Urban Sketchers Milano: Drawing the City Live

Urban Sketchers Milano, a community of illustrators, documents Milan through live drawing. The group recently sketched Casa Galimberti, a Liberty-style building at Via Malpighi 3 known for its ceramic tiles and wrought iron. Founded in 2007 by journalist and illustrator Gabriel Campanario in Seattle, the global Urban Sketchers movement launched a blog in 2008 to share drawings made on location. The Milan chapter, active since March 29, 2008, is currently administered by Valentín Di Salvo, Stefano Ziffarelli, and Daniela Paglia. Members must present themselves and only share sketches made in Milan. In October, over 90 artists gathered to draw the garden of Via San Martino, part of the former Monastery of the Dame Vergini alla Vettabbia, opened exceptionally for the event. The group follows the movement's manifesto: draw on site, capture direct observation, and tell the story of places.