Whether you’re a novice sketcher or a seasoned artist, we believe there is always room to learn and grow. Through our annual Symposium, education programs, and USk Talks, our members are able to gain insights and knowledge from local and international artists.
In 2011, Urban Sketchers created the USk Education Program to create and foster educational opportunities for sketching enthusiasts and to support artists interested in teaching urban sketching under the USk umbrella. The goal is to bring the educational experience of the Symposiums to any city where a qualified instructor can lead a workshop. While the instructors’ styles may vary, they retain common areas of focus: issues of artistic creation, such as drawing, composition, techniques and materials; and creative approaches, such as vision, expression, storytelling and reportage.
Discover the beauty of urban sketching with two international Urban Sketching instructors Maru Godas and Marina Grechanik! Join them in their unique workshops in Barcelona and Tel Aviv and learn the art of sketching urban life around you. With their
Nina´s workshop, City Perspectives, will take on ways to deal with all the overwhelming visual input that a city can challenge a sketcher with. Nina will show us her way to work step by step, from the large perspectives to
Join International Urban Sketchers, Maru Godàs, Paul Wang, Santi Sallés, and Suhita Shirodkar on Madeline Island for a unique urban sketching experience.
Plein-Air Watercolor Workshop in Tuscany with Majid Modir and a guest artist. Join a creative adventure in the historical town of Volterra located in the heart of Tuscany and bring a lot of pleasant memories and some vibrant paintings back home!
The situation with COVID remains uncertain in many places and dangerous in others. Keeping in mind the health and safety of our members and the broader community, we will not be promoting any workshops on a global level until the end of 2021.
More than 60 instructors from every continent have taught Urban Sketchers Workshops to date. If you would like to bring a USk Workshop to your regional chapter contact us at education@urbansketchers.org
The Symposium is a comprehensive Urban Sketchers event that fosters the art of on-location drawing by offering diverse activities related to on-location sketching and knowledge sharing among sketchers. The symposiums are organized by volunteers from around the world.
2010, Portland, USA: 72 participants
2011, Lisbon, Portugal: 150 participants
2012, Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.: 95 participants
2013, Barcelona, Spain: 360 participants
2014, Paraty, Brazil: 240 participants
2015, Singapore: 420 participants
2016, Manchester, UK: 423 participants
2017, Chicago, USA: 477 participants
2018, Porto, Portugal: 765 participants
2019, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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