Celebrate the Urban Sketchers international organization and programs by contributing to our fundraiser! Help us meet our goal of raising $10,000 between December 3rd on Giving Tuesday and December 23rd. Keep an eye on our website and social media to see the progress of the pencils being filled. Donate https://urbansketchers.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Fundraiser-Graph-animation-with-Sound.mp4 Each year, your contributions fund […]
Drawing Attention, the official zine of the Urban Sketchers organization, communicates and promotes official USk workshops, symposiums, sketchwalks, 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
International USk Symposium Poznan 2025 – Call for Programming FIVE DAYS LEFT Submit Your Proposal Online The 13th Urban Sketchers Symposium will take place in Poznań, Poland on August 20-23, 2025. We are seeking proposals for Workshops, Lectures and Activities/Demos. The final date to submit your proposals is November 17th, 2024 (10:59am UTC). Selected Instructors will be notified […]
Through the unwavering support of our global community of volunteers, donors, and sponsors, 2023 was a year of connection, creativity, and impact. Together, we expanded our mission to show the world one drawing at a time. In the coming years, we are committed to share the joy and raise the artistic storytelling of on-location drawing […]
Our sincere thanks to our generous sponsors! Your support has brought the 12th Urban Sketchers International Symposium Buenos Aires 2024 to life and inspired us all. We were so happy to meet those who were present at the Symposium Art Market. #uskbuenosaires2024 #usksymposium2024 #weloveoursponsors
Everyone’s excited about the good news that the 13th Urban Sketchers Symposium will be in Poznań, Poland, on August 20-23, 2025! We are finalizing the details and will share more information on November 1, 2024. Stay tuned and keep sketching! #uskpoznan2025 #usksymposium2025
As a correspondent, there is always a sketchbook between you and the others. That makes it a bit of a lonely job. That’s why it was fantastic… wait, first the bad news: my flight home was cancelled half an hour after I checked in online the day before. But thanks to the organizational talent of […]
Thank you for being part of the 12th Urban Sketchers International Symposium Buenos Aires 2024! We are extremely grateful to our remarkable host chapter, USk Buenos Aires, and all the committed volunteers from near and far for their passion and hard work to make this Symposium a success. To our faculty and presenters, thank you […]
As we bask in the experience of the 12th International Symposium in Buenos Aires, we look forward to the magic that awaits all of us at the 13th Urban Sketchers International Symposium in Poznan, Poland! Mark the dates! It will be from August 20-23, 2025. Poznań is a gem of a city in Poland, […]
As a correspondent you have to run from here to there all the time. I think I easily walked a hundred thousand steps a day. But you do see a lot; while I follow the workshops of Uma, Richard or Vincent I secretly apply some of their tips & tricks. I am amazed at how […]
Every morning and afternoon the same ritual: fifteen great artists await fifteen enthusiastic pupils at a sign. Today I had the honour of going out with Richard Briggs and Uma Kelkar. Richard tempted me to apply the techniques he presented to his pupils myself. When Uma asked her pupils: “Why are you taking this workshop?” […]
Lots going on Day 2! Lectures. Workshops. Demos. Sketchwalks. And more. We’re putting some miles on our shoes to show you what’s going on.
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