MENTORING
“I could see straight away that we shared a genuine love of words and that there was great scope for us to have a very interesting twelve months. I had set a piece of pre-meeting work which I was pleased to see had brought a response, the task was to describe what was interesting about a favourite work of art, we were soon talking about layers, hidden images and strange angles, all good stuff for poets! ”
Koestler Trust mentor
Forms & Information
- Mentor Application Form (Word)
- Mentor Application Form (pdf)
- Role Description & Person Specification (pdf)
- Information leaflet (pdf)
- Project Information (pdf)
- Mentor FAQ (pdf)
- Why Prison Art? (pdf)
- Mentee Application Form (Word)
- Mentee Application Form - Youth Offending Team (Word)
- Information leaflet - Youth Offending Team (pdf)
ARTS MENTORS FOR RECENTLY RELEASED PRISONERS
We need experienced and enthusiastic practitioners from all arts fields to volunteer as Mentors.
Every year the Koestler Awards identify prisoners with exceptional creative talent. With thanks to The Paul Hamlyn Foundation, the mentoring project supports Koestler Award winners to continue their arts activity after release.
We have mentees looking for mentors in the following art forms:
- Card Design
- Ceramics
- Craft
- Drawing
- Graphic Design
- Magazine Design
- Murals
- Music
- Oil, tempera & acrylic painting
- Pastels
- Photography
- Playwriting for radio/stage/television
- Poetry
- Pottery
- Prose (fiction & non-fiction)
- Sculpture
- Soft Furnishings
- Textile art
- Watercolour/gauche painting
- Woodcraft
Mentors work one-to-one with ex-offenders, offering 10 mentoring sessions over 12-months. We give our mentors full training and support, but it is our mentor's energy, arts expertise and organisational skills that are helping the arts make a real difference in the rehabilitation of offenders.
QUICK LINKS
We run a rolling recruitment process for mentors, contact Vikki
on 020 8740 0579 or email velliott@koestlertrust.org.uk
