Program participants are expected to abide by our Safer Spaces Policy.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Mentorship pairings will be finalized by a selection committee. This committee is comprised of bilingual local professional artists and cultural workers with diverse backgrounds and experience in arts mentorship. Applications will be read in the language they're submitted in.
The most successful mentoring partnerships are those with clear and realistic goals, strong compatibility with mentor or peer-learner, and demonstrate tangible impact on the mentee or peer-learner’s practice. Mentees should have the ability to accept constructive criticism and be receptive to thoughtful feedback. They should be open to new experiences and personal growth and show initiative and self-motivation.
OUR SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
CONTACT US
Shenkman Arts Centre
245 Centrum Blvd, Suite 260
Ottawa, ON K1E 0A1
Tel: 613-580-2767
info@artsnetottawa.ca
Charity number:
121777023RR0001
We acknowledge that our offices are on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation. The peoples of the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation have lived on this territory for millennia, stewarding the land, the water and all that contributes to life in this region. Today, many Indigenous communities continue to be denied the opportunity and resources to make and experience their traditional art on this land. We pledge to make justice and reconciliation a priority through our work by amplifying Indigenous voices and their experiences.