October Sketch Events: Fort Snelling, Lakewood Cemetary, Pierre Bottineau Library, and More!

Hi Urban Sketchers Twin Cities!

Mark your calendars for our October events coming soon:

1. Draw/Paint At Historic Fort Snelling

When: Saturday, October 3rd, 8:30-4pm (see schedule below)

Where: 25 Fort Snelling, St. Paul MN 55111

Details: Our group has been invited by Katie MacLaughlin at Fort Snelling to come join Outdoor Painters of MN and sketch at Fort Snelling on Oct. 3rd too! NOTE: For USk TC participants, this is a "show-up at your leisure" event during the schedule listed below-- no USK TC admins are hosting and no throw down. There are also admission charges which you can find here: https://www.mnhs.org/fortsnelling . We'd love to see your sketches, so post on our Facebook page at your convenience.

In collaboration with the Outdoor Painters of Minnesota, but any artists are invited to attend and participate. Gates open at 10am. There will be many fort staff dressed in a variety of costumes.

Link to website: https://www.mnhs.org/events/61573923908

Visitors to the fort will have a chance to see painters at work studying various landscapes, architecture, and objects.

PAINT-OUT SCHEDULE

8:30 am - Painters may arrive to begin painting. Painters can paint outside the Historic Fort walls at this time (landscape, historic walls, prairie grasses and plants, etc).

10:00 am - Fort opens to the public, the front gate opens, and costumed staff arrive. Painters may enter the fort. We will also display a cannon and other props to feature in your painting.

3:00-4:00 pm - We will have a spot to display art in the Historic Fort. OPM will bring tabletop easels. Painters must exit the Fort by 4:00 pm when it closes to the public.

At the paint-out, a small table with painting supplies will be set out for visitors who want to try their hand at painting. No painting is allowed within the historic buildings.

 

2. Our friends at Metrosketchers have invited us to sketch with them at the historic Lakewood Cemetery
From this month’s volunteer leaders -LMNOP [Lisa-Marie] & Sarah Harris (USk TC)
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When: Sunday Oct 4, NOON - 3pm

Where: 3600 Hennepin Ave. Mpls, MN 55408
https://www.lakewoodcemetery.org
Lakewood Self Guided Tour:
https://www.lakewoodcemetery.org/.../Lakewood_SelfGuided...

What to expect
For noon, meet at the modernist Lakewood Garden Mausoleum.. inside the main entrance (@Hennepin & 36th), it's the first mausoleum after turning right.
For the 2:45pm wrap-up, we will meet at the Lakewood Garden Mausoleum again.
The historic Lakewood Cemetery is an incredible space with beautiful buildings, landscaping, and of course, monuments.
Remember one stipulation of sketching here is that specific monument drawings are not be used for commercial purposes, as the monuments themselves are the properties of families and individuals. The mausoleums ARE open, and are not only equipped with restrooms, but are extraordinary spaces themselves, with fully furnished reception areas.
Restrooms at the Garden Mausoleum are on the main floor, as are drinking fountains. The crypt is in the basement.
As always, exercise respect for the spaces and other visitors.. please keep voices lowered
Wear comfortable shoes, or more likely, prepare to drive about. (To walk the entire cemetery would take approx. 3 hours just by itself.)
If the weather is wet, perhaps consider sketching the views from the warmth of the Garden Mausoleum or your vehicle
You can park anywhere on the paved roads. If you have one, you'll want to bring a portable chair for yourself, maybe a blanket for your legs.. warm apple cider sounds good too. Sketchers tip: wear weather-appropriate layers.
***Please note: bicycles are NOT allowed in the cemetery.***
Those who live far away or can't make it that day are encouraged to visit a historic cemetery near you and share your drawings with us!
Pet Policy
Dogs and other pets are not allowed anywhere onsite at Lakewood. Service animals are permitted.
Gate Hours: 8am-8pm
Welcome Center Mon-Sat: 8am-4:30pm
Garden Mausoleum daily: 10am-4:30pm
Memorial Community Mausoleum daily: 10am-4:30pm
https://www.lakewoodcemetery.org/places/memorial-chapel/
Learn more about Lakewood Cemetery at their website http://lakewoodcemetery.com
A few words from LAKEWOOD:
"Since 1871, our 250 park-like acres have served as a haven in the heart of the city, a place where we reimagine the role of a cemetery in modern life.”

 

3. Join us at the Pierre Bottineau Library for a fun afternoon of sketching!
When: Wednesday, October 7th, 12-3pm
Where: 55 Broadway Street Northeast, Minneapolis , MN 55413
Host: USk Twin Cities Member Joel Abramson

The Pierre Bottineau Library is located in northeast Minneapolis. It is named for Pierre Bottineau (1817-95), a prominent trapper and trader who settled in the area. The library is constructed from two historic buildings on the former Grain Belt campus — the 1893 Wagon Shed and the 1913 Millright Shop. Project architects combined the buildings in 2003 with a state-of-the-art addition to create a new 12,000-square-foot library. Various library locations in the community served area residents from 1913-2003. More information can be found here:
https://www.hclib.org/about/locations/pierre-bottineau

 

4. Sketch-In at the Bell Museum

When:  Wednesday, October 14th, 5:30-8:30pm- Watch for details to come. 

 

5. Sketch at the Landmark Center in St. Paul

When: Wednesday, October 21st, 10am-1pm-Watch for details to come.