Americans for the Arts launches The Arts & Culture Equity Studio | Mid-Career Leaders Collection which provides mid-career arts administrators access to tailored training aimed at developing the skills needed to advance in the arts management field.

These moderated sessions designed for mid-career arts and culture professionals will dive deep into equitable leadership and power sharing structures and support arts administrators from backgrounds underrepresented in arts leadership to access practical tools to help advance their leadership journeys.

Speakers will discuss strategies, challenges faced, successes, and insightful advice for mid-career leaders interested in implementing and cultivating alternative leadership structures within their organization. Registration is now open for the entire collection or for these individual sessions:

Blueprinting a Circular Model for Collective Leadership
February 11, 2022, at 3:00pm ET 
Andrea Gordillo, Co-Director of Community Weaving, Arts Connect International
Marian Taylor Brown, Co-Director of Collective Abundance, Arts Connect International

Taking Intentional Steps Towards Shared Leadership for a Local Arts Agency in Portland, OR  
February 18, 2022, at 3:00pm ET
Della Rae, Chief of Internal Operations, Regional Arts & Culture Council
Carol Tatch, Chief of External Operations, Regional Arts & Culture Council

Exploring Functional Power Sharing as Tools for Change 
February 25, 2022, at 3:00pm ET
Audrey Rush, Senior Manager of Individual Giving and Events, A.R.T./New York
David Shane, Senior Manager of Programs, A.R.T./New York

We are pleased to offer registration support for those with limited resources who wish to register for this collection. Sign up for the ArtsU Support program here.

Questions? Contact Jerelle Jenkins, Sr. Coordinator, Equitable Workforce Development, at [email protected]. Learn more about Americans for the Arts’ leadership development offerings by visiting the Cultural Equity Resource Center.