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The Sing for Hope Pianos

New York City 2016

Sing for Hope Pianos

Consola
2016
Consola
Charis J. Carmichael Braun
Visual Artist
Charis J. Carmichael Braun
Reflections of Egypt
2016
Reflections of Egypt
ADAPT
Visual Artist
ADAPT
Outer Space
2016
Outer Space
Laura Alvarez
Visual Artist
Laura Alvarez
Numbers
2016
Numbers
Rob Baird
Visual Artist
Rob Baird
Happy Birthday
2016
Happy Birthday
Keith Carollo
Visual Artist
Keith Carollo
Hope For Tomorrow
2016
Hope For Tomorrow
Georges Chakra
Visual Artist
Georges Chakra
Greyson Chance
2016
Greyson Chance
Greyson Chance
Visual Artist
Greyson Chance
Blossom
2016
Blossom
Sing for Hope Youth Chorus
Visual Artist
Sing for Hope Youth Chorus
Views
2016
Views
Julia Ladds Clauss
Visual Artist
Julia Ladds Clauss
Bee Inspired
2016
Bee Inspired
Tracy Crane
Visual Artist
Tracy Crane
Laureano
2016
Laureano
Vanezza Cruz
Visual Artist
Vanezza Cruz
Global Waterfront Village
2016
Global Waterfront Village
Joan DiLieto
Visual Artist
Joan DiLieto
Untitled
2016
Untitled
Henya Emmer
Visual Artist
Henya Emmer
Jackie O
2016
Jackie O
Tina Santi Flaherty
Visual Artist
Tina Santi Flaherty
Operation Freedom
2016
Operation Freedom
The Eric & Jessie Decker Foundation
Visual Artist
The Eric & Jessie Decker Foundation
Music is the Heartbeat of the City
2016
Music is the Heartbeat of the City
Gilly Gil-Lugo
Visual Artist
Gilly Gil-Lugo
Untitled
2016
Untitled
Jeanette Hayes
Visual Artist
Jeanette Hayes
Liberty
2016
Liberty
Ben Hilario-Caguiat
Visual Artist
Ben Hilario-Caguiat
Ring of Keys
2016
Ring of Keys
The Broadway Cast of FUN HOME
Visual Artist
The Broadway Cast of FUN HOME
Dearly Beloved
2016
Dearly Beloved
Eric Inkala
Visual Artist
Eric Inkala
Persian Garden
2016
Persian Garden
Aida Izadpanah
Visual Artist
Aida Izadpanah
Harmony in Blue and Gold
2016
Harmony in Blue and Gold
JASA
Visual Artist
JASA
Music Machine #1
2016
Music Machine #1
Adam Kidder
Visual Artist
Adam Kidder
Treasure Map Boundaries
2016
Treasure Map Boundaries
Jee Hye Kim
Visual Artist
Jee Hye Kim
In Bloom
2016
In Bloom
Michael Kozlowski
Visual Artist
Michael Kozlowski
Gregory The Gray Whale
2016
Gregory The Gray Whale
Izabel Lam
Visual Artist
Izabel Lam
Untitled
2016
Untitled
Jordy Lievers-Eaton
Visual Artist
Jordy Lievers-Eaton
Meta Morphisis
2016
Meta Morphisis
Evan Lorberbaum
Visual Artist
Evan Lorberbaum
Golden Bees
2016
Golden Bees
Shammia McQuaig
Visual Artist
Shammia McQuaig
Songs in Color
2016
Songs in Color
Robert Padovano
Visual Artist
Robert Padovano
Etude ABOVE Ground Zero
2016
Etude ABOVE Ground Zero
Eva Petric
Visual Artist
Eva Petric
Rainbow
2016
Rainbow
Ali Printz
Visual Artist
Ali Printz
Tribute to Olga Samaroff
2016
Tribute to Olga Samaroff
Ali Printz
Visual Artist
Ali Printz
Constellation of the Muse
2016
Constellation of the Muse
Oksana Prokopenko
Visual Artist
Oksana Prokopenko
The House on 1418 - La Casa en la 1418
2016
The House on 1418 - La Casa en la 1418
Alina Reyas
Visual Artist
Alina Reyas
We love NYC!
2016
We love NYC!
P.S. 126 - Jacob August Riis
Visual Artist
P.S. 126 - Jacob August Riis
Wurlitzer
2016
Wurlitzer
Allison Ruiz
Visual Artist
Allison Ruiz
Piano For Reminding Miracles In Our Lives 2016
2016
Piano For Reminding Miracles In Our Lives 2016
Yuki Sakaguchi
Visual Artist
Yuki Sakaguchi
Wildcats
2016
Wildcats
P.S. 48Q - The William Wordsworth School
Visual Artist
P.S. 48Q - The William Wordsworth School
Colors
2016
Colors
Stefan Sierhej
Visual Artist
Stefan Sierhej
Swirling Sounds
2016
Swirling Sounds
Emma Sky
Visual Artist
Emma Sky
Coloring Fish
2016
Coloring Fish
Nick Stavrides
Visual Artist
Nick Stavrides
Lindsay Stewart
2016
Lindsay Stewart
Lindsay Stewart
Visual Artist
Lindsay Stewart
Untitled
2016
Untitled
Nathan Sykes
Visual Artist
Nathan Sykes
Point of View
2016
Point of View
Stephanie Tartick
Visual Artist
Stephanie Tartick
Tiny People
2016
Tiny People
Arielle Trenk
Visual Artist
Arielle Trenk
What's in a Name
2016
What's in a Name
Melanie Wagner
Visual Artist
Melanie Wagner
The Bark of A Dog Is Music to Our Ears
2016
The Bark of A Dog Is Music to Our Ears
Bruce Weber
Visual Artist
Bruce Weber
Give the moon to me…
2016
Give the moon to me…
Daniel White
Visual Artist
Daniel White
The Wayside Rose
2016
The Wayside Rose
Jamie WIlen
Visual Artist
Jamie WIlen
Reach for the Stars
2016
Reach for the Stars
Christopher Wong
Visual Artist
Christopher Wong
Lost In Color
2016
Lost In Color
Christopher Wong
Visual Artist
Christopher Wong
Painted Light
2016
Painted Light
Victoria Wrubel
Visual Artist
Victoria Wrubel

