QCA artist helping Rock Island business owner cover up vandalism

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) – A Rock Island business owner came into work earlier this week, to find graffiti tagged on the side of Blue Cat Brewing Company.

He reported the vandalism to police, but it turns out no cameras in the area were able to record who was responsible.       

One local artist is helping the owner turn this into something positive.

Atlanta Dawn is known for her festive window paintings around the quad cities, but she’s using a different canvas to help out the co-owner of Blue Cat Brewing Company, Charlie Cole.

“I have no problem with street art. It was just that, it’s vandalism if you don’t ask first. So, it is a blank wall that definitely should have had some nice art on it. So, put it out there, just, you know, if anybody wanted to cover it up and put up some actually good art up there, you’re more than welcome to,” said Charlie Cole.

After contacting police and finding out there were no cameras that caught the…

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