OPEN MENTORSHIP IN THE ARTS & HUMANITIES
A free-flowing and interest-driven mentorship program offered to curious minds and restless souls.
Helping people young and old to follow their own golden thread throughout the arts & humanities.
The Open Mentorship program serves as an alternative to more classical approaches to education in the arts and humanities. Rather than presenting students with predefined curriculums, the mentor serves as a guide while the student embarks on a unique adventure led by their own curiosity. In such a way, the student is introduced both practically and intellectually to a broad range of art-forms, crafts and studies in a manner that is personally meaningful and enriching.
MEET SIMON DREW
Musician, poet, Studio Owner & Mentor
Simon Drew is an Australian musician, poet, and founder of The Sanctuary Studio for the Arts & Humanities, as well as co-founder of The Walled Garden Philosophical Society. He has performed globally with his jazz quartet aboard cruise ships, released multiple jazz and experimental albums, and performed at clubs and festivals throughout Australia. Simon is also the host of The Walled Garden Podcast, and recently published his first book of poetry and prose titled The Poet & The Sage.
Since moving to Orange County with his wife Jennifer in 2022, Simon has been teaching music at Tustin Music Center, performing at Disneyland and venues across LA and OC, and expanding his creative work through The Sanctuary Studio.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
A path to self-knowledge, wisdom and belonging
The arts and humanities is a term that encompasses the many ways in which people have captured and expressed their creativity and insight relating to our shared human experience. Philosophy, music, poetry, literature, theatrical arts and visual arts may all seem like vastly different paths for such expression, but when explored broadly and with wholehearted curiosity we begin to see that they are all connected, and that they each help us to gain deeper self-knowledge, wisdom, and belonging in the world.
The Open Mentorship program invites students to follow their own curiosity, exploring these many paths of human expression, all with the aim of becoming a wiser and more well-rounded individual.
Who should apply?
This program is for people young and old, and there is no need to enter the program with any existing ability in a craft, art-form or area of study within the arts and humanities. All that is required of a student is a genuine curiosity and desire to explore the arts and humanities in an engaging, enlightening and perhaps at times a challenging manner.
Fees & Scholarships
If for whatever reason the cost or the payment terms are prohibitive, be sure to note that you’re interested in the negotiated scholarship when you apply.
45-minutes weekly
$270 / Month
Four 45-minute sessions each month. Where there are five weeks, the fifth week is skipped.
60-minutes weekly
$360 / Month
Break your payment into three monthly instalments throughout the course of the program.
Single 60-minute Session
$100
Save $150 when you pay on or before the commencement of the program.
Negotiated Scholarship
A negotiated scholarship is offered to students who display exceptional interest, talent or ability in the arts and humanities and who have need of financial assistance in order to participate in the open mentorship program.
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