Next sketch group is this Saturday, February 2 at 10:00 AM. Come in and say hi, grab some food and make some sketches, and if it's nice out head outside! We'll meet up at noon to share our sketches.
The South Main Market (food hall)
409 S. Main (at Huling)
See you there!
Monday, January 28, 2019
Monday, January 14, 2019
January 2019 Sketch Group at Edge Alley
On January 5 we met at Edge Alley for our first sketch group of 2019. We had fun sketching inside and out on this unexpectedly sunny day.
Join us for more sketching on February 2 at the South Main Market, 409 S Main St 1st floor at 10:00 AM.
Join us for more sketching on February 2 at the South Main Market, 409 S Main St 1st floor at 10:00 AM.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
November Sketch Group and Pictures from October
We will be sketching at India Fest this weekend!
Saturday, November 3
India Fest at the Agricenter
10:00 AM
Meet at the end of the entrance hall, towards the main room. Entry fee is $5.
We had several sketching opportunities in October - here are a few pictures:
Saturday, November 3
India Fest at the Agricenter
10:00 AM
Meet at the end of the entrance hall, towards the main room. Entry fee is $5.
We had several sketching opportunities in October - here are a few pictures:
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| October 6 at the Edge District |
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| Group photo! |
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| October 20 at Paper & Clay |
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| beautiful portrait of Beatrice Wood (look her up!) |
Thursday, October 4, 2018
October Sketch Outings
October is here!
Next sketch group is this Saturday, October 6, at the Edge District (the area around Madison/Marshall/Monroe between the Medical District and Downtown).
We'll meet at 10:00 AM at the Edge Alley coffee shop, 600 Monroe Ave, but we'll keep our fingers crossed for good weather and roam around the neighborhood. This gives us a great opportunity to visit and sketch the new Wonder / Cowork / Create space at 340 B Monroe Ave.
Next sketch group is this Saturday, October 6, at the Edge District (the area around Madison/Marshall/Monroe between the Medical District and Downtown).
We'll meet at 10:00 AM at the Edge Alley coffee shop, 600 Monroe Ave, but we'll keep our fingers crossed for good weather and roam around the neighborhood. This gives us a great opportunity to visit and sketch the new Wonder / Cowork / Create space at 340 B Monroe Ave.
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| by Martha Kelly |
Also planned for October (because it's "fall"):
October 13
Pink Palace Crafts Fair
10:00 AM
Meet at the demo tents (there's an entry fee http://www.memphismuseums.org/join/friends-of-the-pink-palace/the-pink-palace-crafts-fair/)
October 20
Paper and Clay Ceramics Studio, 486 N Hollywood St.
10:00 AM
Paper and Clay and their studio partner Question the Answer have invited us to sketch in and around their studio, which is right around the corner from Broad Avenue.
October 13
Pink Palace Crafts Fair
10:00 AM
Meet at the demo tents (there's an entry fee http://www.memphismuseums.org/join/friends-of-the-pink-palace/the-pink-palace-crafts-fair/)
October 20
Paper and Clay Ceramics Studio, 486 N Hollywood St.
10:00 AM
Paper and Clay and their studio partner Question the Answer have invited us to sketch in and around their studio, which is right around the corner from Broad Avenue.
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| from our last outing at Broad Ave |
Brooks' Dia De Los Muertos Parade and Festival, Brooks Museum 1934 Poplar Ave
11:30 AM
Meet in front of Brooks to see the parade coming in from Overton Square, festival starts at noon at the Brooks in Overton Park.
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
July Sketch Group at the Brooks Museum
Next sketch group
Saturday, July 7
Brooks Museum of Art, 1934 Poplar Ave
10:00 AM
Join us to sketch the African Print exhibit! Brooks is giving us a $1 discount, but we can also get in for free with a library card.
Meet in the rotunda.
Don't forget - pencil only! But that means colored pencils, too.
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| Winner of the African Print Design Challenge |
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Drink & Draw this Wednesday and Recent Events
On Wednesday, May 16, we are gathering for a “drink and
draw” – or a “snack and sketch” for those who don’t drink – at the Babalu in
East Memphis, 6450 Poplar Avenue. It’s sort of a sketching happy hour, and
should be a good opportunity for people who can’t make weekend gatherings.
The Memphis Urban Sketchers has participated in a variety of
outings lately.
We commemorated the 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike with a
sketch walk from the National Civil Rights Museum to the Clayborn Temple, where
the sanitation workers began their march every day starting in February 1968, to City Hall. It
was a beautiful day for walking and sketching these sites
that have seen so much history.
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| By Noelle |
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| By Janis |
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| Peanut Shoppe Downtown Memphis |
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| by Elizabeth |
We’ve also had recent outings at Shelby Farms, the Dixon,
and a final goodbye to the Cleveland Street Flea Market, where we enjoyed so many
sketch outings over the years.
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| Group at Shelby Farms |
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| Sketches from Shelby Farms |
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| Cleveland Street Flea Market by Janis |
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| Cleveland Street Flea Market by Mary K |
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| Cleveland Street Flea Market by Cynthia |
In June we’ll meet at the Big River Crossing and sketch the
views while suspended over the Mississippi River. Join us June 2 from 10:00 AM
to 12:00 PM. Meet at the entrance on the Memphis side.
