March 7, 2013
Congratulations to fourth grade artist, Ellen Vergin, who was selected to be part of the local Pianos on Parade program!
Pianos on Parade is a joint collaboration between Keys 4/4 Kids (K44K), a local nonprofit organization, and the mayor’s office of Saint Paul. Together, K44K, Saint Paul, the local community and business sponsors will showcase the work of artist/student teams as they ‘artistically transform’ 15 pianos.
After submitting an application, Ellen was selected to be on one of the artist/student teams! She will be paired with a local artist during an ‘ice breaking’ event at the Mall of American on Sunday April 14th, Noon-4pm at the Terrace in Nickelodeon Universe. Then, she and the artist will work together to paint a real, working piano, with much of the work being done at the Mall of America® over the weekend of May 18-19th. Artist/student teams will each be given a particular color, and challenged to represent and artistically interpret this color on their piano.
Pianos will be placed on a float for the Grand Old Days parade on June 2nd and then on sidewalks and parks across the city of St. Paul for 2 months over the summer.
Keys 4/4 Kids was founded by MPA alum, Newell Hill. Learn more about the organization and this event at:
https://keys44kids.com/paint-a-piano-program
