Region Category: All of Manitoba

Mentorship isn’t just about hard skills and arts business training, it’s also about passing on advice and discussing different career paths within your creative discipline. Performers Hailey Witt and Lara Ciekiewicz recently participated in the Professional Mentorship Program and shared their experience here!

So many different aspects contribute to the live theatre-going experience, and lighting and visuals are no small part! Designers and artists Hugh Conacher and Anika Binding recently participated in the Professional Mentorship Program and shared some of their insights with us.

Group Mentorship Program Group Mentorship Program Application 2025 Please read the guidelines for dates and commitment requirements of each program before applying. Pick the Mentorship Program that Most Interests You(Required) […]

Creative Connector is a national online arts hub for creatives with disabilities to find community and discover accessible opportunities in the arts. This informal presentation hosted by founder Lindsay Fisher will include information about how to become a member, what kinds of perks are available to members, and upcoming programming that you won't want to miss out on.

Struggling to find the "write" words? Perhaps you know what you want to say, but you can’t think of what to write. Or, maybe you don’t even know where to start. Your tone and how you present yourself matter, no matter what kind of creative you are, read on for some tips.

No matter the discipline, the creative process is a process! Professional mentorship can help artists work through creative blocks, bounce ideas off each other and share knowledge gained in years of experience in the arts. Playwrights Ellen Peterson and Sarah Flynn recently completed the Professional Mentorship Program through Creative Manitoba and shared a few of the highlights with us!

Mentoring is a rewarding experience for both the mentor and the mentee. Creative Manitoba serves as a facilitator to help up-and-coming rural artists find mentors to further their artistic growth.

A recent graduate of our Exchange Arts Incubator program, Solange Roy is a Francophone, Indigenous ceramic artist living and working in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Solange obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours from the University of Manitoba in 2022. She won the People’s Choice award at the BFA Honours exhibition and her cake sculpture “You Want a Piece of Me?” won the provincial prize for the BMO 1st Art! National Competition. Solange specializes in hand-building methods to create intricate, colourful and unique sculptures.

In this spotlight, we feature visual artist and mentor Kelly Klick and her mentee Atlas Lister. Read on to find out more about their experiences working together!