Asst. Professor of Architecture and Art Sanda Iliescu organized today a public art project to paint the words of Lincoln's historic Gettysburg Address on the Beta Bridge of Rugby Road. The project invites 271 passersby to each paint one word of the address on the bridge, in an artistic statement meant in part to take postive action against the recent racially-motivated and homophobic postings on the bridge and elsewhere on Grounds. Approximately 40 students at the School of Architecture are serving as volunteers today to assist the public. Also, several groups of children from the nearby Venable School are participating as part of their studies of Abraham Lincoln and early American history.Related stories:Charlottesville Daily ProgressRichmond Times Dispatch