ACL6201

Seismic societal change has intensified calls for relevant, bold, innovative leadership to reimagine the roles and possibilities of arts and culture. Students will reflect on how their personal passions, strengths, and capabilities can help them meet this moment as cultural leaders. Students will examine cultural competency models and develop their vision of culturally intelligent leadership. They will explore systems of privilege and power in relation to arts and culture, and conceive of ways to promote diversity, equity, access, and inclusion. The course will cover other core leadership accountabilities, including strategic thinking, organizational change, community engagement, board and staff development, fiscal solvency, public advocacy, and crisis management. Students will be assigned to case presentation teams that explore specific arts and culture leadership challenges and generate corresponding strategies and solutions. Three cultural leaders will visit the class. Finally, students will write a synthesis paper identifying their personal mission and values, career aspirations, and how they will apply strategic and behavioral aspects of cultural leadership covered in class.

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