Welcome to Urban Sketchers Seattle! The current month's sketch outings are listed below. This page is updated monthly. To receive emails of our events, please make a request to: usk.seattle[at]gmail.com. You can also learn about events by joining our Facebook group. You may share your sketches there and in our Flickr group. On Instagram, follow @uskseattle.
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Monday, July 6, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Concert Truck at Coulon
Park
Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park
1201 Lake Washington Blvd
N, Renton
The Seattle Chamber Music Society will perform Gershwin,
Sousa and other “American Favorites” from the Concert Truck at Renton’s Coulon
Park. Meet at the restroom building next to Kidd Valley. Free parking there
and another lot further north. Throwdown in the patio area near restroom.
Thursday, July 9, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Ballard Locks
3015 NW
54th St, Seattle
Ballard Locks Visitor's Center
Formally known as the Hiram
M. Chittenden Locks, the Ballard Locks are a Seattle icon and National
Historic Site. Meet outside the Visitor’s Center (which faces the
Carl S. English, Jr. Botanical Garden) on the north side of the locks.
Throwdown at the same location.
Saturday - Sunday, July 11 - 12: Sketcher Fest Sketch
Walks
USk Seattle will lead three free sketch walks as part of
Sketcher Fest in Edmonds. Please see this page for details:Saturday, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Edmonds Summer Market
Saturday, 2 - 4:30 p.m.: Brackett’s Landing North
Sunday, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Olympic Beach/Edmonds waterfront
Monday, July 13: Poulsbo
Valkyrie Viking ship reproduction in Poulsbo
Poulsbo is a cute little town in Puget Sound’s Liberty Bay with
views of the Olympic mountains. Known as "Little Norway," it's kind
of kitschy and kind of cute, with bakeries and other shops, Norwegian
architecture, and views of the harbor and aforementioned peaks. There's even a Valkyrie Viking
ship reproduction! We have an arrangement to meet with the Valkyrie's ship-master at 2pm.
Meet at the Edmonds ferry dock (Top Pot doughnuts,
anyone?) to catch the 10:20 am ferry. It's a half hour drive to Poulsbo. (Return
ferries sail hourly.) Need a ride, or can you offer one? Complete
this carpool spreadsheet.
1201 Lake Washington Blvd N, Renton
Saturday, 2 - 4:30 p.m.: Brackett’s Landing North
Sunday, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Olympic Beach/Edmonds waterfront
Meet at the Edmonds ferry dock (Top Pot doughnuts, anyone?) to catch the 10:20 am ferry. It's a half hour drive to Poulsbo. (Return ferries sail hourly.) Need a ride, or can you offer one? Complete this carpool spreadsheet.
Friday, July 17, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: USk
Symposium “Pity Party” at Toulouse Petit
Sad that you won’t be at the International Urban Sketchers Symposium
in Toulouse, France? Commiserate with friends over Toulouse Petit’s Breakfast
Happy Hour!
Friday, July 24, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Kruckeberg Botanic Garden
Kruckeberg is a four-acre public garden with a unique blend
of Pacific Northwest native plants and unusual exotics set in a naturalistic
wooded setting. On-site parking is limited; parking on side streets available.
(No parking on walkways or private driveways; please respect posted no-parking
signs.) No entrance fee, but donations are appreciated. Meet at the entrance.
Saturday, July 25, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.: SLU Scavenger Hunt
Amazon Spheres, 2111 7th Avenue
(7th and Lenora)
Here’s a fun summertime game: an Urban Sketchers scavenger
hunt! Participants will receive a list of 20 sketchable things seen within the boundaries
of about 6th & 8th avenues and Bell & Olive streets in South Lake
Union. Whoever sketches the most items wins! Yes, there will be prizes! Must be
present at the throwdown to win. Of course, you can also join us and sketch
whatever you want! 😉
Meetup and throwdown at the Amazon Spheres. (Scavenger list will be distributed
at the initial meetup. If you’re late, look for Tina.)
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PLEASE NOTE: At most USk outings, at least one admin is present to act as “leader” for that event. Very occasionally, no admins are available to attend. If you have attended previously and know the drill, and you notice that no admins have stepped up to start the outing at the appointed start time, please welcome any first-timers, decide on a throwdown location, and announce the throwdown time. If you can, please also take a group photo after the throwdown and share on social media with the hashtag #uskseattle . Thank you!
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Your USk admin
team:
Tina (tinakoyama1 [at] gmail)
Kate (mkbuike [at] comcast.net)
Jane (janewingfield [at] gmail.com)
Kim (jkplus2 [at] gmail.com)
Attention Google Group E-mail Subscribers
Some Google email group members are still occasionally finding our emails in their spam folders. Please go into your spam folder options and choose “never block” mail from
urbansketchers-seattle@googlegroups.com . We are also experiencing occasional problems with our emails not going out at all or only to some members. It’s frustrating and annoying, but we don’t know how to resolve it. This page on the blog is always kept up to date with the current outing announcements, so if you haven't received your email, please check here!
love to join, are most outings during the week?
