Uplifting illustrations promote hope during the coronavirus pandemic

Artworks (L-R) by Sofia Kolovskaya, Cachete Jack, Atanas Giew.

By Shannon Connellan2020-04-2411: 03: 16 UTC

During this time of extraordinary uncertainty, stress and anxiety, and shared sensations of powerlessness, a group of artists are posting daily, uplifting illustrations to give people a minute of hope.

Helmed by nonprofit group Fine Acts, which combines activists and creatives for social excellent campaigns, the Spring of Hope project has actually been sharing one illustration daily, giving an everyday visual moment of hope throughout the coronavirus pandemic

All works have actually been freshly commissioned for this project, and they’re all complimentary to download and print– non-commercial use by nonprofits and activists is likewise allowed. They’ll be publishing daily on the organisation’s website till completion of May.

A massive 50 artists based in 20 countries, including the UK, Bulgaria, South Africa, Russia, Colombia, India, and the U.S. have actually submitted works, and while these preliminary illustrations were independently commissioned by Great Acts, they’re now extending the invite to artists and illustrators all over the world to register to send their own works of hope for inclusion as a daily post.

” Today, more than anything, humanity needs hope.

Here’s a handful of the illustrations published so far, from the similarity UK-based artist Kyle Platts, NYC’s Amber Vittoria, Barcelona’s Rozalina Burkova, London’s Dessy Baeva, Spanish duo Cachete Jack, and Russia-based artist Sofia Kolovskaya, to name a few. You can see the whole collection on the Fine Acts website

” We are stronger together and being physically apart doesn’t imply we have to be socially apart,” stated Sofia-based illustrator Zhana Mitkova in a statement.