Monthly Archives: May 2019

Sponsorship Announcement: Blick Art Materials

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For the fifth year in a row (including ’17 USk Symposium), Urban Sketchers Chicago is excited to announce Blick Art Materials sponsorship of the #USkchicago2019 Sketch Seminar and the Chicago urban sketchers community!

This year Blick Art Materials is supplying, sketchbooks, Pentel waterbrushes, plastic portable palettes and gift cards for our 190 goody bags. In addition they are sending $500 in gift cards for our raffle. Our event is successful because of our Sponsors and Blick is highly valued by USk Chicago. THANK YOU BLICK!

Sponsorship Announcement: Faber-Castell

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Urban Sketchers Chicago is excited to have Faber-Castell‘s sponsorship of the #USkChicago2019 Sketch Seminar for the fifth year! Faber-Castell began supporting our artist community at our first Sketch Seminar in 2014, and we are honored to be able to continue to share their products with you! This year, each goody bag will have a PITT Artist Pen box of 8 (black), a PITT Artist Pen box of 6 warm and cool grey pens, and a bold broad black brush pen. In addition, graphite pencils and erasers are being provided for Gabriel Campanario‘s and Paul Heaston‘s workshops. Last but not least, our raffle will feature a 48ct PITT Pen collection and three Loom fountain pens. Thank you Faber-Castell for your continued support!!!

Make sure to visit Faber-Castell’s website, and follow them on social media!

Sponsor Announcement: KWZ Ink

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Urban Sketchers Chicago welcomes KWZ Ink as a new sponsor to our 2019 Sketch Seminar! If you have fountain pens or like to use ink washes then please check out KWZ Ink, they have some awesome colors. They are generously sponsoring some of the inks for the Fountain Pen World Workshop. We cant wait to share your products with our sketchers. Thank you KWZ Ink!