“Loveful Hands” Arrives on Eastern Market Metro Plaza

Loveful Hands Arrives on Eastern Market Metro Plaza

by Larry Janezich

Posted Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Loveful Hands by sculptor Jay Coleman was selected by the community as a piece of interactive public art for Eastern Market Metro Plaza in 2020.  The long-anticipated installation became a reality today.  Here’s a photo of the arrival on the Plaza. 

Here’s the installation in progress. Photo: Bob Gellman

And here’s Loveful Hands.  Today the public got a preview of the piece.  Tomorrow, according to Coleman, it will be draped in fabric waiting an unveiling next week by Mayor Bowser.