Youth Art Mentorship Program: 2025

The Youth Art Mentorship Program (YAM) presents senior high school students with the opportunity to learn from professional mentors to gain valuable skills as professional artists and create work for a public exhibition at the Art Gallery of Peterborough. Selected youth artists will also gain transferrable employment skills in visual arts and creative administration, which can open doors to a breadth of careers including animation, industrial design, architecture, and the non-profit sector.

Guided by the Artist Mentor, AGP Curator, and Education Programming Coordinator, artists selected for the YAM program will work independently and as a collective of peers to develop new ideas and create artwork for their professionally curated exhibition at the AGP. Youth artists will also be given free access to studio time, materials, and equipment, as well as receive payment as professional artists for their exhibition.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for participation, applicants must be...

• a grade 11 or 12 student enrolled in high school or an alternative education setting.
• between the ages of 16 and 20.
• a resident of the City of Peterborough or Peterborough County.
• able to access transportation to attend in-person programs at the Art Gallery of Peterborough.
• have not previously been selected to participate in the Youth Art Mentorship Program.

Please note: The AGP strives to reflect the whole of our community and encourages applications from all eligible candidates. Previous participants of the program are ineligible to apply.

 We are committed to building an inclusive and barrier-free environment for staff, volunteers, artists, visitors, and patrons, and actively work to reflect the diversity of our community. As such, applicants will not be discriminated against for any reason, including but not limited to issues of race, creed, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, class.