Sunday 08 September 2024 – Hosted by Helen Hayhoe and Sam Mills This month is a collaboration between the Thames Festival Trust and Urban Sketchers London, hosted by the Chiswick Pier Trust. Working to engage people with the River Thames (chiswickpier.org.uk) One of the aims of the collaboration is to engage people with the riverside, …
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Let’s Draw Postman’s Park on Saturday 10th August 2024 Postman’s Park opened in 1880 on the former churchyard and burial ground of St Botolph’s Aldersgate church. Over the next 20 years, it expanded to include the adjacent burial grounds of Christ Church Greyfriars and St Leonard, Foster Lane, along with the site of demolished housing. In 1900, …
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July is a busy month on the USk London calender! We have a bonus sketch walk planned in collaboration with Pushing Your Sketching Boundaries, hosted by Isabel Carmona and Sasala Wickramasinghe We are going to meet near Paddington Station as there is a large group coming from Newbury where the Pushing Your Sketching Boundaries summer …
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In July, we head to North East London and explore Hackney. As a bonus, we have scheduled two sketchwalks – Saturday 13th July, and Sunday 28th July. Fingers crossed the weather remembers it’s Summer… Saturday 13th July 2024 – hosted by Martin Stone and Dean Ashton Sunday 28th July 2024 – hosted by Alison Gardiner …
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Let’s Draw Westminster and St Thomas on Saturday 15th June 2024 In June, our sketchwalk takes us to the serene and reflective National Covid Memorial Wall, located across the River Thames from the Houses of Parliament. On June 15th, witness the grandeur of the King’s official birthday celebration and Trooping the Colour fly-by, as tourists …
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Beyond the bustling heart of London, nestled in the leafy embrace of Kensington, lies Brompton Cemetery. A canvas not of brick and mortar, but of moss-kissed headstones, towering cedars, and the ghosts of stories whispered on the wind. Here, mortality meets artistry, inviting urban sketchers to capture the melancholic beauty, the intricate details, and the …
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Dates for your diary Date Location Led by Fri 17 May Coal Drops Yard/ Regent’s Canal at King’s Cross (N1C 4AB) Dean Ashton Fri 7 Jun Leicester Square (WC2H 7LU) Jimmy Lu Fri 5 July Regent’s Park – Queen Mary’s Rose Gardens (NW1 4NR) Helen Hayhoe Fri 16 Aug Crossrail Place – Elizabeth Line Exit …
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International Urban Sketchers Week is a global celebration of on-location drawing Tag @urbansketchers and use hastags #uskweek2024 #urbansketcherslondon #urbansketchers Sketchers from all around the world are encouraged to showcase their unique environment activities of our community and the many different ways that urban sketching brings people together & changes lives around the world. Anyone anywhere can take …
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Let’s draw Hampstead on Sunday 28 April 2024 In April we are sketching Hampstead village with its charming cobbled streets, beautiful houses, and quaint nooks and crannies. Although it has no major tourist landmarks, this quiet corner of North London is surely one of the city’s most attractive locations. Your leaders who will be there …
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In March we visit Elephant and Castle, a very busy urban location and transport hub. This sketchcrawl was initially scheduled for March 2020 but… well you know the rest. We will keep our fingers crossed for this time! The day is run by: Isabel Carmona and Lis Watkins The area is a mix of the architecture of …
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