Artist Mentoring with Ida
Mentoring for artists who want clarity, momentum, and sustainable growth.
My mentoring supports artists to deepen their practice, articulate their ideas with confidence, and build working lives that are both ambitious and sustainable. Our sessions are focused, thoughtful, and practical, offering strategic guidance alongside conceptual depth. This is a space to think clearly, make aligned decisions, and move your work forward with intention.
Hi, I’m Ida. Let me introduce myself.
I am a practicing Artist, Educator and Artist Mentor from Australia, currently based in Berlin.
Since 2020 I have mentored artists privately from Adelaide to Mumbai, the UAE to New Mexico. It has been my absolute joy to watch Artists bloom in the form of successful applications, conceptually rigorous exhibitions and artwork sales, to confident artworld networking, an organised handle on the business side of practice and enhanced art/life wellbeing.
Being an artist myself, I understand that the general way of doing things doesn’t always work for us; each one of us has a different energy, flow, style and outlook. In a career where imagination reigns, technique is unique to the hand that bears the tool and the 21st century state of social/economical/cultural multitude is upon us - individual mentoring is more essential than ever.
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How it all works:
Mentoring sessions take place on Thursdays and Fridays, 9am - 6pm ACDT (Australian Central Daylight Savings Time) Although this is felxible depending on your timezone.
You will always leave with tangible processes, tools and worksheets to support you after the session has ended.
Standard rate: $160 AUD per hour. Conversion to your currency will happen after check out, be sure to check your rate beforehand.
Accessibility Rate: $95 AUD per hour. I offer 3 x Accessibility sessions per month, reserved for those navigating financial pressure or transition periods (limited to one per person, per month).
Booking Sessions Times occurs through Calendly. Here is the link.
Questions? Email me at hello@idasophia.art or use the form at the bottom of the page.
Choose a session type that suits you:
“Ida teaches and mentors with such a depth of knowledge, support, grace, and encouragement that would ground me for months after just one hour together. I have many tools in the form of exercises, readings, and mantras that I return to time and again for support thanks to my mentorship opportunity with Ida. I cannot recommend her enough. She is pure gold.”
- Margaret Thompson, Painter US
A dynamic and spacious session for artists needing perspective, clear guidance, grounding, or recalibration. From studio processes to the entrepreneurial side of artist admin, you will experience an energised, positive space to charge your creative batteries, create motivated momentum and (re)connect deeply with your purpose as an artist.
1 Hour session held on Google Meet with Ida
The session adapts to what is most present for you. After booking, you will receive a short questionnaire so I can prepare for your session and tailor it to exactly what you need. This allows us to work with greater clarity and momentum.
You will receive practical tools, processes, and worksheets that continue to support your practice long after our session ends.
Mentoring Session Times:
Thursday and Friday, Australian Daylight Savings Time (October 2026)
Once you have booked this session, you will receive the Calendly Calendar link to book your time with Ida.
For more information about Ida Sophia and her practice, see here: https://www.idasophia.art/about-ida
Accessible Rate Available
I offer a limited number of reduced-rate sessions each month to support accessibility and care. These are available by self-selection for those who need them, with one reduced-rate session per person per month. No explanation is required, simply choose this option at booking if it’s the right fit for you.
“I wish every artist had the opportunity to engage in mentorship with Ida Sophia. When I first met Ida she was a guest lecturer with the World of Co Artist Residency I was a part of, and she taught us about performance and participatory art. I remember waking up at 4AM in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to attend a lecture she was giving virtually over zoom from her home in Australia. I had thought about skipping these early meets but after the first session with Ida I made it a point to wake up before dawn each time she was leading a discussion. Ida teaches and mentors with such a depth of knowledge, support, grace, and encouragement that would ground me for months after just one hour together. I have many tools in the form of exercises, readings, and mantras that I return to time and again for support thanks to my mentorship opportunity with Ida. I cannot recommend her enough. She is pure gold.”
Margaret R Thompson, US
Get In Touch
Questions? Big Ideas? Need someone to bounce off or need help in your practice, like now and are not sure where to start?
Send me a message and I’ll be in touch with you as soon as possible.