NDIS Art Mentoring Programs: Build Creative Skills & Pathways to Employment

For many NDIS participants, art is more than a hobby — it’s a powerful pathway to communication, self-expression, confidence, and even future employment. At Leah Justyce Art Gallery, we offer NDIS-ready online art mentoring programs designed to support people with disabilities and neurodivergent artists to learn real creative skills, develop their own art style, and explore income-generating opportunities in the creative industry.

Our programs are suitable for:
✅ NDIS Plan-Managed participants
✅ NDIS Self-Managed participants
✅ All skill levels — beginners to emerging artists
✅ People living anywhere in Australia

✨ What Makes Our Art Mentoring Programs Different?

While many art classes focus purely on recreation, our mentoring sessions are built to help participants progress toward personal goals — including artistic development, community connection, communication and motor skills, and long-term independence.

Participants receive:
🎨 1:1 or small group online mentoring
🧑🎨 Guidance from professional working artists
🖼️ Portfolio and artwork development
💼 Support in pricing, promoting, and selling artwork
💬 Positive communication and self-advocacy coaching
🚀 Confidence building through visible achievement

Our approach encourages participants to not just make art — but become artists.

✅ NDIS Funding & Goal Alignment

These programs can be supported under:
Capacity Building – Increased Social & Community Participation
Capacity Building – Improved Daily Living Skills

Goal examples:
🟣 “I want to learn skills that may help me become an independent artist.”
🟣 “I want to improve my communication and confidence.”
🟣 “I want to participate in community and creative activities.”
🟣 “I want to develop fine motor control through creative tasks.”

Each session is structured to support goal-tracking and skill development relevant to NDIS reports and reviews.

🖌️ Program Options

We offer 6-week online art mentoring blocks, with the option to continue long-term.

Popular program pathways include:

• Drawing & Illustration Skills

• Digital Art & Procreate Training

• Painting Techniques & Colour Theory

• Printmaking & Textile Art

• Portfolio & Art Business Basics

• Gallery Representation Opportunities

As skills develop, participants may have opportunities to:
✨ Sell artworks
✨ Exhibit in online shows
✨ Join group creative projects
✨ Build real-world confidence as a creator

🌍 Inclusive. Empowering. Participant-Centered.

We believe everybody deserves access to the arts — especially those whose voices are often unheard. Creativity can transform lives through:

• Improved emotional wellbeing

• A stronger sense of personal identity

• Increased independence

• Career possibilities in the creative field

Support coordinators can feel confident that each program is professionally managed, easy to implement, and focused on positive outcomes for participants.

👋 How to Get Started

Participants and support coordinators can:
1️⃣ Browse program options
2️⃣ Choose a weekly time that suits
3️⃣ Meet their mentor and begin their creative journey 🎨

📩 Email: leahjustyceartgallery@gmail.com
🌐 Website: Leah Justyce Art Gallery – Art Mentoring Programs

✅ Ready to help your participant shine?

Whether the goal is social connection, skill development, or a future as an independent artist — we’re here to support every creative journey.

NDIS Art Mentoring Programs that inspire growth, purpose, and pride in every artist.