Three MLA funded Fellows join the The Clore Leadership Programme. Sarah Stannage has been awarded the newly introduced Living Places Fellowship while Jessamy Carlson, Reyahn King join 21 other Fellows for 2010-2011.

Now in its seventh year the Clore Leadership Programme has received international acclaim as one of the foremost providers of leadership development for the cultural sector. In 2010 the number of applications rose by 40% compared to the previous year, a clear sign of the continuing success and growing reputation of the Fellowship Programme.

The programme was founded by Dame Vivien Duffield who was recently acknowledged by Culture Minister Ed Vaizey in his speech at the Museums Association Conference for setting the bar high and developing the habit and practice of better leadership in the cultural sector.

Sir John Tusa, Chair of the Clore Leadership Programme said, “In these uncertain and challenging times, the cultural sector needs resilient, creative, skilled and entrepreneurial leaders more than ever. The Clore Leadership Programme can help develop leaders with the confidence, networks and knowledge to create opportunities, forge partnerships and foster an environment where creativity can flourish.”

Roy Clare, MLA chief executive, said: "The Clore Leadership Programme is an exceptional initiative that helps re-shape cultural leadership in the UK. The Fellows represent outstanding leadership expertise - they bring their own powerful and transformational legacy for culture and the arts for future years."

The Fellows were chosen from across the creative and cultural sector, in areas ranging from archives to theatre, and including visual and performing arts, creative industries, cultural policy, digital media, libraries and museums. The UK Fellows are joined by three international Fellows from Hungary and Hong Kong.

The Fellows started their Programme in September at a residential leadership course at Bore Place in Kent, at which guest speakers included Alan Davey (Arts Council England), Adrian Ellis (Jazz at Lincoln Centre New York), Vicky Featherstone (National Theatre of Scotland), Tony Hall (Royal Opera House), Michael Kaiser (Kennedy Center Washington DC), Patrick McKenna (Ingenious Media Group), Julia Middleton (Common Purpose) and Nicholas Serota (Tate).

The impact of the Clore Leadership Programme has been wide-ranging and Fellows have found many different environments in which to be leaders. Some have set up new charities or businesses or are working independently; others have returned to their jobs with renewed confidence, added dynamism, more extensive networks and advanced skills; and others have moved into new jobs, for instance taking leadership roles in museums, galleries, theatres, dance organisations, orchestras, festivals and library services.

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The list of Clore Fellows for 2010/11 is: Rebecca Ball from Brighton; Angie Bual from Glasgow; Jessamy Carlson from London; Ferenc Csák from Budapest; Kate Fellows from Leeds; Suzanne Hay from Cardiff; Anna Higgs from London; Reyahn King from Merseyside; Mai Lin Li from Yorkshire; Eva Martinez from London; Isabel Mortimer from London; Sarah Punshon from Northamptonshire; Lalitha Rajan from Glasgow; Michael Sarna from London; Joshua Sofaer from Derbyshire; Sarah Stannage from Peterborough; Peter Tullin from London; Tilly Walnes from London; Chan Woon Wai from Hong Kong; Lisa Westcott from London; Lynn Foon Chi Yau from Hong Kong.

Founded in 2003, the Clore Leadership Programme is an initiative of the Clore Duffield Foundation, which aims to strengthen leadership across a wide range of cultural activities. This includes the visual and performing arts, film, heritage, museums, libraries and archives, creative industries and cultural policy. It offers Fellowships and Short Courses for individual leaders, and training for members of Boards of Directors of cultural organisations.

Biographies of the MLA Clore Fellows 2010/11:

Sarah Stannage (Living Places Fellowship supported by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council)
Lives in Peterborough. Museum Director, Sheringham Museum Norfolk Trust Ltd. Previously Senior Regeneration Manager, Opportunity Peterborough; Curator and Heritage Consultant, RRM Ironstone Quarry Trust; and Keeper Collections Management, Lincolnshire County Council.

Jessamy Carlson (MLA Fellowship supported by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council)
Lives in London. Casework Advisor and Liaison Officer for Wales at The National Archives. Previously Government Policy Officer and Map and Large Document Reading Room Manager, National Archives; Assistant Archivist at Lambeth Palace Library and Relief Library Manager, Gloucestershire County Council Library Service.

Reyahn King (MLA Fellowship supported by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council)
Lives in Merseyside. Director of Art Galleries, National Museums Liverpool. Previously Head of Exhibitions and Interpretation and 20 Year Plan Project Leader at Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; Art Gallery and Museums Development Manager, Coventry Arts and Heritage; Curator Prints and Drawings, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery.

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