About us
SF Sketchers is an umbrella group, listing sketching events throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Meetups are free and open to everyone, regardless of experience or skill.
We post for a wide range of groups, mostly following the UrbanSketchers.org model, but also including portrait parties, nature journaling and other kinds of sketching activities. In a typical meetup people get together briefly at the beginning, spread out to sketch in the area and meet up again at the end to share sketches and chat. There is a "no criticism" rule and people tend to be kind to each other.
We are sponsored by Arch Art Supplies, one of the vanishingly few independent art supply stores left in the Bay Area. They specialize in supplies that sketchers use, from old standards to cool new stuff from all over the world. Give them a visit!
Because our Meetup fees are paid by Arch, all events listed on the site are free. However we send out a quarterly newsletter listing classes and other fee-based events led by members.
Looking forward to sketching with you!
Upcoming events
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Amoeba Music on Haight
Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight St, San Francisco, CA, USAmoeba Music on Haight is a massive, legendary independent record store located at 1855 Haight St in San Francisco's historic Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. Opened in November 1997 inside a former 24,000-square-foot bowling alley.
Bring a chair, dress warm. Gather at 1215/1230 to share
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Sketching at the Mill Valley Lumber Yard
Mill Valley Lumber Yard, 129 Miller Ave., Mill Valley, ca, USThe Mill Valley Lumber Yard is a great, chill place to sketch!
The lumber yard is closely tied to the history of Mill Valley and has now been beautifully renovated with some beautiful stores: a bakery, a restaurant, a crêperie, and thirteen independently owned shops. A few of the original buildings are still intact. The grounds include seating areas, fire pits, hidden gardens, and a creek that runs throughout the property. There is also a spectacular view of Mount Tamalpais. Here's their website.
We'll meet at 10:00am at the chairs across from The Good Life shop and throw down sketches at noon.
Directions:
Take the from Hwy.101 exit (441B) toward Stinson Beach but turn right on Almonte Blvd./Miller Ave. to the Lumber Yard or take the East Blithedale Ave. exit (447) from Hwy.101 into downtown Mill Valley, then left on Miller Ave. to the Lumber Yard. Here’s a map.Parking:
Miller Ave. splits around the Lumber Yard. Street parking is either on the east side of Miller Ave. (going north) or just south of the location on Miller Ave. (going south).Also:
• bring your preferred paper, sketchbook, color media and drawing materials
• get your coffee, tea or snacks at the Flour Craft Bakery
• restrooms are located in the Water Shed Restaurant
• post your sketches after on our MeetUp Event page and tag #MarinSketchers on Instagram
• look for more info at MarinSketchers.com
• Call Bill at 415.846.1655, if you need more info, directions, etc.10 attendees
Sketching at CoRo Coffee Room (Cafe Art Circle - East Bay)
CoRo Coffee Room, 2324 Fifth Street,, Berkeley, CA, USSketching at CoRo Cofee Room (Cafe Art Circle - East Bay)
Cafe sketching at CoRo Coffee Room in Berkeley.
📍 1:30pm Meet inside. Look for us with sketchbooks.
🎨 Bring your own art supplies. Roam freely. Sketch what you see.
☕ Pull up a chair anytime to draw with us and talk art.
📓 3:15pm. We wrap things up with a show & tell throwdown.This is organized by the Cafe Art Circle meetup under SF Sketchers. We explore coffee and tea shops around the Bay Area, using sketching as a way to experience the atmosphere of each place and its neighborhood.
Established in 2015, CoRo (short for Bay Area CoRoasters) is a collaborative roasting space for more than 20 independent local coffee companies. From the Coffee Room, large windows look directly into the roastery, giving us a chance to sketch both the cafe and some of the craft magic happening behind the scenes.
Message Jimmy or the Meetup chat if you need help finding the group.
3 attendees
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