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‘Passing Through’: New mural unveiled in downtown Cedar Rapids

Public art project brightens up Ground Transportation Center

Sep. 10, 2025 6:26 pm

Cedar Rapids artist Sadya smiles as they answer questions during the unveiling of the mural “Passing Through” at the Ground Transportation Center in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. The mural took Sadya 130 hours to complete. The nonprofit Murals & More works to identify locations to display public art projects as well as secure funding for artists to ensure they’re appropriately compensated for the value of their work. Sadya, the co-founder of 237 Collective, attention to detail included using the number of a city bus that is currently in service when GTC workers told them that the number of the bus in a reference photograph was taken out of service. The mural is part of the nonprofit’s The Cedar Rapids Mural Trail. The trail includes at least 20 public art projects since the initial installation in 2012. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) — Cedar Rapids artist Sadya smiles as they answer questions Wednesday during the unveiling of the mural “Passing Through” at the Ground Transportation Center in downtown Cedar Rapids. The mural took Sadya 130 hours to complete. The local nonprofit Murals & More works to identify places to display public art projects as well as secure funding for artists to ensure they’re appropriately compensated. The mural is part of the nonprofit’s Cedar Rapids Mural Trail. The trail includes at least 20 public art projects since the initial installation in 2012. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Buses are seen in a micro mural during the unveiling of the mural “Passing Through” at the Ground Transportation Center in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. The mural took Cedar Rapids artist Sadya 130 hours to complete. The nonprofit Murals & More works to identify locations to display public art projects as well as secure funding for artists to ensure they’re appropriately compensated for the value of their work. Sadya, the co-founder of 237 Collective, attention to detail included using the number of a city bus that is currently in service when GTC workers told them that the number of the bus in a reference photograph was taken out of service. The mural is part of the nonprofit’s The Cedar Rapids Mural Trail. The trail includes at least 20 public art projects since the initial installation in 2012. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) — Buses are seen in a micro mural Wednesday during the unveiling of the mural “Passing Through” at the Ground Transportation Center in Cedar Rapids. Mural artist Sadya, the co-founder of 237 Collective, paid close attention to detail in creating the piece. That included using the number of a city bus that is currently in service when city transit workers told the artist that the number of the bus in a reference photograph was taken out of service. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Mimi Daoud (right) and Rachel Rupert nothing of Cedar Rapids react to the depiction of tiny city buses and the focus on detail during the unveiling of the mural “Passing Through” at the Ground Transportation Center in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. The mural took Cedar Rapids artist Sadya 130 hours to complete. The nonprofit Murals & More works to identify locations to display public art projects as well as secure funding for artists to ensure they’re appropriately compensated for the value of their work. Sadya, the co-founder of 237 Collective, attention to detail included using the number of a city bus that is currently in service when GTC workers told them that the number of the bus in a reference photograph was taken out of service. The mural is part of the nonprofit’s The Cedar Rapids Mural Trail. The trail includes at least 20 public art projects since the initial installation in 2012. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) — Mimi Daoud (right) and Rachel Rupert, of Cedar Rapids, react to the depiction of tiny city buses and the focus on detail during the unveiling of the mural “Passing Through” on Wednesday at the Ground Transportation Center in Cedar Rapids. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

A goose, a comedic nod to the city’s population, is seen during the unveiling of the mural “Passing Through” at the Ground Transportation Center in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. The mural took Cedar Rapids artist Sadya 130 hours to complete. The nonprofit Murals & More works to identify locations to display public art projects as well as secure funding for artists to ensure they’re appropriately compensated for the value of their work. Sadya, the co-founder of 237 Collective, attention to detail included using the number of a city bus that is currently in service when GTC workers told them that the number of the bus in a reference photograph was taken out of service. The mural is part of the nonprofit’s The Cedar Rapids Mural Trail. The trail includes at least 20 public art projects since the initial installation in 2012. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) — A goose, a comedic nod to the city’s population, is seen during the unveiling of the mural “Passing Through.” (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids artist Sadya smiles as they answer questions during the unveiling of the mural “Passing Through” at the Ground Transportation Center in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. The mural took Sadya 130 hours to complete. The nonprofit Murals & More works to identify locations to display public art projects as well as secure funding for artists to ensure they’re appropriately compensated for the value of their work. Sadya, the co-founder of 237 Collective, attention to detail included using the number of a city bus that is currently in service when GTC workers told them that the number of the bus in a reference photograph was taken out of service. The mural is part of the nonprofit’s The Cedar Rapids Mural Trail. The trail includes at least 20 public art projects since the initial installation in 2012. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) — Cedar Rapids artist Sadya smiles as they answer questions during the unveiling of the mural “Passing Through.” (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

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