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The AIGA NY Mentoring Program

Students in the AIGA NY's Mentoring Program learn about the creative fields of graphic design, fashion, architecture, photography and illustration. The program is organized and run by dedicated volunteers with the common goal of making a difference in the lives of New York's young artists.

Mentors and students are paired based on their shared interests. Mentors introduce their students to the world of work and help them participate in the many cultural events that the city has to offer. Pairs are required to meet for one hour per week or two hours every other week for a total of four hours a month.

Complete paperwork from the New York City Department of Education
Attend a three-hour orientation meeting where you will be finger-printed
Attend the Mentoring Program kick-off party where you meet your student for the first time

Orientation is scheduled for early October and the kick-off party happens in late October or early November.

If you are interested in finding out more, follow the link below, submit your name and you will receive an email message with the forms and information needed to participate in the program.

Sign-up for more information

*/ ?> AIGA New York works with the New York City Department of Education's New York City Mentoring Program and our partner school, the High School of Art and Design, to effectively coordinate and run our Mentoring Program. The AIGA/NY Mentoring Program was founded in 1993 and currently has about 45-50 pairs.

Find out more about this year's mentors and students at aiganymentoring.org.

Donate to the AIGA NY Mentoring Program.

Acknowledgements
Thanks to all who contributed to the Mentoring Program fund and to the Cause + Affect t-shirt project. Your support is wonderful and it keeps the program going.

Mentoring Program fund

Jaques Black
Alexander Brebner
Marc A. Chiffert
Patrick Luke Daigle
Laura Dunne, Convergence
Robert Dweck
Rachel A. Einsidler
Maria Teresa Franco
Carla Hall
Sylvia Harris

Linda Huber
Meredith Lewin
Joan Mazzeo
Naomi K. Mizusaki
Michelle Novak
Debra Russ
Sam Shelton
James Smith
Beth Tondreau
Stephen Visconti

Cause + Affect t-shirt project
Stephanie Aaron, Aaron Design Inc.
Frank Baseman, Baseman Design
Aliza Boyer, Museum of Art and Design
Hillman Curtis, Hillmancurtis.com
Donna Marie DeCreeft, artist
Roberto deVicq de Cumptich, HarperCollins Publishers
Marina Drukman, St. Martin's Press
Rafael Esquer
Marc English, Marc English Design
Milton Glaser, Milton Glaser, Inc.
Carin Goldberg, Time, Inc.
Jen Hung, VH1
Alex Isley, Alexander Isley Inc.
Michael Jager, Jager di Paola Kemp Design
Jeff Juliard, Label
Hjalti Karlsson, KarlssonWilker
Patric King, House of Pretty
Helmut Lang, Helmut Lang
Noreen Morioka/Sean Adams, Adams Morioka
Museum of Arts and Design
Doug Powell, Schwartz Powell Design
Petter Ringbom, Flat
Eric Rosner, Tv Land & Nick @ Nite
Sanrio
Gordon Sasaki, Museum of Arts and Design
Peter Scherrer, Studio Mousetrap
Alanna Siviero & Marc Nahas, TV Land & Nick @ Nite
James Victore, James Victore Inc.
Armin Vit, Underconsideration.com
Rudy Vanderlans, Emigre
Leslie Whitson, Children's Place
Jan Wilker, KarlssonWilker
Women Opposing War (WOW)
Graham Wood, Tomato, Sweden

Learn more about the project and see the t-shirt designs at iamtheproject.org.

We are grateful to Adobe, our education partner, for its support.