The city of Detroit’s Office of Arts, Culture, and Entrepreneurship (ACE); the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy (DRC); and the Cranbrook Art Museum are creating a permanent, living memorial to Metro Detroiters who died from COVID-19 to promote healing and show support for our community.

Developed by world-renowned artist Sonya Clark, the Healing Memorial asks for those who have experienced loss to create a memorial pouch in honor of their loved ones. 

“At the heart of this project is the power of people coming together to offer something seemingly small, but ultimately powerful and wholly collective,” Clark says. “Each beaded prayer is the seed of a person’s intent and memory. Together we make a garden of our humanity, an ecosystem providing sustenance and succor.”

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