2021 SPONSORSHIP REPORT

SPONSORSHIP TAKES HUGE STRIDES IN 2021

2021 was a challenging yet immensely rewarding year for everyone. With no symposiums or face-to-face sketch events possible, the Sponsorship Team had to think outside the box, be more creative, and find new ways to get sponsors involved with Urban Sketchers globally. Working with Education, Events, Social Media, and Membership, the Sponsorship Team was able to successfully trial a number of new opportunities, in addition to tried and tested initiatives.

Season 2 of USk Talks kicked off in January 2021, with Royal Talens, Brevillier Cretacolor, Golden, Ackerman Pens, and Derwent showing their support by joining in through the season. This was a hugely successful initiative, with sponsors sharing clips with their distribution partners internationally. If you missed these interviews, watch them on our channel.

Derwent sponsored USk’s global 24 hour Sketch Together event and Drawing Attention content. Drawing Attention also carried articles, competitions, and advertisements from Darsie Beck, Dick Blick, and others. Interestingly, Derwent received requests for copies of their article from their Asian colleagues, who posted it on their social media channels. The power of advertising in Drawing Attention!

SPONSORS LIST

Ackerman Pens Blick Art Materials Brevillier Urban & Sachs Bruynzeel Darsie Beck Da Vinci Derwent Dick Blick Ecoline Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Royal Talens Seawhite of Brighton Ltd. Strathmore Van Gogh

DONORS LIST

Suzanne Aboushakra Idalis Alamina Pierre-Jean Alet

Richard Alomar American Society of Landscape Architects, Nebraska/ Dakotas Anne-Marie Armstrong Rebeka Asztaian Mohan Banerji Alison Banfield Bruce Barnes Elisabeth H. Berge Eileen Bernasconi Stephanie Bower Marie-Hélène Brohan Delhaye J Butterworth Gabi Campanario Mollie Carter Carol Chapel Teoh Yi Chie Suma CM Colegio de Arquitectos y Arquitectos Paisajistas de Puerto Rico Mike Daikubara Philip Dobson facebook donations Delphine Doreau Carol Eddy Douglas Elliott Lin Grosman Ingrid Hajek Alison Hall James Hobbs Charles James Karen John Gayle Lalich Marcia Langan Chris Lee Jimmy Lu Alexandra S. MacLeod Margaret Maguire Mike Maher Gordana Markovic Linda Martino Linda Matson Michael McEnroe Linda Moore Kris Mordecai Joel Morris Network for Good Leslie Nielson Elizabeth NorLund Deborah McMahon Osterholtz Charles Piper Glenda Playle Constance Rettew Deana Reynolds YB de Ridder Juan Carlos Rodriguez Romero Carol Rosenberg-Fox Sonal S. Amber Sausen and Daniel Green Marion Schatz Richard Sheppard Suhita Shirodkar Keesung Song Mai Lynn Strickland Shambhavi Taylor Urban Sketchers Orlando Gary Varner Christina Wald MM Cirfi Walton Liz Watkins Neil Whitehead Alvin Wong Gail Wong