“We expected to like Fergus Falls, but we really did fall in love with it. We really became very connected to it over the course of a month, and I wasn’t expecting that.”
“I think that you can engage and connect with people so much better through art than, really, almost any other means.”
“Every time I return to Fergus Falls and this area, I feel more and more connected to the land, the people, the shops, the special pace here.”
Over a summer, neighbors and artists created a community mural inspired by connection, collaboration, and the dreams that we build together.
“We started this program because rural artists are doing really critical work in their communities, and it can be a really isolating role to have,” says Michele Anderson, the rural director for Springboard.
Art installations, including a set of phone booths that connect urban and rural communities, aim to bring the city and the countryside closer together.
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