Sponsor highlight — USk Van Sketch Weekend 2025

USk Van Sketch Weekend 2025 is supported by these seven amazing sponsors! This event could not be possible without them. We'd like to express our gratitude here for their generous offers.

Opus Art Supplies
If you are an artist based in Metro Vancouver, you probably have bought art supplies from them. Their Granville Island location is going to provide their gathering space, and even art supplies for the event!

Zameen Art House
The event/workshop venue for artists and creatives on Granville Island will be the place where the event hangout and talks will take place. You can meet our local artists, the USk Executive Board members and fellow sketchers there!

Supply Sponsors

More information about the art supply sponsors and goodie bags will follow. Stay tuned for what you will get at the event!

Legion Paper
Renowned for its high-quality, fine art papers and art supplies, providing an extensive selection of over 3000 premium papers.

Etchr Lab

Australian art company focusing on collaboration with independent artists and dedication to quality and function. Aside from providing art materials such as sketchbooks and paints, they offer online art classes.

Caran d'Ache
Long established Swiss brand that produces produces a wide range of art materials and writing instruments including colored pencils, pastels, fountain pens, ballpoint pens, markers, gouache paints and ink cartridges.

Daniel Smith Artists Materials

Specializing in high-quality, innovative art supplies, particularly known for their watercolors and oil paints. For watercolor sketchers, DS is the dream brand.

Art Toolkit
Manufactures and curates compact and rugged tools for sketching and painting, from urban to wilderness adventures. Their supplies are perfect for sketching!

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#USkVan Sketch Weekend 2025
Granville Island
April 5 (Sat) - April 6 (Sun)

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