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
More Information about March 3 Sketch Walk
Saturday, March 3, we will meet at the National Civil Rights Museum and walk the Sanitation Workers' Strike route to City Hall, to commemorate MLK50.
Feel free to join us for all or part of the day - a detailed schedule is available below the map. This sketch walk happen rain or shine, unless there is ice or a tornado warning. See you there!
10:00 AM
Meet at Mulberry at Butler to sketch at the National Civil Rights Museum. Gather at 10:50 AM (-ish) to share sketches.
11:00 AM
Walk to Clayborn Temple via Mulberry to Vance to Third Street to Pontotoc.
11:15 AM
Sketch Clayborn Temple at Hernando and Pontotoc. Meet at 12:05 (or so) to share sketches.
12:15 PM
To Main Street via Linden to Third Street to Beale to Main. (Original Sanitation Workers' Strike route took Hernando to Beale, but the FedEx Forum has since been built there.)
12:30 to 2:00 PM
Lunch and sketch on Main Street between Gayoso and City Hall. There are plenty of restaurants (Maciel's, City Market, Cafe Keough, Aldo's Pizza, etc.) and there is plenty to sketch. Let's documenting the sense of place of Memphis now, along the strike route. (Also be sure to visit the Peanut Shop on Main just north of Monroe.)
2:00 PM
Sketch City Hall and Civic Plaza
3:00 PM
Meet up in front of City Hall to share sketches.
Feel free to join us for all or part of the day - a detailed schedule is available below the map. This sketch walk happen rain or shine, unless there is ice or a tornado warning. See you there!
10:00 AM
Meet at Mulberry at Butler to sketch at the National Civil Rights Museum. Gather at 10:50 AM (-ish) to share sketches.
11:00 AM
Walk to Clayborn Temple via Mulberry to Vance to Third Street to Pontotoc.
11:15 AM
Sketch Clayborn Temple at Hernando and Pontotoc. Meet at 12:05 (or so) to share sketches.
12:15 PM
To Main Street via Linden to Third Street to Beale to Main. (Original Sanitation Workers' Strike route took Hernando to Beale, but the FedEx Forum has since been built there.)
12:30 to 2:00 PM
Lunch and sketch on Main Street between Gayoso and City Hall. There are plenty of restaurants (Maciel's, City Market, Cafe Keough, Aldo's Pizza, etc.) and there is plenty to sketch. Let's documenting the sense of place of Memphis now, along the strike route. (Also be sure to visit the Peanut Shop on Main just north of Monroe.)
2:00 PM
Sketch City Hall and Civic Plaza
3:00 PM
Meet up in front of City Hall to share sketches.
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
March 3 Sketch Group - Sketch Walk from National Civil Rights Museum to City Hall
Next sketch group
Saturday, March 3
National Civil Rights Museum, 450 Mulberry St.
10:00 AM
For our March sketch group we will have a sketch walk to commemorate MLK50, starting at the National Civil Rights Museum at 10:00 AM, then heading to Claiborne Temple, then taking the Sanitation Workers' Strike route to City Hall. Along the way we will stop and sketch, documenting the sense of place of Memphis now, along the strike route.
This will be a longer gathering than usual with a (slow) walk of about a mile, with several stops including lunch, but you can also come and go as you please. Next week I'll post a map on our blog and Facebook group page with approximate times and locations.
Please comment here or in our Facebook group if you plan to attend.
Saturday, March 3
National Civil Rights Museum, 450 Mulberry St.
10:00 AM
For our March sketch group we will have a sketch walk to commemorate MLK50, starting at the National Civil Rights Museum at 10:00 AM, then heading to Claiborne Temple, then taking the Sanitation Workers' Strike route to City Hall. Along the way we will stop and sketch, documenting the sense of place of Memphis now, along the strike route.
This will be a longer gathering than usual with a (slow) walk of about a mile, with several stops including lunch, but you can also come and go as you please. Next week I'll post a map on our blog and Facebook group page with approximate times and locations.
Please comment here or in our Facebook group if you plan to attend.
Thursday, February 1, 2018
February Sketch Group at Cleveland Street Flea Market
Next sketch group
Saturday, February 3
Cleveland Street Flea Market, 438 North Cleveland Street
10:00 AM
This is the last weekend that the flea market will be open :(
Phyllis Boger is our greeter this month!
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| Photo by Crosstown Arts |
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
December Sketch Group at Dixon Gallery and Gardens
Next sketch group
Saturday, December 2
Dixon Gallery and Gardens (4339 Park Ave, Memphis, TN 38117)
Meet inside at 10:00 AM.
Only pencil and colored pencil can be used to sketch the interior! The weather might be nice enough to sketch in the gardens, too.
The Isabelle de Borchgrave exhibit Fashioning Art from Paper will be on display - historic fashions recreated using paper, which sounds really fun to sketch (see image below from the Dixon). And Justin Bowles' exhibit Boukay will be in the Wurtzburger Gallery.
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