Philanthropic programme
The Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative is a philanthropic programme by Swiss watchmaker Rolex that pairs gifted young artists with internationally recognized masters in architecture, dance, film, literature, music, theatre and visual arts for a year of creative collaboration in a one-to-one mentoring relationship. The initiative was launched in 2002 and runs every two years.[1]
The mentoring programme grew out of a desire by Rolex to support artists in the same way that the Rolex Awards for Enterprise were supporting scientists, conservationists and explorers. Mentor and protégé are expected to work together for six weeks over a two-year period.[2] Each protégé receives a grant of about $41,000 in addition to funds for travel and expenses.[3]
Participants
Not every discipline is covered in each cycle.[4]
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2023) |
Architecture
(The architecture discipline was launched in 2012)
| Mentor | Protégé |
2012–2013 | Kazuyo Sejima (Japan) | Zhao Yang (China) |
2014–2015 | Peter Zumthor (Switzerland) | Gloria Cabral (Paraguay) |
2016–2017 | David Chipperfield (UK) | Simon Kretz (Switzerland) |
2018–2019 | David Adjaye (Ghana / United Kingdom) | Miriam Kamara (Niger) |
2023–2024 | Anne Lacaton (France) | Arine Aprahamian (Lebanon / Armenia) |
Dance
| Mentor | Protégé |
2002–2003 | William Forsythe (United States) | Sang Jijia (China) |
2004–2005 | Saburo Teshigawara (Japan) | Junaid Jemal Sendi (Ethiopia) |
2006–2007 | Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (Belgium) | Anani Dodji Sanouvi (Togo) |
2008–2009 | Jiří Kylián (Czech Republic) | Jason Akira Somma (United States) |
2010–2011 | Trisha Brown (United States) | Lee Serle (Australia)[4] |
2012–2013 | Lin Hwai-Min (Taiwan) | Eduardo Fukushima (Brazil) |
2014–2015 | Alexei Ratmansky (Russia/United States) | Myles Thatcher (United States) |
2016–2017 | Ohad Naharin (Israel) | Londiwe Khoza (South Africa) |
2018–2019 | Crystal Pite (Canada) | Khoudia Touré (Senegal) |
Film
(The film discipline was launched in 2004)
Literature
Music
Theatre
| Mentor | Protégé |
2002–2003 | Robert Wilson (United States) | Federico León (Argentina) |
2004–2005 | Peter Hall (United Kingdom) | Lara Foot (South Africa) |
2006–2007 | Julie Taymor (United States) | Selina Cartmell (United Kingdom) |
2008–2009 | Kate Valk (United States) | Nahuel Pérez Biscayart (Argentina) |
2010–2011 | Peter Sellars (United States) | Maya Zbib (Lebanon) |
2012–2013 | The late Patrice Chéreau (France) | Michał Borczuch [de; pl] (Poland) |
2014–2015 | Jennifer Tipton (United States) | Sebastián Solórzano Rodríguez (Mexico) |
2016–2017 | Robert Lepage (Canada) | Matías Umpierrez (Argentina / Spain) |
2020–2022 | Phyllida Lloyd (Great Britain) | Whitney White (United States) |
Visual arts
Open category
| Mentor | Protégé |
2020–2022 | Lin-Manuel Miranda (United States) | Agustina San Martín (Argentina)[5] |
References
- ^ Carol Besler (20 September 2022). "Artists Share Creative Legacies in Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative". Forbes. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "About the Rolex Arts Initiative". rolex.org.
- ^ Roslyn Sulcas (9 September 2022). "Mentors Named for Next Class in Rolex Arts Initiative". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d David Meagher (2 December 2022). "Celebrated mentors nurture next generation of artists". The Australian. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Lin-Manuel Miranda & Agustina San Martín". rolex.org. September 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Press kits
- Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative's channel on YouTube