International USk Symposium Toronto 2027 – Call for Programming
CALL FOR PROPOSALS The 15th Urban Sketchers Symposium will take place in Toronto, Canada. We...
Learn MoreThe 15th International Urban Sketchers Symposium
Welcome! Join us in Toronto, Canada from 4-7 August 2027.
We’re excited to welcome sketchers from around the world to Toronto, one of the most multicultural cities in the world. A vibrant lakeside city where cultures, neighbourhoods, and stories meet on every corner.
From historic red-brick streets to soaring glass towers, bustling markets to quiet parks, Toronto offers endless inspiration for urban sketchers. Sketch red streetcars weaving through downtown, café scenes filled with life, waterfront views along Lake Ontario, and neighborhoods layered with character, colour, and movement.
Enjoy workshops, sketchwalks, lectures, exhibitions, and Drink & Draw gatherings while connecting with fellow sketchers from across the globe.
Walkable, welcoming, and endlessly sketchable, Toronto is a city best discovered one sketch at a time.
Follow along through the Symposium Hub, website, email updates, and Urban Sketchers social channels as we share news, announcements, and glimpses of Toronto leading up to the Symposium.
Bienvenue. We can’t wait to sketch with you!
What happens in a Symposium?
Take a ride through the years and relive the magic from the past Symposiums all the way to the upcoming event in August 2027.
Maybe it’s your first time or coming back for another. Let’s meet, sketch, learn, and share with our creatively inspiring worldwide USk family once again at the 15th International Urban Sketchers Symposium Toronto!
Another extraordinary urban sketching adventure awaits you and your sketchbook. We hope to see you there.
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About Host City
Toronto is a city shaped by water, movement, and neighborhoods full of character.
Red streetcars glide past glass towers and historic brick buildings, while conversations in dozens of languages spill out from cafés, markets, and storefronts across the city. Ferries cross Lake Ontario toward the Toronto Islands just beyond the skyline, offering ever-changing views of downtown and the waterfront.
From lively streets to quiet parks and hidden laneways, Toronto offers urban sketchers an endless variety of scenes, cultures, and everyday moments to discover.