Mentoring / One-to-one sessions
Mentoring is:
"a one-to-one, non-judgemental
relationship in which an individual voluntarily gives time to support
and encourage another. This is typically developed at a time of
transition in the mentee's life, and lasts for a significant and
sustained period of time." (Active Community Unit, Home Office);
"support, assistance, advocacy or guidance given by one person to another in order to achieve an objective or several objectives over a period of time" (SOVA);
"an adult who can provide a pupil with the benefit of their life, school or work experience with a view to encouraging them to move confidently through a range of new experiences" (Salford Business Education Partnership);
"the support of one individual by another within a personal relationship developed through regular contact over a period of time" (Pan London Standard);
"a process by which an older and more experienced person takes a younger person under his/her wing, freely offering advice, support and encouragement. The older person (the mentor) becomes among other things, a role model who inspires the younger person (the mentee)" (North London College).
Mentors are:
"someone who helps another person on a one to one basis, usually younger, through an important transition" (The DIVERT Trust);
"many things - a positive role model, an adviser, an experienced friend. Somebody from outside a person's immediate circle taking a special interest can make an enormous difference."(Excellence in Schools, 1997).
Many creative mentoring opportunities emerge out of commissioning programmes whereby an established artist is asked (as part of his or her major commission) to mentor younger artists in order to provide practical experience in the public art process.
Watch out for mentoring opportunities associated to major public art projects, the majority of which are advertised in AN Magazine and Art Monthly. Public art agencies could also be contacted individually.
For a listing of various commissioning agencies, go to www.publicartonline.org.uk
For detailed documentation on the mentoring process try the career/professional development section of www.a-n.co.uk which gives personal accounts of artists' mentoring experiences and explains the mentoring process.
Tower Hamlets Creative Industries Development Agency (CIDA) is one of a number of development agencies supporting practitioners in London. CIDA provides: listings of events; features on local initiatives and cultural businesses; directories of businesses; a notice board; online forum; events calendar and artists' profile for those wishing to source all manner of creative partnerships in Tower Hamlets. For more detailed information on CIDA, go to www.cida.co.uk.
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29 September
Craft Central
addressPennybank Chambers, 33-35 St John's Square, London EC1M 4DStelephone020 7251 0276fax020 7250 0297emailwebsite
Craft Central (used to be Clerkenwell Green Association) supports craftpeople in numerous ways. It offers business training, tailored mentoring, networking opportunities and studio space. The Work Experience Programme with CGA has two elements. One is to provide placements for individual students wishing to experience a variety of different craft/design areas first hand. The second is for visiting groups of students to spend a day around the workshops meeting craftspeople and designers and discussing their work and background. CGA financially supports craftspeople based in Camden, Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets in a number of ways. This includes the Clerkenwell Award to support newly trained craftspeople set up business; The Pennybank Showcase which includes a display and exhibition space, support and training and travelling showcases; Business Development support through in-house consultants, grants and IT resources; and a schools Work Experience Programme.
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29 September
Design Factory
addressUnits 7 & 8 Navigation Wharf, Carre Street, Sleaford, Lincolnshire NG34 7TWwebsite
Design Factory is an organisation committed to supporting, developing and promoting the design and craft sector in the East Midlands. Design Factory nationally champions an innovative network of designer/makers and manufacturers and delivers a wide programme of market and business development opportunities. Design Factory aims to facilitate collaboration, raise awareness, create opportunities and innovate and encourage the growth of the regional craft and design sector. Promoting a collective voice that is associated with high quality, design and innovation, this website internationally showcases the innovative and aspiring work created in the region and provides a platform for craft and design businesses to meet, share and collaborate.
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29 September
Link Up
addressc/o Shape, Deane House Studios, 27 Greenwood Place, London NW5 1LBtelephone0845 5213457minicom020 7424 7368email
Link Up is a professional development opportunity for London-based deaf and disabled arts practitioners, to increase their employment opportunities and/or develop their practice.The programe will provide opportunities for established individuals to receive training to act as mentors or career guides to other deaf and disabled practitioners as well as one-day professional development seminars and information days for job seekers in the arts. They also offer specialised seminars presenting a wide range of practical business advice including project management, how to become self-employed and how make your business idea a reality.
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29 September
The Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative
High profile mentoring programme that places emerging artists with very well established international artists for one year.
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29 September
The Script Factory
addressLinton House, 24 Wells Street, London W1T 3PHtelephone020 7323 1414fax020 7323 9464website
The Script Factory holds professional readings of feature film scripts, script feedback, reading, training and many related services for writers and filmmakers.
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29 September
LUX
addressShacklewell Studios, 3rd Floor, 18 Shacklewell Lane, London E8 2EZcontacttelephone020 7503 3980fax020 7503 1606emailemailwebsitewebsitewebsitecatalogue.lux.org.uk
LUX is a not-for-profit organisation established to promote and support artists' moving image work both in the UK and internationally. Its archive is made up from the film and video collections of its predecessor organisations: the Lux Centre, London Filmmakers Co-op and London Electronic Arts / London Video Access. The entire LUX catalogue is also available online. LUX offers free one-on-one advice sessions for UK artists working with the moving image who are no longer in full-time education. Their Associate Artists Programme provides a professional development course focused on critical discourse. The programme consists of 12 monthly workshops, seminars, mentoring advice and a final funded project and it is open to artists working predominately with the moving image, who have completed a graduate or post-graduate course in the past three years.
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29 September
Prevista
addressUnited House, North Road, London, N7 9DPtelephone020 7609 4198
Arts Enterprise South London is a development programme for emerging artists, based in Merton, Kingston, Richmond, Sutton, Croydon or Bromley. It aims to support people working in the culturally diverse arts sector to start to work independently and grow businesses successfully. It offers tailored advice and guidance; access to new networks; one-to-one support from industry specialists; training in areas relevant to your sector.
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Portland Green Cultural Projects
contactemailwebsite
They support a broad field of interdisciplinary artwork, championing the interface between dance, film and the visual arts. They offer mentoring, funding and commissions, and also organise a number of seminars run by Michael Atavar.
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The Arts Centre Group
addressc/o Menier Chocolate Factory, 1st Floor, 51 Southwark Street, London SE1 1RUcontacttelephone0845 458 1881telephone0207 407 1881
The Arts Centre Group runs a once-a- month mentoring group for Christian Artists and other creative industries.The purpose of mentoring is to help those who have a faith to integrate their faith and their profession. Mentoring evening events cost £2 for ACG members and £4 for non-members and are held on Thursday evenings.
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29 September
Live Art Development Agency (LADA)
addressFirst Floor, Rochelle School, Arnold Circus, London E2 7EStelephone020 7033 0275emailwebsite
The Live Art Development Agency's Study Room is a free, open access research facility used by artists, students, curators and scholars as well as many other arts professionals.
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29 September
SEE (Students Employability and Enterprise)
emailwebsiteaddressStudent Enterprise & Employability, 272 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7EYwebsite
SEE is the new enterprise and employability service for students and graduates (up to three years) of the University of the Arts London. They organise many talks and seminars, and provide one to one sessions for creative practitioners seeking business advice. They have many downloadable resources such contracts, IP and funding advice.
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29 September
Own It
emailwebsite
Service provided by the University of the Arts London and national partners, Own It provides online information and advice on copyright, design rights, patents, trademarks, branding, confidentiality agreements, licensing, royalties and contracts. They also have downloadble guides to Ip protection for Visual Arts, New Media, Fashion and Film & Video.
The article is for information only, and not for the purpose of providing legal advice.
Readers should consult a solicitor for legal advice on specific matters, and artists in London can get free online legal advice from Artquest