The thriving leaders center (tlc) is designed to cultivate 21st Century Creative Industry leaders by providing a space that fully accepts and nurtures their humanity.

Thriving Leaders Center Application

Personal Information

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Professional Background

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Please provide a brief overview of your professional background. Include relevant roles, organizations, and projects you have been involved in. (Maximum 300 words)

Describe your current position and responsibilities. How does your work align with the fields of Creative Industries or Racial Healing?  (Maximum 300 words)

Accomplishments and Impact

What are your most significant accomplishments in the Creative Industries or Racial Healing fields? Please provide specific examples and the impact of your work.  (Maximum 500 words)

What challenges have you faced in your career, and how have you overcome them? How have these experiences shaped your approach to your work?  (Maximum 300 words)

Goals and Aspirations

What do you hope to accomplish through the TLC@LBP Leadership program? Please outline your short-term and long-term goals.  (Maximum 500 words)

How do you see this program helping you achieve these goals? What specific skills, knowledge, or experiences are you looking to gain?  (Maximum 300 words)

Healing and Well-being

What does healing mean to you, both personally and professionally? Do you currently incorporate healing practices into your work and life?  (Maximum 300 words)

Describe any practices or activities you engage in for your well-being and self-care. How do these practices support your overall health and creativity?  (Maximum 300 words)

Space Matters

How important is having access to a dedicated space for developing or improving your practice? Please explain how access to such space has impacted your work in the past, or how you anticipate it will in the future.  (Maximum 300 words)

In what ways do you collaborate with others, and how does having a shared space facilitate these collaborations? Please provide examples of how a collaborative environment has influenced your work.  (Maximum 300 words)

Additional Information

Is there anything else you would like to share about yourself, your work, or your vision for the future?  (Maximum 300 words)

Please provide any links to your portfolio, website, or any other relevant work.

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Submission Instructions

You can also submit your application, regardless of the format, via email to TLC@blackpearl.org. In the subject line, please include "TLC@LBP Cohort Application" followed by your full name.

About the Program

PRIMARY GOAL: The primary goal of the TLC is to cultivate healthy, confident, and resourceful leaders who can access higher wages and build more sustainable businesses and institutions. This paradigm shift is achieved by offering a safe, compassionate space that encourages self-directed creativity, collaboration, and healing.

TLC@LBP integrates an innovative approach that redefines the role of arts organizations in cultural, social, and economic development. The program leverages racial healing and the arts as platforms for personal and professional growth. This model serves as a roadmap for engaging BIPOC leaders in self-directed experiences focused on practice, idea exchange, innovation, and healing.

OUR APPROACH: TLC@LBP will provide unique, compassionate, and brave spaces for various activities, including Artist/Organization-In-Residence, Co-working, Performance Arts, Culinary Arts incubators, and Open Studios. These spaces are designed for discovery, learning, and envisioning solutions that lead to healthier policies and practices in the Creative Industries. The program emphasizes intersectionality, offering engagement opportunities with a diverse cross-section of leaders participating in self-directed activities. By leveraging network theory, TLC fosters social, formal, informal, and affiliate relationships among leaders, encouraging friendships, advice-seeking, strategic alliances, and social networks that cross organizational boundaries.

HOW TO APPLY: If you are interested in joining this transformative journey or know someone who would be, please visit our Call for Applications page for more information. A sample PDF of the application and a pre-recorded Applicant Informational Webinar are available to help guide you through the process. Must be age 24 or older to apply.

KEY DATES:

Application Deadline EXTENDED: Friday, November 1st, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. CST
Application Cap: The application period may close early if we receive 250 applications before the deadline. We encourage early submissions to secure your spot.

For further inquiries, please view our FAQs or email us at TLC@blackpearl.org.

Join us in this groundbreaking initiative and become a leader in the movement toward cultural and creative industry transformation. Apply now!