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Where LoveKey Began & Where it's Going

The LoveKey Movement was birthed after a conversation with one of Cody's best friends, Cosimo Bruno, who at the time was going through a difficult break-up. Cody extracted the essence of what his friend was feeling and became the vessel to bring to life his desire for unconditional love through an act of performance art called, Love is the Key, in which random people on the streets of New York City became active participants.

Below you will see where the LoveKey Movement began, and in a few sentences, here is where we see it going: keys, merch, murals, charity work, global symbol for love. Maybe it becomes its own charity organization? Maybe it becomes a household name? Whatever it becomes, it will always be a powerful way to tell people they are loved.

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LoveKey Takes NYC

Valentine's Day was two days away when we came up with the idea. We had 500 keys overnighted, then spent the remaining hours painting and writing "Love" on each of the keys. We barely slept. When morning came we set out in NYC to give hand-painted LoveKeys to strangers. We had no clue how this would be received - It was freezing cold, Trump had just been elected, we had never done performance art like this, but it was Valentine's Day and Love was in the air!


February 14th, 2017

General Support

Your support and contributions will enable LoveKey to continue spreading it's message and provide the world with a little more light.

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Getty Center's 25th Anniversary

LoveKey's first California outing was at the Getty Museum's 25th anniversary celebration in Reseda, Los Angeles, California on July 9th & 10th, 2022.

Installations at Art Fairs

LoveKey Partnership Info

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Limited Partnerships & Clients

University of Texas at San Antonio

This Valentine's Day there was a little extra love in the air on UTSA's college campus.

Tumaini International

The movement spreading love one key at a time meets the non-profit spreading hope one village at a time. Tumaini helps impoverished communities in Kenya through education and infrastructure. This collaboration currently focuses on a co-branded Hope/Love Key and the fundraising efforts to build a level 4 hospital in an area of Kenya where 

The movement spreading love one key at a time meets the non-profit spreading hope one village at a time. Tumaini helps impoverished communities in Kenya through education and infrastructure. This collaboration currently focuses on a co-branded Hope/Love Key and the fundraising efforts to build a level 4 hospital in an area of Kenya where there is currently none.

Learn more about Tumaini International

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The Other Art Fair

The Other Art Fair

 

Presented by SaatchiArt.com, the world’s leading online art gallery, we’re a global gathering of creative thinkers, game changers and pleasure seekers sharing emerging talent and unforgettable experiences. Set against the backdrop of the world’s biggest cities, each of our fairs is different. We combine boundary-pushing yet always afford

 

Presented by SaatchiArt.com, the world’s leading online art gallery, we’re a global gathering of creative thinkers, game changers and pleasure seekers sharing emerging talent and unforgettable experiences. Set against the backdrop of the world’s biggest cities, each of our fairs is different. We combine boundary-pushing yet always affordable works with immersive installations, performances and the odd tattoo or taxidermy class thrown in for good measure.

Art isn’t confined to convention or rule, and how you enjoy it shouldn’t be either.

A place where art feels accessible, where everyone fits in, where the experience exists outside of four white walls and the same four artists?

That’s not normal. That’s The Other Art Fair.

Superfine Art Fair

Punk Rock Gives Back

The Other Art Fair

 As the sun shines, artists want to make art. And we make that easier. How? It’s simple: by giving artists and curators the economic power to build client lists and generate sales results through our art fairs. We provide pre-qualified buyers, an outsized and targeted marketing budget, and the best infrastructure in the industry. Our expe

 As the sun shines, artists want to make art. And we make that easier. How? It’s simple: by giving artists and curators the economic power to build client lists and generate sales results through our art fairs. We provide pre-qualified buyers, an outsized and targeted marketing budget, and the best infrastructure in the industry. Our expert marketing means that our buyer targeting strategy is revolutionary. We’re first-movers in accessible, artist-driven art fairs, and the largest, most widespread art fair for artists in the country. 


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Punk Rock Gives Back

Punk Rock Gives Back

A California-based nonprofit arts organization with a mission to build a network of cultural oases by equipping artists with the tools to create socially-minded, community-uniting public art projects is on board for project specific partnerships and fiscal sponsoring.

Punk Rock Gives Back

Punk Rock Gives Back

Punk Rock Gives Back

Punk Rock Gives Back supports the causes YOU care about. They are a resource and partner for individuals, businesses, musicians, and artists to develop events and endeavors that serve the greater good. 

They do this by providing a support platform to infuse existing or new special events with a charitable focus, partnering with groups and 

Punk Rock Gives Back supports the causes YOU care about. They are a resource and partner for individuals, businesses, musicians, and artists to develop events and endeavors that serve the greater good. 

They do this by providing a support platform to infuse existing or new special events with a charitable focus, partnering with groups and individuals to facilitate and manage giving opportunities that fall within the IRS guidelines for compliance, and acting as resource to other charities, businesses and individuals looking for efficient and compliant fundraising opportunities. 

Morgan Production & Design

Morgan Production & Design

Morgan Production & Design

 Contractors for many of the country's leading art fairs. Morgan Production & Design has partnered with LoveKey to bring high quality builds to LoveKey's installations nation wide.

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Want to hire LoveKey for your next event? Feel free to put in a request! Cody is always open to opportunities that allow him to spread the message, Love is the Key!

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