2011 Sketch Crawl Dates

We are still working to confirm the locations for the next several months. In the mean time, we have the dates for the next several CLE Sketch Crawls set. Mark these down in your calendar and we'll see you then!

March 12th
St. Theodosious, Tremont
Still working to confirm location

April, 2nd
St. Stanislas, Slavic Village
Still working to confirm location

May 7th
Cleveland Museum of Art, University Circle

June 4th
Natural History Museum & Wade Oval, University Circle

July 9th
The West Side Market, Ohio City

August 6th
Take A Hike Historic Tour, Downtown

September 10th
Sparx City Hop, Ride trolleys through several CLE neighborhoods

Feb 5th Sketch Crawl - Grays Armory!

On February 5th, the Cleveland Sketch Crawl will head to the historic Cleveland Grays' Armory at the intersection of Bolivar and Prospect (near E.14th), 1234 Bolivar Road. This historic building was once home to the Cleveland Grays, an independent volunteer militia company organized on 28 Aug. 1837. The Grays were established to provide extra protection for the growing city of Cleveland and the Western Reserve. The armory building was built in 1893 and is truly a one-of-a-kind architectural gem. Today the armory acts as a museum, event hall and even has an active firing range.

We'll meet at the entrance at 10:00 am. We'll sketch inside till about 12noon. Although it will most likely be cold outside, make sure to get plenty of photos of the outside of this magnificent building! Or if you're truly brave, you can sketch outside (not for the faint of heart).

Any age and skill level are welcome! Whether you are a sketcher, painter, or photographer...you are welcome at the Cleveland Sketch Crawl

If you have questions, call Josh Taylor at Downtown Cleveland Alliance (216-736-7799) or email him at jtaylor@dcacleveland.net

Sketching the Cleveland Police Mounted Unit

The Cleveland Police has a storied history. From the very beginning, the mounted unit has been an integral and powerful part of the police force, which continues to this day.

In our attempt to always find new and interesting locations for us to sketch, we will be heading to the Cleveland Mounted Police station (1150 E 38th St, just south of South Marginal Road) on the near east side of Downtown in January. By the way, if you try and look for this on Google Maps, it will give you the wrong location. Click here to see where the stable is. Due to the New Year, we will be getting together on Saturday, January 8th (the second Tuesday of the month).

This will be an awesome opportunity to visit and sketch a true hidden gem. Make sure you are able to make this one. Noreen will be on hand to lead this first Sketch Crawl of the new year. Email her at mole182@roadrunner.com.

As always, we'll be meeting at 10am and sketching till 12noon.

December Sketch Crawl

The holidays are here and so are the amazing performances at Tower City Center! For this month's crawl we'll be meeting at the fountain inside Tower City to sketch the activity surrounding the mall and the lobby of Terminal Tower.

There are tons of amazing things to sketch and at 1pm, special performances for the whole family will take place on the main staircase. Hundreds of families come down for those performances, so it is quite a site to draw.

As usual, we'll meet at 10am and sketch till 12noon. Of course you are welcome to sketch as long as you like, but we can at least meet back up at noon and share our sketches with each other.

Sketch Crawl for November

The November Sketch Crawl will be at the Rockefeller Park Greenhouse on November 13th. We'll be off of our regular schedule of the first Saturday of the month; however, we'll still meet at 10am and sketch till 12noon.

The Greenhouse is one of those hidden gems that not many people know about. It is open year round and is a nice respite from the colder temps outside.

2010 into 2011

CLE Sketch Crawl Schedule

Saturday, November 13th
City of Cleveland Greenhouse (The Rockefeller Greenhouse)
750 E.88th Street (in Rockefeller Park)

Saturday, December 4th
Tower City Center - Holiday performances and decorations
230 Huron Road

Saturday, January 8th
Cleveland Police Mounted Unit
1150 E 38th St

Saturday, February 5th
Gray's Armory and Museum
1234 Bolivar Rd

Still working on March, April and May locations. We'll post these as soon as we line them up!

October 2nd Crawl at the CLE Museum of Art

How about some Sketch Crawling this Saturday? On Saturday, October 2nd, we'll be sketching inside the Cleveland Museum of Art's Armor Court. There are an amazing array of items to sketch at the museum, but we'll begin inside the Armor Court (where the knight is on the horse). We'll meet at our usual time...10am...we'll meet at the armor court.

This is going to be a different crawl for some of you. The museum only allows pencil for sketching. You will not be permitted to bring in pens, ink of any kind, paints, pastels or charcoal. Only pencils and graphite will be allowed inside the museum.

On most crawls we have some photographer friends that join us. You will need to check with the museum about the rules regarding photography.

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The Cleveland Sketch Crawl is a free monthly event for anyone who loves to draw and explore the city. We usually get together the first Saturday of the month, from 10am - 12noon, we "crawl" through a particular area of the city, sketching points of interest. What you draw is up to you! It is an opportunity to explore the city, learn new techniques from other artists and meet new people. Any age and skill level are welcome! Whether you are a sketcher, painter, or photographer...you are welcome at the Cleveland Sketch Crawl

If you have questions, call Josh Taylor at Downtown Cleveland Alliance (216-736-7799) or email him at jtaylor@dcacleveland.net

Cleveland Sketch Hop!!

I'm on the road getting set up for this year's Sparx City Hop, which is tomorrow! 10 great Cleveland neighborhoods will be connected by FREE trolleys from 11am - 11pm on Sept 11th. Over 100 restaurants, 70 galleries and artist studios, festivals and over 30 concerts will take place throughout the day and night! Check out all the event details here

We will be sketching through the event! Normally we meet at 10am, but tomorrow we will be meeting at 11am at the Sparx Trolley hub on E.4th Street and Prospect. Look for the group with the sketch pads. We'll start sketching all the activity at the E.4th hub and then head over to Tower City's Street Festival at 12noon. Food will be available at the festival so bring some money and your sense of adventure.

Here is a map of where we will meet:


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