The public piano that’s been at Deer Lake Regional Airport for nearly three years is being moved to a new home next week, but another will be taking its place.
The Come Play With Me Piano donated by Charlotte and Kent Jones of Corner Brook in August 2015 is being moved to the atrium of the fine arts building at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University in Corner Brook.
It is being retired as a functional instrument and will serve as a piece of visual art at the university.
The piano will be presented to the university Wednesday morning at 10 a.m.
At 12:30 p.m. the same day, a new piano available for anyone who wants to play it will be unveiled at Deer Lake Regional Airport.
The event will include a performance by pianist Noah Hamilton, who also played at the 2015 launch.
The new instrument is sponsored by Humber Motors Ford in Corner Brook.
Like the original one, the new one at the airport will feature artwork by Corner Brook artist Jackie Alcock, who painted both pianos at the Rotary Arts Centre in Corner Brook.
Alcock’s latest design reflects images from life in western Newfoundland’s outdoors.
The Come Play With Me pianos are initiatives of Business and Arts NL, an organization that strives to make connections between the business and the arts communities. Other pianos can be found at the St. John’s International Airport, St. John’s Farmers’ Market, Memorial University Student Centre, Atlantic Place, Health Sciences Centre, St. John’s Arts and Culture Centre, and Emera Innovation Exchange.
Business and Arts NL says more pianos at other locations are in the works.
