Applications are open to anyone living in 'Canada', but participants are asked to attend as many of the in-person components as possible; we encourage applications from people who are either based in the GTA or who can reasonably travel to Toronto to attend one or more sessions. If you can commit to attending, but need to attend virtually for accessibility reasons, please let us know and we will accommodate.
Venus Fest’s Mentorship Program is geared towards musicians and music workers of underrepresented identities/genders. Within this, we especially encourage applications from artists/arts workers who are QT/BIPOC, otherwise equity-seeking, or have lacked previous institutional support for their current professional goals. We have multiple placements reserved for transfemme, Black and/or Indigenous participants.
You can expect a response from us by
June 6, 2024.For questions requesting links, please confirm the link is publicly shareable and that file format is standard (PDF/JPEG/etc) before submitting. If we cannot open the link or file we will not contact you to revise your application - we hope you understand!
Our mentors this year are:
Artist mentors:
Ahya Simone (she/her)
Kimmortal (they/them)
Industry mentors:
Kristyn Gelfand (she/her) - Uma Nota Culture
Rebecca Gekht (she/her) - Heavy Trip
Lyndra Griffith (she/her) - Entertainment Lawyer
If you prefer to submit your application as a video or audio file, or have other questions related to this application process, and/or specifically about its accessibility, please email Beau, our Mentorship Program Coordinator:
beau@venusfest.net
Thank you! :)