BDN reports UMaine art students behind Queen City Piano Project
The Bangor Daily News reported University of Maine students Maire Gardner and Abbie Allen, along with Portland artist Mike Lewis, painted pianos for the Queen City Piano Project. The project was organized by local arts nonprofit Launchpad, and was part of ARTober, a monthlong celebration of the arts in Bangor, according to the article. The project began with three donated pianos, which were restored and designed by the artists before being placed in public parks, the article states. Gardner, a sophomore art education major, painted a piano that was placed in Second Street Park. Allen, a resident of Lamoine who studies studio art, painted a piano for Hayford Park. “With public art you have to consider the public before you consider the art. You have to think about your environment and your audience and that will determine what you can and cannot create,” Allen said.