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.
Requirements to apply, you must:
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Be a Portrait Society of America Member
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Be a Cecilia Beaux Forum Member
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Have advanced experience in your chosen medium, including working from life
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Have specific goals to achieve with the help of a mentor
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Have a portfolio of 8-10 works
2024 Application Deadline: October 1, 2023
Application fee: $35
Program fee: $315
Total Cost: $350
Applicants that are not chosen to participate for the 2024 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.
Mentoring Partners for 2023
Julia Dixon with Carol Arnold
Angela Classi with Dominique Medici
Susan Lim with Jamie Lindholm
Kaysha Siemens with Patty Rice
Miriam Baranov with Peggy Baumgaertner
Alison Landry with Tina Garrett
GayLynn Ribeira with Ellen Cooper
Jolynn Forman with Chantel Barber
Cecilia Beaux, Ernesta, 1914,
71 3/4 x 43 3/8 in., oil on canvas,
Metropolitan Museum of Art
