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See the world one sketch at a time.

Urban Sketchers is a global community of sketchers dedicated to the practice of on-location drawing. We share our love for the places where we live and travel—one drawing at a time.

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Urban Sketchers Welcomes Christina Wald as Communications Director

Urban Sketchers is pleased to announce that Christina Wald has joined the Urban Sketchers Executive...

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Drawing Attention September 2026

Remember to select FULL SCREEN. To read Drawing Attention as a scrollable pdf, click...

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Congratulations 2026-2027 Urban Sketchers Regional Events Grant Program Recipients

Thank you everyone who sent in Regional Event Grant proposals. If yours was not...

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Thank you for your Submissions! #USkToronto2027 Call for Programming is Now Closed

Thank you for your proposals! The call for programming for the 15th International Urban Sketchers...

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Meet Tobi, the 2027 Toronto International Symposium Mascot!

Even though the beaver didn’t become Canada’s national symbol until 1975, it had already been...

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The Story Behind the 2027 Symposium Logo

A lot of thought goes into every symposium logo. The 2027 Toronto logo is no...

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Meet. Sketch. Share.

We are committed to creating connections by sharing our work, engaging with one another, and learning from everyone. Our global sketchbook is a space where diverse cultures, styles, backgrounds, and locations come together. Explore thousands of sketches from artists across the globe, join a local chapter, become a sketcher, or learn more about our organization.

Our Global Sketchbook

University view

September 28, 2026

The beauty of the ugly

August 31, 2026

Sketchmeet at the National Museum of the Philippines – Iloilo

August 31, 2026

Tiny Watercolor Notes from Downeast Maine

April 9, 2026

Pudak, a Taste of Gresik’s Living Heritage

January 11, 2026

Dibujando Cuetzalan, Puebla, México (Drawing Cuetzalan, Puebla, Mexico)

January 11, 2026

500 Sketch Meets: A Journey of Lines, Places, and People

December 9, 2025

Exploring the Single Screen Theatres( Cinema Halls) in Pune City, India

December 8, 2025

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