Our selected young artists are provided with a Mentor through YCF, and an Industry Talk Back Panel. 

Photo by Jaqi Medlock, for YCF.

Mentors have included:

Michelle Barber

Ryan Daniel Beck

Justin Boccitto

Denise Caston

Cheryl Copeland

Maurice Brandon Curry

Ginger Cox

Laura Diffenderfer

Shelly Hutchinson

Calen J. Kurka

Nijawwon Matthews

Lane Napper

Matthew Shaffer

Tracie Stanfield

Kristin Sudeikis

Pascal Rekoert-Valdez

Wes Veldink

Kat Wildish

Panelists have included:

Sidra Bell

Camille A. Brown

Pam Chancey

KC Castellano

Ljuba Castot

Maurice Brandon Curry

Laura Diffenderfer

Fatima

Jenn Freeman

Margaret Fuhrer

Brinda Guha

Chris Hale

Calen J. Kurka

Jeremy McQueen

Ashani Mfuko

Darrell Grand Moultrie

Doug Post

Tracie Stanfield

Jason Styres

Pascal Rekoert-Valdez

Wes Veldink

Lakey Wolff

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