Applications are now open for the next Clore Fellowship. As many of you may know, our Director, Angus, is a former Clore Fellow; he was part of the Clore11 cohort and he can vouch for the programme being a life- and professional-game changer. The selection process is very broad, so it is definitely worth considering if you are working in the outdoor arts sector and think you would benefit from the programme and are looking to develop as a leader within the sector.

Angus is happy to have a chat about it, so book a 121 session if that would be useful. Other recent Clore Fellows related to the outdoor arts sector include Leon Patel (Global Grooves), Victoria Dela Amedume (Upswing), OAUK Board Member Sarah Bird (Outside CPP), Angie Baul (Trigger), Anthony Missen (Company Chameleon), Rhiannon White (Common Waleth) and Charlie Morrison (Walk the Plank).

MORE INFO >>> CLORE FELLOWSHIP – Deadline 23 Feb, 12noon

What is the Clore Fellowship?

The Clore Fellowship is a programme of tailored leadership development for a cohort of exceptional leaders in the cultural sector.

Each year we award circa 20 Fellowships to exceptional leaders from a range of areas of the cultural sector including the visual and performing arts, museums, libraries, archives and heritage, film and digital media, cultural policy and practice. The Fellowship Programme is for leaders who have ambition and vision, and can show clearly how they might take their leadership to the next level.

The Fellowship has a loose framework but it is individually tailored, adaptive and self-guided. The programme is learned, not taught and is experiential, grounded in practice, and underpinned by contemporary leadership theories and approaches. The programme is deeply reflective and involves spending time learning about yourself, considering the role of leadership in the wider sector and where and how your leadership will make an impact.

The Clore Fellowship includes:

  • Two residential courses & 3 days of skills-based workshops in London (including travel and all accommodation, meals and refreshments) – you will work alongside facilitators, Clore Leadership staff, Associates and speakers, as well as your Fellowship cohort to explore learning about yourself and your leadership, as well as more about the skills and strategy of leadership. You will hear from a range of guest leaders and their leadership journeys, reflect and learn more about yourself, your leadership and how to explore your leadership potential.
  • Climate Assembly – the opportunity to connect with leaders in the UK and internationally around climate emergency, action and collaboration.
  • A 360° leadership profile – you will undertake a detailed leadership profile, with support to explore what that means for you and your leadership.
  • A secondment – usually around 6 weeks in a UK-based cultural organisation, in a field different to your own. Here you have the opportunity to connect with a host organisation around a key project, stretching your leadership learning and muscles outside of your home area of practice.
  • A development budget – up to £3,500 to spend on your own learning and associated costs (E.g. conferences, courses, study visits or books)
  • A bursary of £10,000 –  financial support for your time away from work necessary to undertake your Fellowship, paid to you or your employer (as appropriate). For UK/ Ireland Fellows only.
  • Support from a mentor or coach.
  • A provocation piece – Fellow-led research into a chosen leadership subject
  • A collaborative enquiry project – working alongside other members of your cohort to explore a contemporary leadership learning question, with your enquiry findings presented at the second residential.
  • Provision of an access budget for D/deaf or disabled and neurodivergent Fellows, or for those with caring responsibilities.
  • Opportunity to apply for a supervised research project funded through the Arts and Humanities Research Council, following completion of the Fellowship.