This month we’ll meet at the Maison-Royale. Meeting point: In front of Maison-Royale at Quai Gustave-Ador, 46 Classified as a historical monument by the Canton of Geneva in 2001, the Maison Royale is undoubtedly the most impressive building on the harbor, yet it has never housed a crowned head! Built between 1907 and 1909 by […]
As is well known, yodelling festivals are celebrated with spontaneous group yodelling, singing and alphorn playing, combined with flag-waving in the alleys of the festival grounds. The festival grounds are divided into three zones: the Yodelling Village on Petersplatz, the Yodelling Mile by the adjacent Petersgraben, and the ‘Yodelling Hill’ (i.e. the old town alleys). […]
La Tour Rouge détournée a connu le rouge sang ! Hello Toi J’ai cherché un endroit ombragé pour ce sketchwalk de juin : autour de la Tour Rouge, entourée de bois. Et qu’ai-jie découvert sur cette tour de guet massive, construite en molasse « Pierra Rossa » dans les années 1380 ? On y a aussi […]
After several meetups in the city, it is time for another small trip outside Zurich. Our destination is the Botanical Garden Grüningen, set on a hill above the historic little town and shaped like an arboretum. The award-winning greenhouse, trees and shrubs from around the world, and the varied outdoor spaces offer plenty of sketching […]
The 7th Urban Sketchers Week 2026 in Intragna will take place again at the end of July. The workshops will be offered by: Eleanor Doughty, Seattle Jenny Adam, Hamburg Stéphanie Senez, Paris Rolf Schröter, Berlin You can find the program and the registration form (PDF) at usk-week.ch Accommodation: Participants are responsible for their own accommodation. […]
USk St. Gallen invites all urban sketchers and anyone who enjoys sketching together to the SKETCHcrawl in Rorschach. The event serves as a pre-event for the 8th Swiss Urban Sketchers Symposium 2026, taking place in St. Gallen in September, and, together with the preceding three-day exhibition «Urban Sketching» in the region, aims to raise awareness […]
The city of St.Gallen is famous for its picturesque old town with 111 ornate bay windows. The Abbey District, with its impressive Baroque cathedral and the opulent Rococo hall of the Abbey Library, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here, history can be experienced at every turn. From September 3–5, 2026, urban sketchers from near […]