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Culture Sketch Tour - VERNON

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Sketch-stop #1 - Vernon Museum & Archives on 32nd Avenue at 11am (Sketch-stop #2 - Vernon Downtown Library on 30th Avenue at 1:30pm)

3009 32 Avenue

Vernon, BC

Directions: Sketch-stop #1 - Vernon Museum & Archives on 32nd Avenue at 11am - meet out front on the lawn Sketch-stop #2 - Vernon Downtown Library on 30th Avenue at 1:30pm - meet out front on the sidewalk.

Accès

Gratuit.

Offert en Anglais.

Accessible en chaise roulante.

Attendees will be encouraged to participate to the extent of their abilities - no previous art training or sketching knowledge required - urban sketching is about enjoying the process, and not focused on the product or outcome

À propos

An urban sketching tour inviting the public to create on-location, plein-air sketches at two (90) minute sketch-stops.

Shauna provides helpful instructions for creating an on-location sketch in pencil or ink - if the weather is nice and we can be outside, Attendees may even want to try watercolour!

Culture Sketch-stops include:

-Brief overview of the unique cultural qualities of the sketching location

-Introduction to the general concept of urban sketching

-Tips on how to capture the scene quickly while viewing the subject

-Suggestions for inexpensive and portable materials best suited to creating quick plein air art on-site wherever you are

-Ideas for urban sketching where you live and where you travel

Attendance is FREE

The Culture Sketch Tour is best suited to Adult participation, but children under the direct supervision of their parent or adult guardian are welcome to join, and all content will be family-friendly.

WEATHER DEPENDENT:

Good Weather - we will be sketching outside - Please bring a lawn chair or stool, unless you prefer to stand while sketching.

Inclement Weather - attendees may choose to sketch inside the venues - PAINTS NOT ALLOWED TO BE USED INSIDE - sketching inside the museum / library will be restricted to pen, or pencil only.

*please note that the Museum entry fee is donation (recommend $5 per person).

All participants are encouraged to bring their own sketching materials, or watercolour paints, brushes, canvas, paper, etc.

A small quantity of free-to-use-on-site sketching supplies will be available.

SKETCH STOPS:

Sketch-stop #1 - 11am to 12:30pm - Vernon Museum & Archives - gather on their front lawn

3009 32nd Avenue, Vernon

Sketch-stop #2 - 1:30pm to 3pm - Vernon Library - gather on the sidewalk out front

2800 30th Avenue, Vernon

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Organisateur

Shauna Kay, Okanagan Urban Sketchers Founder, Admin

As an emerging artist, Shauna's work can be found on Facebook and Instagram by searching "SMRK Art", where you will find images of her acrylic paintings, outdoor murals, and unique one-of-a-kind Christmas window paintings.

Shauna is also the founder, and admin, of the official, local urban sketchers chapter:

OKANAGAN URBAN SKETCHERS (OUrS) - free to anyone who wants to join!

All BC Culture Days participants are invited to check out the OUrS Facebook Group to learn more about urban sketching. You may even want to join OUrS, and experience the fun for yourself, at their next sketching meetup - check out the OUrS "Events" tab on their Facebook page for more details (dates, times, locations) of future sketching meetups.

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