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# “Your Art Here” billboard gets some TLC
- URL: https://bsquarebulletin.com/your-art-here-billboard-gets-some-tlc/
- Published: 2019-01-10T23:13:14.000Z
- Updated: 2025-02-25T12:43:57.000Z
- Author: Dave Askins
- Tags: Old B Square, #imported-whole

On Thursday afternoon, Max E. Smith spread out his tools on top of a nearby trash bin, getting ready to work. He’d come to secure the edges of the “refugees welcome” banner, which gusts of wind had pulled from its frame.

![refugees welcome banner](https://i0.wp.com/bsquarebulletin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/refugees-welcome-banner.jpg?resize=457%2C380&ssl=1)

*“Your Art Here” billboard at Sixth & Walnut.*

The banner, affixed to the building at the northeast corner of Sixth and Walnut, is the latest in a rotating display at that location, curated by [Your Art Here](http://yourarthere.org/about/).

This month features the work of French artist [Claire Fontaine](http://clairefontaine.ws/). The bold cursive letters on the banner are outlined subtly with numbers and red arrows to indicate how each letter is written.

The previous display was a painting of the endangered [Vaquitas](https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/vaquita), by former Bloomington resident Marius Mason.

According to the group’s [website](http://yourarthere.org/), Bloomington-based Your Art Here was founded in 2002\. It’s a nonprofit public art organization “created to provide local communities with an opportunity to engage in visual, public dialogue through the use of billboards and other public spaces.”

![max e smith](https://i0.wp.com/bsquarebulletin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/max-e-smith.jpg?resize=322%2C377&ssl=1)

*Max E. Smith*

The “refugees welcome” banner will remain up through January.

Smith – who also serves on the board of the local nonprofit [New Leaf, New Life](http://newleafnewlife.org/) – didn’t yet know what would replace it.

The best way to keep track of their work is by keeping your eyes open when you pass by that corner. Otherwise, check the [Your Art Here account on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/your.art.here/). (The group also has a presence on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/yourarthere) and [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/yourarthere/), but those accounts and their website appear to be infrequently updated.)