Pride Festival

We are adding a bonus TC Urban Sketch this month. 

In addition to Minnehaha Falls Saturday the 17th, we will be joining the fun next Saturday, the 24th, at the Pride Festival. There may be a number of sketching groups you'll run into that afternoon. 

Meet at the main building (see map) @Loring Park Minneapolis. Noon-300. 

This is BIG fun.

June 17th Sketch Out Minnehaha Falls Noon - 3:00

Welcome beautiful Minnesota summery afternoons.


Our June sketch gathering will be Saturday the 17th at Minnehaha Falls. Let's meet at noon near Sea Salt, which is right by the falls. This will also be a great little place to hangout afterwards for a snack and cool adult beverage.

May 27th Milwaukee Avenue Sketch-Out Noon-3pm.

"The houses of Milwaukee Avenue were build in the 1880's as high-density homes for immigrant workers." Read more here: https://www.minnpost.com/mnopedia/2016/05/what-s-story-those-small-houses-milwaukee-ave-minneapolis


Afterwards, let's meet at Seward Cafe or Pizza Luce.

April Sketch-Out: Can Can Wonderland

Saturday, April 15th we are going to sketch at the awesome Can Can Wonderland:

Located in St. Paul’s Hamline Midway neighborhood and the Creative Enterprise Zone, Can Can Wonderland combines art and play to create a one-of-a-kind arts immersive environment for people of all ages to enjoy.

We offer a truly unique, 18-hole artist designed, indoor mini golf course. But Can Can Wonderland isn’t just mini golf; it’s a wonderland full of arts-based fauna and flora for you to explore and delight in! Our boardwalk is full of attractions and amusements (created by/with artists). Our two stages offer a wide array of local and regional talents. We have a couple bars…we might have a secret bar! We have noshes! We even have a few unicorns.

They are located at 755 Prior Ave North in Saint Paul. Four blocks north of University and the Green Line (map, directions ADA access info here).

If you go, remember they don't allow outside food (or unicorns). They have food and beverages for sale and lots of free water. If you want to play mini golf, sign up early. Saturday's are crowded, so be prepared. They open at 10 AM, so if you want to beat the crowds, you can show up early. The Big Throwdown will be at 3 PM somewhere in Can Can Wonderland. Hope to see you there!

March Sketchout: Cycling Museum of Minnesota

THE STORY
Spring is in the air and the can mean only one thing--time to dust off your bicycle! The Cycling Museum of Minnesota is an in-progress organization. What does in-progress mean? Well, it means that it's a young museum with a great collection, but without a permanent home yet. We'll be sketching in their Vault--a collection of rooms tucked behind Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral that stores their collection of cycles. Everything from proto-bicycles to racing machines, classics to dead-end developments are on display. 

In addition to the open vault hours (12-4), from 1-2pm the founder of ARTCRANK, Charles K Youel, will present How to Wreck Your Career and Save Your Life.

WHERE and WHEN:
Sunday 19 March, 12:00-3:00 at the The Vault at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 519 Oak St. Minneapolis, MN. 

See map below, the entrance is tucked around the back!

COST:
Free.

SHOW and TELL:
At 3pm we'll meet up to share our sketches.

February Sketchout is STILL ON!

The Art Shanty Project sketchout is still on for this weekend. We've been in touch with the organizers, who assure us that there will still be programming happening this weekend.

Here are some fabulous winter sketching tips. You'll simply have to pretend that Minnesota is cold this winter. 
http://www.urbansketchers.org/2016/12/cold-weather-urban-sketching-tips-from.html

February Sketchout - Art Shanty Project

THE STORY
Get ready for winter sketching! We're heading to the Arty Shanty Project. We'll be sketching the imaginative artist-designed ice shanties, bundled up people, and the snowy lake landscape. To help you prepare for a new adventure, there will be a small series of blog posts to help you get ready for outdoor winter sketching, with tips and tricks provided by experienced and enthusiastic winter sketchers.

photo by Slumber Party Shanty

"The origins of Art Shanty Projects comes from the inspiration provided by unique ice fishing houses and diverse communities that come together on Minnesota's frozen lakes each winter. Founders saw the potential to create an artists' happening in an extreme environment; to embrace and reinvent a beloved cultural practice; and to encourage personal expression and community engagement through temporary structures and performances. ... In the absence of codes and building restrictions, there is a frontier-like freedom encouraging personal expression and community engagement through temporary architecture." (http://www.artshantyprojects.org/about/program)

WHERE and WHEN:
Saturday 18 February, 12:00-2:00 at the Art Shanty Project on White Bear Lake. http://www.artshantyprojects.org/about/visit
If you are interested in carpooling to White Bear Lake, we can make arrangements via the FB Urban Sketchers Twin Cities group or via email (amber [at] urbansketchers.org).

COST:
Free.

SHOW and TELL:
At 2pm we'll meet up at the Welcome Shanty to share our sketches.

February Sketchout - Art Shanty Project

THE STORY
Get ready for winter sketching! We're heading to the Arty Shanty Project. We'll be sketching the imaginative artist-designed ice shanties, bundled up people, and the snowy lake landscape. To help you prepare for a new adventure, there will be a small series of blog posts to help you get ready for outdoor winter sketching, with tips and tricks provided by experienced and enthusiastic winter sketchers.

photo by Slumber Party Shanty

"The origins of Art Shanty Projects comes from the inspiration provided by unique ice fishing houses and diverse communities that come together on Minnesota's frozen lakes each winter. Founders saw the potential to create an artists' happening in an extreme environment; to embrace and reinvent a beloved cultural practice; and to encourage personal expression and community engagement through temporary structures and performances. ... In the absence of codes and building restrictions, there is a frontier-like freedom encouraging personal expression and community engagement through temporary architecture." (http://www.artshantyprojects.org/about/program)

WHERE and WHEN:
Saturday 18 February, 12:00-2:00 at the Art Shanty Project on White Bear Lake. http://www.artshantyprojects.org/about/visit
If you are interested in carpooling to White Bear Lake, we can make arrangements via the FB Urban Sketchers Twin Cities group or via email (amber [at] urbansketchers.org).

COST:
Free.

SHOW and TELL:
At 2pm we'll meet up at the Welcome Shanty to share our sketches.