The 4th Swiss Urban Sketchers Symposium in Basel is history.
A big thank you to everyone for these three wonderful days!

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See you next year in Zürich!


Program

Three days full of inspiration

The symposium lasts from Thursday noon to Saturday evening.
A total of 134 Symposium-Passes will be available (52 Passes with 4 Workshops, 26 Passes with 3 Workshops, 26 Passes with 2 Workshops, and 30 Guest-Passes without Workshops).

Sketchcrawl on Saturday September 10, 2022 at 1 p.m., at Kaserne. Free and open to all. No registration required. Just bring your own drawing material and let's get started! Followed by exhibition and sketch auction.

Tickets

Costs and registration

Symposium Pass with four workshops: CHF 320.–
Access to all activities and events, and 4 workshops

Symposium Pass with three workshops: CHF 260.–
Access to all activities and events, and 3 workshops

Symposium Pass with two workshops: CHF 190.–
Access to all activities and events, and 2 workshops

Guest Pass: CHF 70.–
Access to all activities and events, except workshops

THE SYMPOSIUM IS SOLD OUT

Host

Schule für Gestaltung Basel

We are excited to be hosted this year by the “Schule für Gestaltung Basel” (Basel school of design). The school and its students have influenced the international graphic design community since its founding. Our symposium fits perfectly in this creative environment.

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Previous symposiums

The three previous symposiums have been a great success. We are looking forward to repeating the experience and seeing you again in Basel.

This year's program offers again a wide variety of courses with instructors from Switzerland, Germany, US, France and Spain.

Workshops will mainly be held in German, some will be held in English.

France

Alex Hillkurtz

Translating Light
Reveal the forms and volume of buildings using light and shadows.

Workshop F9 (English): Friday, Sept. 9, 14:00 – 17:00
Meeting point: Andreasplatz

Workshop S1 (English): Saturday, Sept. 10, 09:00 – 12:00
Meeting point: Andreasplatz

Germany

Aljoscha Blau

Focus on people
A few coloured strokes are often enough to capture one's impressions on paper.

Workshop F12 (German): Friday, Sept. 9, 14:00 – 17:00
Meeting point: Kaserne

Workshop S2 (German): Saturday, Sept. 10, 09:00 – 12:00
Meeting point: Kaserne

Switzerland

Boris Zatko

Sketching city landscapes
Architectural image composition: perspective and the balance between the big picture and the details.

Workshop D1 (German): Thursday, Sept. 8, 14:00 – 17:00
Meeting point: Schule für Gestaltung

Workshop F1 (German): Friday, Sept. 9, 09:00 – 12:00
Meeting point: Andreasplatz

Switzerland

Brindarica Bose

Colours of Basel
Grab the essence of Basel with colours.

Workshop D2 (English): Thursday, Sept. 8, 14:00 – 17:00
Meeting point: Schule für Gestaltung

Workshop S4 (English): Saturday, Sept. 10, 09:00 – 12:00
Meeting point: Münsterplatz

Germany

Imke Kämpf

Figure in the sketchbook
Capturing people's posture and expression with a quick stroke.

Workshop D3 (German): Thursday, Sept. 8, 14:00 – 17:00
Meeting point: Schule für Gestaltung

Workshop S8 (German): Saturday, Sept. 10, 09:00 – 12:00
Meeting point: Kaserne

Spain

Inma Serrano

Sketch and swing
Learn new ways to adapt to the ever-changing aspects of the city: from calm and quiet to messy and chaotic.

Workshop F2 (English): Friday, Sept. 9, 09:00 – 12:00
Meeting point: Andreasplatz

Workshop F10 (English): Friday, Sept. 9, 14:00 – 17:00
Meeting point: Andreasplatz

Germany

Jens Hübner

Lightness & Power
Five easy steps to a convincing watercolour sketch.

Workshop F4 (German): Friday, Sept. 9, 09:00 – 12:00
Meeting point: Kaserne

Workshop F11 (German): Friday, Sept. 9, 14:00 – 17:00
Meeting point: Kaserne

Switzerland

Kuno Strassmann

Urban sketching survival guide
Learn to overcome your personal obstacles, draw with confidence and have fun.

Workshop F8 (German): Friday, Sept. 9, 09:00 – 12:00
Meeting point: Münsterplatz

Switzerland

Silvia Todesco

(Replacing Monika Baum)

Quick and effective sketching with ink
Use soluble ink to breathe life into a sketch.

Workshop F14 (German): Friday, Sept. 9, 14:00 – 17:00
Meeting point: Münsterplatz

Workshop S7 (German): Saturday, Sept. 10, 09:00 – 12:00
Meeting point: Münsterplatz

Switzerland

Olivia Aloisi

Let the colour sound
Learn to simplify, combine details into a shape and abstract by working with a limited colour palette.

Workshop F7 (German): Friday, Sept. 9, 09:00 – 12:00
Meeting point: Münsterplatz

Switzerland

Simon Müller

Cargo port – industrial area in the «Dreiländereck»
Grasping complex spatial structures

Workshop F6 (German): Friday, Sept. 9, 09:00 – 12:00
Meeting point: Tramhaltestelle Kleinhüningen

Workshop S6 (German): Saturday, Sept. 10, 09:00 – 12:00
Meeting point: Tramhaltestelle Kleinhüningen

USA

Stephanie Bower

Good Bones
Learn the three simple steps for setting up the foundation of any architectural sketch in perspective.

Workshop F13 (English): Friday, Sept. 9, 14:00 – 17:00
Meeting point: Münsterplatz

Workshop S5 (English): Saturday, Sept. 10, 09:00 – 12:00
Meeting point: Münsterplatz

Switzerland

Tine Klein

The shorthand of the city
Learn the art of meaningful simplification.

Workshop D4 (German): Thursday, Sept. 8, 14:00 – 17:00
Meeting point: Schule für Gestaltung

Workshop F5 (German): Friday, Sept. 9, 09:00 – 12:00
Meeting point: Münsterplatz

France

Vincent Desplanche

From characters to setting and vice-versa
Catch the posture of people in just 3 lines and integrate them in the setting with «patchwork and embroidery».

Workshop F3 (English): Friday, Sept. 9, 09:00 – 12:00
Meeting point: Münsterplatz

Workshop S3 (English): Saturday, Sept. 10, 09:00 – 12:00
Meeting point: Münsterplatz