The Floral Heart Project, a COVID-19 Memorial effort, will lay floral hearts in cities and towns across the US in conjunction with a National Day of Mourning effort.
The Floral Heart Project, which has been featured in the Washington Post, NBC, New Times, Buzzfeed, etc, has organized a national mobilization of volunteers to recognize mounting COVID-19 losses. Supported at a national level by 1-800-Flowers.com and BloomStudios, the project has partnered local florists, COVID-19 loss families and volunteers to lay hearts in cities and towns throughout the United States.
While the project is non-partisan, the effort on March 1 is aligned with Marked by COVID’s work to create a National Day of Mourning. To date, over 50 mayors from around the United States have supported their resolution. The Floral Heart Project supports efforts that are actively focused on creating memorials now and permanent memorials in the future.
Information on local event:
Joli Jardin is donating florals for the Chattanooga installation.
When: On Monday, March 1 at 9 a.m., HeartBleed Projection begins at 7 p.m
Where: 1428 Williams St, Chattanooga TN - POMKT
Volunteers: Becca Coleman jolijardinfarm@gmail.com, Erin Leonard jolijardindesign@gmail.com, Tess Henshaw henshawt@gmail.com., Julie Holder Powell julie@pomkt.com, and Bo Powell bo@pomkt.com.
Why: The Floral Heart Project was started by artist Kristina Libby in an effort to help the community create spaces for public grieving and to share support for people suffering during the pandemic. The project began in April and has scaled since then with the partnership of 1-800-Flowers.com in the fall and BloomStudios beginning in December.
To find out more information about nationwide laying, visit
https://www.floralheartproject.com/covid-national-day-of-mourning.