Sculpture Culture Sketch Tour

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A day-long urban sketching tour inviting the public to create on-location, plein air sketches at multiple sketch-stop locations. Attendees may choose whether they want to join for a single 90 minute sketch stop or join for the entire day to hear about the cultural and historical significance of the public art installations, sculptures, and architecture in their community, all while creating an urban sketch of their own.

Shauna will provide helpful instructions for creating an on-location sketch in pencil, ink, or watercolour, at each sketch stop

Each unique Sculpture Culture sketch stop will include the following:

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

-An invitation to attendees to share their personal connections to the site and discuss how that may influence the way they approach their sketching

-An 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

The Sculpture Culture Sketch Tour includes (4) individual sketch stops throughout Kelowna. Participants may choose to join in at one single sketch-stop of their choosing, or participate in any or all of the sketch stops.

The Sculpture 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.

Please bring a lawn chair or stool, unless you prefer to stand while sketching.

All participants are also encouraged to bring their own sketching materials, or watercolour paints, brushes, canvas, paper, etc; however, a small quantity of free-to-use-on-site sketching supplies will be made available for public use.

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Sketch stop #1 - 9am to 10:30am - gather on the lawn in front of the Kelowna Downtown Public Library - learn about the sculpture “Natural Language” - sketch the sculpture or the interesting architecture of the library itself.

NOTE: French / English translator will be available - when registering, please let us know if you will require the instructions in French.

Sketch stop #2 - 11:00am to 12:30pm - Gather at the south entrance to Kasugai Gardens to learn more about the sculpture and monument “Circle of Friendship” – then sketch the sculpture, or any of the amazing scenery within the gardens themselves.

Sketch stop #3 - 1:30pm to 3pm - Gather on the outdoor patio area on the west side of the Kelowna Art Gallery to learn more about their outdoor sculptures: “Gold, Silver & Lead”, and “Skagway” - sketch either of the sculptures or the interesting architecture of the Art Gallery itself.

Sketch stop #4 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm - Gather on the outdoor walking area along the west-side of the Rotary Centre for the Arts where there are three outdoor sculptures: “Concept to Creation,” “Elemental,” and "Fruit Stand” - sketch any of the sculptures or the interesting architecture of the Rotary Centre itself.

Liens

• Please PRE-REGISTER here! forms.gle
• Find a map of the tour here! google.com

Organisateur

Shauna Kay - BC Culture Days Ambassador

Shauna Kay is proud to be one of 6 BC Culture Days Ambassadors for 2024.

As an emerging artist, her 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 and 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.