Portfolio Mentorship ❀ 5-week course

A unique and rigorous group mentorship program is available for personal and professional development, tailored specifically to each individual student. This program is about thorough visualising and bridging the gaps between you and work. As a group we will analyse our own skills, talents, curiosities, and intentionalities; the kind of work we want to pursue, the teams we want to work with, the jobs we’d love to be doing or careers we’d love to have. Essentially the type of life we want to live.

 Sessions will also be placing an emphasis on portfolio development and address what a portfolio even is. We’re seeing exceptionally talented graduates submit ‘portfolios’ to studios containing work which may have received good grades, or that has received positive feedback from friends and family, but could end up unsuitable for any kind of work environment. We’re also seeing homogenous portfolios, or work with huge technical skill but completely unmemorable. This is why we place an emphasis on tapping into your voice, your personality and what makes your work worth paying attention to. We believe it should be paid attention to, even if you don’t admit that out loud yet – but deep down you agree.

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Due to how personalised it is, there are extremely limited places both in person and online.

There will be homework assigned every week of around 3-4 hours of work.

You are not obliged to complete the homework, although hugely encouraged to complete it, as it will hugely benefit your practice.  Additionally everyone who completes the assignments, will be given a Certificate of Completion, graded feedback, and become eligible for nomination into the prestigious Ottodork Creative Thinking Award 2024.