Saturday, October 30, 2010

The Sketchbook Project


Hi folks! Saw a great opportunity that I think you might be interested in participating in:

The Sketchbook Tour

Thousands of sketchbooks will be exhibited at galleries and museums as they make their way on tour across the country.

After the tour, all sketchbooks will enter into the permanent collection of The Brooklyn Art Library, where they will be barcoded and available for the public to view.

Anyone - from anywhere in the world - can be a part of the project. To participate and have us send you a sketchbook that will go on tour, start by choosing a theme to the right.

Each artist is sent the same blank Moleskine sketchbook. We've only got two rules: first, the book must be used in some way - no sending us back an empty book or a completely different book! Second, the sketchbook must stay within its original dimensions (because we don't want to have to provide an extra suitcase just for your book while we're touring the country).

Each book will be given a barcode so we can easily catalog it into The Brooklyn Art Library system. Once we catalog it, artists will be able to track where on the tour their book is viewed and how many times someone pulled it from the shelf - we want to make sure you can stay connected with your sketchbook!

The availability of sketchbooks vary each day, so sign up quickly to reserve the one you want! You have the option to choose the kind of Moleskine and the color of the cover when you add the project to your cart over to the right.

It is $25 to participate in the project.
To sign up for a sketchbook and a theme, go the The Sketchbook Project's website.

I'm signed up for a "Jackets, blankets, and sheets" theme!

3 comments:

Lawrence Hugh Burns said...

got mine at the beginning of the month :) "Dirigibles and Submersibles!"

Kasey Tararuj said...

i got one a while ago too! "best story ever told"

i should probably start drawing in it..

pw! said...

i finally had to come to terms with deciding not to do this because i couldn't bear giving something like that up. i can't wait to see what everybody here comes up with though!

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