Wednesday, May 27, 2015

New York: Brooklyn Art Library - The Sketchbook Project



New York:  Brooklyn Art Library - The Sketchbook Project.  The Art House Project is an independent Brooklyn-based company that organizes global, collaborative art projects. Their flagship endeavor is The Sketchbook Project, a crowd-sourced library that features 33,810 artists' books contributed by creative people from 135+ countries. Brooklyn Art Library is their storefront exhibition space in the heart of Williamsburg, where The Sketchbook Project collection is on view to the public. By focusing on the intersection of hands-on art making and new technology, The Sketchbook Project nurtures community-supported art projects that harness the power of the virtual world to share inspiration in the real world.

 
Brooklyn Art Library - The Sketchbook Project. The walls are lined with shelves that hold the tens of thousands of books currently in the collection.

 
Brooklyn Art Library - The Sketchbook Project  
Aaron William MacDonald – Untitled -  # S71596


Brooklyn Art Library - The Sketchbook Project. The library serves as a reading room where you can get cozy and spend an afternoon enjoying artwork in a hands-on experience with the help of the librarians.


  Brooklyn Art Library - The Sketchbook Project
Barbara Fletcher – Below the Surface -  #25306