Rolex announces four new mentorships in architecture, music, dance and literature and changes in the Arts Initiative’s timing and funding.

Four renowned artists − Sir David Adjaye (architecture), Zakir Hussain (music), Crystal Pite (dance) and Colm Tóibín (literature) will be the mentors for 2018 - 2019 in the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. The company also announced a new programme schedule that will allow more time for the mentorships along with increased funding.

From this year, the Rolex Arts Initiative mentorships will address disciplines in alternating periods. In 2018 - 2019, mentorships will take place in architecture, dance, literature and music. The change will give each mentoring pair up to two years of collaboration, doubling the 12 months of the original model used from 2002 to 2017.