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ILI Year 5 alum Almeta Whitis is a storyteller, writer, poet and teaching artist, whose life work involves exploring, presenting and honoring cultural connections between
ILI Year 5 Fellow DeMarcus Akeem Suggs shares his own experience modeling arts & culture ecosystems, his visionary leadership in Black arts, and how interculturality
Guest writer Amanda Ortiz shares the story ILI Year 5 Fellow Clarivel Ruiz’s “Dominicans Love Haitians Movement’s Transnational Film Festival.”
ILI Year 5 Fellow Joeseph Arnoux created a video story of his reflections on being in the Intercultural Leadership Institute year-long program.
ILI Year 5 Fellow Lehuanani Ah Nee created a series of videos reflections after returning home to Keaukaha Hawaiʻi from the Sipp Culture ILI Cultural
ILI Alum Loren Waters reflects on her ILI Year 4 experience and draws connection and meaning to her own Indigenous peoples perspective.
A supply & donation drive has been organized by ILI alumni to support families on Maui & Hawai’i islands. Please help.
Marshall is noted in this new book about Afrodiasporic contemporary music and recently traveled to work with the International Music Institute in Darmstadt Germany.
Year 4 ILI alum Robin Garcia has co-created a new exhibition at USC in Los Angeles. Of Seed, Soil, and Stars – Mediations on Land,
In March, 2023, the ILI founding partners Alternate ROOTS, First Peoples Fund, NALAC, PA’I Foundation, and Sipp Culture released a COVID Relief Impact Study to
For the second in-person ILI intensive, the ILI Year 4 Fellows, ILI Partners and team gathered on the Big Island of Hawai’i. Hosted by ILI
For the first in-person ILI intensive of ILI Year 5, the Fellows, ILI Partners and team gathered in Jackson, MS. Hosted by ILI Partner the
For the first in-person ILI intensive of ILI Year 6, the Fellows, ILI Partners and team gathered in Honolulu, HI. Hosted by ILI Partner PA’I
For the third and final ILI Year 5 cultural intensive, Fellows, Partners, and team gathered on Lakota Lands. Hosted by First Peoples Fund, the 4+
APPLY FOR THE ILI YEAR 8 FELLOWSHIP Applications for ILI Year are accepted from established and emerging artists, culture bearers and other arts practitioners in
For the second in-person ILI intensive of ILI Year 5 hosted by Alternate ROOTS, the Fellows, ILI Partners made their way to New Orleans, LA.
ILI Year 4 Fellow Monna Morton reflects on her ILI Journey. I have been trying to find the time to gather my thoughts, feelings, and
After nearly 6 months of virtual intercultural exploration, the ILI Year 4 Fellows and FamILI finally got to come together for the first of two
Congratulations to Year 2 ILI alum Suzy González for being included in the Thomas J. Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A collection
Congratulations to ILI Year 2 Alum Noel Quiñones for winning an Emmy for his contribution to El legado de la Poesía Puertorriqueña (Legacy of Puerto
GET A TASTE OF THE ILI EXPERIENCE! #FamILIDinners are online community workshops open to friends & family of ILI to jump into an intercultural workshop.
GET A TASTE OF THE ILI EXPERIENCE! #FamILIDinners are online community workshops open to friends & family of ILI to jump into an intercultural workshop.
There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes to make each ILI Year a meaningful experience. Meet the Year 4 ILI Team! Some
The Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) Honors celebrates and recognizes trailblazers and visionaries of the performing arts field. For more than five decades, the
The founding partners of the Intercultural Leadership Institute are pleased and honored to announce and welcome two new high-impact cultural organizations as partners of ILI.
We are excited to welcome the ILI Year 5 cohort of Fellows. Learn more about this group of leaders and follow their journey throughout the
We are excited to welcome the ILI Year 6 cohort of Fellows. Learn more about this group of leaders and follow their journey throughout the
We are excited to welcome the Year 4 Participants to their cohort of the Intercultural Leadership Institute (ILI), a collaborative program of Alternate ROOTS, First Peoples
Congratulations to ILI Senior Advisor Carrie Brunk for being awarded the 2021 Sallie Bingham Award by the Kentucky Foundation for Women! “My goal is to
We are excited to announce the cohort of Fellows for Year 3 of the Intercultural Leadership Institute. Please learn more about each of these extraordinary
ILI Partners Announce $5 Million Crisis Relief Grants for Arts & Culture Leaders Five organizations receive funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to re-grant
Staying Healthy, Secure & Connected During this rapidly changing time, the Intercultural Leadership Institute (ILI) Partners & Facilitators want to share important information related to
All Photos: Jenny Zander In a partnership connected to the great cultural diversity of the Twin Cities region, Americans for the Arts (AFTA) joined with
