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Junior Arnav Shrestha paints during the Paint with Da Guys event, hosted by the Multicultural Men’s Association on Sept. 28.

Multicultural Men’s Association: Establishing brotherhood across campus

Johnay Swayzer October 6, 2023

Multicultural Men’s Association (MMA) is an organization for men of color focused on creating community and togetherness. Overall, the program mainly focuses on event planning and talking with people...

Peter Xiao speaks with a student during a painting class in Abbey Studios.

Professor Peter Xiao and the color green

Charlie Roiland November 26, 2022

While most kindergartners were busy playing with blocks and running around the playground, Augustana art professor Peter Xiao remembers pacing through the green of his backyard, hands clasped behind his...

Local artists with Quad City Arts paint details on plants on the last day of their project. After nine days, the mural will be finished and ready for public viewing on Monday, July 23.

Mural brings green to 14th Avenue

Rachel Leman July 22, 2018

Formerly a scene of construction and traffic, the southern wall of Fred & Ethel’s Antiques shop has blossomed into a lavish spanse of green and floral patterns. After the City of Rock Island commissioned...

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