Applications Open for Creative Community Leadership Institute Cohort

Applications are now being accepted for this year's Creative Community Leadership Institute (CCLI) Cohort!

See the website: https://www.creativecommunityinstitute.org/

CCLI is an intensive, in-person, cohort-based training program with real-world practice for artists, culture bearers, community organizers, community development practitioners, and other leaders seeking to deepen their impact in creative community building. CCLI is for artists, culture bearers, community organizers, community development practitioners, and other leaders from across Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and the 23 Native Nations that share that geography.

Cohorts meet in person three times over six months from spring to fall, with each session in a different location within the state. CCLI has three regionally-based cohorts, with opportunities for collaboration and connection, as well as in-person gatherings:

• The East Cohort will be held in Cloquet, MN at the Cloquet Forestry Center 

• The Central Cohort will be held in Grand Forks, ND at the University of North Dakota, Memorial Union

• The West Cohort will be held in Rapid City, SD at Racing Magpie

Priority will be given to applicants who identify as Native and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), disabled, and/or are from rural and smaller-town communities.

Participants will receive modest financial support for the pilot project and to offset costs of travel. New cohorts can expect to gain more knowledge about the role of art and culture in community problem solving, build skills to be able to effectively integrate art and culture into community development, leadership growth, and gain networks of cross-sector peers.