Play Me, I'm Yours: Pianos Bring Us Together

Play Me, I'm Yours is an artwork begun by British artist Luke Jerram in 2008 and still touring. Pianos are located, painted and put in public places where any member of the public can play them. Already the project has been all over the world, including London, New York and Sydney. This year even more cities are being added (Los Angeles; Toronto; Paris; London; Salt Lake City; Geneva; Salem, Oregon; and Hangzhou, China. When the projects are over, the pianos are donated or sold and the money given to charity.

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Here's a 2009 video about the concept and execution.

In case anyone is interested, I saw a clip about the New York exhibit. After the pianos were located, cleaned up and painted, a piano tuner was hired to keep them in shape. Each piano had a volunteer "buddy" whose job it was to lock the keyboard every night and put a tarp over the piano to protect the instruments as much as possible under the adverse conditions. I'm sure the pianos still suffered (weather is the enemy to a piano), but I'm sure the art and instruments provided a lot of joy to the people who stopped by to play. There are videos showing singers and bands trying to travel around and play as many of them as possible (New York had 60 pianos). Quite a feat. And fun!