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When creative mentorship requires credentials you're trying to develop

I want to study with someone whose work I love but they only teach people who already have gallery representation and I am stuck in this catch-22

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Gatekeeping in mentorship access creates circular barriers where the very achievements mentorship could help develop become prerequisites for receiving guidance.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mentorship in creative work?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.