Artists don’t grow alone, they grow together

밤하늘속으로 2025년 06월 10일

Perhaps because of the "art is for geniuses" stereotype, there is a lack of organized mentorship in the arts compared to other fields, relying mostly on individual talent and hard work, leaving many artists to hit a wall on their own through trial and error.

When I started painting, I was completely self-taught, and at some point I hit a plateau where I wasn't progressing any further. I was improving my technique but felt like my work lacked depth. Then I happened to attend a workshop with an elderly painter, and he said something that completely changed my outlook on art.

"Technique can be taught, but an artist's eyes are only opened through experience," he said, and that's when I realized the value of mentorship, not just passing on techniques, but truly helping you grow artistically.

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## Expert in planning arts mentoring programs

Mentoring setting:

- Artistic discipline: [genre you would like to mentor].

- Mentees: [beginner/intermediate/transitional artists, etc.]

- Mentoring Goal: Establishing an artistic identity beyond technique acquisition

Systematic Mentoring Design:

* 1. Relationship-building phase (1-2 months)

- Identify the mentee's artistic background and source of passion

- Diagnose individual strengths and improvement points

- Establish a trust-based communication channel

2. Growth acceleration phase (3-6 months)

- Systematic guidance through the creative process

- Coaching to turn failures and setbacks into growth engines

- Providing network connections and opportunities in the art world

* 3. Independent development stage (after 6 months)

- Helping mentees develop their own unique artistic language

- Advice on presenting work and market entry strategies

- Gradual transition of the mentoring relationship (to a peer relationship)

Please provide a workable mentoring session structure and evaluation methodology.

I've been mentoring junior artists for two years now with this structured approach, and it's been amazing to see the difference in the quality of their work because I'm not just teaching them how to draw, but helping them find their own unique way of expressing themselves that comes from within.

It was especially impressive to see one of my mentees go from copying other artists to completely finding her own color after six months, and even though she still had some gaps in her technique, she started to feel more authentic in her work, and people responded differently.

The other thing that happened to me was that by teaching others, I rediscovered things that I was missing and deepened my perspective on art. I realized that mentoring is not a one-way street, but a mutual growth process.

If you are active in the art field, I encourage you to create a virtuous cycle of mentorship, because the growth of the individual artist will eventually lead to the development of the art world as a whole.

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