Pinecrest City Music Project

With 502 students and 31 staff, PCMP is the first-ever minor-run organization to be awarded a competitive government grant from Miami-Dade County. Since its founding in 2018, the organization has raised over $420,000 in government grants and monetary/in-kind donations. The Project, executed though its in-house Special Projects team, reaches over 7,... 000 community stakeholders through three annual public access cultural arts initiatives including Music @ The Gardens, South Dade Schools ArtsFest, and TEDxMiamiArtsEd. As 65% of our students are low income, all activities conducted by our organization, including programming, exhibits, performances, and events, are of no charge to the community. In its mission to unequivocally support students both in and outside the classroom, PCMP has launched Miami's first arts education-specific Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Outline entitled the Tutti Plan. Four categories include (1) financial inequities, (2) gender empowerment, (3) lead-by-example, and (4) youth arts advocacy. Our HistoryRead More