Artistic Pursuit

Since its inception in 2002, the Rolex Mentor and Protégé programme has been granting young artists the gift of knowledge, and the time to unleash their creativity

By Stephanie Zubiri

“If you’re a teacher and you’re not learning from your students, then you’re not really teaching, are you?” filmmaker Spike Lee asked during a mentor panel discussion at Rolex Arts Weekend, celebrated at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) on September 10. Affirming the fluid and collaborative aspects of mentorship, the multi-award-winning director and New York University professor is one of four personalities perpetuating the tradition of passing on wisdom and knowledge of their craft to young artists as part of the 2020-2022 Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. Lee worked with Native American filmmaker Kyle Bell. “The next generation are all important to me, and I look to them as my mentors,” added British director Phyllida Lloyd, the woman behind the hit musical Mamma Mia! and the mentor of the…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2022

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