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print this pageCreative Lineage: The Significance of Artistic Mentor Relationships
Rebecca Nolen with Bob Hewitt, Mara Magyarosi-Laytner, and Terri Warpinski
Saturday, October 11 - 1:00PM to 1:50PM
Wayne State University
This panel discussion explores the vital role of mentorship in the arts, highlighting how artistic traditions, ideas, and inspiration flow across generations. In every creative career, mentorship plays a pivotal role—shaping perspectives, passing down techniques, and fostering the confidence needed to innovate. In this discussion we delve into the personal and professional dynamics that define mentor-mentee relationships, their transformative power, and their role in sustaining creative communities and careers.
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