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Friday, January 25, 2019

Come Grow with Us!


It’s hard to believe that we are getting ready for our fifth seminar.  We started our seminars to introduce urban sketching to more people and to offer affordable workshops to local sketchers.  We’ve done that an more!



US-Chicago 2019 Sketch Seminar will welcome sketchers and instructors from USk-Chicago, Illinois, out of state, and even from other countries. This is the place to keep up with the details on this year’s adventure,

Details about:
  • Our instructors and what they’ll be teaching
  • Registration information
  • Helpful hints for a successful seminar experience 
  • and more so stay tuned!

We are inviting you, our experienced instructors and new ones, to submit a proposal and share your love and knowledge of Urban Sketching. Teaching propsals have been rolling in and we excited by the variety and the new ideas. If you’re working on a proposal or are thinking of submitting one now’s the time! The deadline for proposals is January 31, just one week away. This  link  will take you to our proposals submission form, it will guide your proposal. 


Join the fun!










Thursday, January 3, 2019

CALL for WORKSHOP PROPOSALS

USk Chicago instructors, this is a CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS to teach at the 2019 Chicago Sketch Seminar (May 31 – June 2, 2019).

The Chicago Sketch Seminar is an annual educational event for Urban Sketchers. We are looking for a variety of Urban Sketching topics. The workshops will be given outdoors, in the streets and parks around The American Academy of Art at 332 South Michigan Avenue. The workshops are typically 2½ – 3 hours long, with a maximum of 15 students.

To submit a proposal to teach at the Seminar 2019, please fill this form before January 31, 2019:
Depending on a number of workshops submitted, there will be a selection process. If you have questions about creating a proposal or about details of your workshop, please talk to Alex Zonis or Barbara McCafferty Weeks.

We look forward to receiving your proposals!