Public Pianos

#ComePlayWithMeNL
Public art you can play!

Program Overview

Public art invigorates public spaces and helps build thriving cultural and economic partnerships. When art is available to everyone to enjoy and create, everyone has the opportunity to contribute to community identity and see themselves reflected.

Business & Arts NL’s Public Piano Program ran from 2014 - 2024, and presented an invitation to participate in collective community expression and create more meaningful public spaces. Pianos were beautifully painted by local visual artists. Their upkeep and longevity was supported by generous sponsors. And everyone who played them contributed to their legacy.

#ComePlayWithMeNL boasted hundreds of planned and impromptu performances.

#ComePlayWithMe

Newdock Piano at the Marine Institute, Memorial University

  • Newdock

  • Artist: Mark Benson

  • Debuted by: Mark Bragg

Humber Motors Piano at the Deer Lake Airport

Come From Away Piano at the Gander Airport

Avalon Laboratories Piano at the Health Sciences Centre

Royal Inn and Suites Piano at the Happy Valley Goose Bay Airport

Sir Thomas Roddick Hospital, Stephenville

JAG Hotel Piano at the St. John’s International Airport

MUN Piano at Emera Innovation Exchange Signal Hill Campus

Cox & Palmer Piano at the St. John’s Farmer’s Market

  • Cox & Palmer

  • Artist: Julie Lewis

  • Debuted by: Sherman Downey

Spotlights on the #ComePlaywithMe Public Pianos

Performances

Sherman Downey

Humber Motors Piano at the Deer Lake Airport

The Once

Come From Away Piano at the Gander Airport