Year-Long Arts Leadership Program

From the Top just completed the pilot of a Year-Long Intensive Arts Leadership Program in Boston which trained and mentored 20 pre-collegiate and early college musicians as they used music to empower, inspire, and create change in the community.

From the Top is now recruiting for the 2012-2103 school year! Check back in late February 2012 for application information.

Boston Class of 2011

Working in teams with four young professional mentors, 20 high school and early college musicians from the Greater Boston area were challenged to take their music beyond the concert hall and promote positive change within five community partner sites. The arts leaders dedicated 20 hours per month for 12 months to this program and were supported by From the Top staff as they explored their own capabilites as leaders and the transformative power of music to create community, improve people's lives, and affect social change.

A new class of arts leaders will be invited to apply in the Spring of 2012 for the 2012-2013 school year. Applications will be available in late February 2012. For more information on applying to From the Top's Year-Long Intensive Arts Leadership Program in Boston, please contact Rosena Cornet at 617-437-0707 x123.

To learn more about this program and how it can be adapted in your community, contact Linda Gerstle, Director of Education and Community Partnerships, at lgerstle@fromthetop.org.

Major funding for the CDAL Year-Long Intensive Arts Leadership Program is provided by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Additional support comes from the Boston Foundation, Hunt Alternatives Fund, the Harold Whitworth Pierce Charitable Trust, and the Wallace Foundation.