SketchCrawl on July 19th - Mark Your Diary!

Urban Sketchers Yorkshire's day out in Buxton was great fun and so was the Broomhill Festival SketchCrawl last weekend in Sheffield's Botanical Gardens. Next time round we are going to spend the day in Manchester, so if you like sketching, do join us.

I am REALLY hoping for dry, warm weather (it is mid summer after all!) so we can draw outside, because we are visiting some beautiful buildings: Manchester's old Town Hall, the magnificent John Ryland's Library and then finishing the day with the gloriously unconventional Royal Exchange Theatre.

Anyway, the details are below if you would like to take part. Everyone is welcome, whether you are a beginner, a professional or anything in between. It is totally free. You can even bring your children, as long as they bring a sketchbook and draw alongside you.

1^st stop and meeting place: outside Manchester Town Hall, Albert Sq at 9.20am

(sketching for 1hr 40mins, until approx 11.00)

(indoor meeting alternative if it's wet: Central Library foyer – access via Peter St)

2^nd stop: John Rylands Library, Deansgate at 11.10am

(sketching for 2hrs until approx 1.15 – inside if wet)

1.15 - 2.00: lunch – both venues have a café, or bring a packed lunch if you want to picnic.

3^rd stop: the Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann’s Sq, at 2pm

(sketching for 2hrs until approx 4pm – inside if wet)

As usual, we will go somewhere nearby to share our work at the end of the day: either a cafe or a bar. We will be winding up about 4.45 I imagine. 

I will be catching the 8.04 train from Sheffield, if you want to join me, getting into Piccadilly just after 9am (it’s not the nearest station, but cheaper, as you can buy cheap singles). Meet me by 7.55 at Ritazza cafe on the station forecourt. If that’s too early, feel free to join us later.

If you can't make July 19th, but would like to hear about future SketchCrawls, just email me. 

Power to your pencil!