London 2012 blog

I’m on The Clore Leadership Programme - a training course designed to strengthen leadership in the cultural sector. We have up to two years to complete the course that includes a three-month secondment, a three-month research project plus two residentials and several bespoke training courses. I’m spending my three month secondment here, at London 2012, working with the Culture team on the launch of the Cultural Olympiad. 

The Clore Leadership gives me the support to definitively consolidate my experiences in the arts and through the secondment to experience a working environment outside of my comfort zone. Working at LOCOG is a huge departure from my role as the artistic director of CultureMix, where I oversee the development of young people eager to join the creative industry either as musicians or in the hope of running their own creative business.

As the UK Cultural Olympiad Launch Coordinator, my job at London 2012 is to coordinate the launch of the four year festival of arts and culture celebrating the Olympic and Paralympic Games - The Cultural Olympiad. I gather and record information on local, regional and UK-wide events happening during the launch weekend in September 2008 working closely with the UK Cultural Olympiad Launch Executive Sarah Weir, the Culture team and the Creative Programmers, who represent each region and country, to ensure an even spread of art forms and representation.

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