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Urban Sketchers Vancouver is an official chapter of a global non-profit organization, Urban Sketchers, dedicated to promoting on-location drawing and connecting people from around the world who draw on location to tell their stories of the places where they live and travel.

We host sketch meetups in the Metro Vancouver area. You can find meetup information on our social media platforms.

USk Vancouver Facebook group
USk Vancouver Instagram

All levels and styles are welcome to join the community. Please follow our social media accounts and share your work in this group, whether it’s from our meetups, your travels or daily life!

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Meet the USk Executive Board! — USk Van Sketch Weekend 2025

USk Van Sketch Weekend 2025 is a collaborative event with the USk global Executive Board. This event wouldn't have been possible without them. Thank you for coming over to Vancouver and offering this amazing opportunity! Here we'd like to introduce the EB members. Meet them at the event! Ronaldo Kurita / President After serving as Vice President for  the USK Organization, he was selected as President in 2025. Mike Daikubara  / Vice President Appointed as Vice President recently.  He will be teaching a workshop in  USk Van Sketch Weekend 2025. More info . Genine Carvalheira  / Past President She will be joining as Past President and teaching a workshop in  USk Van Sketch Weekend 2025. More info . Kris Mordacai  / Treasurer Eric Ngan  /  Events Director Annette Morris  /  Education Director She  will be teaching a workshop in  USk Van Sketch Weekend 2025.   More info . Maria Regina Tuazon /  Communications Dir...
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We have moved to Substack!

  To directly reach out to the members of our community, we have set up Substack, which is a newsletter platform that allows us to send upcoming meetup details, event summaries and any other useful information directly to your email inbox. If you want to receive newsletters from us and stay updated, enter your email address in the below box to subscribe. If you’re unsure about subscribing, you can take a look at our Substack website first through the link below. https://uskvancouver.substack.com/ Click “Read first” on the first page to view our posts without subscribing. We have also decided to transfer the blog function to Substack, so we're closing this Blogger. Thank you for checking it out. We're excited to provide more stuff on Substack! ---------------- As an official chapter, we respect and follow  Urban Sketchers' manifesto  in every meetup. Urban Sketchers Vancouver Facebook group Instagram  
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[Meetup Info] Let's Sketch At Italian Day Festival

  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...
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