Call for Applications: Cultural Leadership Training

CULTURAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSE
Cape Town, South Africa
6 to 16 August 2012

DEADLINE: 29 JUNE 2012

This call is for applicants from English-speaking African countries and is aimed at high-level leaders within the African creative sector, representing civil society, government or the public sector. A similar initiative serving French-speaking African countries will be launched later this year.

The Cultural Leadership Training course is scheduled for Cape Town, South Africa, from 6 to 16 August 2012. It will be presented by cultural specialist Mike van Graan, executive director of the African Arts Institute and member of the UNESCO expert facility in the field of cultural policy and governance, and a team of highly qualified cultural and leadership experts.

The course will cover areas such as global economic and political structures; the history and political economy of Africa; international and African cultural policy instruments; African human development, economic, transparency, democratic, etc indicators; regional, continental and international opportunities and challenges for the African creative sector.

It is intended that the graduates of this training will be able to debate in public forums, represent their organisations in national, regional and international forums, write critical blogs, papers and articles, provide intellectually rigorous vision within their respective organisations and institutions, engage in cultural policy formulation and advocacy, and will be able continuously to research, read and synthesise the theoretical and relevant material. Furthermore, they will have had opportunities to network and build relationships with participants from other countries on the continent.

For applications and more information visit: www.afai.org.za/projects/#THE%20CONTEXT