TRAVELLING MENTOR

Are you a rural artist looking for feedback in your studio? Do you want to discuss your art with a professional who understands the challenges and rewards of working in rural Saskatchewan? Artists engaged in all media are invited to apply for free, private mentorship with our Travelling Mentor!

CARFAC SASK’s Travelling Mentor Program is designed to support the practices of artists working outside of major centres in Saskatchewan, offering critical engagement, peer-networking, and professional development. Through private visits, artists will have the opportunity to present, discuss, and gain feedback on their work to encourage sustained, in-depth creative growth throughout the province. This program is offered on a bi-annual basis, pending funding:

CARFAC SASK is thrilled to announce that the next iteration of the Travelling Mentor Program is confirmed to run between September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024 with Rob Froese as CARFAC SASK’s 2023-24 Travelling Mentor! All artists working rurally across the province of Saskatchewan are invited to apply to mentor with Rob by September 15, 2023, with initial, in-person studio visits being organized for mid-October. The program format is flexible, with a focus on access to ongoing mentorship over the year, with the outcomes shaped by the personal artistic goals of the participating mentees:

Application deadline closed on September 15, 2023. Stay tuned for public workshops and events with Rob.

2023-2024 Travelling Mentor will be internationally recognized artist, Rob Froese!

2020-2021 Travelling Mentor was internationally recognized artist, Clint Neufeld!

2018-2019 Travelling Mentor was internationally recognized artist, Heather Benning!

ABOUT ROB

Raised in Saskatchewan, Rob’s ceramic practice has been strongly influenced by 15 years of making and exhibiting in Japan. Since 2015, he has produced work and taught out of a Saskatoon studio, Medalta International Artists in Residence, Medicine Hat, and the Alberta University of the Arts in Calgary, where he is a Sessional Ceramics Faculty member. His work is informed by an art centred upbringing, travel and work experiences in Canada, Mexico, Europe and Southeast Asia, and formal art studies at the University of Saskatchewan (BA), University of Regina (BFA), and Alberta University of the Arts (MFA Craft Media). Rob’s ceramic work employs a growing variety of clay bodies, forming techniques, and diverse kiln firing methods.

For more information about Travelling Mentor opportunities or questions about your application, email programs.sask@carfac.ca or follow us on Instagram and/or Facebook. The Travelling Mentor Program is supported by SK Arts through the Artists in Communities fund and the Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund.

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