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IMPACT REPORT 2019 Letter from the Founder OUR MISSION Letter from the Founder Together, we’re making the arts accessible to all while building peace through music and education IMPACT REPORT 2019 Letter from the Founder OUR MISSION Letter from the Founder WHY Pianos for Peace transforms communities and uplifts lives by engaging artists in volunteer service programs to make the arts accessible to all. We unite communities by building peace through music and education. PIANOS FOR PEACE? TABLE OF CONTENTS The city of Atlanta has vast cultural resources, yet too that enrich their lives. Participating in an ensemble 1 may among us have minimal access to arts experiences. enhances feelings of self-achievement, assisted Letter from the Founder .......................................... 2 One of the most disheartening statistics is the decline of individuals in overcoming challenges, and builds arts education in underserved populations, especially self-confidence. (4) Moreover, the social benefits Overview .................................................................... 4 in elementary schools. Students in underserved of music education can continue throughout a communities who are highly engaged in the arts are student’s life and career. (5) Where We Serve ........................................................ more likely than their peers with low arts involvement to This report will outline the benefits of our outdoor obtain gainful employment, complete college, and (1) festival, as well as the volunteer in their communities. positive impact on the Our Programs community through our year-round arts programs. 11 Pianos for Peace is committed to bringing meaningful Only through meaningful partnerships and joining hands Community Arts ...................................................... 19 arts programs to our under-resourced schools, with champions for the arts and our Ambassadors for community centers, healthcare and senior care Peace, are we able to unite people and uplift the lives Music Therapy ......................................................... 23 facilities. Each Pianos for Peace program is defined by of individuals and families. the needs of our partner communities, the volunteer Arts Education ......................................................... 28 service of artists, and by our commitment to build peace We thank you for your generous support and contributions to Ambassadors for Peace ......................................... through music and education. transform communities through the soft power of 34 the arts. Let’s unite to help make the arts accessible Volunteer Artists ..................................................... 36 Music Therapy is one of our three major programs that to all and build peace through music and education. serve schools, hospitals, and nursing homes in our In harmony, Community Impact ................................................ community. The majority of our hospital patients and nursing home residents have never experienced creative Malek Jandali arts, (2) despite the proven fact that music therapy heals. (3) Founder & CEO Music education provides personal benefits to students (1) Source: Benefits of Arts Education – Americans for the Arts Pictures on front cover: (2) Source: National Center for Health Statistics 1. Pianos for Peace and friends at Piedmont Park in downtown Atlanta (3) Source: National Endowment for the Arts study, 2. Students from Tri-Cities High School during closing ceremony of Pianos For Peace Festival at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport “The Impact of Professionally Conducted Cultural Programs on the Physical Health, Mental Health, and Social Functioning of Older Adults” 3. Pianos for Peace Music Therapy program at Branan Towers Senior Community Center (4) Source: Arts Education Partnership, comp. Music Matters: How Music Education Helps Students Learn, Achieve, and Succeed. (5) Source: Judson, Ellen. “The Importance of Music.” Music Empowers Foundation. 1 FY19 BY THE NUMBERS Pianos for Peace is making people come together around from January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019 something common to celebrate traditions and it says COMMUNITY ARTS PIANOS FOR PEACE FESTIVAL things that people really cannot say in words. In a way, 88Partner Sites that’s what music does. It takes down barriers. Leslie Gordon A T L A N T A 95piano Director of Rialto Center for the Arts at donations Georgia State University 1.2 million estimated 42 56 12 5 Pianos for Peace has partnered with more than 29 nonprofit outdoor permanent collaborative creative served sites homes concerts workshops organizations, engaged more than 65 artists in community volunteer programs, and donated 95 pianos to local community-based MUSIC THERAPY ARTS EDUCATION organizations in metro Atlanta. Our community arts programs have served thousands of individuals in under-resourced schools, veterans’ centers, nursing homes, and hospitals. 