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# Caught in the artistic act: Two installations in downtown Bloomington on Saturday, a third to come
- URL: https://bsquarebulletin.com/caught-in-the-artistic-act-two-installations-in-downtown-bloomington-on-saturday-a-third-to-come/
- Published: 2022-07-23T19:47:55.000Z
- Updated: 2025-02-25T01:29:09.000Z
- Author: Dave Askins
- Tags: Old B Square, #imported-whole

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Early Saturday afternoon, on a quick trip to Brilliant Coffee Company for a cup of gelato, The B Square chanced on Joel Shields, who was adding some color to a parking sign post at 6th and Morton.

Shields lives in Venice Beach, California, but is Bloomington born and raised. He serves as a kind of [unofficial artist in residence](https://bsquarebulletin.com/2022/07/20/based-in-venice-beach-but-bloomington-bound-artist-installs-temporary-panels/) when he visits his hometown.

Saturday’s parking sign post was his second installation of the day. A block away, he installed a yarn panel at Kirkwood Avenue and Morton Street. Later on Saturday, he will be installing a third piece of art in the same general area, Shields told The B Square.

In case readers want to go on a Joel Shields art hunting expedition, he did give a hint: The next installation will probably be in an alley.

**Photos: July 23, 2022 Bloomington, Indiana (6th and Morton Streets)**

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