The symposium lasts from Thursday noon to Saturday evening. Approximately 90 symposium passes will be available. A total of 28 workshops are offered, spread over 2 days.

In addition to the workshops, public sketchcrawls are planned in Bern.

Symposium Pass with four workshops: CHF 390.–
Access to opening and closing events (including aperitif), sketchcrawls and 4 workshops

Guest Pass: CHF 65.–
Access to opening and closing events (including aperitif) and sketchcrawls

Dinner at the SfG BB: CHF 25.–
Dinner incl. coffee + dessert, excl. drinks

We are excited to be hosted this year by the “Schule für Gestaltung Bern” (Bern school of visual arts — SfG BB). Anyone who has ever crossed the Aare by train into Bern main station has probably seen the striking building on the Schänzlihalde.
The school has been a trusted name in art education and training for over 50 years. Our symposium fits perfectly in this creative environment.

The two symposiums have been a great success. The weather has been fantastic, the place gorgeous and the atmosphere great.

Urban landscapes. Buildings, trees, cars, people, traffic signs… the typical urban landscape is visually complex and diverse. The goal of this workshop is to overcome our anxiety when drawing complex scenes.

Workshop FR05 (English): September 10, 09:00-12:00
Workshop SA02 (German): September 11, 09:00-12:00

«Catch Them Off Guard!» – People, Proportions and Poses In Cafés and Coffee Shops. You will look at poses, proportions, hair and and skin tones, and you will gain confidence for capturing people out and about.

Workshop FR13 (English): September 10, 14:00-17:00
Workshop SA06 (English): September 11, 09:00-12:00

Urbansketching on Cloud 9 – Sketching with Colours and Speed. How to grab the essence of a place with colours and few important lines with mixed media.

Workshop FR06 (English): September 10, 09:00-12:00
Workshop SA05 (English): September 11, 09:00-12:00

«Facade show». We decode a facade ensemble in Bern's old town and transfer the three-dimensional objects in front of us into our two-dimensional sketchbook world of lines and surfaces.

Workshop FR12 (English): September 10, 14:00-17:00
Workshop SA11 (German): September 11, 14:00-17:00

Gouache and friends! How to use gouache and mixed media for Urban Sketching.

Workshop FR07 (English): September 10, 09:00-12:00
Workshop SA13 (English): September 11, 14:00-17:00

Sketchbook design. How do I put my different sketches into an exciting composition?

Workshop FR01 (German): September 10, 09:00-12:00
Workshop FR08 (German): September 10, 14:00-17:00

"top down" and "bottom up" when drawing. With playful exercises we explore what can lead us when we draw. A workshop suitable both for advanced sketchers who want to draw more sensuously, as well as for beginners.

Workshop FR09 (German): September 10, 14:00-17:00
Workshop SA08 (German): September 11, 14:00-17:00

The color works! How to build a picture on a large area of color and how to break a picture down into very simple shapes.

Workshop FR11 (German): September 10, 14:00-17:00
Workshop SA10 (German): September 11, 14:00-17:00

Learn to sketch, draw and paint on the ipad, anywhere and everywhere you go!

Workshop FR14 "Beginner" (English): September 10, 14:00–17:00
Workshop SA07 "Further steps" (English): September 11, 09:00–12:00

People sketching with humour. Capture the essence of people and exaggerate it.

Workshop FR02 (German): September 10, 09:00-12:00
Workshop SA09 (German): September 11, 14:00-17:00

Under the arcades. Six kilometres of arcades line Bern's old town and offer us many exciting motifs.

Workshop SA03 (German): September 11, 09:00-12:00
Workshop SA14 (English): September 11, 14:00-17:00

Find your story. How to approach complex scenes. Finding individual stories in the picture – and learning to emphasize them.

Workshop FR04 (German): September 10, 09:00-12:00
Workshop SA12 (German): September 11, 14:00-17:00

Parking cars in the sketchbook. Cars are part of our everyday life. So why avoid a potential subject just because a car "spoils" the view? Why not make the car the actual subject?

Workshop FR10 (German): September 10, 14:00-17:00
Workshop SA04 (German): September 11, 09:00-12:00

Sketching with coloured pencil. In this workshop we will work with coloured pencils: Drawing pencils, which we have all known since childhood.

Workshop FR03 (German): September 10, 09:00-12:00
Workshop SA01 (German): September 11, 09:00-12:00