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Urban Sketchers Exhibit at AIA Center for Design
August 8, 2023 @ 1:30 pm - August 25, 2023 @ 5:30 pm
Our annual Urban Sketchers exhibit will debut from 6 to 9PM on Saturday, August 5th, and will be on-display through August 25th at the AIA New Orleans Center for Design (1000 Saint Charles Avenue). Gallery hours will be Monday – Friday, 1:30-5:30PM. We encourage you to call ahead at 504-525-8320.
Urban Sketchers, or USk, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in the state of Washington, USA, supporting and representing a grassroots community of sketchers. Their mission is to raise the artistic, storytelling, and educational value of on-location drawing, promoting its practice and connecting people worldwide who draw on location where they live and travel.
Vision & Values (taken from UrbanSketchers.org)
- 1.) We draw on location, indoors or out, capturing what we see from direct observation.
- 2.) Our drawings tell the story of our surroundings, the places we live, and where we travel.
- 3.) Our drawings are a record of time and place.
- 4.) We are truthful to the scenes we witness.
- 5.) We use any kind of media and cherish our individual styles.
- 6.) We support each other and draw together.
- 7.) We share our drawings online.
- 8.) We show the world, one drawing at a time.