FREE Gallery Hours for Drawn Together: Urban Sketchers and Visual Storytelling

Drawn Together:

Urban Sketchers & Visual Storytelling

‌@ Ball and Socket Arts

on view September 25, 2026 – October 18, 2026

FREE Gallery Opening Reception on Friday, September 25 from 4-7 pm

FREE Artist Talk on Sunday, October 4 at 5 pm

Featuring original sketchbooks from 17 visual artists across Connecticut:

Alex Alario (@adelealario)

Josh Alonso (ornanjes @sloppyjoshuas)    

Maryellen Considine-Woolley     

Sharon Foster (@firstgentrekkie)

A.M. Hearn

John Jackson

Alex Krofta (trianglestreet.wordpress.com @coarse_woody_debris)

John Laverack (@jlaverack43)

Shaily Menon (@shaily.mennon.art)

Claudia O'Connell

Priyanka Panjwani 

Celia Poirier  (trianglestreet.wordpress.com @trianglestreetdetour)   

Susan Schapira (@susan_schapira, susanschapirapaintings.com)

Jean Scott (@jeanscott.art)

Julia Stevenson (@juliaostevenson)

Cynthia Wallace (@cyn_firefiberfineart)   

Agnes Wnuk (@a.a.wnuk) 

Special thank you to the leadership of both Urban Sketchers of Central CT and New Haven Sketchers! All Exhibited works were created @ free gatherings with these two groups. And a big thank you to our amazing volunteers: Susan Schapira, Ann Marie Hearn and Agnes Wnuk for their assistance planning this exhibition! All submitted works are on view.

New participants of all levels are always welcome in both groups. To find out more or to hear about future meet-ups, check out each group:

For Urban Sketchers Central Connecticut:

Visit the Facebook group to learn more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UrbanSketchersCT

For New Haven Sketchers:

Visit the Instagram page to learn more: https://www.instagram.com/newhavensketchers/

The Urban Sketchers Movement

(Mission Statement & Manifesto)

“Our mission is to raise the artistic, storytelling, and educational value of on-location drawing, promoting its practice and connecting people worldwide who draw on location where they live and travel.”

1)     We draw on location, indoors or out, capturing what we see from direct observation.

2)    Our drawings tell the story of our surroundings, the places we live, and where we travel.

3)    Our drawings are a record of time and place.

4)    We are truthful to the scenes we witness.

5)    We use any kind of media and cherish our individual styles.

6)    We support each other and draw together.

7)    We share our drawings online.

8)   We show the world, one drawing at a time.