A Cultural Equity Approach to Arts Leadership Development
In an article published on Creativz.us, Carlton Turner, executive director of Alternate ROOTS, advocates for an alternative model of arts leadership development for organizations that serve communities of color. He argues that a top-down, “one-size-fits-all leadership development program” does not meet the unique needs of these communities and offers the Intercultural Leadership Institute (ILI) as an example of a community-generated peer learning approach.
“ILI marks a shift in the field around how we train cultural sector leaders. This program doesn’t place people of color as the recipients of training by ‘experts’ from largely white-led institutions, rather it looks to the participants to define leadership models in relationship to their communities.”