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For
immediate release
Urban Sketchers
Announces Platinum and Gold Sponsors for 2015 Urban Sketchers Symposium
Sketchers from around the globe will gather in Singapore
July 22 – 25 for the sixth annual Urban Sketchers Symposium. The educational
and networking event is organized by Urban Sketchers, a nonprofit organization
dedicated to fostering the art of on-location drawing. By sketching on location
from direct observation, symposium participants will discover Singapore as they
explore materials, techniques and concepts through workshops and other
activities.
This event is made possible in part by the support of our generous
sponsors:
Platinum Level
Urban Sketchers is pleased to have PEN.UP as a Symposium
sponsor for the second year. PEN.UP is a creative, vibrant social network
service that allows sharing of images and pictures with other users. Attend a
productive lecture on digital art using Samsung Galaxy Note tablets and drawing
apps, and give Galaxy Note tablets a try. In addition, look forward to a drawing
event with gifts!
A new sponsor this year, Leuchtturm1917 manufactures
high-quality notebooks, sketchbooks and other products for creative people.
Symposium participants will receive Leuchtturm1917 Whitelines Link notebooks –
an innovative analog/digital hybrid. Sketches and handwritten notes can be
digitized using a smartphone app with automatic capture. Images can then be
shared online. This is an ideal tool for illustrators and
sketchers looking to save their work and take their analog drawings easily into
the digital realm without hefty scanners or expensive cameras.
Gold Level
Cretacolor is sponsoring the Urban Sketchers
Symposium for the third time. Cretacolor offers a broad range of products ideal
for sketching, including graphite, colored and water-soluble pencils, water
media and calligraphy materials. For the Symposium, Cretacolor will
present each participant with a set of six pencils packed in a collectible and
functional metal case emblazoned with the Urban Sketchers 2015 Singapore logo.
Moleskine has been our partner for many years
as a Symposium sponsor. Moleskine and Urban Sketchers share a love of the
analog approach of recording what we see in a notebook and the digital approach
of sharing online. Moleskine will provide sketchbooks for Symposium attendees.
Local sponsors supporting the event at the Gold
level include Caran
d’Ache and Shop Oryx, both of which
are providing materials for participants. Shop Oryx offers an alternative
shopping experience for artists by providing tools, inspiration and the sharing
of artwork. In addition, the Fashion Institute
of Technology is sponsoring a Symposium instructor’s transportation.
Nearly 300 sketching
enthusiasts will gather for hands-on sketching workshops, demonstrations,
lectures, and sketch crawls in Singapore. National Design Centre is
the host institution. The workshops and activities are led by an influential
team of local and international artists, listed on the Symposium site. Previous
hosts for the international Symposium have been Portland, Oregon (USA), Lisbon
(Portugal), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Barcelona (Spain) and Paraty
(Brazil).
Urban Sketchers is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization
dedicated to raising the artistic, storytelling and educational value of
location drawing; promoting its practice and connecting people around the world
who draw on location where they live and travel.
Feel free to contact us for more information.
CONTACT
Elizabeth
Alley, President
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