The Cecilia Beaux Forum Mentorship Program

Creating mentoring opportunities for women artists by fostering relationships between established and emerging artists in a nine-month program.

The program fosters relationships between established artists and advanced emerging female artists. Participants of the Mentoring Program will work one-on-one with their mentor over the nine-month period, using personal goals as focus and motivation. Click the button above to fill out the application inquiry, and an application will be emailed to you. 

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Requirements to apply, you must:

• Be a Portrait Society of America Member

• Be a Cecilia Beaux Forum Member

• Have advanced experience in your chosen medium, including working from life

• Have specific goals to achieve with the help of a mentor

• Have a portfolio of 8-10 works

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2022 Application Deadline: October 1, 2021

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Application fee:  $35

Program fee:  $315

Total Cost:  $350

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Applicants that are not chosen to participate for the 2022 program year will have their portfolios reviewed by mentors and will receive written feedback. 

Get Involved

Mentors must possess leadership abilities, program coordination skills, professional development experience, and be detail-oriented. If you are interested in volunteering as a Cecilia Beaux Forum Mentor, please email allison@portraitsociety.org.

Cecilia Beaux, Ernesta, 1914,

71 3/4 x 43 3/8 in., oil on canvas,

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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