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GROUP 2 | USK POLAND 11-14 AUGUST 2022
INSTAGRAM HANDLE: @USKPOLAND HASHTAG: #USKPOLAND EVENT REGISTRATION: https://www.uskpoland.pl/english.html Come and sketch with us this summer! The Urban Sketching Festival (Festiwal Miejskiego Szkicowania) will be a four-daylong sketching Festival held in the city of Świdnica, Poland. Organized by Urban Sketchers Poland with Urban Sketchers Prague and Świdnica Culture Center as co-organisers, the event features attractions open to everyone, such as daily sketch walks, free workshops led by experienced artists, two exhibitions, a mini-fair with art materials… and much more! All events will be set in the beautiful Świdnica, whose history as a city reaches back to the 13th century. We are sure that everyone, regardless of their experience with art, will have fun during the four days of inspiring events. Join us, sketch with us, and take the unique opportunity to participate in our exhibition of urban sketches created during the Festival!
GROUP 3 | USK SAN DIEGO 30 SEPTEMBER 30 TO 2 OCTOBER 2022 INSTAGRAM: @USKSANDIEGO HASHTAG: #USKSANDIEGO2022SEMINAR REGISTRATION: VIA EVENTBRITE
The USk San Diego 2022 Seminar takes place in America’s ‘finest city’ – sunny San Diego. We will celebrate the core of what urban sketching means by getting together and reuniting or meeting for the first time urban sketchers of all ages and skill levels, from near and far. The weekend will be filled with activities including a drink & draw in one of our most lively and
colorful neighborhoods, Little Italy. We’ll also have workshops by experienced urban sketchers, sketchwalks, and an Urban Sketch art show at the world famous Balboa Park (built for the 1915-1916 Panama-California Exposition). You cannot think of San Diego without picturing its vast waterfront, and our seminar takes in Seaport Village, with marinas and piers, grassy areas, promenade, quaint shops and the most diverse crowd. There is so much to sketch, you will easily fill your entire sketchbook and return home with memories of a lifetime, so mark your calendars and join us.
GROUP 4 | USK PUNE 2-4 DECEMBER 2022 (INAUGURATION: 1 DECEMBER, 5.30PM) INSTAGRAM: @URBANSKETCHERSPUNE HASHTAG: #USKPUNE_SKETCHFEST06 REGISTRATION: DETAILS TO COME
Urbansketchers Pune Sketchfest 06 celebrates the urban sketching movement of drawing on location, and is hosted by UrbanSketchers Pune. An exhibition by over 65 artists from all over India will give a multi-faceted view of Pune heritage. Sketchfest-06 is a first-of-its-kind event happening in India. Whether you are a newbie or a veteran, there will be a wide choice of urban sketching workshops spread over three days and for all skill levels. Free Demos by experts in the art of urban sketching and plein air painting are designed to inspire everyone. Guided sketch-walks are the best way to get introduced to the art of on-location sketching, and at the same time experience the culture of this historical city. Sketchfest 06 will feature outreach initiatives, talks and interactive sessions to share urban sketching stories. Come join us and be part of this global movement. 6 • 2022 5
