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This year, I thought it would be fun to experiment with a sketchbook exchange during SXSW Interactive. I thought it would be a great way to network and meet new people; be inspired by the creativity of others; capture the mood of this year’s conference.

The idea is pretty simple. I purchased four Moleskine Cahier sketchbooks. Three of the sketchbooks will have a theme, with the fourth being themeless. Sketchers will pass the books around during the conference, tweeting with the appropriate hash tags once they are in possession of the book. This will provide a realtime timeline of each books journey throughout the conference. Finally, I have set up a flickr group to display all of the sketches once the conference is over.

Themes

In addition to the #sxswsketchx hash tag to track the entire collaborative experience, each sketchbook will have its own hash tag.

The Power of Social Media

From politics to corporate marketing, social media IS a pervasive force around the globe. Express your ideas and opinions about how social media is changing the world. Follow this sketchbook using the #sxswsketchxmedia hash tag.

There’s an App for That?

It’s no secret that we are app crazy these days. Give us your quirky or not so quirky ideas about apps. #sxswsketchxapp hash tag.

Like/Unlike

Your opinion counts! Share with us those things you love and enjoy or drive you absolutely crazy. #sxswsketchxlike hash tag.

What’s on Your Mind?

This sketchbook is themeless. Sketch whatever is on your mind. #sxswsketchxmind hash tag.

Guidelines

1. Tweet that you have the a book #sxswsketchx #sxswsketchxmedia #sxswsketchxapp #sxswsketchxlike #sxswsketchxmind
2. Keep your sketches, collages, notes, creative ramblings relevant to the theme.
3. Be creative!
4. Please limit your contribution to (2) pages
5. Sign your page(s) with your twitter username or first and last name.
6. Once you are done, pass it along to someone else or return to @keitharichall.
7. At the end of SXSWi or once the pages are filled, please return to @keitharichall.

I am hopeful that this will be a success collaboration project. Maybe even a new unofficial SXSWi tradition.

This is fresh! Via Coudal Partners.

Slagsmålsklubben – Sponsored by destiny from Tomas Nilsson on Vimeo.

History has defined numerous painters, sculptors and other fine artisans throughout the world. Most primary and secondary (and even some post secondary) art education in the United States is Eurocentric in focus. We learn about artists like Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Cezanne, Picasso and Mondrian. Many of the artists I learned about were Americans, such as Pollack, Warhol, Hopper, Wood and O’Keeffe. In retrospect, I realized that the overwhelming majority of my early art education focused on caucasian men. I was oblivious to this fact for many years. That is until a very good friend of mine, an amazing artist in his own right, introduced me to a number of black and hispanic artists. Why does it matter? Why is it so important that I, or for that matter you, be introduced to artists of different cultures and backgrounds? The amazing thing about art is the fact that it transcends time and cultural boundaries. All pieces tell a story. Some stories make political statements, while others give us insight about a particular person, culture or historical event. By studying art from people of different backgrounds, we are in essence, obtaining a more well-rounded understanding of our world.

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