What weâre about
Urban Sketchers Vancouver is an official chapter of a global non-profit organization, Urban Sketchers, dedicated to promoting on-location drawing and connecting people from around the world who draw on location to tell their stories of the places where they live and travel.
We host sketch meetups in the Metro Vancouver area. Starting in January 2025, we are transitioning from Meetup to the Facebook group for our group activities. On our Facebook group, you can find not only information for upcoming events but also sketches from fellow members, photos from events, sketching tips, art supply recommendations and more. Please join the community and share your work, whether itâs from our meetups, your travels or daily life!
You can also find us on Instagram @usk.vancouver. Follow us for more information!
As an official chapter, we follow the Urban Sketchersâ manifesto.
1. We draw on location, indoors or out, capturing what we see from direct observation.
2. Our drawings tell the story of our surroundings, the places we live and where we travel.
3. Our drawings are a record of time and place.
4. We are truthful to the scenes we witness.
5. We use any kind of media and cherish our individual styles.
6. We support each other and draw together.
7. We share our drawings online.
8. We show the world, one drawing at a time.
Upcoming events (2)
See all- Sketch and snack in Queenâs Park, New WestminsterQueen's Park, New Westminster, BC
Welcome to a sketch meet up that also includes a picnic option. We will meet for our hybrid event, on a gentle grass slope and under large shade trees. The location is between the Bandshell (outdoor stage) and the large Picnic Shelter #1. A childrenâs playground is nearby too. There might be a live music event nearby, with seating, on this same Sunday afternoon.
Hopefully we can hold a few picnic tables too. Nearby are drinking fountains (plus paint water) and washrooms. There is also a park concession with food, beverages and even Rocky Point Ice Cream.
Things to sketch:
⢠informal strolling garden
⢠formal rose garden
⢠tall stands of cedar and fir trees
⢠drawing each other or other people nearby
⢠heritage homes along 1st StreetThings to bring:
⢠art supplies
⢠food or beverages to share, if you like - there is NO obligation
⢠a collapsible stool or chair, some kind of a mat or blanket (there are a few picnic tables too)Getting here:
For public transit, take the SkyTrain to New Westminster Station, then take the #105 Uptown bus to Queenâs Park. See map.
https://www.translink.ca/schedules-and-maps/route/105/direction/1/mapIf you are driving, parking areas are available near our meet up point. See map.
Now for some trivia
Queen's Park was opened 31 years before Stanley Park in Vancouver. It was established in 1859, making it the oldest park in all of BC.
