These 60 artists will design Boston’s Street Pianos this fall
The instruments hit local public spaces on September 23.
The Celebrity Series of Boston will unleash 60 pianos upon the city of Boston come September 23. The organization first launched Street Pianos in 2013, combining public music with local art, by selecting artists from all over Boston to paint unique designs on the instruments. Now, the organizers of Street Pianos have selected 60 artists to bring life and color to the new set of pianos this fall. According to a release, 19 of the 60 artists are returning from 2013, and not all are painters—some plan to bring elements of sculpture, quilting, woodblock printing, and even robotics. The pianos are being crafted at the Innovation and Design Building in Boston, with an expected completion date of August 26. The design is completely up to the interpretation of each artist, with the only constant being that they will all say, “Play Me, I’m Yours.” The pianos will hit the public spaces of Boston neighborhoods from September 23 to August 10. British artist Luke Jerram, the creator of the Street Pianos concept, will be in Boston from September 20 to 24 to help launch the installation.
Clara Wainwright decorates her instrument.
Here are the artists whose work will grace the pianos:
Allston
Sarah Iwany
Christine Winship
Brighton
Emily Cobb
Dorchester
Howie Green
Joe Kitsch
John Provenzano
Walter Sickert
Downtown Crossing
Jeff Monahan
East Boston
Phil Hoa
Fenway
Aaron Beeler
Fort Point Channel
Claudia Ravaschiere
Hyde Park
Sara Gately
Jamaica Plain
Sarah Begin
Dylan Hurwitz
Mattapan
Ayana Mack
Marjorie Saintil-Belizaire
Mission Hill
Brendan Whipple
Roslindale
Michael Crockett
Charles Sumner Elementary School
Roxbury
Mark Willis
South Boston
Pat Falco
South End
Hurley K-8 School
Joshua Wilmot
Macarena Valdes
Sorin Bica
Fernando DeOliveira
Emily Cobb begins painting.
Other Towns:
Arlington
Amanda Baldi
William Turville
Ashland
Connie Kolman
Braintree
Leigh Champagne
Brookline
Rosa Jiyoon Hyun
Olivia J. Kiers
Cambridge, MA
Emily Evans
Sky Schulte
Clara Wainwright
Everett
Karyn Alzayer
Victoria Valente
Medfield
Cindy Prevett
Medford
Lou Lim
Catherine Maldonado
Chelsea Rathbun
Newton
Tova Speter
Paul Theriault
Quincy
Cedric Douglas
Julie Roth
Somerville
Ben Kauffman
Jason Chase
Liz LaManche
Lois Blood Bennett
Swampscott
Jenni Dinger
Waltham
BReddy
Watertown
Dawn Evans Scaltreto
Olivia Natale
Ryan Edwards
Ruth K. Henry
Wilmington
Cassandra Hurley
Bellows Falls, VT
Zoey Staley
Melrose
Rob Obvious
Needham
Eddie Bruckner
Westminster, VT
Jeanette Staley
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