Mentorship
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Now Accepting Applications: NYC Culture & Arts Administrator Mentorship Program
The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable is proud to launch the inaugural cycle of CAAMP: NYC Culture & Arts Administrator Mentorship Program. This regrant and workforce development opportunity seeks to cultivate the next generation of arts and culture administrative workers by helping early career professionals establish skills and networks necessary to support career longevity and advancement. The program is supported with funds from the George S. Kaufman Charitable Foundation. This new program will connect at least 20 early career arts and culture administrative workers with a mentor for 7 months and is dedicated to providing them with funds, professional development resources, and connections to…
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NYS Teaching Artist Mentorship Program Mentee Spotlight: DaShaun Hightower
Get to know DaShaun Hightower, a participant in the Roundtable’s 2025 NY State Teaching Artist Mentorship Program, in this mentee profile interview conducted after he completed the program. DaShaun shares about his artistry, the road to working in the arts education field, and his experience in the mentorship program with the Roundtable. Learn more about applying for the 2026 NY State Teaching Artist Mentorship Program here – applications are currently open and close on Friday, January 30 at 11:59pm ET! My name is DaShaun Hightower and I am from New Britain, Connecticut. My work revolves around using textile art and…
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Now Accepting Applications: 2026 New York State Teaching Artist Mentorship Program
The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable is proud to launch the fifth cohort of the New York State Teaching Artist Mentorship Program. This regrant opportunity seeks to proactively help mid-career Teaching Artists from across the state develop the networks, skills, and increased capacities necessary to support career advancement and sustainability. The program connects at least 22 mid-career Teaching Artists with a mentor educator or arts leader for 7 months. This program is dedicated to providing funds, mentorship and connections to artist educators across New York State working in and with communities that have been systemically marginalized in the arts education field. Each participating Teaching…
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“Making It” Through Collaborative Mentorship: My Experience with the NYC Teaching Artist Mentorship Program
“Making it” in the entertainment industry is extremely competitive; “making it” as a dancer even more so, and in New York City, it is a category of its own. New York City ranks among the most competitive cities in the world, and navigating opportunities in the city that never sleeps as an independent performing artist and educator can be simultaneously daunting, enriching, and unpredictable. Yet New York is an epicenter of culture and artistry, with an experience and collection of opportunity like no other. The demands of such a life practice that requires intensive commitment, diverse skills, and risk-taking can…