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The Evolution of a Leadership Fellows Program

Monday, October 19, 2:00pm – 3:15pm

Tiffany Room, Main Galeria

Organized by Scott Stoner, Vice President, Programs and Resources, Association of Performing Arts Presenters.

Presented by Ken Foster, Director, Arts Leadership at USC, University of Southern California; and Scott Stoner, Vice President, Programs and Resources, Association of Performing Arts Presenters.

In partnership with USC’s Arts Leadership Program, APAP launched a new Leadership Fellows Program, for which curriculum content and context is based upon a series of think tanks held with artists, presenters, agents-managers, funders, and other stakeholders in the presenting field. The Fellows Program co-directors will present what was learned and integrated into curriculum modules about key challenges and issues: trends and movements in the external environment; adaptive thinking around inclusion, equity, and access; strategies around aesthetics, curating, and the role of community in artistic practice; and, continuous change management necessary to become a learning organization. Information will also be presented about action learning projects based upon a complex challenge identified for each Fellow’s organization.