Are you interested in becoming a design mentor? Do you have the desire to share your love for design with Jacksonville's youth?

If you are interested in spreading the word about design to a high school student who may not otherwise have the opportunity of learning about design as a career, this program is right for you. You must be a college graduate to participate.

AIGA Jacksonville is coordinating a design mentoring program that starts in October and runs through the beginning of December. Meeting on the Saturdays listed below from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., the adult-teen pairs will focus on a a project to project will be to promote library cards and to encourage the citizens of Jacksonville to take advantage of all our library system has to offer.

Below are the six Saturdays on which you would need to be able to commit three hours of time. If you are only able to attend at least 5 of the 6 sessions you are still eligible participate:

October 4, 2008
October 18, 2008
October 25, 2008
November 15, 2008
November 22, 2008
December 6, 2008

If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Karen Kurycki at karenk@thekurtisgroup.com.