Art Speak – Community Mentorship
With over a decade of experience in the arts, education, and community-building, I offer mentorship grounded in care, clarity, and lived experience. My mentorship program supports artists at all stages, focusing on both the emotional and practical dimensions of creative life.
How I Support Artists
- Refining artist bios, statements, and portfolios
- Proposal and grant writing guidance
- Project critique and development
- Time management, planning, and basic financial literacy
- Navigating burnout, rejection, and creative blocks
- Storytelling across platforms – from social media to press releases
What to Expect
- We begin with a discovery call to understand your goals
- You’ll receive a tailored session roadmap, assignments, and feedback
- One-on-one sessions (1–1.5 hrs) weekly or biweekly
- Real-time support for urgent opportunities (grants, residencies)
Packages & Pricing
Standard Package| 2000 AED / 385 JOD
Standard Package| 2000 AED / 385 JOD
Standard Package| 2000 AED / 385 JOD
1 discovery call + 4 sessions + personalized plan + between-session support
Mini Mentorship| 950 AED / 180 JOD
Standard Package| 2000 AED / 385 JOD
Standard Package| 2000 AED / 385 JOD
1 discovery call + 2 sessions – ideal for focused guidance
Sliding Scale Options Available
Sliding Scale Options Available
Sliding Scale Options Available
Includes supporter and reduced rates based on financial circumstances
Ongoing Mentorship
Sliding Scale Options Available
Sliding Scale Options Available
Custom plans for returning mentees seeking long-term support
Why Work With Me?
I’ve worked across Jordan, the UAE, and KSA as an artist, curator, and educator. I bring deep insight into socially engaged practice, community-building, and the realities of artistic work. Programs I’ve co-founded include Forsa School, Rewilding the Kitchen, and Hayy Learning.
This mentorship is a collaborative space. I’m here to walk alongside you, with structure, imagination, and care, as you navigate your art journey.
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An archive of my mentorship programmes:
An archive of my mentorship programmes:
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Forsa School
In collaboration with Sharjah Art Foundation and Naqd (2020).
In the educational realm, I inject critical thinking from my curatorial background, an unbounded imaginative approach from my artistic practice and a real sense of actual needs on the ground. Forsa School (2020) was a survival instinct and a rapid response to the momentous 2020 and a reason for me to support and collaborate with my community, and compile a report that focuses on the needs of the art community during such a vulnerable time.
Founded by Sharjah Art Foundation, Rania Jishi (Naqd Critique) and myself, this community school onboarded 25 brilliant mentors, hosted 19 public talks, 24 workshops, 75 one-on-one mentorship sessions, 3 studio visits and 20 toolkits over the span of 4 months.
During the Holy Month of Ramadan (2020), Rania Jishi, founder of Naqd Critique and I were invited by Warehouse421 to curate a social media takeover campaign called Jama’atna to showcase a vulnerable creative practitioner database compiled by Rania called Forsa.
It was by speaking to the 35 artists we commissioned that we began to see intersections in how various aspects of these participants’ lives were disrupted and felt both emotional and determined to address these difficult times. At the same time, a reflective conversation with my ex-colleagues, Directors of Sharjah Art Foundation; Nawar Al Qasimi and Noora Al Mualla, led us to combine forces and build this school.
Forsa School offers creative practitioners in-depth guidance and the tools to unpack themes around finance, project planning, story telling, and art law. Interpersonal challenges were also addressed including mental health, artist blocks, sustaining practices in disruptive times, and working closely with clients, galleries and institutions.
November & December Forsa School Public Sessions
Small Batch Production
Navigating Digital Landscapes
Small Batch Production
Art Law 101
Navigating Digital Landscapes
Small Batch Production
Navigating Digital Landscapes
Navigating Digital Landscapes
Navigating Digital Landscapes
Studios and Practices
Everyday Budgeting and Time Management
Navigating Digital Landscapes
Subtle Branding Practices
Everyday Budgeting and Time Management
Everyday Budgeting and Time Management
Everyday Budgeting and Time Management
Everyday Budgeting and Time Management
Everyday Budgeting and Time Management
Practicing Beyond the Art World
Critical and Curatorial Practices
Critical and Curatorial Practices
Critical and Curatorial Practices
Critical and Curatorial Practices
Critical and Curatorial Practices
January & February Forsa School Public Sessions
Expanding your Craft
The Influential Educator
The Influential Educator
The Influential Educator
The Influential Educator
The Influential Educator
Writing as Practice
The Influential Educator
Dealing with Art Blocks
Dealing with Art Blocks
Improving our Relationship with Failure
Dealing with Art Blocks
Improving our Relationship with Failure
Improving our Relationship with Failure
Improving our Relationship with Failure
The PR Dialogue
Improving our Relationship with Failure
Improving our Relationship with Failure
Social Media and Collaborative Strategies
Social Media and Collaborative Strategies
Social Media and Collaborative Strategies
Navigating Galleries
Social Media and Collaborative Strategies
Social Media and Collaborative Strategies
Photo Courtesy Sharjah Art Foundation (2020).