Mentorship

Become a mentor to an artist with disabilities.

Learn mentorship

Support artists with disabilities through our Coursera program! Learn mentorship, adaptive techniques, and inclusivity. Gain practical skills, earn a certificate, and make a real impact.

Toolkit for mentors

This toolkit is designed to support artistic mentors working with artists with intellectual disabilities. While we strongly recommend our full e-learning program for a comprehensive foundation, this section offers practical, ready-to-use resources for hands-on facilitation.

Explore certified Mentors

Iztok Pikl

Iztok Pikl

I am a painter; my favorite technique is watercolor and pencil drawing.
Miodrag Jović

Miodrag Jović

Painting , digital art, 3D modeling.
Mirza Ribič

Mirza Ribič

I work in film and theatre as an actor, and I also direct and write for the stage, with some directing experience in film.
Manja Koren Kodele

Manja Koren Kodele

I am an Early Childhood Educator, mediator, NLP Coach, and trainee in Expressive Arts Therapy. I work as a special educator with children with special needs and vulnerable groups, while also leading creative workshops that support emotional literacy, self-expression, and personal development.
Theo Andersen Grarup

Theo Andersen Grarup

Trained at university level in dramaturgy, with many years of independent artistic practice primarily focused on painting and sculpturing.
Pia-Graesboll-Ottesen

Pia Græsbøll Ottesen

Trained as a sculptor from Aarhus Art Academy, with one semester from Glasgow School of Art 1997 and Master in Management of Arts and Culture 2011. Alongside my own art projects, I have worked as an art mentor from 2000, first at Bifrost Randers (2000-08), now at GAIA academy Randers (2019-) In parallel with mentoring disabled artists, I mentor young people at the Works studio Broen v. Randers After-School Activities since 2011. A number of years with employment as an artist-in-residence, and taking care of visual arts, Crafts & Design for grades 2kl. – 9.kl.