KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Heart statues marked with “KC” are being displayed across the Kansas City space this week to assist tourism, native companies, early childcare and training in addition to these impacted by COVID-19.

The Parade of Hearts is establishing greater than 150 of those statues throughout Kansas City.

Local artists submitted their work in hopes of being chosen to showcase their artwork on one of many statues.

From a tribute to the jazz district, to the love of barbecue, you’ll be able to see every kind of artwork representing Kansas City tradition on the hearts.

On Monday, the group will announce the placement of the hearts, and later this week, launch an app the place folks can get incentives at sure places the place they’re displayed.

It will run for the following few months and in June, the hearts can be auctioned off.

The Parade of Hearts will assist the University of Kansas Health System’s efforts to assist COVID sufferers with long-term results on their hearts, and Mid America Regional Council, which is working to reopen early childc

Minority owned enterprise grants by way of AltCap and domestically owned hospitality and tourism enterprise grants by way of the Visit KC Foundation can even profit from the challenge.

Each artist will obtain a $2,000 stipend for his or her work.