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CultivART program – Mentor component

Programme CultivART – volet mentor·e

DESCRIPTION

Through this program, indigenous and racialized artists and cultural workers with extensive experience and who are recognized by their peers in the artistic and cultural communities can mentor an Indigenous intern in a professional arts organization.

The purpose of this component is to create a bank of Indigenous and racialized mentors to guide Indigenous interns in their chosen career path and within the internship setting.

This program aims to:

  • build a new generation of Indigenous cultural workers in the arts and culture sector and contribute to the advancement of the Indigenous arts and culture sector
  • foster fruitful two-way exchanges and intersectional dialogue on Indigenous realities
  • bring more Indigenous perspectives within the Montreal arts and culture communities
  • establish a professional support network between professional mentors and emerging cultural workers

To this end, the Conseil des arts de Montréal’s Indigenous Arts Committee has developed a paid internship program with established arts organizations These internships are for emerging Indigenous artists and cultural workers, who will be guided by a mentor from Indigenous and racialized communities in Canada.

CRITERIA

Candidates must

Special conditions

  • be Elders recognized by their community OR
  • have professional experience in arts and culture organizations OR
  • be Indigenous or racialized cultural leaders recognized within their communities

This presentation is aimed at mentors, only if the organization/intern/mentor have not already been matched.  If the groups were formed before the submission of the application file (optional), Interns and mentors must create and/or complete an ORORA profile and then complete a simplified application, indicating the name of the host organization.

If the groups have not already been matched, interns should refer to the presentation Indigenous Arts CultivART Internship Program – Component 1 – Intern and organizations, Indigenous Arts CultivART Internship Program – Component 2 – Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Host Organization.

Eligible projects

  • Artistic research
  • Arts creation/production
  • Specialized or multidisciplinary presentation, including artist-run centres and art galleries
  • Publication of cultural magazines
  • Production of an arts event or festival
  • A museum
  • Service organization, association or alliance with a mandate to support Indigenous arts or communities

EXPENSES

The mentor will receive a fee of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) for approximately one hundred fifty (150) hours at an hourly rate of $33.33.

DOCUMENTS

  • Application form through Orora platform
  • Curriculum vitae or bio

Mentors can indicate, for example, what type of intern they wish to mentor. They must include the following written, video or audio elements:

  • a brief description of their skills and experience
  • their ability to mentor
  • what has led them to seek a mentorship role

Get In Touch With Your Agent

Mylène Guay

Cultural Advisor – Indigenous Arts

mylene.guay@montreal.ca

514 280-0552

Mylène Guay

Cultural Advisor – Indigenous Arts

mylene.guay@montreal.ca

514 280-0552

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