Pianos return to city streets Aug. 1 EVERETT - Ten decorated pianos for people to play will be out on downtown streets beginning Wednesday, Aug. 1.
The Street Tunes project runs through Aug. 22, and five of the pianos are new.
Cathy Tanasse and two of her art students from Snohomish’s Glacier Peak High School are decorating one of the 10 pianos.
The front will look like a cat, and one of the sides will have a winged dog. The back of the piano is undecided.
“It’s looking better by the minute,” Tanasse said.
It is easy to put paint on a piano, but Reanna Jarchow, 17, never thought she would be doing something like this.
“I used to play piano before, but I never thought I’d paint one,” Jarchow said.
Jarchow, Tanasse and student Hailey Arnold are painting the piano inside the Schack Art Center’s fire and kiln area, so people can watch as the work progresses.
“We’re getting some good feedback,” Tanasse said.
Painting a piano requires some forethought, she said.
“It’s fun because it’s kind of an odd shape,” Tanasse said. “You have to think outside the box.”
The other four artists painting pianos are Jules Anslow, Dennis Hacker, Jody Carlson Cain and Jesse Jeter James.
Each artist is given a $250 stipend to decorate them, cultural arts manager Carol Thomas said.
The project generates interest and gets people shopping downtown, Thomas said previously.
The pianos are free to play on, and many people take the opportunity. The Street Tunes project started three years ago.
During the project, people can vote for their favorite piano online at www.enjoyeverett.org and click on “Street Tunes.” The winner will be awarded the “People’s Choice Award.”
Tanasse is posting pictures every day of the students’ piano in the making.
Go to Facebook and search for “Glacier Peak High School National Art Honor Society” to see project pictures.
To see a map of where the pianos will be located, go to www.enjoyeverett.org and click on “Street Tunes.”Ten decorated pianos for people to play will be out on downtown streets beginning Wednesday, Aug. 1.
The Street Tunes project runs through Aug. 22, and five of the pianos are new.
Cathy Tanasse and two of her art students from Snohomish’s Glacier Peak High School are decorating one of the 10 pianos.
The front will look like a cat, and one of the sides will have a winged dog. The back of the piano is undecided.
“It’s looking better by the minute,” Tanasse said.
It is easy to put paint on a piano, but Reanna Jarchow, 17, never thought she would be doing something like this.
“I used to play piano before, but I never thought I’d paint one,” Jarchow said.
Jarchow, Tanasse and student Hailey Arnold are painting the piano inside the Schack Art Center’s fire and kiln area, so people can watch as the work progresses.
“We’re getting some good feedback,” Tanasse said.
Painting a piano requires some forethought, she said.
“It’s fun because it’s kind of an odd shape,” Tanasse said. “You have to think outside the box.”
The other four artists painting pianos are Jules Anslow, Dennis Hacker, Jody Carlson Cain and Jesse Jeter James.
Each artist is given a $250 stipend to decorate them, cultural arts manager Carol Thomas said.
The project generates interest and gets people shopping downtown, Thomas said previously.
The pianos are free to play on, and many people take the opportunity. The Street Tunes project started three years ago.
During the project, people can vote for their favorite piano online at www.enjoyeverett.org and click on “Street Tunes.” The winner will be awarded the “People’s Choice Award.”
Tanasse is posting pictures every day of the students’ piano in the making.
Go to Facebook and search for “Glacier Peak High School National Art Honor Society” to see project pictures.
To see a map of where the pianos will be located, go to www.enjoyeverett.org and click on “Street Tunes.”
By MICHAEL WHITNEY