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Brooklyn Art Library's The Sketchbook Project Shares Strangers' Thoughts

— August 7, 2012 — Unique
Anyone can become a 'published' artist thanks to The Sketchbook Project. A unique collection at Brooklyn Art Library in New York City, this project allows people of all walks of life to fill a 32 page notebook with whatever crosses their minds from doodles to sketches and other content.

Founded by Sheilla Sumayang in collaboration with Art House Co-op, The Sketchbook Project is currently comprised of 12,500 sketchbooks from 130 countries. The project is heading on a 14 city tour in the very near future and anticipates an additional 7,500 books will make their way onto Brooklyn Art Library's shelves.

For $25, anyone can participate in the The Sketchbook Project, which allows strangers to share their inner thoughts and creativity with other strangers.

Trend Themes

  1. Participatory Art Projects — Businesses can explore opportunities to create similar projects that allow people to showcase their creativity and thoughts.
  2. Art as Community Building — Companies can explore art as a way to bring people together and create a sense of community around their products or services.
  3. Crowdsourced Art Collections — Enterprises can establish crowdsourcing projects for art collections, allowing wider access to collections, especially from people of all backgrounds.

Industry Implications

  1. Art Curation — Companies in the art curation industry can create similar projects to The Sketchbook Project that allows for crowdsourced art projects.
  2. Community Building — Technology companies exploring community building can explore opportunities to integrate art and creativity to bring people together.
  3. Creative Education — Education companies can use The Sketchbook Project as an inspiration to create similar participatory projects for students that encourages creativity and free thinking.
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