Drawing Attention September 2023
Drawing Attention, the official zine of the Urban Sketchers organization, communicates and promotes official USk workshops, symposiums, sketchcrawls, news and events; shares news about USk chapters; and educates readers about the practice of on-location sketching. Remember to select FULL SCREEN. To read Drawing Attention as a scrollable pdf, click HERE.
Seeking: Future Host of the Urban Sketchers Symposium. Are you the Next Holder of the Giant Pencil?
We are excited to announce that planning for the next Urban Sketchers Symposium is underway, and we are seeking expressions of interest from potential hosts for 2025, 2026 and beyond… Is your chapter the next holder of the the giant pencil?! Just like the olympic torch, the giant pencil is ceremonially passed, from one Symposium […]
Call for Urban Sketchers Vice President (Volunteer Position)
Want to make a difference? Have a knack for leadership? Keen to oversee membership initiatives? You won’t have to do it on your own! You’ll have a dedicated committee to help you. Sounds exciting? Join our team at Urban Sketchers (USk) as the Vice President & Membership Director. In this combined role, you will have the […]
Drawing Attention June 2023
Drawing Attention, the official zine of the Urban Sketchers organization, communicates and promotes official USk workshops, symposiums, sketchcrawls, news and events; shares news about USk chapters; and educates readers about the practice of on-location sketching. Remember to select FULL SCREEN. To read Drawing Attention as a scrollable pdf, click HERE.
Applications Invited for USk New Education Director
Are you passionate about Urban Sketching? Do you believe in the power of education to inspire and connect people through sketching? If so, we are looking for an exceptional individual to join our team as the Urban Sketchers Education Director. Position Summary: As the Urban Sketchers Education Director, you will play a crucial role […]
Grand Reveal: 12th Urban Sketchers International Symposium
Watch the Reveal Video Chapter Greetings As we thank Urban Sketchers Auckland for a unique, unforgettable and successful Symposium experience, we are delighted to announce that the 12th Urban Sketchers International Symposium will be in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The city that never sleeps invites you to activate the five senses. There’s a lot to look […]
Usk Symposium. A Sketch tutorial day in the Park
After assembling in appointed groups we all headed to workshop destinations with our tutors. The day was sunny and warm which helped us get in ‘the sketch groove’. Today I covered 4 workshops: Virginia Hein – The Dance of Line and Colour. Joaquin Dorao – Design Your Own Sketchbook. Jane Blundell – The Urban Jungle. […]
One Street, Three Ways and 45 Sketchbooks
My first day of reporting from workshops’ has been divided between 3 instructors all along Queen street. Mario Linhares is based in front of a row of terraced Edwardian shops from 1908. The approach is my favorite, that of reportage. Mario found a drawing of the same row of houses made in 1989 by Don […]
An Inspiring Visit to a Māori Marae
Today the Symposium instructors group had a special opportunity to visit a Marae, a Maori community center in Papakura, Auckland. We were welcomed with a Powhiri (Maori greeting) onto the grounds and then entered the Wharenui (Meeting house) followed by some lunch (Kai) and sketching in and around the Wharenui before heading back to the […]
The Day Before Symposium: instructors retreat is a treat
Symposium will start in one day and there is a lot of work behind the scene! A new idea in the Symposium format: today instructors had the whole day to meet and share insights before teaching and meet all participants the next days. They discussed about the future of Urban Sketchers, of workshops and of all […]