WHO WE ARE
Board Members
MALEK JANDALI
Composer and Pianist
Founder & CEO
JUSTIN CLAY
Community Arts
Music from the Heart
CHARMAINE MINNIEFIELD
Healing Arts
The New Freedom Project
MICHAEL D. HOBBS
Legal Adviser – Partner
Troutman Pepper
AMEER H. MUHAMMAD
Community Outreach
Georgia State University
MARIA FUNDORA
Philanthropist
Purple Pansies
JEFFREY L. COHEN
Legal Adviser
Cohen Cooper Estep & Allen
DAN CARMODY
Community Service
Bowen Studios
DR. SARA WOMACK
Arts Education
Atlanta Public Schools
VINCENZO PISCOPO
President & CEO
United Spinal Association
Ambassadors for Peace
MAYOR KEISHA
LANCE BOTTTOMS
CITY OF ATLANTA
JUANES
GRAMMY WINNER
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST
MARIN ALSOP
WORLD RENOWNED
CONDUCTOR
BRYAN STEVENSON
FOUNDER OF EQUAL
JUSTICE INITIATIVE
ERIKA SHIELDS
ATLANTA POLICE
DEPARTMENT
JEFF GOLDEN
OREGON STATE
SENATOR
MERIA CARSTARPHEN
ATLANTA PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
KAREN COLLIER
FOUNDER OF
BRAVE MEDIA
Camille Russell Love
CITY OF ATLANTA
Natalie Hall
FULTON COUNTY
COMMISSIONER
DR. BERNICE A. KING
CEO OF THE KING CENTER
NATHALIE ZTUTZMANN
MUSIC DIRECTOR OF ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
WHY PIANOS FOR PEACE?
The city of Atlanta has vast cultural resources, yet too may among us have minimal access to arts experiences. One of the most disheartening statistics is the decline of arts education in underserved populations, especially in elementary schools. Students in underserved communities who are highly engaged in the arts are more likely than their peers with low arts involvement to obtain gainful employment, complete college, and volunteer in their communities.
Pianos for Peace is committed to bringing meaningful arts programs to our under-resourced schools, community centers, healthcare and senior care facilities. Each Pianos for Peace program is defined by the needs of our partner communities, the volunteer service of artists, and by our commitment to build peace through music and education.
Pianos for Peace programs are needed now more than ever. Music Therapy is one of our three major programs that serve schools, hospitals, and senior care facilities in our community. The majority of our hospital patients and nursing home residents have never experienced creative arts, despite the proven fact that music therapy heals. Art is a medicine that heals body, mind and spirit.
IMPACT
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Pianos for Peace is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable
nonprofit organization (EIN 47-4784836)
Music education provides personal benefits to students that enrich their lives. Participating in an ensemble enhances feelings of self-achievement, assisted individuals in overcoming challenges, and builds self-confidence. Moreover, the social benefits of music education can continue throughout a student’s life and career.
This report will outline the positive impact of our programs on the community as well as the benefits of our annual outdoor festival. Only through meaningful partnerships and joining hands with champions for the arts and our Ambassadors for Peace, are we able to unite people and uplift the lives of individuals and families.
We thank you for your generous support and contributions that help us transform communities through the soft power of the arts. Let’s unite to help make the arts accessible to all and build peace through music and education.
SHARE THE PEACE
404-953-9121 | Contact@PianosForPeace.org
Pianos for Peace actively engages people with special physical or different intellectual needs and our programs are focused to serve underserved communities in need. Both our office and our Pianos for Peace studios are ADA compliant, as are all of our partner sites.
Pianos for Peace is supported in part the Georgia Council for the Arts and is made possible by the Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta, Fulton County Arts & Culture, City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and the Forsyth County Arts Alliance.