Artist-Designed Street Piano Coming To Roswell

ROSWELL, GA — The Roswell Arts Fund will unveil its first artist-designed Street Piano at a ribbon cutting scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 18.

Zoey will make its formal debut at an event scheduled for 2 p.m. at the East Roswell Park Recreation Center at 9000 Fouts Road. The Roswell Arts Fund partnered with Play Me Again Pianos to bring the first Street Piano to the city. Zoey will be the organization's 19th public piano.

Play Me Again Pianos is a nonprofit charity dedicated to installing and permanently maintaining 88 public pianos throughout the Atlanta area. The community is invited to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the piano. The event will feature a brief performance, after which Zoey will be open for everyone to play and enjoy.

"A street piano transforms an ordinary space into an unexpected musical opportunity," said Roswell Arts Fund chair Rochelle Mucha. "Amateurs and professionals alike cannot resist the temptation to sit down and play a few notes. Street pianos are a catalyst for creating conversation, activating spaces, and bringing out smiles. Roswell Arts Fund is thrilled to sponsor and bring the first street piano to Roswell, and expand our public art collection. We welcome donations of pianos in good playing condition, to add to our Street Piano collection."

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Zoey was designed by local artist Amol Saraf to show the beauty of nature and to celebrate life. Saraf notes life is beautiful because of the various people, cultures, and geographical locations that exist around the world.

"Street pianos and public pianos inspire people to connect with each other in ways that were once common but seem increasingly rare," said Jason Brett, co-founder of Play Me Again Pianos. "By adding our pianos to the landscape throughout the metropolitan area, we hope to nurture that connection into an evolution of Atlanta’s culture, community and the arts."

The Roswell Arts Fund is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and the designated arts agency for the city. It serves as a powerful voice and advocate for the arts community, strengthening the scope, quality and diversity of the arts and striving to fully integrate the arts into the social and economic fabric that is uniquely Roswell. The fund also champions the ability of the arts to excite the imagination, strengthen public places, and encourage conversation. You can learn more about Roswell Arts Fund by visiting its website.

Images via Roswell Arts Fund