The Powerbrokers International Leadership Placements (PILP) were launched in January 2008 as part of the Powerbrokers development priority within the Cultural Leadership Programme. The PILP are work based learning opportunities within creative and cultural organisations internationally.
The placements are designed for mid-career leaders in the cultural and creative industry of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are seeking to broaden their leadership practice and experience.1 The placements are both inspirational and aspirational in terms of diversity leadership development opportunities and provide key leadership skills (personal development, creativity and innovation, strategic planning, networking, relationship and partnerships management, organisational transformation and entrepreneurship) and behaviours. The placements are for up to three months and supported by a bursary of up to £15,000.
In 2008, ten placements were delivered in partnership with:
Harlem Stage, New York City
Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City
National Gallery of Jamaica
National Library of Jamaica
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong
National Museum of Singapore,
TheatreWorks, Singapore
Beijing Modern Dance Company, China
501 Art Centre, Chongqing City, China
In 2009, four placements will be delivered in Brazil and Barbados in partnership with:
Centro Cultural Sao Paulo, Brazil (Sao Paulo Cultural Centre)
Associação de Amigos do Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (CCBB) - Sao Paulo, Brazil (Bank of Brazil Cultural Centre)
Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination, The University of the West Indies, Barbados
National Art Gallery Committee, Barbados
The placements were awarded in July and will start in September.
The next round of placements will be advertised in May 2010
For futher information, contact: Maureen Salmon, Director/Consultant, Freshwaters Consultancy and PILP Delivery Partner. maureen@freshwatersconsultancy.co.uk www.freshwatersconsultancy.co.uk
1 The placement opportunities are exempt from the Race Relation Act 1976 under sections 35 and 37. These exemptions allow for discrimination on the grounds of race and are aimed at reducing the under-representation of certain ethnic groups.
Related Links
Q&A with Harpreet Kaur, PILP Associate 08/09
PILP_Reflections_and_Legacies.pdf Reflections and Legacies Report by Maureen Salmon |
