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Rolex is giving the world’s creative elite the chance to mentor the next generation of artistic talent.
Rolex is giving creative elites a chance to mentor the next generation of artistic talent.
The Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative is an international philanthropic programme that seeks out gifted young artists around the world and pairs them with recognised masters, for a period of creative collaboration in a one-to- one mentoring relationship. The programme encompasses architecture, dance, film, literature, music, theatre and visual arts. In the current mentoring period, Tanzania-born British architect Sir David Adjaye has chosen to work with Niger-based architect Mariam Kamara for two years. Sir David is renowned for a variety of major projects worldwide, such as the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. Kamara is the founder and principal of the emerging atelier masōmī in Niger. She studied Adjaye’s work while at architecture school, and she hopes that his mentoring can help her develop her architectural voice and master her craft. As part of the mentorship, the duo will create a new cultural centre in Niamey, Niger, to help the local community. rolex.org