The brick inlay labyrinth was installed in the backyard of Christ Episcopal Church in early February 2020. It is one of the stops on the walking tour throughout Walnut Cove. Read more
Celebrate All Victories!
We Won the Clean Up of Coal Ash Across of North Carolina
Watch Celebrating Courage Online
The Story of John L. Hairston and the 1968 Integration of Walnut Cove
Scenes from the Recreation of the Legacy March Led by Rev. Gregory Hairston
Watch The Lilies Project Blossom!
Walnut Cove, NC is the site of a National Creative Placemaking Fund Project, The Lilies Project, which is sponsored by ArtPlace America. Together we can come up with creative solutions to address coal ash, 20 million tons of which sits in the Belews Creek community.
BREAKING GROUND
reflections on watching the lilies project bloom
What to Expect
the technology
Demonstrate the technology of the NC State A&T University Coal Ash Encapsulation Process in order to promote the building of a pilot plant at Belews Creek with the goal of eliminating the burial of new production coal ash
the art
Create public art made out of coal ash installed in Walnut Cove with accompanying art throughout Southeastern Stokes County
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Quarterly Community Building Workshops featuring Oral History, Visual Arts, Spirituals, Public Health, Environmental Justice, Renewable Energy
the people
Support impacted residents and the broader community through sharing about the health impacts of coal ash, what it's like living on bottled water, and to share their on stories in their own words.
Original Lead Organizations
Stokes County Arts Council | Stokes County Historical Society | Appalachian Voices | NC A&T State University
Project Leader
Caroline Rutledge Armijo
caroline.armijo@gmail.com
919-358-5057
TheLiliesProject.org