The goal of the 4C the Power Program is to provide standards-based trainings by professional artists for youth in the area of the arts so they will become more engaged in school which will result in an increase in high school graduation rates. 4C the Power is also designed to assist students in building confidence through learning about their awesome potential through their own creativity, culture and responsibility to the community.
The 4C the Power Program consists of five components:
1. Mentoring youth and college students for leadership development.
2. Standards-based trainings for grades 7-12 that incorporates the 4 C's of "Creativity, Culture, Community and Confidence"
3. Evening performance by the professional artists conducting the standards-based trainings and selected youth identified from those trainings.
4. Follow-up progress monitoring via interactive technologies that assists youth in contiuing to work on the projects begun at the training.
5. Professional artists are able to give back to the community by training youth and performing at the evening show.
4C the Power Place Offerings:
Hip Hop Music
Hip Hop Dance
Break Dancing
Beat Making
DJ
Art
Graphic Arts
Fashion & Dance
Jewelry
Culnary Arts
Education
Business
Public Service
Singing
Spoken Word
Filmmaking
Website Design
Past Power Place Presenters:
Far*East Movemment
DJ Virman
Lady La
Tou Saiko Lee
POSNOSYS
Proto-j
David Garibaldi Arts
Tengo Lor
Hmong Artists Network
Modern Art Pictures
DJ Hustle
Pang Xiong
Oskar Ly
Yang Lor
Soua Lee
Tito Morales
Breakaholics
Studio T
