Sketch Fanshawe 1812 in London Ontario

Saturday, October 4 2014,  10:00am

Fanshawe Conservation Area
1424 Clarke Rd, London, Ontario N5V 5B9

KWUSK will meet at the Fanshawe Pioneer Village at 10:00 am to sketch the village and/or “Fanshawe 1812: The Invasion of Upper Canada”, a military re-enactment.

Sketchers will meet in front of the Pioneer Village Café and go from there.

This event is open to all ages and all skill levels.

Admission to the Pioneer Village is $7.

Onsite parking is free.

Drivers, please consider volunteering to carpool as there are several members with no means of transportation.

Contact number on this day is 519-572-1757.

Please remember to RSVP to this event by emailing Brenda Murray at brenda.murray@sympatico.ca and please arrange for your own carpooling if you wish here on this page.

Sketch the Wellesley Apple Butter & Cheese Festival

Saturday, September 27 2014,  9:30am - 12:30pm

Meet at Nith River Chop House
1193 Queen's Bush Road, Wellesley, Ontario N0B 2T0

There are lots of things to sketch at the Wellesley Apple Butter and Cheese Festival: the antique cars and tractor display, the model boat regatta that takes place on Wellesley Pond, the stage coach, line dancers, bands, runners in the 5km marathon, the puppet show, wood carvers, farm tours, and displays.

Sketchers will meet in front of The Nith River Chop House, 1193 Queen’s Bush Road, Wellesley, ON at 9:30 a.m. and go from there.

This event is free and open to all ages and all skill levels.

Parking is free at the local Community Centre and Arena, and at churches and on side streets. You will be directed by a parking attendant as you approach the down-town area.

Drivers, please consider volunteering to carpool as there are several members with no means of transportation.

Contact number on this day is 519-572-1757.

Please remember to RSVP to this event by emailing Brenda Murray at brenda.murray@sympatico.ca and please arrange for your own carpooling if you wish here on this page.

Sketch the Halton Railroad Museum

Saturday, September 6th, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Halton County Radial Railway
13629 Guelph Line, Milton, Ontario L9T

The Halton County Radial Railway features a large outdoor collection of railroad cars, streetcars, cabooses and locomotives. Sketchers may wish to ride the streetcar along its 2 kilometers of scenic track, or sketch on the grounds, or int the display barns or historic Rockwood Station.

Sketchers will meet at the main gate at 11:00 a.m. and go from there. There is a snack bar on site or you may wish to pack a lunch.

This event is open to all ages and all skill levels.

Admission is $13/person, $11.50 seniors, or $10/person for groups of 20+.

Drivers, please consider volunteering to carpool as there are several members with no means of transportation.

Contact number on this day is 519-572-1757.

Please remember to RSVP to this event by emailing Brenda Murray at brenda.murray@sympatico.ca.

Kitchener City Hall Panorama Sketching Exhibition

Opening reception will be Thursday, September 4 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Address: Kitchener City Hall, Berlin Tower Gallery
200 King St West,
Kitchener ON, N2G 4G7

You are cordially invited to attend the first exhibition of the KW Urban Sketchers by the artists:
Brenda Murray, Cathy Amos, Victoria Arnott, Steph Lee, Mary Hetherington, Kristina Maus, Heather Franklin, Heather Horsey, Tanya Korigan, Michele Braniff, Tracy Bithell, Jessica Daniells, Joan Ang, Ana Wilcken, and Nel Slater.

The sketches in this exhibition were made all in one day on-location from the top of Kitchener City Hall in May 2014.

Refreshments will be served.

KW Urban Sketchers is a regional chapter of the international organization, Urban Sketchers. This group is free and open to all ages and skill levels. We meet 2x/month to sketch our surroundings from life.

Sketch Toronto Harbourfront

Saturday, August 16at 10:00am - 5:00pm

Meet at the Harbour front Centre, 235 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J 2G8

This is our first joint sketching event between the KW Urban Sketchers and the Toronto Urban Sketchers! We will be sketching the boats in the marina, the board walk, the Toronto skyline, or people relaxing, strolling, biking or skateboarding on the sunny harbourfront.

Cell phone contact for the day is 519-572-1757.

Bring sunscreen and big clips to hold down your pages in case it's breezy! :)

Looking forward to meeting new people and seeing you there!

Don't forget to RSVP to this event by emailing Brenda Murray at brenda.murray@sympatico.ca and please arrange for your own carpooling if you wish here on this page.