Green Heart Fridays
Join us to raise awareness through a nationwide, free art activation from the Arthritis Foundation during Arthritis Awareness Month.
May is Arthritis Awareness Month
Arthritis Awareness Month is a time to shine a light on the nearly 60 million people in the U.S. living with one of over 100 types of arthritis — the nation’s #1 cause of disability. It’s a moment to build understanding of arthritis, spark support, and lift up the voices of the arthritis community. Whether you live with arthritis, love someone who does, or simply want to show your support, your voice matters. Together, we can raise awareness and help drive our vision of a world where all people with arthritis are living a life without limits.
Join Us for Green Heart Fridays
This May, join our movement with Green Heart Fridays — a nationwide free art activation from the Arthritis Foundation. Every Friday in May, we're flooding social media and city streets with our Green Hearts, a powerful symbol of support, connection, and resilience in the face of arthritis.
Participate in three easy steps:
1. Follow us and our artist partners
Catch all the latest updates and artwork on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok — and follow our incredible artist partners in cities across the country.
2. Find a Green Heart
Online:
On Fridays in May, check our social media for weekly Green Heart graphics and unique green heart art created by our artist partners.
Around Town:
Each Friday in May, our artist partners will drop one piece of free original green heart art in a public space in their city. Find artists below, follow and share their Green Heart photos each week. If you're local, check out the weekly location to go find and claim your own Green Heart!
3. Share your support:
Like, comment and share our posts — or create your own Green Heart art! And if you find a piece of art placed by one of our artist partners, be sure to snap a photo and post on social media. Tag us @ArthritisFoundation and use #GreenHeartFridays and #ArthritisAwarenessMonth.
Join us and help build a Green Heart wave of arthritis awareness and connection during May!
Meet the Artists
Meet our incredible artist partners in 13 cities across the U.S. Follow them all to see behind the scenes of their creative process, why they're partnering with us, and of course their beautiful Green Hearts. Each week they'll be dropping a Green Heart in their community for others to find and claim.
Karen Anderson Singer creates interactive art, through the form of tiny, colorful doors, which she places throughout the city. She uses a variety of materials to create her works.
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Laurel Greenfield's slogan is "moments of joy around the table," as her colorful art made for the modern home draws inspiration from food and life.
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Under the brand “Studio Nez”, Vanessa Garza's artwork is best identified by her adorable cereal box characters.
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Jonathan Paul Jackson works in all art mediums, including painting, sculpture and Illustration. From a young age, he developed a deep love and passion for nature which continues to impact his art-making practice.
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Andrea Cira is a paper artist and illustrator who creates dimensional art with cut paper, drawing inspiration from her Mexican heritage.
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Katrina Romulo is a graphic designer passionate about creating visuals that tell stories and that improve everyday lives.
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Rene Clairin and his wife, Natalie, are inspired by their surroundings and their native Latino culture, using vibrant colors, organic shapes, and imperfect lines.
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Lucinda Hinojos was the first Native American artist to be featured in the Super Bowl. She does murals, paintings and drawings that center on her Indigenous and Mexican heritage.
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Alannah Tiller is a digital artist and muralist who is known for creating bold imagery known to the local community.
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Lulu Yueming Qu is a Chinese artist who has two master's degrees in fine arts and is trained in traditional Chinese painting style.
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Viviana Matsuda is a Japanese/Mexican who crafts wheel-thrown and hand-built pottery, and owns the store, Emotion Potion.
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Stevie Shao is an illustrator and muralist, whose bold and colorful style draws heavily on her Chinese heritage.
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Robin Davisson left her 25-year career in science to pursue her love of art and now owns a successful abstract art “un-gallery” in Georgetown.
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