September Sketch-Out at Milwaukee Ave. (9/15), Winona Plein Air Experience, and Coffee Sketch (9/11)

Hello Urban Sketchers Twin Cities!

Join us for our September Sketch Meet in the Milwaukee Avenue Historic District in Minneapolis!
When: Sunday, September 15th, 12-3pm
Where: Milwaukee Avenue Historic District, 2007 Milwaukee Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Details:
12pm-- Meet/Greet in the center part of the pedestrian mall (near benches/playground). There is a brown historic sign there. Map of meeting place and parking: https://heatherhultgren.com/.../2024/08/Milwaukee2.pdf
2:45pm--Sketch Throw down/Group photo in the same area. Residents are invited to watch or sketch with us!
Here is a good web link explaining the history/map of this area: https://www.terrain.org/2019/unsprawl/milwaukee-avenue/

The Milwaukee Avenue Historic District is a historic district in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis. The district comprises two city blocks of small homes on quarter-sized lots. These houses were built between 1884 and 1890 by William Ragan, a Minneapolis real estate speculator. Built for lower-income residents, the houses had deteriorated in condition by the end of World War II, and by the 1970s, were planned for demolition. A group of residents and concerned citizens fought to save the houses, eventually leading to their inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places and the federal protection and rehabilitation that comes with the designation. Today, the houses sit along a bike- and pedestrian-friendly mall on which motor traffic is prohibited. (cited from Wikipedia)

 

OTHER NEWS...

 1. Coffee Sketch at Jones Coffee on 50th and Xerxes, South Minneapolis

When: Wednesday, September 11th, 10am-12pm.

Co-host sketcher Clara Emma suggested this location for its big, sketch-able coffee roaster, accommodating space and windows to the street activity. They also sell food! There are a number of Jone’s Coffee locations in the metro. Our sketch is at the one on 50th and Xerxes. Hope to you there.

 

***Next Coffee Sketch is at the Como carousel in St. Paul on Tuesday, Sept. 24 10 am-noon. Co-hosted by sketcher and carousel operator Jef Inge. Details will be announced one week before the event. We will be offered free rides before it opens to the public.

A big thank you to all who help make the Coffee Sketches such a pleasure. 

 

2. The Plein Air Experience 2024

September 19 - 22, 2024 | Winona, MN
For those of you interested in attending Sketching Winona--- This event is not hosted by Urban Sketchers Twin Cities-- go at your leisure.

A Minnesota Marine Art Museum, River Arts Alliance, and Urban Sketchers (Bluff Country, Chippewa Valley, Twin Cities Chapters) Collaboration on the Upper Mississippi River, The Plein Air Experience returns once again to the Minnesota Marine Art Museum (Winona, MN) with a focus on sketching the region’s diverse and inspiring environments, built and natural. 

Organized by the River Arts Alliance, The Plein Air Experience: Sketching Winona brings you four exciting days of plein air art making on the Upper Mississippi River, featuring a signature studio arts workshop led by Urban Sketchers advocate Kar-Keat Chong, an opening launch event, artist-led sketch walks, and a chance to close it all down by seeing what was created over the weekend at a closing reception.

Experience a fresh approach to making art outdoors and experience this new frontier of art making committed to telling the story of our surroundings, the places we live and where we travel. Let’s show the world who we are, one drawing at a time. See more information on the weekend's events here: https://mmam.org/calendar2/2024/the-plein-air-experience
Additional demo location addresses/sketchwalks here: https://mmam.org/calendar2/2024/9/plein-air-sketch-walks
Recommended lodging link: https://visitwinona.com/places-to-stay/...

 

3. We enjoyed a hot and steamy day sketching at Westwood Hills Nature Center: