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The Sing for Hope Pianos

New York City 2019

Sing for Hope Pianos

Find Your Voice
2019
Find Your Voice
Tatham Smith
Visual Artist
Tatham Smith
Practice Your Scales
2019
Practice Your Scales
Maria Tonelli Smith
Visual Artist
Maria Tonelli Smith
Tropical Dreams
2019
Tropical Dreams
Joanne Agabs
Visual Artist
Joanne Agabs
Sounds of the Street
2019
Sounds of the Street
Seth Apter
Visual Artist
Seth Apter
Commuter
2019
Commuter
Rob Baird
Visual Artist
Rob Baird
Cityscape
2019
Cityscape
Addy Balajadia
Visual Artist
Addy Balajadia
Jersey Boys
2019
Jersey Boys
The Cast of JERSEY BOYS
Visual Artist
The Cast of JERSEY BOYS
Love is in Your Hands
2019
Love is in Your Hands
Jessica Browne-White
Visual Artist
Jessica Browne-White
Shapeless Horizon
2019
Shapeless Horizon
Nick Carder
Visual Artist
Nick Carder
Red Thought Cluster
2019
Red Thought Cluster
Julia Cocuzza
Visual Artist
Julia Cocuzza
NYCymatics
2019
NYCymatics
Yazmeen Collazo
Visual Artist
Yazmeen Collazo
Circles of Hope
2019
Circles of Hope
Tracy Crane
Visual Artist
Tracy Crane
The Lightness of Bubbles
2019
The Lightness of Bubbles
Eugenia D'Ambrosio
Visual Artist
Eugenia D'Ambrosio
Rhapsody in Blue
2019
Rhapsody in Blue
Natalia Julia D'onofrio
Visual Artist
Natalia Julia D'onofrio
Where I'd Rather Be
2019
Where I'd Rather Be
Allison Gildersleeve
Visual Artist
Allison Gildersleeve
Not a Regular Piano
2019
Not a Regular Piano
The Broadway Cast of MEAN GIRLS
Visual Artist
The Broadway Cast of MEAN GIRLS
Life is Sweet
2019
Life is Sweet
Martina Hanna
Visual Artist
Martina Hanna
You Will Be Found
2019
You Will Be Found
The Broadway Cast of DEAR EVAN HANSEN
Visual Artist
The Broadway Cast of DEAR EVAN HANSEN
Peace, Love, and Hope
2019
Peace, Love, and Hope
Colette Hardy
Visual Artist
Colette Hardy
水中花〜Pearl Flower〜
2019
水中花〜Pearl Flower〜
Miho Hiranouchi
Visual Artist
Miho Hiranouchi
We All Live Here
2019
We All Live Here
Callie Danae Hirsch
Visual Artist
Callie Danae Hirsch
Life in Technicolor
2019
Life in Technicolor
Sebastian Kauderer
Visual Artist
Sebastian Kauderer
Flowers for Janet
2019
Flowers for Janet
Allie Kelley
Visual Artist
Allie Kelley
Coral Coloratura
2019
Coral Coloratura
Izabel Lam
Visual Artist
Izabel Lam
It's Safe To Dream Here
2019
It's Safe To Dream Here
Lola Lovenotes
Visual Artist
Lola Lovenotes
Blue Skies Ahead
2019
Blue Skies Ahead
Lulu Lutri
Visual Artist
Lulu Lutri
Marvelous
2019
Marvelous
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Visual Artist
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Let's Dance
2019
Let's Dance
Chelsea Marotta
Visual Artist
Chelsea Marotta
Kaleidoscope Effect
2019
Kaleidoscope Effect
Alexis Mendoza
Visual Artist
Alexis Mendoza
A Visionary New York
2019
A Visionary New York
Jane Elissa Meyers
Visual Artist
Jane Elissa Meyers
HOPEistheTHINGw/FEATHERS
2019
HOPEistheTHINGw/FEATHERS
Richela Fabian Morgan
Visual Artist
Richela Fabian Morgan
Music is Universal
2019
Music is Universal
Darren Mosley
Visual Artist
Darren Mosley
Mermaid Tales
2019
Mermaid Tales
Satbir Multani
Visual Artist
Satbir Multani
You Are A Work of Art
2019
You Are A Work of Art
Sarah Nisbett
Visual Artist
Sarah Nisbett
Irish Pride
2019
Irish Pride
Peggy and Megan Padovano
Visual Artist
Peggy and Megan Padovano
Hummingbirds
2019
Hummingbirds
Robert Padovano
Visual Artist
Robert Padovano
Sound Cloud
2019
Sound Cloud
Eva Petrič
Visual Artist
Eva Petrič
Pride of Broadway
2019
Pride of Broadway
Playbill
Visual Artist
Playbill
Lady Vethra
2019
Lady Vethra
Arianna Santoriello
Visual Artist
Arianna Santoriello
Art For All
2019
Art For All
Rachel Sousa
Visual Artist
Rachel Sousa
In The Depths Of...
2019
In The Depths Of...
Nick Stavrides
Visual Artist
Nick Stavrides
Community of Dreams
2019
Community of Dreams
Joan DiLieto in Collaboration with HMI and SVA
Visual Artist
Joan DiLieto in Collaboration with HMI and SVA
Harmony on Earth
2019
Harmony on Earth
Diane Tonelli
Visual Artist
Diane Tonelli
Infinite Imagination
2019
Infinite Imagination
Alexandra Turchinsky
Visual Artist
Alexandra Turchinsky
Nature
2019
Nature
Cory Tyler
Visual Artist
Cory Tyler
New York City Nightime
2019
New York City Nightime
Jayson Valles
Visual Artist
Jayson Valles
The Nature of Mother
2019
The Nature of Mother
Bridget Wendt
Visual Artist
Bridget Wendt
Galactic Lullaby
2019
Galactic Lullaby
Morgan Winter
Visual Artist
Morgan Winter
Marble Yin and Yang
2019
Marble Yin and Yang
Victoria Wrubel
Visual Artist
Victoria Wrubel
Tessellation
2019
Tessellation
Jieun Yang
Visual Artist
Jieun Yang
Urban Harmony
2019
Urban Harmony
King Yan "Fina" Yeung
Visual Artist
King Yan "Fina" Yeung

About this Program

Sing for Hope placed its 500th artist-designed piano in June 2019, making NYC host to more public pianos than any other city. The renowned Sing for Hope Pianos returned to the streets of New York City in the summer of June 2019. In celebration of its year-round creative work in communities, Sing for Hope placed 50 artist-designed pianos in parks and public spaces across the five boroughs for anyone and everyone to play. The country’s largest annually recurring public art project now in its eighth year, the Sing for Hope Pianos are made possible in partnership with New York City Parks and Recreation, New York City Department of Education, The Office of the Mayor, and the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, with special support provided by Fosun International. 

The official unveiling of the 2019 Sing for Hope Pianos took place on Monday, June 3rd at Fosun Plaza at 28 Liberty in New York City. Sing for Hope Co-Founders Camille Zamora and Monica Yunus kicked off the festivities, featured pop-up performances around the plaza by a range of performers, including several Broadway casts.

The Sing for Hope Pianos Launch Event 2019, Fosun Plaza

This year’s playable masterpieces have been created by a diverse range of artists, including the Broadway casts of Mean Girls, Dear Evan Hansen, and Jersey Boys; the cast of the hit TV show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel; media giant Playbill; and leading visual artists from all five boroughs and around the world, including artist/designer Alpana “Tejaswini,” Florida-based educator Bridget Wendt, and Staten Island-based family of artists Rob, Peggy, and Megan Padovano.

Liquitex is the Official Paint Sponsor of the Sing for Hope Pianos. In addition to supplying the paint, Liquitex provide Sing for Hope’s Piano Artists with ongoing artistic skill-building in the form of free workshops and demonstrations that allow the SFH Piano Artists to bring their designs to life. Liquitex Resident Artist Jimmy Leslie created a special Sing for Hope Piano as a symbol of the partnership, which will be displayed at their headquarters during the June exhibition and later donated to a public school.

“As Sing for Hope continues to expand nationally and internationally, we remain deeply committed to our NYC home that inspired it all. A hub of community and connection forms around each Sing for Hope Piano. Multiply that hub of community by the 500 SFH Pianos we will have placed to date as of this summer, and you have a city transformed,” say Sing for Hope Co-Founders Monica Yunus and Camille Zamora. “These 50 one-of-a-kind Sing for Hope Pianos will not only provide music outdoors for three weeks in June; they will also live on, starting this fall, at permanent homes in NYC public schools, extending the reach of our education programming to over 100,000 New York City students and community members annually. The SFH Pianos serve as the catalysts for our dynamic ‘Citizen Artist Curriculum,’ sparking inspiration for years to come.”

The Sing for Hope Pianos were available in June 2019 for anyone and everyone to play in high-traffic locations throughout the five boroughs including Virginia Park and Van Cortlandt House Museum (Bronx); Brooklyn Bridge Park and Coney Island Boardwalk (Brooklyn); Christopher Park, Bryant Park: New York Public Library, and Central Park (Manhattan); Flushing Town Hall, Rockaway Park Boardwalk, and Gantry Plaza State Park (Queens); and Kivlehan Park and Midland Beach (Staten Island). 

Sing for Hope Piano created by Martina Hanna

Each year, the Sing for Hope Pianos are brought to life at 28 Liberty, an icon of Lower Manhattan. A Fosun Property Holdings building, 28 Liberty has generously donated space for a fourth year, providing the communal studio where artists have designed and painted the 2019 Sing for Hope Pianos.

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!