AIC Mentoring Award 2026

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3. Application

3.1 Briefly describe who you are, and your current preoccupations as an artist (main focus of your work)*

(MAX 500 characters)

3.2 What have you done – highlight your most recent artistic achievements.*

(MAX 500 characters)

3.3 How you have done it-*

Outline your collaborative methodology - how you collaborate/ engage with communities. Or if you are new to collaborative practice, tell us why you want to work collaboratively with communities and your anticipated approach to this work.(MAX 500 characters)

Mentoring Needs

All applicants must present a well-defined professional development need and description of how they could benefit from the mentoring and further training opportunities associated with this award.

This may be a combination of technical and practical elements related to developing your collaborative, socially engaged arts practice, such as a deeper exploration of collaborative methodologies, and support in the following: developing your project ideas, leading projects, managing dynamics with diverse stakeholders, ethical considerations around working collaboratively with communities, approaches to evaluation, navigating professional networks, identifying and preparing for funding opportunities, as well as advice and recommendations around deepening your practice and strategically advancing your career.

3.4 Describe your mentoring needs*

For example what specific challenges are you facing in your practice, and/or what areas of your practice require heightened reflection and focused critical discussion. (MAX 1000 characters)

3.5 How will mentoring benefit your practice at this stage in your career.*

(MAX 500 characters)

3.6 Beyond mentoring, what other developmental skills or additional supports would help you achieve your ambitions?*

Consider resources, connections, or other forms of professional development. (MAX 500 characters)

3.7 Please describe a project or a potential project you have in mind that you would like to work towards.*

[1,000 characters max]

4. Support Material

Artist's CV or Biography*

Please upload a CV of max 3 A4 pages, to give a sense of previous projects.

Accepted file types: rtf, doc, docx, txt, pdf, Max. file size: 16 MB.

Up to 5 images or examples of recent projects with short descriptions.*

Upload one Word or PDF document which includes up to 5 images or examples of recent projects with short descriptions. If you have relevant links to images and videos, please include them here.

Accepted file types: rtf, doc, docx, txt, pdf, Max. file size: 16 MB.

5. Contact Opt-in

I agree to allow Create to store my or my group’s/organisation's contact details on a database held for these specific purposes.*

Please note that basic contact information you provide may appear in a database we use to inform beneficiaries and service users about our activities. This includes sharing information with you via an eBulletin and connecting with you by email to organise and promote events relevant to collaborative arts practice and participation in the arts.

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AIC Mentoring Award 2026