Rural Futures Mural

This mural was created during Springboard for the Arts’ Rural Futures Summit. The project took place on the sidewalk at the east side of Springboard’s office in Fergus Falls, MN.

Rural Regenerator Fellow Siricasso Garcia (IA) and I facilitated this collaborative mural-making activity. We co-created this mural alongside approximately 15 artists who participated in the summit, as well as passersby from the Fergus Falls community. If you look closely, you can find names of those who participated throughout the mural.

Imagery was created from the concept “Dreaming of rural futures.” Everyone who participated continuously rotated around the mural while working and adding their concepts and designs. Each person contributed to the marks everyone else had made. The final imagery that emerged from everyone’s additions is what you see now.