14 25 436 performances 950 schools / colleges senior citizens students BUILDING PEACE THROUGH MUSIC AND EDUCATION? served 11 served nursing homes 5 creative workshops community centers in community 30% Black programs 2.693 7% Asian 64 and number of 31% Hispanic/Latino artists volunteer volunteer 21% White engaged service hours 11% Other 1 2 3 4 5 60% School Students 24% Senior Care Residents 8% People with Disabilities 1.245.630 6% Veteran Atlantans impacted by Pianos for Peace Festival 2% Specialty and Community Art Programs 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 WHERE WE SERVE Our Partners in Education Pianos for Peace transforms lives and communities at the following educational institutions Pianos For Peace Permanent Homes Our Partner Organizations 62 Schools, Colleges, and Universities 25 Partners, Sponsors and Organizations John Lewis Invictus Academy Boyd Elementary School Georgia Council for the Arts City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts Brookwood Elementary Fulton County Arts and Culture Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School Peyton Forest Elementary Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Garden Hills Elementary School Fred A. Toomer Elementary School Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority – MARTA Washington High School Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School Atlanta Public Schools Tri-Cities High School Burgess-Peterson Academy Atlanta Fulton Public Library North Clayton Middle School Harper-Archer Elementary School Forsyth County Public Library Forsyth County Arts Alliance Finch Elementary School Brandon Elementary Atlanta Beltline Dunbar Elementary Cascade Elementary School Piedmont Park Music from the Heart School Kimberly Elementary The King Center Green Pastures Christian School The B.E.S.T. Academy The Coca-Cola Company North Atlanta High School Continental Colony Elementary School The Abbarah Foundation Drew Charter School Sylvan Hills Middle School Wheels of Happiness Foundation Jackson Primary School Frederick Douglass High School Rotberg Comens Bray Foundation Forsyth County Community Foundation Divine Ministries and Music School Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High School William and Anne Goldstein Charity Fund McNair Middle School Jean Childs Young Middle School Center for Civil and Human Rights James A. Jackson Elementary School Morningside Elementary School Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Chapel Hill Elementary School Benteen Elementary School Rialto Center for the Arts Clara Mohammed Elementary Deerwood Elementary Atlanta Police Department Long Middle School Miles Intermediate Elementary School DeKalb County Police Department Cleveland Avenue Elementary School Fickett Elementary School Women of Reform Judaism Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP Douglas High School Humphries Elementary School The Hudgens Center for Arts and Learning Grammy Award Winner Rudy Currence Flat Shoals Elementary Scott Elementary Cohen Cooper Estep & Allen Atlanta Beltline Tri-Cities High School Pace Academy Anima Mundi Productions West Clayton Elementary Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy Core Property Capital School Banneker High School Georgia Tech Alpha Chi Omega Sorority Sam Flax Arts Peace House “I just see people light up on their Grady High School Carver Early College “The praise and the spirit that you Morningstar Storage own journey or path and all of a Inman Middle School Spelman College feel coming off people. You look Ogden-Ritenour sudden they hear the music and Jackson High School Emory University behind you and you see Black, Soul b Music they stop and people just take it Brown Middle School Georgia Tech Roswell Rotary Club White, Latino, Mexican, they are all in. So I think it just gives us all a Jones Elementary School Georgia State University Casa Nuova just standing here and the world little humanity.” Dobbs Elementary School Fort Valley State University Compass Liberty just gets bigger. It’s a really good Hollis Innovation Academy Abernathy Arts Center Daniel Dunlop, Atlanta Resident Starwood Business Group feeling.” Piedmont Park Sweet Auburn Curb Market David Keith, Street Artist One Atlantic Center Grand Gallery Our programs serve schoolchildren, healthcare patients, veterans, seniors, Atlanta Fulton Public Library and the disabled, igniting creativity and activating potential in under- ArtisTree Community Arts Center resourced communities. Art Gallery of Government Building 5 Each Pianos for Peace program is defined by the needs of our partner communities, the volunteer service of artists, and by our WHAT WE DO commitment to build peace through music and education. PIANOS FOR PEACE SERVES THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THREE PROGRAMS: ART S E DU C A T I O N C O M M U N Pianos for Peace
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