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Aug 19, 2016 - Aug 21, 2016
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Join us in August, 2016, in another fabulous west coast city, Tacoma, Washington, for the fourth in a series of annual west coast urban sketchers sketch crawl events. We have been in the San Francisco Bay Area, Portland, and San Diego over the past three summers, and this coming summer we offer up Tacoma, the second largest urban area in the state of Washington. Tacoma offers an historically and architecturally rich downtown area that cries out for the sketcher/artist to pay it homage, and we are excited about sharing that opportunity with the global urbansketcher community.
[Image and content courtesy ofhttp://urbansketcherstacoma.blogspot.com/
Header by Frances Buckmaster]
Because we offer no workshops or demonstrations, these annual west coast events are FREE. Each is designed for simply a few days of pure sketching in another of our fabulous west coast cities with others who share the same passions about sketching in urban environments.
Check out the Tacoma Link Light Rail in the right margin to learn about how free and easy one can travel from one end of downtown to the other.
1. Friday – August 19th.
Our “Meet & Greet” will begin with our Registration at 6pm at Picasso’s Catering (map) where they proclaim, “Food is Art.” Dinner will be served at about 6:45 – 7pm. During the evening we will “break the ice” with timed, 5 min portrait sketches of each other, we will enjoy dinner together, and we will hold a raffle for art supplies – each attendee will receive a ticket at the door.
Be sure you get your RSVP back to us by August 5th, and you will receive an extra ticket for a second raffle for a very special art-supply item.
Our caterer is offering four dinner choices to serve various tastes (meat, fish, vegetarian, gluten free).Each dinner will cost $25, which includes the tip. There will be a no-host bar for wine, beer, cider, etc.Menu details are in the RSVP form, below.
Please use the RSVP link below to fill out the reservation and meal choice form. You will receive a confirmation email from one of the event staff. Please DO NOT call the caterer to make your reservation. All reservations must come through the link below.
2. Saturday – August 20th.
The Sketch Crawl Marathon will begin at 9 am with an orientation in the Reception Area of the Auditorium of the Washington State Historical Museum (map). If you use the Museum’s parking lot, you will receive all-day $3 parking coupons – details pending. Sketching should begin about 9:15ish.
The first of two Sharings of Sketches will take place at 11:30 am, along with the “Official Group Photo.” Sketchers will be on their own for lunch. (Hint: join one of our volunteers for lunch and find out about great sketching spots you might otherwise miss.)
The second Sharing of Sketches, and possible second group photo, will take place at 4pm back at the museum.
3. Sunday – August 21st.
Meet up at the front door of the Tacoma Art Museum (map) at 9 am for announcements and a few more hours of sketching. The location for the final Sharing of Sketching and Final Group Photo will be announced at the 9am session. They will take place at the event’s closing at noon.
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2. For those who RSVP prior to late January, we will be sending you a personal email for easy ordering once the menu items are finalized.
3. SPECIAL EARLY BIRD RSVP ENDS AUGUST 5th, if you RSVP by then: You will receive not only the regular free Drawing Ticket but also, a SECOND TICKET, which enters you into a SPECIAL DRAWING for more expensive donated art supplies.
4. Deadline for RSVP’s for the “Meet & Greet Dinner” is August 15th. Each sketcher will receive one free ticket for our Drawing for Art Supplies donated by our Sponsors & Donors.