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[Meetup Info] LET'S SKETCH AT Burnaby Blooms - Celebrating International USk Week

 

As part of celebrations of International Urban Sketchers Week running from May 1-7, we are hosting a sketching meetup at Burnaby Blooms! We had a meetup at the same location last year, though it was rainy. Hope the weather is better this year to enjoy this event at its best.

The Burnaby Blooms Festival is held every year at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts and Deer Lake Park. Let's join this event with our sketchbooks and match the energy of the surroundings.

  • May 4, 2025 (Sun)
  • Meeting spot & time: Outside the Shadbolt Centre overlooking Deer Lake at 1:30 pm
  • Throwdown: Same as the meeting spot at 4:00 pm

*We will update closer to the date if anything changes.

There are plenty of sketching opportunities here with the picturesque Deer Lake park, the Shadbolt Centre. There are rhododendrons in bloom at this time of the year and if you're into people-sketching, the event itself will provide a great opportunity.

Read more about the event here.

This is a free admission event. There is limited parking in the vicinity. There are buses to Deer Lake park from Metrotown Station if you're taking the Skytrain.

Looking forward to more outdoor sketching with the weather getting better.


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What is International Urban Sketchers Week?
https://urbansketchers.org/international-urban-sketchers-week

From 1- 7 May every year, Urban Sketchers will be showcasing the activities of our community and the many different ways that urban sketching brings people together and changes lives around the world. Join this week-long celebration and use the hashtag #uskweek2025 to share your sketching stories! USk Vancouver is proud to be one of many USk chapters across Canada taking advantage of this special opportunity to make a series of Pan-Canada events.

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As an official chapter, we respect and follow Urban Sketchers' manifesto in every meetup.


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