Mentoring as affective practice

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ID6429262
AuthorsStephanie Taylor (0000-0001-7454-6354, The Open University), Susan Luckman (0000-0001-6047-4767, UniSA Creative, University of South Australia, Adelaide)
Year2024
Volume31
Issue2
Pages253-266
Publication date2024-03-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Cultural Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1028-6632 • E-ISSN: 1477-2833
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10286632.2024.2320427
OpenAlexW4393226475
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited37

This paper discusses the potential contributions that an arts mentoring program can make to the support of artists and creative practitioners contending with the challenges of the post-pandemic creative sector. In so doing, it also considers possible criticisms of the efficacy of arts mentoring, given the uncertainty and precariousness that characterise careers in the cultural sector. To explore these ideas, the paper presents an analysis of interview data from research on a recent arts mentoring program in Australia. Utilising the concept of 'affective practice' from critical discursive psychology, the paper argues that the benefits of mentoring go beyond practical contributions like skills guidance or 'gate opening' by mentors. Additionally, a mentoring program can function as a site in which the 'feeling experiences' that derive from the cultural and personal associations of a creative or artistic practice can be reinforced, through the program itself and through the relationship between mentor and mentee, potentially strengthening artistic and creative activities and their practitioners, and thereby perpetuating the survival and growth of contemporary art worlds

Aesthetics · Art · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Psychology

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