A piano for BOTA

After listening to the pianist community that accompanies us, we decided that this is the time to move on to our own piano, which will allow us to make each concert a greater experience, especially when it involves the piano.

After listening to the pianist community that supports us, we decided that now is the time to move forward with our own piano. A piano that meets the expectations of so many pianists who have played here and that raises the level of demand that we have for this project, the Organized Base of Toca das Artes, which allows us to make each concert a greater experience, especially when it involves the piano.

Our association has not lacked affection. Affection from our artists, affection from our audience, and affection from the city that welcomes us. This adventure, made up of great determination, has also been carried out with very little support. Hence this fundraising that we will take as far as possible to have the best piano according to the characteristics of the space and its needs.

Over the years, BOTA has been extremely fortunate to have a piano that was very kindly made available by a pianist, a great friend, to the community and to all the artists who visit us. Although it is a great piano, it is also a small study piano that is not BOTA's.

We are very grateful for the generosity of the pianist who so lovingly keeps her piano with us and who trusts us to take care of it, something we will continue to do.

About the author

TOCA DAS ARTES - NÚCLEO CULTURAL is a non-profit association that aims to design, organize, develop, implement and disseminate interdisciplinary cultural, social, artistic and pedagogical projects. It promotes activities at local and national level, as well as artistic residencies in the areas of music, visual arts, performing arts and literature, involving artists, cultural professionals and public and private institutions with the community.
Founded in 2014 with the mission of supporting artists in general, in terms of management, production and dissemination, TOCA DAS ARTES - NÚCLEO CULTURAL saw its action expand in 2020, through the conquest of its physical and multipurpose space - the Base Organizada da Toca das Artes (BOTA) -, located in Largo de Santa Bárbara, in Lisbon, reaffirming itself as a protector and promoter of Culture.
This space allowed it, in addition to carrying out its bureaucratic mission, to hold events, residencies, and multidisciplinary creation - in music, dance, performance, visual arts, guaranteeing all its associates, a universe of more than 200 professional artists, the ability to carry out their work, thus ensuring the maintenance of permanent activities.
BOTA currently hosts concerts, exhibitions, performances, workshops and workshops, dedicated to different audiences, as well as regular poetry sessions and dance and music classes, welcoming more than 1000 visitors per month, thus allowing the visibility and permanent activity of local and international artists, as well as interaction with the community.

Budget and due dates

U3 piano properly prepared and tuned: €4000
Ramp for placement on stage: €300
Modification of the stage surface to support the movement and rotation of the piano: €700

The goal is to start the crowdfunding on December 14, 2024, coinciding with the "Amazing Weekend at the Piano" event, which will take place throughout the weekend and will feature the participation of two dozen pianists, and to end the crowdfunding on February 14 or 15, depending on the maximum time for fundraising. The new piano should be at BOTA in time for Piano Day, on March 29, 2025.

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