Artist Career Development Programs - Mentorships

An artist (mentee) may apply for a MENTORSHIP Grant to study with a professional artist (mentor) to expand their skills in a particular arts area. The mentee may apply in one of the following arts disciplines: Dance, Literary Arts, Media Arts, Music, Theater, or Visual Arts.

Artists may apply for a MENTORSHIP up to one-year maximum $3,000,
two-year maximums $5,000 each (Eligible applicants may be awarded a total accumulated mentorship grant amount of up to $5,000 over a five year period).

Who can apply:

• Region 7W (Benton, Sherburne, Stearns or Wright county) residents 18 years of age or older with an experienced background in the arts looking to expand their skills in a particular arts area
  
• An Individual artist may apply for a mentorship or a scholarship but not both during the same deadline.

For more information about this program and the application process, DOWNLOAD PROGRAM GUIDELINES.
Program revisions have been made. Read the instructions carefully.
Policies and questions may have changed for this CMAB program.