Ingram Selected for National Flutist Mentorship Program
Khia Ingram, a senior music business major, was selected as one of six flutists to participate in the 2025-26 National Flute Association Emerging Artist Mentorship Program (EAMP).
EAMP pairs college students and recent graduates who identify as belonging to a marginalized cultural group with professionally established mentors from similar cultural backgrounds. Over the course of a year, the artists will be mentored by professional flutists in one-on-one and group meetings as they discuss career goals, networking opportunities and other skills essential to an arts career. Ingram will present a capstone collaborative performance this spring as part of her program.
Additionally, Ingram was selected as one of eleven fellows for the 2026 Gyo Obata Fellowship Program in arts management. The Gyo Obata Fellowship strives to create opportunities for more diverse, inclusive and equitable access to the arts community, and specifically, in the fields of arts administration and management. Ingram will receive on-the-job training and meaningful exposure to local nonprofit arts organizations. This fellowship honors the life of Gyo Obata, who is known for his architecture throughout St. Louis including his design of the planetarium. Ingram's mentor will be Rochelle Calhoun, manager of corporate partnerships for Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.
EAMP pairs college students and recent graduates who identify as belonging to a marginalized cultural group with professionally established mentors from similar cultural backgrounds. Over the course of a year, the artists will be mentored by professional flutists in one-on-one and group meetings as they discuss career goals, networking opportunities and other skills essential to an arts career. Ingram will present a capstone collaborative performance this spring as part of her program.
Additionally, Ingram was selected as one of eleven fellows for the 2026 Gyo Obata Fellowship Program in arts management. The Gyo Obata Fellowship strives to create opportunities for more diverse, inclusive and equitable access to the arts community, and specifically, in the fields of arts administration and management. Ingram will receive on-the-job training and meaningful exposure to local nonprofit arts organizations. This fellowship honors the life of Gyo Obata, who is known for his architecture throughout St. Louis including his design of the planetarium. Ingram's mentor will be Rochelle Calhoun, manager of corporate partnerships for Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.
