Emerging Leaders Program
- Managers
- Arts Administrators
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NYFA’s original leadership training, this year-long program helps manager-level arts administrators from NYC and the surrounding area navigate the field and optimize their contributions to it. Preparing them for future advancement, the program focuses on management, coaching, and influencing skills that are critical for their central roles.
- Manager-level administrators in full-time employment by 501(c)3 arts and cultural organizations, managing at least one person at their organization.
- Commitment to attendance at all mandatory sessions.
- Open to participants from the five boroughs of New York City and Tri-State area within commuting distance of New York City.
For the application, we ask you to provide:
- Organization information
- A description of your current role and responsibilities
- Why you are interested in applying to this program and goals relative to your leadership career path within the next 2-5 years
- The impact you’d like this program to have for your organization, your role, or an institutional challenge you are facing
- A narrative bio of your professional career
- Contact details of your supervisor and confirmed permission to participate
Applications are currently closed.
Fill out the form below to be notified when the next cycle opens.
For the previous cycle, applications opened in December 2023, closing mid-January, 2024. Notification was sent in early February 2024.
Questions? Contact the NYFA Learning team at [email protected] with “Emerging Leaders Program” in the subject line.
Applications are reviewed by Emerging Leaders Alumni and outside executive professionals in the arts.
Attendance is mandatory for all sessions, so please check your calendar before applying.
- Intro Meeting: Friday, February 23, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM ET
- 5-Day Intensive: Monday-Friday, March 4-8, 2024, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM ET
- Virtual Workshops: Fridays 10:00 AM-1:00 PM; April 19, June 14, August 16, and October 18, 2024
- Virtual Pod Meetings: Fridays 10:00 AM-11:30 AM ET; March 29, May 17, July 19, September 20, November 15 and January 17, 2025
- In-Person Intensive: Thursday-Friday, December 12-13, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM ET
- Reunion event: TBC week of February 24, 2025
Since 2013, NYFA Learning has supported the careers of arts administrators from over 300 arts and culture organizations in the New York City area and around the state by providing professional development that is tailored to the challenges of this vital profession.
NYFA believes that investing in cultural infrastructure improves the sustainability and success of arts organizations, and ultimately builds stronger connections between artists and administrators, which benefits the entire field. The programs particularly support administrators of color, and organizations which are BIPOC-led, community-based, or rural. Programs are application-based and offered free to participants who are selected by panels of expert colleagues in the field.