Hopeful residents of Georgia city erect signs declaring ‘Everything Will Be OK’ in shop windows and front yards as their community is hit hard by COVID-19 outbreak
- Arts center owner Alan Mothner came up with the idea to distribute ‘Everything Will Be OK’ signs across the city of Dunwoody
- Mothner teamed up with a local graphic design business to print off the placards and sell them for $20 each to support artists out of work
- Residents have been erecting the signs in front yards, and car and shop windows in a bid to raise morale in the community
- Dunwoody is located in Dekalb County, Georgia, which has at least 74 confirmed cases of coronavirus
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Residents of Dunwoody, Georgia are hoping to raise spirits amid the coronavirus crisis by placing optimistic signs in shop windows and front yards across their small city.
The idea is the brainchild of Alan Mothner, a local arts center owner who was inspired by a 2009 mural created by Georgia artist Jason Kofke, which declares: ‘Everything Will Be OK’.
Mothner teamed up with a local graphic design business to print off placards featuring the optimistic slogan, before distributing them across the community.
Dunwoody is located in Dekalb County, which has been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 outbreak. The county encompasses parts of North Atlanta and has 74 confirmed cases of the virus as of Tuesday morning.
Residents of Dunwoody, Georgia are hoping to raise spirits amid the coronavirus crisis by placing optimistic signs in shop windows and front yards across their small city. The original 2009 mural by artist Jason Kofke is pictured
A local graphic design business decided to print off placards featuring the optimistic slogan, before distributing them across the community
The ‘Everything Will Be Alright’ signs have become a way of reassuring residents that they will make it through the health crisis – and the ensuing economic fallout.
‘It gives folks that glimmer of hope that we’re going to get through this and stay positive,’ Spruill Center For The Arts owner Alan Mothner told Good Morning America Tuesday.
‘It’s something we all kind of share in our hearts here and our community wants to spread that positive message.’
Mothner has asked residents to pay $20 per sign, with the proceeds going to local artists who have been left in a precarious financial position due to the virus.
The signs cost $20, with all the proceeds going to support artists who are currently struggling
Heyward Wescott, the graphic designer who helped print the signs, has put his own message up in a window
‘Galleries are shut, they can’t sell work, they can’t teach,’ Mothner stated.
‘Most artists really have no means of income at the moment.’
He and Heyward Wescott, the graphic designer who helped print the signs, have been floored by the number of locals who have generously agreed to pay for the placards.
The duo plant the signs in front yards while the owners remain inside, in order to observe the practice of social distancing.
Dunwoody law enforcement are even helping to spread the positive message
Meanwhile, other locals have shown solidarity by printing off their own signs with the same slogan.
Dunwoody law enforcement are even helping to spread the same message.
Officers used an electronic message system to spell out the ‘Everything Will Be Ok’ motto by the side of a busy highway.
The state of Georgia has 800 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 25 deaths.
As of Tuesday morning, more than 46,000 Americans had tested positive to coronavirus, and there were more than 580 reported deaths.
As of Tuesday morning, more than 46,000 Americans had tested positive to coronavirus, and there were 589 reported deaths
The Georgia city of Dunwoody is showing solidarity by erecting the optimistic signs