PUBLIC ART

Koi Notes, 2025

Newton Centre Green - Newton, MA

Koi Notes is a painted piano commissioned by the City of Newton for its Artful Pianos Project. The design features a lake scene with koi fish, inspired by nearby Crystal Lake. The Artful Pianos Project is organized by Newton Cultural Development with support from Newton Community Pride, bringing music and visual art into shared public spaces.

Play it Forward: Newton’s Artful Pianos make music for all ↗  -  Newton Beacon

Koi Notes painted grand piano with koi fish and lake design by Raquel Fornasaro, Newton Artful Pianos Project. Side view

Three boys playing Koi Notes, a painted grand piano by Raquel Fornasaro with koi fish and lake design, inspired by Christal Lake, a public art commissioned by Newton, Massachusetts.

Koi Notes, grand piano painted by Raquel Fornasaro, lake design with koi fish, and a diver sending love. Newton Artful Pianos Public Art Project.

For a Better Life, 2022

Downtown Common - Framingham, MA

For a Better Life is a heart-shaped sculpture commissioned by the Mass Cultural Council to celebrate New England’s Brazilian community in Framingham, Massachusetts. Installed at the Downtown Common, the piece reflects my experience as an immigrant, navigating life and identity while belonging to and loving two places at once.

"Many Cultures, One Heart" art display celebrates Framingham's diversity  ↗  -  CBS News Boston

For a Better Life sculpture by Raquel Fornasaro, celebrating New England’s Brazilian community, commissioned by the Mass Cultural Council and the city of Framingham, MA. Kids lying down and reading

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Newton AL Fresco, 2021

Newton Highlands - Newton, MA

Working in collaboration with various City departments (Parks & Rec., Economic Development and Planning) and community partners (Eversource and Newton Community Pride), Al Fresco locations and parklets were created throughout the city to promote economic vitality for small, local businesses.

SpaceCraft, 2016

Peoples Sculpture Racing at the Cambridge Science Festival - Cambridge, MA

Designed and built for the Cambridge Science Festival’s Peoples Sculpture Racing, a spacecraft-themed human-powered sculpture. The piece combined playful imagination with engineering, encouraging participants and spectators to engage with movement, form, and collaborative problem-solving.