Articles by Lily Kopp, Arts Reporter

Local artist, Thomas Agran, completes mural for the New Pioneer Food Co-op

Local artist Thomas Agran recently completed a fresh mural at the New Pioneer Food Co-op in Coralville to celebrate October being National Fair Trade Month. Agran was commissioned to create the work of art by Fairtrade America, a nonprofit organization focused on working with farmers and growing ethical crops.Each mural commissioned by Fairtrade features farmers from around the world and the product, ingredient, or herb the farmer grows.For Agran’s mural, he depicted A.G. Nandasena, a farmer in Sri Lanka who grows Ceylon cinnamon plants. Agran, who typically creates landscapes, did extensive...