MARNmentorship

Introducing

The 2023-2024 MARNmentorship pairings!

KT Mullen & Ida Lucchesi

Lois Bielefeld & Andrea Cabrera Manuel

Berel Lutsky & Lidia Sharapova

Grant Gill & Carter Vortas

Maureen Ragalie & Nayfa Naji

Emmitt Williams & Kenzi Rayelle

Max Yela & Nateya Taylor

Jimmy Zenisek & Jaymee Harvey Willms

Frank Juárez & Lauren Nitka

Alix Anne Shaw & Gina Cornejo

  • One-on-one monthly meetings between mentor/mentee pairs

  • Field trips to various arts organizations around Milwaukee

  • Quarterly critiques of mentee work

  • Mentor-led studio visits and workshops.

Programming will include:

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Mentees

@andrea.cabma

@GinaWillTravel

@ida_lucchesi 

@nayfacreates

@laurenmarienitka

@riotrayelle

@angelion

@naesthetycs

@barflord_

#MARNarts #milwaukee #milwaukeeart #thirdwardmke #milwaukeeartist
@historicthirdward @mkelaxmedia @artdosemagazine

Mentors

@loisbielefeld

@instagrantgill

@frankjuarezartist

@berel.lutsky

@maureen_ragalie

@alixanneshaw1

@emmitt_james

@jkayeharvey

@uwmspeccoll

MARNmentorship is a competitive one-year mentorship program offering emerging and transitioning artists the opportunity to partner with local established artists to further their artistic practice while engaging in building a career as a working artist. 

The goal of the MARNmentorship program is to develop a comprehensive mentoring program that leads to the development and growth of mentees in Milwaukee and the expansion of the arts community. This program is open to Milwaukee-based artists from a wide range of experiences/expertise with a focus on developing a diverse cohort of Milwaukee artists. 

This program is open to artists and arts professionals from any creative background including, but not limited to the following: Interdisciplinary, mixed media, painting, printmaking, photography, film/video, fiber arts, performance, installation, drawing, sound, music, art & tech, writing (critical/theory, creative, and poetry), ceramics, movement/dance, comedy, curatorial practices, culinary arts and more!

For more information email samantha@marnarts.org

Purchase here!

The 2023-2024 MARNmentorship Catalog features work from both Mentees and Mentors along with special interviews and insights into the Mentorship Program.

Catalogs are $30. 

In mentoring, there is an exchange developed through trust over time.

The Mentor digs into their years of knowledge, experience, edifying mistakes, and networks to share and create a space for potential. In this space, the Mentee is safe to question, be vulnerable and open, take risks through materials and ideas, and ultimately learn to develop a rich practice with a sounding board they can return to, lean on, and grow from. This is not a singular exchange, rather there is a reciprocal relationship that enriches both Mentor and Mentee in this joint passion and pursuit through making.

A Mentee is…

An emerging artist who wants to grow, develop, and experiment while having guidance and a consistent advisor. In this mentorship, the mentee is safe to question, be vulnerable and open, take risks through materials and ideas, and ultimately learn to develop a rich practice with a sounding board they can return to, lean on, and grow from. Mentee candidates must show promise and dedication to their creative work as a career and should be at a moment in their career in which access to a Mentor and a supportive environment will be meaningful to their practice and arts career.

A Mentor is…

An established, working artist committed both to their practice and the Milwaukee art community. The mentor digs into their years of knowledge, experience, edifying mistakes, and networks to share and create a space of potential for the mentee.

Supporting the Program

Please consider supporting the MARNmentorship program and these artists by purchasing the artist book, postcard or poster as a donation to the program and a way to preserve its legacy.

The running list of where the book has already been acquired is:

  • Getty Research Institute Library 

  • Los Angeles Contemporary Archive

  • California Institute of the Arts Library

  • Library of Congress

  • George Peckham Miller Art Research Library at The Milwaukee Art Museum Research Center

  • Museum of Wisconsin Art

  • University of Wisconsin Library’s Special Collections

  • Milwaukee Public Library

  • Decker Library Special Collections at Maryland Institute College of Art 

  • and private collections

Past MARNmentorship Programs

Since 2007, the MARNmentors program has curated mentorship opportunities for hundreds of Greater Milwaukee – area artists looking to learn from locally established peers.

MARNmentorship is supported in part by a grant from the Milwaukee Arts Board and the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • In addition to Mentor and Mentee pair meetings, the MARNmentorship program will offer professional workshops hosted by the program Mentors. Themes for workshops will vary based on the skills and expertise of the Mentors.

    • Monthly Mentor+Mentee meetings are held to build meaningful relationships, networks and resources.

    • Monthly programming is offered for Mentees to come together with their peers and creatively shape the mentorship according to each of the participants’ needs.

    • Mentee will be invited to studio visits with all participating Mentors to see their practice and to become familiar with all of the cycle’s Mentors.

    • Mentees will be given the opportunity to learn new skills offered through the Mentor-led workshops.

  • The 2023-2024 MARNmentorship exhibition will be held at MARN ART + CULTURE HUB with marketing support from MARN, including press releases, website announcement, social media, and physical ephemera.

  • The current application period for the MARNmentorship Program is closed.

    Check our Opportunities for Artists section for the next application cycle.

  • Email mentorship@marnarts.org !