Mentoring Program

Are you looking for an opportunity to become more involved in your local ceramic community? Perhaps there’s a certain skill or area of expertise you’d like to learn more about or would be willing to share? Or maybe you’d like to build a one-to-one relationship with someone else working in your field. If so, consider becoming a mentor or mentee as a member of MNWCA.

Benefits of Becoming a Mentor

•   Gain personal satisfaction from enriching the emerging artists’, students’, or established artists’ current artistic needs.

•   Give back to the ceramic community through the development of peers, emerging artists, students, and ceramic professionals for the future by personally and professionally supporting their growth.

•   Enhance coaching, feedback and existing skills.

•   Get exposure to new and different styles, knowledge, and perspectives.

Benefits of Becoming a Mentee

•   Develop attributes and understanding of clay and ceramics as it relates to professional and personal development.

•   Learn and apply clay and ceramic skills.

•   Acquire access to the experiences of working and established artists for guidance in technique, shows, career opportunities, educational opportunities, apprenticing opportunities, representation, communication, and networking skills.

•   Develop the skills and knowledge to become a future mentor.

How to Get Started

We’ve developed several tools for you to help you utilize the MNWCA Mentoring Program, including:

•   A complete description of the MNWCA Mentoring Program

•   The MNWCA Mentoring Agreement helps define the what, when, who, and how tos of your mentoring session

•   Example statements of Mentoring Program Objectives

•   How to utilize our website to Become a Mentor or Search for Mentors

•   Be sure to take advantage of the Mentoring Forum.

Note: special thanks to the Potters Council Mentoring Program from which we freely borrowed.