Queer|Art|Mentorship will be accepting applications from emerging artists across the country. Are you open to working with someone remotely, or would you prefer they are based in the same city as you?

“Yes! That's exciting!”

What interests you about mentoring?

“Giving support, sharing knowledge, helping people express their truths, meet challenges with ingenuity and courage. I had to figure out a lot of things for myself in life, some that I wish I knew earlier. Artists need tons of compassion and support. It's a difficult society, and people who have been marginalized and targeted by it do better when we support one another.”

Given your experience and interests, what kind of emerging artist do you feel best positioned to support?

“Dance/performance/writing based artists.”

As a mentor, what would you like to offer an emerging artist? What would you like to receive?

“My excellent introvert's listening skills, my counseling and editing skills, my empathy. Receive? What I always have received from the arts—opportunities to explore and learn something new.”

Have you had mentors of your own? Who have they been?

“In my life, mentorship has been fleeting and unofficial—two dance review editors, Tobi Tobias (Dance Magazine) and Burt Supree (The Village Voice), at the start of my career in the field.”

Is there something we didn’t ask that you would like prospective applicants to know?

“What are your non-arts-related passions? What else might we bond over? So, nature, birding, cats, Tarot...just for starters!”