Eligibility

This program is designed for those with active leadership roles in Canada’s cultural sector, working nationally or internationally for Canadian institutions, entities, or independently. We welcome artists, administrators, policymakers, education and engagement specialists, creative producers, and community-based cultural workers to apply. Our Cohorts are outspoken, active, and recognized advocates within their respective artistic or cultural communities who are actively pursuing projects of increasing scale and complexity.

Number of Participants

This program is inclusive of and welcomes applications from all gender identities, sexual orientations, race, creed, age, national origins, economic positions, and physical and mental abilities. Our philosophy is that cultural leadership is a collective capacity. We invite more than one application from any individual organization or entity, as well as applications from teams working in co-leadership models. Applications will be adjudicated on an individual basis. If you are applying in a co-leadership structure or if more than one individual from your organization is applying, please reference this in your application. If more than three leaders from your company intend to apply, please contact LeadershipAdmissions@BanffCentre.ca

Deadline

November 16, 2021 19:00 UTC

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

December 13, 2021 07:00 UTC

Duration

January 10, 2022 - March 31, 2022

Costs

• CA$65.00 application fee
• CA$1,500.00 program fee (one-time)

Program Description

This experiential learning opportunity supports future-focused leaders as they navigate shifting contexts and undertake transformational change at the level of system, organization, and self. Grounded in the teachings of Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing, and the vital role of art and artists in society, Cultural Leadership - Online brings together a community of change agents and community builders that reflect a diversity and intersectionality of lived experiences and leadership practices. Through this online program and in an extended community of inquiry, practice, and care, participants will approach leadership as a collective capacity and explore how to imagine and facilitate resilient new models. A core ensemble of facilitators (including the program director) will be with participants throughout the program as learning coaches.