We are very fortunate that our city has a wonderful ‘Art in Public Places’ program, ‘intended to encourage and enhance artistic expression and appreciation and to add value to the Fort Collins community through acquiring, exhibiting, and maintaining public art’. This includes transformer cabinet and trash can murals, pedestrian pavers, park sculptures, and Pianos About Town, a collaborative effort with Bohemian Foundation, and Downtown Development Authority. ‘This exciting project brings visual art and music together for the public to enjoy. After the pianos are painted, they are be moved to various locations around Fort Collins, awaiting discovery and attention!’ Check out the facebook page, which includes a few videos
Click here for more info, including visuals of the artists’ concepts.
Love the art in public places initiative, and especially the Pianos About Town! What a totally cool idea! It must be wonderful to wander around and soak up all that artisticness!
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(psst! It helps having a billionaire philanthropist in town)
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Cool video! 😀 I like the idea of all of that artistic stuff!
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I should have mentioned, that the pavement pavers are made from artwork local kids submit in a contest – cool, huh?
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Yeah! VERY Cool!
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This past year we were in Denver visiting my sister and we saw their pianos around town. It was soooo cool! I think this is a great idea!
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We like to sit and watch the artists working on them too!
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