We are excited to announce our latest Clore Short Course Participants, joining us on the course taking place at Craxton Wood, in Chester from 8th – 19th October.

The October 2018 cohort of Short Course Participants will arrive at Craxton Wood next month for a two-week intensive training. The participants will be provided with the essential knowledge and skills required for cultural leaders today.
The course runs at Craxton Wood, in Chester and participants will take part in sessions on topics including Coaching, Strategic Business Planning, Governance and Difficult Conversations, alongside space for individual learning and talks from leaders in the sector.
The October Short Course Participants are:
Aki Schilz, Director, The Literary Consultancy
Alison Sharkey, Director, St. Ives School of Painting
Alexandra Whitfield, Head of Learning Programmes, British Library
Alexandra Rowse, Enrichment Producer, Punchdrunk
Amy Concannon, Assistant Curator, British Art 1790-1850,Tate Britain
Anne Langford, Artist Facilitator
Chloe Kembery, Head of Media, British Council
Christie O’Carroll, Associate Director, Reading Rep
David Chan, Senior Registrar, Wellcome
David Owen, Visitor Services Manager, British Museum
Debra Cougill, Head of Widening Participation and Access, Central School of Ballet
Dominique Heyse-Moore, Senior Curator (Textiles and Wallpaper), The Whitworth
Emma Rucastle, Theatre Maker
Helen Lindsay, Freelance Conservation and Collections Care
Ine Van Riet, Development Manager, Bush Theatre
Jo Leahy, Director, Stroud Valleys Artspace
John-Jackson Almond, Director, Assembly Hall Theatre, Turnbridge Wells Borough Council
Jonathan Payn, First Soloist, Birmingham Royal Ballet
Laura McMillan, Director of Operations and Legacy, Coventry City of Culture
Lily Einhorn, Freelance Theatre Practitioner
Marguerite Nugent, Manager Arts and Culture, City of Wolverhampton
Martin Russell, Head of Creative Learning and Talent, Mercury Theatre
Michael Longhurst, Artistic Director, Donmar Warehouse
Rachel Porter, Event Manager, Southbank Centre
You can follow updates on the course - and the Short Course programme generally - using #CloreSC on Twitter, and read more about the programme on the Courses Pages.
To be kept informed about future courses and our other programmes, please register your interest. And of course if you have any questions, get in touch!