Now’s your chance to paint a 16th Street Mall piano – but you’ll have to be quick

Andrew Kenney

Apr. 17, 2017, 8:55 a.m.

Ten painted pianos will return to the 16th Street Mall in just a few weeks, and the Downtown Denver Partnership is offering a chance for artists to leave their marks on the instruments.

Designs are due this Wednesday, April 19, so you’ll have to be fast. Those selected will be reimbursed up to $150 for supplies.

The pianos will be painted at a “live painting event” on May, with more information to come, according to DDP. They will be the same ten pianos deployed last year.

Anyone interested can submit a sketch of their proposed piano paint-job to the Downtown Denver Partnership via ktoney@downtowndenver.com. Here’s a template provided by DDP:

A template for a 16th Street Mall piano. (Downtown Denver Partnership)

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