Transformative Culture Project Information

The mission of the Transformative Culture Project (TCP) is to increase access to opportunities, education and employment in the creative fields for urban youth, artists of color and entrepreneurs from underserved but culturally rich neighborhoods. TCP accelerates social and economic transformation by developing a pipeline of cultural equity from classrooms into the creative economy. TCP amplifies the creativity of urban youth, artists and entrepreneurs to harnesses the power of the creative economy, disrupt generational poverty through socially and culturally transformative work that includes: - Arts and business-focussed youth development programming, job training, professional development, and employment; - Employment of local artists to teach our transformative culture curriculum in schools; - Community-driven arts events and forums that focus on diversity, equity and opportunity; and Incubation and support of innovative, urban arts-based organizations and entrepreneurial endeavors.