About this Program

Sing for Hope Pianos Launch Event 2016, 28 Liberty Plaza

Sing for Hope celebrated the fifth anniversary of its legendary community arts program, The Sing for Hope Pianos, placing 50 artist-designed pianos in public spaces of NYC from June 9 - 19 2016.

To date, the Sing for Hope Pianos program has placed 286 public instruments throughout New York City, making the city host to more street pianos than any other in the world. Each year, Sing for Hope selects local and international artists to create unique piano artworks that are placed in parks and other public spaces for two weeks during the summer. Anyone and everyone is invited to play. 

This year, through a special partnership with the New York City Department of Education, Sing for Hope placed all of the Sing for Hope Pianos in permanent homes in NYC public schools after the pianos' time on the streets, benefiting thousands of New York City schoolchildren. 

“From the South Bronx and the Rockaways to Staten Island and Times Square, the Sing for Hope Pianos have become synonymous with summertime in New York City. We are thrilled to bring these pianos to life at 28 Liberty as we prepare to fill our city with music, art, and community for the fifth year,” said Sing for Hope Co-Founders Monica Yunus and Camille Zamora. “And we are delighted that, after their time in the parks, The 2016 Sing for Hope Pianos will go on to permanent homes in our city’s public schools, opening creative doorways for students for years to come.”

An icon of Lower Manhattan, 28 Liberty, a Fosun Property Holdings building, has provided a full 34,000-square-foot floor to serve as a communal studio for the artists designing the pianos. 

Sing for Hope celebrated the new Sing for Hope Pianos with a launch event at the iconic 28 Liberty Plaza on Monday, June 6, 2016 which featured international singing star and Tony Award® winning actress LEA SALONGA, iconic Late Night with David Lettermanbandleader PAUL SHAFFER, two-time Tony Award® and Drama Desk nominee DAPHNE RUBIN-VEGA, the dynamic piano duo ANDERSON & ROE, cast members from ON SITE OPERA’s acclaimed Figaro Trilogy, saxophonist/composer TED NASH/Presidential Suite, singer/songwriter PETE MULLER, rising stars Jessica Fishenfeld & Stephanie Lauricella from OPERA DIVA DRESS COLLECTION, MANHATTAN GIRLS CHORUS, and other leading players from the NYC music scene, including YOUNG MUSICIANS FROM SING FOR HOPE’S YOUTH PROGRAMS and our partner NYC public schools SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL

Sing for Hope Piano created by Georges Chakra

Sing for Hope will placed its 336th Sing for Hope Piano in New York City since the project’s 2010 debut, making NYC host to more street pianos than any other in the world.  As in previous years, celebrities have contributed their energy, talent, and time to design The 2016 Sing for Hope Pianos, including singer Jessie James Decker and her husband, Eric Decker of the New York Jets, Nathan Sykes (formerly of The Wanted), singer Greyson Chance, renowned photographer Bruce Weber, the cast of hit Broadway show Fun Home, and haute couture designer Georges Chakra. Artists and celebrities who have previously donated their time and talent to the Sing for Hope Pianos include fashion designers John Varvatos, Isaac Mizrahi, Kate Spade, and Diane Von Furstenberg; visual artists Julian Schnabel and Scott Taylor; and media mogul Arianna Huffington.

Sing for Hope Piano created by Yuki Sakaguchi

“We are thrilled to support Sing for Hope through The Sing for Hope Pianos! Music is a huge part of our lives and we have been blessed with all the tools we need to create and enjoy music with our family and fans. We are designing a Sing for Hope Piano on behalf of our foundation, the Eric and Jessie Decker Foundation, to bring music to those who don’t readily have access to it. We are excited to support this worthwhile cause and to donate our piano to a veteran’s charity in need,” said Eric and Jessie Decker.

The 2016 Sing for Hope Pianos were made possible in part by the support of Fosun International and 28 Liberty, and by Sing for Hope’s Founders Circle, including The Arnhold Foundation in loving memory of Sissy Arnhold, The Anna-Maria & Stephen Kellen Foundation, and Ann Ziff, and the GENEROSITY OF DONORS LIKE YOU.

Program News

The Sing for Hope Pianos

From the Bronx to Beirut, the Sing for Hope Pianos program is a global arts initiative that creates artist-designed pianos; places them in public spaces for anyone and everyone to enjoy; then transports and activates them year-round in permanent homes in schools, hospitals, transit hubs, refugee camps, and community-based organizations. Sing for Hope has provided more pianos for under-resourced public schools than any other organization in the world.

The Sing for Hope Pianos
700+
SFH Pianos Created
2+ Million
People Annually Served
8 + Billion
Media Impressions Garnered

Frequently Asked Questions

This is the most important question of all, and the answer is a resounding Yes! The Sing for Hope Pianos are for everyone and anyone to enjoy. Have a seat and play — it’s all yours!