ReplyDeleteSandee
We schedule at least one outing per month on a weekend (usually the third Sunday of the month) and at least one on a Friday. In the warmer weather months, we usually meet several times a month.
Deleteam just beginning to sketch during self isolation. please recommend online courses available. thank you
ReplyDeletemyblueprint.com has excellent online video art courses, including many on urban sketching! Have fun and keep drawing!
DeleteHi Miata
DeleteI tried going on blueprint but did not come up with the art site. Do you have another name for it? Thanks
Unfortunately, Bluprint went out of business a few months ago. :-(
DeleteIt has been rebranded as Craftsy again: https://www.craftsy.com/#
Deleteplease let us know when we can start sketching together, 6 feet away right? With masks?
ReplyDeleteHi Sandee! We're all eager to sketch together again! We are following Gov. Inslee's requirements for organizations to resume meetings. Currently King Co. is in modified phase 1, which limits social gatherings to 5 or fewer people outdoors.
DeleteHello fellow sketchers
ReplyDeleteIs anyone sketching in downtown Seattle these days? I go to the Market and stay outdoors and it seems to work fine. Please let me know if you are starting up again. Stay Well
Hi Susan! We're all eager to sketch together again! We follow Gov. Inslee's requirements for meetings. The limit for our type of organization is still 5 or fewer people outdoors. Since we have no way to limit the number of people who might show up at a sketch outing, we are still not organizing any official outings. But you are welcome to invite 4 or fewer friends for an outdoor gathering while maintaining social distance and following other safety protocols. Stay safe and happy sketching!
DeleteIt is now mid-March 2021 any more thoughts about meeting outside now that spring is coming? Thanks, susan
DeleteHi Susan! We are still following the state's requirements for "recreational" gatherings, which are currently restricted to 15 people from no more than 2 households. We are as eager to sketch again as a group as you are! Thanks for your patience, and happy sketching!
DeleteHi there! I am on the communications team for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and we would be interested in starting an conversation with you for hosting an outing in the future after the current COVID-19 restrictions are softened. My email is hudson.k@portseattle.org to connect. Thank you! -Kate
ReplyDeleteI’m having trouble finding out about upcoming outings. A friend recommended urban sketchers seattle but didn’t give my the way to connect
ReplyDeleteHi Gay! Do you see the announcement on this page (above)? This is where we announce the outings. We are also on Facebook. If you'd like to receive email announcements, please make a request at usk.seattle at gmail.com , and we'll put you in our Google group. Thanks for your interest!
DeleteWhen does the March 2022 outing get posted?
ReplyDeleteHi Susan! We don't have it scheduled yet... we are playing it by ear this month so that we can meet outdoors and will likely announce on short notice based on the weather. The best way to be informed is to get on our Google mailing list, which I think you are already on...?
DeleteHello, I applied to join Seattle Urban Sketcher group via Facebook. Is it ok to attend an event as a guest?
ReplyDeleteThere's no actual "membership" involved ;-) ... anyone can attend at any time! :-)
DeleteI'm coming up to Seattle on the morning train. I won't get there in time to sketch with you, but will be able to join you for the throw-down.
ReplyDeleteGreat! Welcome! Please introduce yourself during the throwdown.
DeleteWhat is a throwdown ?
DeleteThe throwdown occurs at the end of a sketch outing when everyone "throws down" their sketchbooks to share with everyone else. :-)
DeleteHey Team, I was curious to know can anyone join the upcoming USk meetup without prior experience or is there something expected from them as new joinees?
ReplyDeleteAnyone is welcome to any meetup, regardless of experience! :-)
DeleteHi, do you still have a google group? I can't find it and this link doesn't work: https://groups.google.com/g/urbansketchers-seattle
ReplyDeleteYes, we do still have the Google group. You can just go to Google Groups and search for Urban Sketchers Seattle, or you can email usk.seattle[at]gmail.com and request to be put in the group.
DeleteExcellent
ReplyDeleteHey! I would like to come to the one on Friday. How do I sign up or do I just show up ?
ReplyDeleteYup, you just show up! :-) That's why we post notices here. Welcome!
DeleteHi there! Are there often weekend sketches for the m-f workweek folk? Or is it pretty variable?
ReplyDeleteWe do try to schedule outings throughout the week, including most weekends, to accommodate as many people as possible!
DeleteThank you! I would love to try this with my partner!
DeleteHi, are there any outings scheduled for the weekend of 2-3 May 2026?
ReplyDeleteYes! This page will be updated in the next day or two! :-)
DeleteRaising my hand for more weekday outings. as it looks like none in June so far... ultimate Sadness!
ReplyDeletemeanwhile i will keep the faith. thank you urban sketchies!
Hi! We usually do have several weekday outings per month, but in June we are dodging all the World Cup matches, which are all on weekdays. We will probably announce some weekday outings on short notice, depending on traffic reports once the World Cup gets going. Stay tuned!
Deletei will watch like an eagle for weekday additions - thank you!
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