Lynette A. Turner Pathways to Consulting Fellowship: Practical Training and Mentorship in Arts and Culture Consulting

Overview

The Lynette A. Turner Pathways to Consulting Fellowship is offered by AMS Planning & Research, a consulting firm serving the arts, culture and entertainment sectors. It aims to increase participation by people from historically underrepresented groups in arts and culture consulting. Fellows receive practical training, mentorship and exposure to consulting work with arts organisations and cultural institutions.

The fellowship began in 2020 and has engaged 13 fellows since then. It is intended to nurture future leaders and make the field more inclusive, with a particular focus on Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) participants.

What the fellowship involves

Fellows can be based in person or work remotely. The work is tied to real consulting projects rather than purely theoretical learning, and projects may involve both small organisations and major cultural institutions. Fellows may help with project planning and research, quantitative analysis, research and writing, and industry and consumer research. Together these give experience of how information is gathered, how numbers are used to spot patterns and trends, how findings are written up, and how research on industries and audiences informs planning decisions.

The listing does not name specific software, statistical methods or technical qualifications for the analysis work, so applicants are pointed to the official position description for detail.

What you get

Fellows receive mentorship from recognised leaders in the sector and take part in training and dialogue with AMS staff, who collectively bring decades of expertise in the arts and culture field. The listing does not state a stipend or fellowship duration. The fellowship gives participants a chance to build research, planning, analytical and writing skills and to explore leadership opportunities in consulting.

Who can apply

The programme is designed for people from BIPOC communities who want to enter arts and culture consulting. No specific degree or experience requirements are given in the listing.

How to apply

Applicants should consult the official fellowship position for details on working arrangements, expectations and any location requirements, and apply through the application route it provides. No deadline is stated in the listing.