The Residency is a collaboration between Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Arts Corps, and MoPOP. The program THE RESIDENCY SEEKS TO BUILD A POWERFUL COMMUNITY OF YOUNG HIP-HOP ARTISTS EQUIPPED WITH THE ARTISTIC AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, BUSINESS ACUMEN, AND MENTORSHIP NECESSARY TO BECOME PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND CULTURAL CHANGE MAKERS. THROUGH THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE RESIDENCY, YOUNG ARTISTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES ACQUIRE TANGIBLE ARTISTIC AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS WHILE ALSO GAINING CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK, AND A DEEPENED UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR OWN IDENTITY AND POWER.