The Atlanta Music Project receives prestigious Lewis Prize and $50,000 grant
“The Atlanta Music Project has received $50,000 from the Lewis Prize for Music. The philanthropic organization was created in 2018 by arts patron Daniel R. Lewis to offer long-term and single-year support to creative youth development programs in marginalized and under-resourced communities.
The Atlanta Music Project, one of 194 organizations to apply for the grant, meets the criteria of using music as an outlet to keep children healthy, expressive and engaged. It made the cut when a group of external arts leaders narrowed the field to 21 candidates. Ultimately, eight finalists were chosen to share more than $2.1 million in three categories.
Dantes Rameau, Atlanta Music Project cofounder and CEO, recognizes the visibility and credibility the national prize gives his decade-long effort to provide intensive, tuition-free music instruction for underserved young people. His strategy of enhancing the lives of students by imparting life skills like hard work, self-discipline and delayed gratification is aligned with Lewis’ philosophy.”
