YEA! Mentor Application | ZU Arts Initiative

YEA! Mentor Application

Share Your Experience with the Next Generation

YEA! mentors are working professional artists who invest their time and expertise in young emerging artists. This is about building relationships, sharing real-world knowledge, and helping young people navigate their artistic paths.

What Mentors Provide: One-on-one guidance • Skill development • Portfolio review • Career advice • Real talk about the business of art • Connection to the broader arts community

About You

If different from your legal name

Your Artistic Practice

Select all that apply

What do you create? Where have you exhibited/performed? What makes you qualified to mentor young artists?

Links where we can see your work

Mentorship & Teaching Experience

What age groups? What context? What did you teach?

Your Mentorship Approach

What motivates you to give your time and expertise?

Are you hands-on? Collaborative? Direct feedback? What's your approach?

Select all that apply

Commitment & Availability

This helps us match you with mentees who have compatible schedules

Additional Information

Age range, experience level, artistic focus, personality type - whatever matters to you

People who can speak to your work or character (not required but helpful)

Agreement

What happens next:

We'll review your application and contact you within 2 weeks. If it's a good fit, we'll invite you to an orientation where you'll learn about YEA! structure, meet other mentors, and discuss mentor matching.

Questions? Email grow@cortezarts.org or call (970) 564-3336