Keys to the Cities is a Kretzer Piano Music Foundation project where local artists will be painting old pianos, turning them into original works of art and displaying them around Palm Beach County. Courtney Hess, Visual Arts and Theatre teacher for the Literary and Fine Arts Academy (LFAA) at Watson B. Duncan Middle, submitted an application for the Keys to the Cities project.
Mrs. Hess and her students were thrilled to find out that they were among the applicants selected to create one of these unique pieces of art. “It is a very special honor considering that Mrs. Hess and the Literary and Fine Arts Academy students were the only artists selected from a school,” said Kate Wynn, Literary and Fine Arts Academy Coordinator. “The talented group of artists plans to create a “Zentangle” piano. The pianos will be displayed in November so be on the lookout for Mrs. Hess and LFAA’s Zentangle masterpiece.”
The Keys to the Cities whimsically-painted pianos will be found at the following locations: City Center Plaza, CityPlace, Clematis Street, Palm Beach County Cultural Council in downtown Lake Worth, The Kravis Center, Downtown at the Gardens, Flagler Drive, Kretzer Piano in Jupiter, Palm Beach and other fun venues throughout the area. After their public debut, the pianos will be donated to local children’s charities and community organizations, enriching lives for years to come.
For more information please contact Ms. Wynn at kate.wynn@palmbeachschools.org or 561-776-3596.