keys to the city

KEYS TO THE CITY
Who: Jeni Bullock, professional artist
What: Launching Keys to the City project organised by lead artist Jeni
Bullock. Painted pianos that all "tell the artist's stories" will be placed
around town during Festival Cairns. They are for everyone to use and
enjoy and the local Street Star competitors in the Ergon Energy Buskers
festival have been encouraged to utilise these colourful additions to our
town as part of there act.
Where: Buskers HeadquartersCity Place, Lake ST
When: 11 am Thursday 23rd July
More: Jeni has been busy painting her story onto one of the 5 pianos that will be located
around the CBD during Festival Cairns. Jeni took some time out this week and turned her
skills to painting the windows of the Ergon energy Buskers Festival Head Quarters Office at city place

Artist brushing up on piano project
DON'T call the police if you see a for the Keys to the City project. Ms Bullock said anyone could
brightly coloured piano left in the Ms Bullock said the days out at sit down and play.
city centre. sea had ended now her husband "Music is a way that does bring
Six pianos will be placed Kerry works as a pilot in Cairns. people together and that's what
around Cairns as part of Festival "It gets lonely at times but it we want to do," she said.
Cairns next month. was an adventure. It's a memoir The artist has also kept busy
Former ship captain's wife Jeni of my life. It's a very symbolic by painting a mural at Buskers
Bullock has painted her life at sea piano," she said. Headquarters at City Place.
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Tune of life: Jeni Bullock uses memories of a sea faring life for her artwork on pianos to be placed in the CBD. Picture: CHRIS HYDE
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Weekend Post
Saturday 25/07/2009

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