Mentorship is about expanding your knowledge, growing your skills and making connections. ArtsBuild Ontario’s Creative Spaces Mentoring Network (CSMN) is a mentoring program for cultural leaders in Ontario’s art sector focused on strengthening business and management skills needed to successfully oversee, renew and develop creative spaces. The 2020-21 CSMN program will be its sixth iteration.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Through the Creative Spaces Mentoring Network, leaders in Ontario’s arts community who are responsible for their spaces or capital related issues will have the unique opportunity of one-to-one learning with an experienced professional.
The 2020-21 CSMN program will include a Kick-Off Webinar, Mid-Program Workshop/Webinar, Wrap Up Webinar and several optional webinars on topics around creative spaces.
HOW IT WORKS
ArtsBuild Ontario will match cultural leaders from around Ontario with experienced mentors from their own or other sectors. After an initial training webinar, the mentoring teams will meet in person for up to three hours monthly from June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021. The mentoring team discussions are confidential and will focus on particular challenges and skills identified by the mentee at the beginning of the partnership. All teams will take part in a Kick-Off Webinar and Wrap Up Webinar. Additional training materials and learning opportunities, including webinars on creative space projects, will be provided to participants.
PROGRAM TIMELINE
| Deadline for Mentee Applications | Friday, March 13, 2020 |
| Application Selection | March 2020 |
| Partner Matching | March 2020 – May 2020 |
| First Training Webinar | Tuesday, May 19, 2020 |
| Mentoring Sessions Begin | Monday, June 1, 2020 |
| Mid-Program Workshop/Webinar | Wednesday, December 9, 2020 |
| Wrap Up Webinar | Week of April 26, 2021 |
| Program Ends | Monday, May 31, 2021 |
If you are selected and matched with a mentor there will be a $200 +HST program fee and there will be a letter of agreement to be signed outlining your role and our expectations.
HOW TO APPLY
1. Complete the Application Form
2. Provide a letter of support for your mentee application
3. Record a 1 – 2 minute video on your smartphone or web camera telling us: about you and your organization, your facilities plans and/or projects, and how this opportunity would benefit you. Email your video with your application.
4. Submit the application online and email the letter of support as well as a video file or link to Amy Poole, Program Manager at amy@artsbuildontario.ca.
If you are selected by ArtsBuild Ontario, we will work hard to match you with a suitable mentor based on the skills outlined in your application. We will contact applicants to arrange meetings with prospective mentors.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
For more information about the Creative Spaces Mentoring Network, please contact Amy Poole, Program Manager at 519.880.3670 ext 102 or amy@artsbuildontario.ca.
Interested in being a mentor?
We are now seeking mentors for future iterations of the Creative Spaces Mentoring Network! If you have been part of a capital project, strategic plan, or have knowledge to share, the Creative Spaces Mentoring Network lets you support fellow arts managers and foster a strong arts sector.
Join our mentor bank! Complete this quick survey or email amy@artsbuildontario.ca for more information.
