Creating Inspiration
Mural by alum inspires music students
Artist Mya Diabira with representatives from the BHC Art, Design and Performing Arts Department and the BHC Foundation at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for her mural, ‘Wavelengths.’
Mya Diabira, a 2024 Black Hawk College graduate and award-winning painter from Bettendorf, Iowa, was commissioned to create "Wavelengths," a four-panel acrylic mural for the electronic music lab at the Quad-Cities Campus.
Funded by a mini-grant from the BHC Foundation, the mural blends images of musical instruments, light, sound and nature in harmony. The project's goal was to "reflect the incredible creativity that happens in this classroom and to further inspire musical collaboration."
Diabira is not only a painter but also a former flutist in the BHC Jazz Ensemble. "... Mya is exceptionally talented and traverses both the art and music realms, it is a rare opportunity to incorporate Mya's mural art within the walls of the music spaces," Dr. Irene Leites, department co-chair, wrote. " In essence, when you walk into a classroom and see work by an artist that took risks and put forth something original and unique, you are more likely to do so yourself."
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