Call for Submissions of Workshop Proposals - 4th International Urban Sketching Symposium

Urban Sketchers is honored to announce the opening of “Call for Submissions of Workshop Proposals” to anyone interest in teaching at the 4^th International Urban Sketching Symposium, to be held at Barcelona in the Summer of 2013.

Due Date: December 15^th, 2012.

Selection process*

The proposals will be reviewed by the Urban Sketchers Workshop Program Committee, which includes Matthew Brehm, Gabi Campanario, Orling Domínguez, Virginia Hein, Veronica Lawlor, Fred Lynch, Melanie Reim, Swasky and Gail Wong. Selected proposals will be announced in January. 

Compensation

The Symposium organization will pay for travel and four nights of accommodation for the selected instructors. Local instructors who will not need to travel will receive an honorarium.

Workshop Proposal Form: Contact me at memphisurbansketchers@gmail.com for the “Workshop Proposal Form” that needs to be fill out completely and sent to orling@urbansketchers.org before December 15th, 2012.

For more info you can contact:

Orling Domínguez

Workshop Program Coordinator

orling@urbansketchers.org

*Workshops Committee members  interested in submitting proposals will abstain themselves from evaluating and voting when their proposals are being reviewed.

Don't Forget! Sketch Group This Saturday!

Next sketch group

Saturday, December 1

Collierville Town Square - on North Main Street COLLIERVILLE, which is off of West Poplar Avenue, east of New Byhalia Road

1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

We'll meet at the depot (instead of the gazebo) and sketch with the Plein Air Memphis group. 

Please comment here or on our Facebook page if you plan to attend. 

Hope to see you there!

December Sketch Group at Collierville Town Square

Next sketch group

Saturday, December 1

Collierville Town Square - on North Main Street COLLIERVILLE, which is off of West Poplar Avenue, east of New Byhalia Road

1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

We'll meet at the gazebo and sketch with the Plein Air Memphis group. I'm really excited to have this joint sketch group/paint out with the Plein Air Memphis group. The Morton Museum of Collierville History is also promoting this event, and would like to have an exhibit with both groups in 2013 or 2014. I hope that a lot of you can attend this sketch group even though it is at a different time and a little bit of a drive :)

Here are some pictures of Collierville Town Square.

Please comment here or on our Facebook page if you plan to attend. 

Hope to see you there!

More Sketches from Shady Grove Presbyterian

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 Diana

Beth

Sketching At Shady Grove Presbyterian Church

We met on November 3rd at Shady Grove Presbyterian church in East Memphis on a LOVELY fall day to sketch. There was a race going on, a band was playing and breakfast burritos were being served. We found a quiet courtyard that we had all to ourselves, but where we could still hear the festivities.

Shady Grove Presbyterian

 Our group met at Shady Grove on the morning of the Race for Grace. It was fun to have all the activity buzzing around us. I sketched the church first - the fall colors and the setting moon caught my eye.

The music exceeded expectations. There was a brass band playing for the end of the race, and it was wonderful. My sister used to live in New Orleans, and I just love that sound. Musicians also make for a fun sketching opportunity. I don't draw people that often, but the people I draw are quite often the bands my husband and I go hear.

I finished up the morning by joining the rest of our group in the more secluded courtyard. I'm always a sucker for interesting trees, and this one was lovely.

Mary K. VanGieson - rock garden chair

Sketching at Shady Grove Presbyterian Church

I was thwarted at every turn by orange cones & police cars. Guess I should have come earlier to avoid the run. Glad you made it. I've been sketching the falling down chair in my rock garden instead. Lovely day.

Sketching at Shady Grove Presbyterian Church

Lovely day for sketching. The shadows moved!