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New program
ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT RESIDENCIES
WHY
- A new leadership model is required for a quickly changing sector;
- Leading an artistic organization is more complex and challenging than ever and requires a profound understanding of the communities that will be served;
- Over the past several years, major Canadian cultural institutions have been hiring non-Canadians to lead them;
- This is a rare moment of generational transition in leadership positions as the “baby-boomer” generation of founders begins to retire;
- There has been a historical lack of leadership development opportunities that has led to there being no pipeline for Artistic Directors;
- There are no artistic leadership development programs in the country to prepare our next generation leaders.
WHAT
- A gold-standard training program that develops the next generation of Artistic Directors for theatre organizations;
- It is co-developed with the Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity Cultural Leadership Program where Residents will join the Cultural Leadership program four times over the course of the year;
- A one-year training program that combines curriculum based teaching and professional placements at theatres and non-culture organizations to prepare emerging leaders to become Artistic Directors;
- Currently includes two residencies, eventual goal is for four to six;
- Nationally recognised by the artistic community and Boards of Directors and builds a talent pool for the theatrical milieu;
- As with all National Theatre School of Canada (NTS) training, this program focuses on practice rather than research;
- This is not a program to train administrative leadership;
- Curriculum elements include:
- Business skills;
- Network management;
- Entrepreneurial capabilities;
- Being able to build and share an artistic vision;
- Understanding the complex cultural environment (new models for audience engagement, new producing models);
- Civic leadership, the arts organization as a civic institution with a social responsibility, the role of the artist in society;
- Management of self, articulation of personal and artistic values;
- Reputation building, developing a network of supporters for the artist to access upon completion of the program.
WHO
- The program is for artists with 8+/- years of experience who:
- have some demonstrated leadership experience within an organization or leadership of a small independent organization;
- are actively pursuing artistic leadership opportunities of increasing scale and complexity;
- are outspoken and recognised advocate within their respective artistic community;
- understand the role of artistic leadership as central to the overall health of an organization;
- believe in the role of cultural organizations as civic institutions that drive community growth, development and wellbeing;
- are seeking to learn and share their own experiences with the community of NTS.
The first cohort of two will be selected through community consultation. Thereafter, a national call for applications will be issued. Some funding may be tied to specific regions (e.g. Toronto-based artist for a specific foundation’s support).
WHEN
- September 2017
- First cohort
HOW
- Funding confirmed from Birks Family Foundation (4 years) and BMO (4 years); several requests pending;
- Curricular elements designed by Banff Centre;
- Professional placements will be designed with individual residents, in consultation with NTS’s Artistic Directors, Program Development Coordinator and CEO.
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