Funded by Arts Council England, SKETCHFEST was a glorious 10-day celebration of community, colour and creativity in the face of COVID – showcasing the power of portraiture and the joy of sketch!
Set across 2 fabulous floors at a pop-up space in Shoreditch, SKETCHFEST celebrated some of the awesome art created by the Sketch Appeal community througout the pandemic.
Upstairs, we curated a joyous ‘sketchybition’ of portraits - a diverse and uplifting display of talent, character and colour!
Downstairs, in the drawing den, we hosted a series of inclusive and experimental creative workshops with guest Artists - all of whom share our passion for creating connections, democratizing drawing, and having fun!
WATCH THE HIGHLIGHTS REEL BELOW FOR A TASTE OF WHAT WENT ON!
A FEW COMMENTS FROM SKETCHFEST PARTICIPANTS…
ABOUT The Sketchybition
SKETCHFEST included a joyful sketchybition of some of the portraits created by our Sketchy Bitches portrait club - showcasing some of the fun themes and techniques we’ve explored together over the past 2 years. Also on show - on our yelllow ‘wonderwall’ - were a selection of portraits generated by our latest #SketchTheRainbow challenge, featuring iconic Artist Sue Kreitzman and some of her fabulous London Colour Walk friends!
READ ALL ABOUT IT!
Our ‘Sketchybition’ guide includes the names of all 33 Artists whose work featured.
ABOUT The workshops
Follow the links below to find out more about the workshops we ran during SKETCHFEST.
A few comments from our guest Artists…
AND ‘A FEW’ PICS :)
