Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
What does it take to assemble a global community of artists? Before the first sketchbooks open on the streets of Toulouse, the foundation of the 14th International Urban Sketchers Symposium is built behind the scenes.
Day 1 is about the mechanics of anticipation. This film documents the arrival and preparation of the international faculty and instructors, the raw operational effort of the volunteers setting up the space, and the massive Art Market taking shape inside the Centre de Congrès Pierre Baudis. We close the day inside the opening ceremony as hundreds of creative minds from over 40 countries finally share the same room.
For the global community watching from home: this is how the momentum begins.
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Film Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:12 Mike Daikubara VP USk
01:50 Faculty Meeting
03:32 Barbara Luel
04:45 Faculty Group Photo and City Tour
07:30 Donald O Colley on "finished" slow sketches
10:07 Short Art Market tour
10:31 Goodie bag with Raúl and Gaël
11:02 Opening Ceremony
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Urban Sketchers, the official Youtube channel of the Urban Sketchers organization, broadcasts USk-official workshops, symposiums, sketchcrawls, news and events; shares videos of official USk chapters; and educates viewers about the practice of on-location sketching.
What does it take to assemble a global community of artists? Before the first sketchbooks open on the streets of Toulouse, the foundation of the 14th International Urban Sketchers Symposium is built behind the scenes.
Day 1 is about the mechanics of anticipation. This film documents the arrival and preparation of the international faculty and instructors, the raw operational effort of the volunteers setting up the space, and the massive Art Market taking shape inside the Centre de Congrès Pierre Baudis. We close the day inside the opening ceremony as hundreds of creative minds from over 40 countries finally share the same room.
For the global community watching from home: this is how the momentum begins.
__
Film Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:12 Mike Daikubara VP USk
01:50 Faculty Meeting
03:32 Barbara Luel
04:45 Faculty Group Photo and City Tour
07:30 Donald O Colley on "finished" slow sketches
10:07 Short Art Market tour
10:31 Goodie bag with Raúl and Gaël
11:02 Opening Ceremony
__
Urban Sketchers, the official Youtube channel of the Urban Sketchers organization, broadcasts USk-official workshops, symposiums, sketchcrawls, news and events; shares videos of official USk chapters; and educates viewers about the practice of on-location sketching.
