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Meet the artist behind BIG’s new mural
Bloomington City CouncilTuesday, November 18, 2025
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[0:01] We wanted
to tell a story that the community
[0:03] would really appreciate and like and love
about Bloomington Ice Garden.
[0:07] The mural as a whole is just under ten
feet tall by about 90ft.
[0:11] It's really important to make this place
feel as though everybody is welcome.
[0:15] Every group
that skates here is also represented here.
[0:18] My name is Adam Turman.
[0:19] I'm a full time artist
and I specialize in murals and painting.
[0:24] I like to do a lot of work that's really
Minnesota and Midwestern based.
[0:28] I tend to work with a lot of bold
and bright colors.
[0:31] It's really exciting for me.
[0:32] Typically, I'm working
[0:33] pretty quickly with some of my clients
and the brands that I work with.
[0:36] This one was a little bit
of a longer process
[0:38] because we got the community involved.
[0:40] This is very heavily
trafficked area in here.
[0:43] Doing a mural that's on vinyl
in this space makes way more sense.
[0:46] We're here in Bloomington,
actually off of County 35 and Girard.
[0:49] Super rewarding for us.
[0:50] You know, obviously,
this being in our backyard,
[0:52] we love being involved as much
of the community stuff as we possibly can.
[0:55] It's very rewarding.
[0:56] I really like the movement
throughout the whole piece.
[0:59] I think a big part of
[1:00] it was that feeling that you get
when you walk into the space.
[1:03] So what am I going to do here?
[1:05] Those activities are like, you're going
to skate in some way, shape or form.
[1:08] I love these murals
because they really bring a space to life.
[1:11] And for people
coming in and seeing the colors,
[1:13] I mean everybody,
it puts a smile on their face.
[1:16] And for me,
it makes the atmosphere so much more fun.