You are Invited to Express Your Interest to Join the Young & Emerging Leaders Forum (YELF)!
This 9-month program builds a peer-to-peer network of young and emerging professionals within the fields of culture, education, and social change.
Jointly hosted by Creative Generation and the International Teaching Artist Collaborative (ITAC), the Young & Emerging Leaders Forum - or YELF - builds from an original event hosted in October 2020, and the 2020-21 pilot program.
In it’s design, the program will recognize young practitioners from across the fields of arts, education, and social change and build a community of practice to enable peer-to-peer knwledge exchange and support. Meetings will serve as a time to hold space to discuss topics, suggest work, and collaboratively share out about projects, problems, and solutions. The program design is responsive to the needs of the cohort fostering a collaborative learning environment based in critical reflection intended to interrogate, mutually share and learn, and radically reimagaine future possibilities of one’s work.
A participation fee of USD $100.00 is requested to fund the program’s platforms and compensate guest speakers and facilitators. Scholarships are available and will be generously applied. Cost should not be a barrier to participation.
Program Timeline
Below is the timeline of the program as currently scheduled:
March 23: Expression of Interest Open
April 29: Expressions of Interest Due
May 15: Program Commences with an virtual opening event
May 2023 - April 2023: Program Occurs with monthly gatherings (dates/times TBD by the cohort)
September 3-6: Gathering at the International Teaching Artists Conference in Oslo, Norway (optional)
January 2023: Program Concludes with a culminating virtual event
Questions? Contact info@creative-generation.org