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05/23/2026

Such a perfect spring day to visit Edmonton’s Little Italy and to take in the Festa Primavera!

We had a small but mighty group of artists today and we sat together at the most perfect long table to snack and sip and chat while we sketched!

lt seems like spring is official HERE and it was a joy to take in al the colour and festivities in one of Edmonton’s most iconic neighbourhoods! (And it’s always a bonus to have a few new folks join our art adventures and to bump into sketch club faves like !)

Mark your calendars and keep an eye on your inboxes for our June meetup taking place Saturday June 20th at 10:00 am at . An email will be coming out soon with still the details and we’d love an RSVP to this one if you think you’ll make it! SNAP will have TWO exciting exhibits to sketch and there’s even a plan for a printing activity taking shape.

There’s never a shortage of amazing art opportunities in this city, we hope you’ll join us!

Happy springtime pals!

XOXO Nikki + Heather

04/19/2026

Sketch Club met at a fan favourite location today, the , to take in the incredible sculpture work by (and to visit the best ) !

The photos can’t quite capture the scale and ingenuity of the sculptures, (giant, people-sized pieces of crumpled lined paper and colourful crumples - nostalgic and familiar), let alone the fact that many of the “paper” sculptures on the walls were made of aluminum!

We had a few new friends join us today, which is always a treat! AND, after what seemed like forever, the sun was out.

Thanks to everyone for joining us today to sketch and take in one of St. Albert’s incredible public art spaces! A special thanks to the staff at for making our group feel so welcome!

Stay tuned for next month’s plans!

03/22/2026

Today, one day after the first day of spring, (though yesterday’s weather would have left you guessing), club met at the La Cité francophone and CAFÉ Bicyclette under bluebird skies and sparkling sunlight.

We had four new artists join the group today, (and a knitting sister), always a delight when we gain new friends! It’s a privilege to meet new folks and learn about the mediums they use and how they perceive the world. So much of club is the chance to learn new things from one another, nobody gatekeeping art secrets around these parts!

Our warm-up today was a challenging yet satisfying from-memory sketch of bicycles - an ode to CAFÉ Bicyclette. We followed that up with a longer session where artists sketched, painted and inked a variety of subjects ranging from interior architecture, window views and happenstance still lifes on cafe tables.

As always, we came together at the end to share and talk about our work (the best part)!

While my group photo skills left something to be desired today, lol, we’re always grateful for a visual reminder of the folks who came together to create community through art! It’s all about the process anyway, perfection is boring!

Mark your calendars for next month, we’ve got some plans in the mix and while we can’t say for sure where we’ll be for the April meet, we can say that we’ll see you Saturday April 18th at 10:00 am!

Happy sketching y’all!

XOXO Nikki + Heather 🎨 ✏️ 🖊️

02/22/2026

Saturday February 21, 2026: Cold winter days call for warm, tropical sketch locations!

Today we gathered at the Citadel Theatre’s Lee Pavilion to flex our sketch muscles and take in the verdant scenery. Sketchers worked on capturing the juxtaposition of angular architecture and organic foliage, a fun and challenging task that didn’t disappoint.

We’re lucky to have an accessible and central location like this. Such a great and peaceful (not to mention, free!) location at the heart of the city! Thanks !

As usual, we wrapped up our session with some post-art coffee, treats and a chat about all things art at a club favourite, . I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, their crullers are the best around!

So great to see some familiar faces AND have some new friends join us for their first time (and hopefully not the last)!

We’re looking forward to next month already so keep an eye on your inboxes and this space for details about our upcoming March meet. Come get sketchy with us!

XOXO Sketch Around YEG Club

01/30/2026

THROWBACK THURSDAY:

This time we’re heading back in time to a cold November Saturday in 2019 at the Citadel Atrium (which, consequently, is where we’re hosting our February meet)!

Lots of awesome art friends, new and familiar, at this session, wandering around the building in search of inspiration and a comfy place to sit!

Take a look at all those beautiful sketches!

If hanging out with a group of encouraging art pals while sketching from life (and always grabbing coffee and treats to wrap up) sounds good to you, to be sure to sign up for our email list!

February 2026 meet will take place at the and we can’t wait!

01/23/2026

Years ago, while updating the original club Instagram account, we were locked out and never regained access. RIP to the original

I figured it would be fun to do some THROW BACK THURSDAY posts from way back when this all started to present day, especially since our new account posts only represent a small fraction of what we’ve been up to since August of 2018!

These images are images are from the very first time and I hosted a meetup with our first NEW member, in the river valley near Devon, AB.

It was October, if I recall, and only a few degrees above zero. We lasted about 45 minutes in the cold and then retreated to a near by coffee shop for donuts, drinks and a sketch club debrief! It was so exciting for Heather and I to have put an invitation out into the universe and have someone respond and SHOW UP! All these years later, continues to be a valued, appreciated and beloved club member, and goodness gracious, how lucky are we that our small but mighty group just keeps growing, year after year, meetup after meetup!

Here’s to more blasts from the past in the coming weeks!

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01/17/2026

Sketch club 2026 started out calm, comfortable and with just the right amount of creativity for an early morning at a busy mall.

It was all familiar faces today, we had coffee, chatted at length about Heated Rivalry, and, when we thought we might not even GET to the sketching part (sometimes connecting over coffee is all we need), art came up with a sketch challenge. Each artist had to select a wonky or atypical sketching tool from Yoyoso and then we’d whip up a 10 minute sketch on the spot!

FUN, FAST and FRUGAL ahahaha, it was great!

Happy new year everyone, if you’d like an opportunity to sketch (or chat) with us once a month, make sure to sign up for our email list and mark you calendars! We meet the third Saturday of every month at 10:00 am!

February meetup location - the Citadel Theatre Atrium

Sketch yah later!

XOXOXO Nikki + Heather

01/16/2026

New year, new Instagram energy? lol

Here I am, weeks after the new year, finally posting alllll the photos of 2025’s meetups that I’ve been sitting on. We’ve got the first meetup of 2026 happening this Saturday at 10:00 AM so I figured I’d better get things up to date, so we can start the new year all fresh!

Last year was a wild ride! New sketch locations, familiar locations, new friends and old, tons of art and art connections made.

Sketch Around YEG Club continues to be a time and place of mutual art adoration and the urge to try new things while maintaining personal art practices. We have made so many art friends through this humble club, and I know that 2026 is going to be bigger and better than ever!

Happy NEW YEAR sketch friends! We hope you’ll sketch with us sometime!

ALSO, please message to let me know if you’re pictured above and I’ve missed a tag. It’s been so long since these sketch meets, I can’t remember everyone’s instagram name!

XOXO Nikki + Heather

03/16/2025

Club gathered once again at the magical yesterday for an inspiring afternoon of wandering, sketching, and connecting with both new and familiar friends!

We kicked things off with a fun drawing exercise to spark our creativity. Our challenge? A few minutes of blind-contour drawing featuring the iconic Woolly Mammoths in the museum foyer! Let’s just say we gave it our best shot—and had plenty of laughs along the way!

From there, our artists spread out across the museum, finding inspiration in incredible spaces like the Bug Gallery, the Natural History Hall, and the Human History Hall.

After an hour of sketching (which always flies by too fast!), we regrouped to share our work, discuss different mediums, and reflect on the inspiration behind our drawings.

It’s safe to say that SKETCH CLUB is a welcoming space for creativity, inclusion, and pure joy. We’d love for you to join us sometime—come draw with us!

Until next month,

XO,
Nikki + Heather 🎨 ✏️

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