Let’s meet and sketch at Powell Street Festival! 📍In front of Vancouver Buddhist Temple https://maps.app.goo.gl/VBjtw9MpKc93y2peA August 2, 2025 (Sat) Meetup 🕐 1 pm Sketch Throwdown 🕐 3:30 pm *We will update closer to the date if anything changes. *There will be large crowds around Vancouver Buddhist Temple during the festival so the throwdown location may change depending on the flow of people. Powell Street Festival is a vibrant summer celebration (natsumatsuri) of the Japanese-Canadian community and culture in Vancouver and takes place in the historic neighborhood known as Japantown. You’ll find a variety of things to sketch, from Japanese food stalls and craft vendors, to live music and dance performances, to traditional martial arts demonstrations. The event venues include Oppenheimer Park, Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver Buddhist Temple and Vancouver Japanese Language School. Join us for this great opportunity to be immersed in Japanese culture on the August long weekend...

Let’s meet and sketch at Burnaby Village Museum! 📍Orientation Plaza, Burnaby Village Museum https://maps.app.goo.gl/icGkUYwd9SZzHxD87 July 19, 2025 (Sat) Meetup 🕐 1pm Sketch Throwdown 🕐 3:30 pm **We will update closer to the date if anything changes. This beautifully recreated 1920s village is now open for the summer season with free admission. Why not take advantage of this seasonal opportunity? The village has restored heritage buildings and replicas, from a barber shop to a grocery store, a school, a steam shed, and a carousel, recreating the atmosphere of a village from a century ago. It will be an interesting sketching subject and we can get a glimpse into history too. The village being located at the picturesque Deer Lake Park, you can also find other things to sketch such as Deer Lake, people having a picnic at the park and some interesting architecture in the vicinity. How to Get There: - Public transit If you take the Expo line, you can take #144 bus from Metrotown Station ...

  Let’s meet and sketch at Queen's Park in New Westminster! 📍Between Picnic Shelter #1 and the Bandshell (Outdoor stage) https://maps.app.goo.gl/fhhiq5fr2v5v56je7 July 6, 2025 (Sun) Meetup 🕐 1 pm Sketch Throwdown 🕐 4:00 pm *We will update closer to the date if anything changes. Welcome to a sketch meet up that also includes a picnic option. We will meet for our hybrid event, on a gentle grass slope and under large shade trees, between the Bandshell (outdoor stage) and the large Picnic Shelter #1. A children’s playground is nearby too. There might be a live music event nearby, with seating, on this same Sunday afternoon. Hopefully we can hold a few picnic tables too. Nearby are drinking fountains (plus paint water) and washrooms. There is also a park concession with food, beverages and even Rocky Point Ice Cream. Sketching Subjects: informal strolling garden formal rose garden tall stands of cedar and fir trees drawing each other or other people nearby heritage homes along 1...

  Let’s meet and sketch at Steveston Fisherman’s Wharf! 📍Outside the historical Steveston Tram Building, 4011 Moncton St, Richmond, BC https://g.co/kgs/DT7jB39 June 29, 2025 (Sun) Meetup 🕐 1 pm Sketch Throwdown 🕐 3:30 pm *We will update closer to the date if anything changes. We had a successful meetup at this location a couple of years ago, so we're bringing it back! The once thriving fishing village of Steveston is now a scenic destination, located along an arm of the Fraser and close to the sea. There is a LOT to sketch: the 1912 tram (where we’ll meet), wharfs and fishing boats, the Gulf of Georgia Cannery (Museum), Britannia Shipyards (Museum), Steveston Post Office (Museum), industrial scenery, a store-lined main street, cozy cafes, kites flying in Garry Park, and even the Phoenix Art Studio (Chatham St). Our meetup point at 1 pm will be outside the Steveston Tram Building, near No. 1 Road and Moncton Street. https://stevestonheritage.ca/visit/steveston-tram/ We will retur...

  Let's sketch at Vancouver's horticultural jewel, aka Queen Elizabeth Park! 📍Lion Clock sculpture (Refer to map for the location pin) https://maps.app.goo.gl/o4i87QiQE82es1vP8 June 21, 2025 (Sat) Meetup 🕐 1pm Sketch Throwdown 🕐 3:30 pm *We will update closer to the date if anything changes. The park is a goldmine for sketching subjects - the gorgeously landscaped quarry garden, the Bloedel Conservatory (paid entrance) with its collection of exotic and native trees, the seasonal Duck Pond, pickleball / tennis courts, and various sculptures throughout. The park being at 125 m above sea level, is the highest point in Vancouver and has spectacular views of the city skyline and mountains on the North Shore. Public washrooms are located next to the restaurant "Seasons In The Park". We will reconvene at 3:30 pm in front of Bloedel Conservatory to do the sketchbook throwdown and catch up with each other's adventures! How to Get There: - Skytrain: If taking the Canada ...

  Let's meet and sketch at Italian Day Festival on The Drive! 📍Grandview Park and on the northwest corner of Commercial Drive & Charles Street https://maps.app.goo.gl/C2Ez2mg2LLDUv9Kk9 June 8, 2025 (Sun) Meetup 🕐 1 pm Sketch Throwdown 🕐 3:30 pm *We will update closer to the date if anything changes.   After TWO YEARS, let's sketch together again at this beautiful street festival! Italian Day will stretch out over 14 blocks and provide us with lots of “schizzo” (in Italian) or sketch opportunities. The Drive will come alive with piazza style animated zones, live music, food vendors, patio areas, fun activities and more. If the crowds are too much, just slip into one of the many cafes or eateries along the street. You can also find old houses and pretty gardens, off on the side streets. How to Get There: There will be NO transit service along “the Drive,” so, you will need to - - walk uphill from Clark Drive (#22 Knight bus), - South from either Hastings Street #14 Hastin...