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rivwlogo1.gif (5843 bytes) Where the River Runs East to West...
           Quad Cities
                      Illinois and Iowa



NEW ART SITES
IN DEVELOPMENT
The Gathering Place
Arsenal Island
Rock Island, Illinois
Davenport, Iowa
The Artist The Artist:   Kunhild Blacklock
To be Completed: 1999

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This is a drawing of the east-west mural planned for the Gathering Place.  The project will be located near Fort Armstrong on Arsenal Island and will include two steel murals on either side of a pointed lookout.
A triangular shaped platform and seating area will look out over the River.
The mural includes an Indian figure designed by Mesquakie Shaman Preston Duncan.
fishpic.jpg (15767 bytes) TREE OF LIFE
Sunset Park
Rock Island, Illinois
The Artist:  Jim Turner
To be Completed: 1999

The Tree of Life will be a flat stone sculpture comparing the Mississippi River to a tree.   The sculpture will be placed on the south side of Potter's Lake near 18th Avenue.

Contact River Action at 319- 322-2629 for more information.
River Action    www.riveraction.org   Quad City Arts    www.qconline.com

          

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