The Sketchbook Project

Campus events are a staple for Minnesota State Community and Technical College’s Fergus Falls campus. On September 11th, funded through grants from the Lake Region Arts Council via legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, The Sketchbook Project came to campus, drawing M State students as well as local K-12 students.

Described in the M State News article published prior to the event, the project's "mission is to allow everyone to participate in art and to create a collection of work that represents artists worldwide in a traveling art library.”

At the mobile library, students used their smart phones to login to The Sketchbook Project’s virtual library and make a search using keywords, or explore popular topics. After students found a sketchbook of interest, the librarian delivers the sketchbook requested, as well as a second random book to enjoy at the same time.

Visitors to the mobile library enjoyed reading through the sketchbooks. Some contained poems, paintings, doodles, and detailed drawings. Every book is unique - the library has over 31,000 contributors, and continues to grow every week.

Students from M State Fergus Falls have contributed to the number of sketchbooks in the Brooklyn Art Library and Sketchbook Project mobile tour. Pictured below, a students thumbs through a sketchbook centered on the author's travel experiences. 

This is just one of the many events the Fergus Falls campus of M State will present this year. Fergus Falls also displays the works of professional artists year round, including RECLAMATION by Su Legatt. 

"Art is Everywhere" at M State Fergus Falls. See for yourself.