This 9-month program builds a peer-to-peer network of young and emerging professionals within the fields of culture, education, and social change. Jointly hosted by ITAC and Creative Generation, the Young & Emerging Leaders Forum - or YELF - builds from a 2020-21 pilot program. In it’s design, the program will recognize young practitioners from across the fields and be responsive to the needs of the cohort fostering a collaborative learning environment based in critical reflection intended to interrogate, mutually share and learn, and radically reimagaine future possibilities of one’s work.
Together, Creative Generation and the International Teaching Artists Collaborative (ITAC) are pleased to welcome the 2023-24 cohort of the Young & Emerging Leaders Forum.
The Young & Emerging Leaders Forum (YELF) is a year-long program designed to establish a peer-to-peer network of young and emerging professionals within the fields of culture, education, and social change. Jointly hosted by Creative Generation and ITAC, YELF builds from a 2020-21 pilot program.
The program will recognize young practitioners from across the fields and be responsive to the needs of the cohort, fostering a collaborative learning environment based in critical reflection intended to interrogate, mutually share and learn, and radically reimagaine future possibilities of one’s work.
YELF's 2023-24 cohort is comprised of young change makers from around the globe representing various artistic practices. This year's kickoff meeting took place on August 3rd.
Throughout the year, this time will allow the members an opportunity to begin forming relationships and lift up their passions shared for…
Ridhi Aggarwal (She/Her); Location: India
David Kweku Adom Ankamah (He/Him); Location: Accra, Ghana
Joseph Babatunde (He/Him); Location: Lagos state, Nigeria
Shyheim Banks (He/They); Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAK.
Alejandra Barahona (She/Her); Location: Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Anthony Caruso (He/Him/They/Them); Location: New Jersey, USA
Ornella Chellen (She/Her); Location: Mauritius, Indian Ocean
Isaac Chitenta (He/Him); Location: Livingstone City, Zambia
Paige Dirkes-Jacks (She/Her/They/Them); Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Rosakebia Liliana Estela Mendoza (He/Him); Location: Chiclayo, Peru
C. Meranda Flachs-Surmanek (They/Them); Location: Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Carly Fulcher (She/Her); Location: Fort Myers, Florida, USA
Elissar Ghannam (She/Her); Location: Lebanon, Mount Lebanon, Ain w Zein
Kristian Glomnes (He/Him); Location: Norway
Nicolle Herrera (She/Her); Location: Colombia
Nuhu Ibrahim kankia (He/Him); Location: Katsina State, Nigeria
Madalitso Juwayeyi (She/Her); Location: Blantyre, Malawi
Haniyyah Khan (She/Her); Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Steven T. Licardi (He/Him); Location: Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Benjamin Livoi (He/Him); Location: Mombasa, Kenya
Raghavendra Madhu (He/Him); Location: Guwahati, Assam, India
Bea Makan (She/Her); Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Mankaba Matela (She/Her); Location: Maseru, Lesotho
Taku Mbudzi (She/Her); Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Chloe McHardy (She/Her); Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Abueng Mkhonza (She/Her); Location: Soweto, South Africa
Frédérick Moreau (He/Him); Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Asuka Morinaga Derfler (She/Her); Location: New York, New York, USA
Idd Mwachinago (He/Him); Location: Kenya
Timothy Njuguna (He/Him); Location: Nairobi, Kenya
María Fernanda Ocampo Villava (She/Her); Location: Mexico
Geofrey Odhiambo (He/Him); Location: Mombasa City, Kenya
Victoria Olanike Omoloye (She/Her); Location: Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria
Nadia (Akyaa) Otoo (She/Her); Location: Accra, Ghana
Jacqueline Raymond Wegman (She/Her); Location: Astoria, New York, USA
Rich Richards (He/Him); Location: Kingston, Jamaica
Joseph Roberts (He/Him); Location: Cardiff, Wales
Caleb Salifu (He/Him); Location: Accra, Ghana
Sanjeewa Senavirathne (He/Him); Location: Sri Lanka, Colombo
David Tann (He/Him); Location: London, UK
Carmel Torres (She/Her); Location: Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Marc Neil Valenciano (He/Him); Location: City of San Fernando, Pampanga, Region III, Philippines
Juan Yanqui (He/Him); Location: Riobamba, Chimborazo, Ecuador
The impact of the Climate Collective’s work will be widely shared with arts, education, and climate networks, and through opportunities for presenting at high profile international conferences. The case studies will also form the basis of an accessible online teaching artist curriculum, informing and guiding practitioners in undertaking climate-conscious work in their own communities, around the world.
ITAC has partnered with kadenze.com – the largest online platform for arts learning – to develop an online curriculum based on the discoveries from the Climate Collective’s community-engagement projects. Kadenze will employ a specially devised framework for technology-enabled creative learning to develop an accessible and engaging course that draws on the expertise and impact of the five international case studies.
ITAC IMPACT: Climate is the pilot project for establishing a framework through which teaching artists can positively impact complex social issues. By demonstrating the power of a dedicated subgroup of teaching artists to raise awareness, educate others, and ultimately change minds and behaviour in relation to climate change, ITAC lays the groundwork for future collaborations between the arts and other sectors to create social change.
If you have any questions about the project, please get in touch with: aislinn@itac-collaborative.com
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