In 2024, the 6th Swiss Urban Sketchers Symposium will take place in Neuchatel. This is the first time the event will be held in French-speaking Switzerland. We're delighted and honored to be able to show you our city through the eyes of an urban sketcher. Our town, small in size and big in architectural and scenic beauty, lies on a hillside by the lake. It has much to offer visitors, especially those on the lookout for inspirational spots to sketch: a magnificent castle and collegiate church, a vibrant and historic town center with a large pedestrian zone with sketch opportunities on every street corner, all back dropped by a vast panoramic view of the lake and the Alps. More information will be added as it becomes available, so follow us on Instagram to get the scoop and make sure you don't miss the next breaking news!

See you soon,

Célestine, Géraldine and Katharina.


Program

Three days of inspiration

The symposium will take place from Thursday June 27 to Saturday June 29, 2024. The detailed program will soon be available online. In the meantime, you'll find some information in our FAQ page (frequently asked questions).

Tickets

Price and subscription

The detailed program of workshops and pass formulas will be revealed on March 25, 2024.
Ticket sales will start on April 12, 2024 at 12 noon (CEST). The link to the ticketing system will be available here.

Host

Neuchâtel City Hall

The entire team is delighted to welcome you to the Péristyle de l’Hôtel de Ville. This magnificent building, emblematic of our city, is located in the heart of the city on the outskirts of the pedestrian zone, a stone's throw from the lakeside, castle and the port.




Gallery

Previous symposiums

The five previous Swiss symposiums have been a great success. Whether you'd like to find out what it's like to attend a symposium, or enjoy the memories of previous editions, feel free to have a look at the photo galleries from the various years. We look forward to adding a new, colorful chapter from French-speaking Switzerland.

*** PROGRAM 2024 ***

The detailed program is still being worked out, thanks for your patience...

In the meantime we're very honored to already present the names of the 17 artists who are getting prepared to share their passion for drawing at the workshops in Neuchâtel!

And here are the names of the instructors and details of their workshop...

Taïwan

Yu-Jie Cai

How to choose the main subject and create empty spaces


Germany

Viktoria Prischedko

From the initial idea to the expression of individual character


Portugal

Julia Barminova

En Plein Air at Neuchâtel Marina


Egypt

Reham Ali

Solving interlocking shapes of buildings with light and shadows



Switzerland

Brindarica Bose

Speedsketching with Watercolours and Pencils


France

Alex Hillkurtz

Translating Light


USA

Uma Kelkar

Beautiful Chaos


Switzerland

Oksana Kornelyuk

Character improvisation - line, shape and color


Portugal

André Kano

Sketching & watercolor - a colorful fusion


Spain

Lapin

Integrating the car into the urban landscape


France

Marie-Odile Mourel

An "uninhibited" approach to live drawing



Switzerland

Ksenia Astakhova

Panoramic urban landscape of Neuchâtel in watercolors and dry pastels


USA

James Richards

Draw with Abandon!


Romania

Laurie Mouret

Capturing people's unique traits


England UK

Pat Southern-Pearce

Less is more


Belgium

Fabien Denoël

Drawing the city with simple tools


Switzerland

Pierre-Abraham Rochat

Line drawing the city


Switzerland

Irène Collaud

Come and create your own crazy sketchbook


Surprise guest

We have one more surprise for you