If you went to the Symposium in Poznań, you may have noticed we were selling this lovely passports. They were so popular that we want to share the creators behind them. They were developed and designed by Yunkyung Choi from Urban Sketchers Incheon and based on a design they did...
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It’s finally here! Rapha Pinheiro reporting the opening of the famous goodie bag. Everyone attending the event had a green bag like this. Everyone else was eager to know what’s inside. Let’s find out together? Cheers!
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS The 14th Urban Sketchers Symposium will take place in Toulouse, France on 15 – 18 July, 2026. We are seeking proposals for Workshops, Lectures and Activities/Demos. The final date to submit your proposals is September 30th, 2025 (09:59am UTC). Selected Instructors will be notified week commencing November...
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I was the International Sketch Correspondent at the 13th Urban Sketchers International Symposium in Poznań. During the Symposium, I made drawings of everything that happened: meetings, workshops, lectures, art markets, sketch walks, and more… and I wrote a daily report every evening. Below is a list of all the reports,...
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Hello, everyone! Rapha Pinheiro reporting the last day of the symposium! It goes by so fast… We had an amazing day, lots of workshops, sketchwalks, the group photo… We also have our host for next year. Keep an eye on that and hopefully, see you all in Toulouse. Cheers!
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Hello, everyone! Rapha Pinheiro here! Day 3 was packed with activities and we have a lot to cover. Let’s get into it. Cheers!
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Hello, everyone! Rapha Pinheiro again! Now I got the gist of making vlogs on location during the event and that’s what you’ll see here. I do hope you like it! Cheers!
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Hello, everyone! Rapha Pinheiro here, the video correspondent for USK Symposium 2025. I’m eager to share with you all that I did and saw in Poznan and so I’m uploading my volgs (that are already on the official USK YouTube channel) here as well. The vlogs are a windown into...
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by Anka Ziętkiewicz The last day of the symposium. I was very tired and sleep-deprived, but I wanted to see Detlef Surrey’s lecture (and sketch it, of course). I already knew Detlef’s drawings about the Berlin Wall. During the lecture, the pointer broke. Bad for Detlef, but not for...
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To everyone who came to Poznań with a sketchbook in hand, with or without a ticket, thank you! We drew and explored together. We turned strangers into sketching companions, and streets into stories. From our local and international organizing team to volunteers, faculty to participants, you made the 13th...
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by Roger Klaassen Oh no, the last day of the Symposium already! I recognised everything Andrey Shmatnik told us in his lecture ‘How urban sketching changed the way I see sketches’. Like him, I am happy to have a waste bin or such a rental toilet in my sketches. Not...
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The wait is over! Next stop: Toulouse We came together in Poznań and filled our sketchbooks with stories. Now it’s time to turn the page and look forward to what lies ahead… We’re thrilled to announce that the 14th International Urban Sketchers 2026 Symposium will be in Toulouse, France, on...
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