NC Art Meets

March happenings in NC live art Happy (early) spring! Here's the March meetups and more... This Month's (Moving) Art Events As always, several figure drawing and general art meetups are...

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February happenings in NC live art I hope you all weathered the winter storm ok! Here's February meetups and more... This Month's (Moving) Art Events As always, several figure drawing and...

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POSTPONED! Due to the winter storm, we're moving Saturday's meetup to February. See Meetup for all details (link in bio).

Durham Plein Air/USK at Nasher Museum of Art, Sat, Jan 24, 2026, 10:00 AM | Meetup Grab your travel-friendly painting supplies and/or sketchbook and join us for some art maybe outdoors, maybe indoors, depending on the weather. All levels and types welcome

⏰ Reminder: This Saturday, Jan 24 at 10am we’ll be sketching at the Nasher Museum - indoors or outdoors!

- Bring your sketchbook, paints, or whatever you love to work with. (nothing messy inside the museum)
- All levels welcome!

📍 Details & RSVP: www.meetup.com/drawyall/eve...

#pleinair #usk

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Join us 10am Jan 24 at the Nasher Museum for indoor/outdoor plein-air & urban sketching.

🌱 All levels welcome!
🖌️ Bring your own art supplies (no messy ones indoors!)

Full details & RSVP www.meetup.com/drawyall/eve...

#pleinair #usk #urbansketching

December happenings in NC live art Black Friday art deals, December meetups, new and changed meetups, and more... Before we get going, you can help support this website and newsletter by...

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A group of people holding up their sketchbooks

Several sketchbooks on the ground showing various fall and library scenes

The balcony of the Durham Main Library with several sketchers at work

We had a perfect day for sketching at the Durham Main Library with Durham Plein Air/USK!

#urbansketching #usk #pleinair

⏰ Just a few days away!
This Saturday, Nov 22 (10am–12pm) we’ll be sketching at Durham County Main Library - indoors or outdoors! 🌿

✨ Bring your art supplies
✨ All levels welcome!
✨ We’ll gather for a throwdown to share work at 11:45.

📍 Details & RSVP: link in bio / www.meetup.com/drawyall/eve...

Join us Sat, Nov 22 10am–12pm at Durham County Main Library for indoor/outdoor plein-air & urban sketching. Come early, sketch whatever inspires you, then share at the throwdown.

🌱 All levels welcome!
🖌️ Bring your own art supplies.

Full details & RSVP: link in bio / www.meetup.com/drawyall/eve...

Ink and watercolor showing a red bridge over water and early fall color in the surrounding trees

It's a chilly but beautiful morning to sketch and paint at Duke Gardens! With Durham Plein Air/USK ( @ncartmeets.com )

#inkandwatercolor #watercolor #pleinair #urbansketching #usk

November happenings in NC live art In this issue, I cover general November announcements, new and changed meetups, throwdown pics, and upcoming annual plein air events! This Month's (Moving)...

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Excited to see you again!

super excited to do the durham <<plein air>> painting meetup again! my pal laura and i did one in july at the farmers market, and i've been fiending to get back out there

Durham Plein Air/USK at Duke Gardens Meyer Bridge, Sat, Oct 25, 2025, 10:00 AM | Meetup **Make sure you read all details including parking and map instructions as Duke Gardens is under construction.** Grab your travel-friendly painting supplies and/or sketchb

Reminder: our next Durham Plein Air & USK meetup is this Sat, Oct 25, 10am–12pm at the Meyer Bridge in Duke Gardens, Durham. Bring your sketchbook/paints & join the throwdown at 11:45!
📍 RSVP/details → www.meetup.com/drawyall/eve...

Durham Plein Air/USK at Duke Gardens Meyer Bridge, Sat, Oct 25, 2025, 10:00 AM | Meetup **Make sure you read all details including parking and map instructions as Duke Gardens is under construction.** Grab your travel-friendly painting supplies and/or sketchb

Our next Durham Plein Air/USK meetup is Sat, Oct 25, 10am–12pm at the Meyer Bridge in Duke Gardens (Durham). Bring your sketchbook/paints, join anytime, and stay for the throwdown at 11:45.
📍 Details & RSVP: www.meetup.com/drawyall/eve...

#pleinair #usk #urbansketching

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October’s NC Art Meets newsletter is live — your quick roundup of October plein-air & sketch meetups (Oct 4, 11, 18, 25), the Paint It Orange plein-air event (Oct 1–3), and throwdown photos from our Durham meetup at American Tobacco.

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Durham Plein Air/USK at American Tobacco Campus, Mon, Sep 22, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup Grab your travel-friendly painting supplies and/or sketchbook and join us for some art outdoors. All levels and types welcome! This month we're meeting at [American Tobacc

Reminder: Our next Durham Plein Air/USK event will be at American Tobacco Campus on Monday Sept 22 in Durham! Come sketch or paint with us!
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#pleinair #usk

Durham Plein Air/USK at American Tobacco Campus, Mon, Sep 22, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup Grab your travel-friendly painting supplies and/or sketchbook and join us for some art outdoors. All levels and types welcome! This month we're meeting at [American Tobacc

Our next Durham Plein Air/USK event will be at American Tobacco Campus in Durham! Come sketch or paint with us!
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#pleinair #usk

September happenings in NC live art In this issue, I cover general September announcements, throwdown pics, and upcoming annual plein air events! This Month's (Moving) Art Events As always,...

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Two watercolor sketchbooks showing (1) the botanical garden entrance surrounded by plants and trees and (2) pitcher plants

Two watercolor sketchbooks showing (1) a lotus and water lilies and (2) horsemint with a mason bee

Productive morning at NC Botanical Garden for Durham Plein Air/USK

Cc @ncartmeets.com

#watercolor #watercolorandink #pleinair #urbansketching #usk

Durham Plein Air/USK at NC Botanical Garden, Sat, Aug 30, 2025, 10:00 AM | Meetup Grab your travel-friendly painting supplies and/or sketchbook and join us for some art outdoors. All levels and types welcome! This month we're meeting at [NC Botanical Ga

Reminder: Come join our plein air/urban sketching meetup this Saturday a the NC Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill!
#pleinair #usk #urbansketching

Durham Plein Air/USK at NC Botanical Garden, Sat, Aug 30, 2025, 10:00 AM | Meetup Grab your travel-friendly painting supplies and/or sketchbook and join us for some art outdoors. All levels and types welcome! This month we're meeting at [NC Botanical Ga

Our next Durham Plein Air/USK event will be at the NC Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill! Come sketch or paint with us!
www.meetup.com/drawyall/eve...
#pleinair #usk

August happenings in NC live art In this issue, I cover general August announcements, throwdown pics, and supporting Orange County arts after Chantal. This Month's (Moving) Art Events As...

Checkout the August happenings in live art events for the Triangle, NC - new newsletter is out!

Multiple artist sketchbooks on the ground showing various scenes from a small town plus one portrait

We had a fun time sketching and painting in Hillsborough Friday evening. It was a bit swampy and I forgot to get the group pic of us holding our work. Plus it was dark. Forgive me 😄

Last Fridays in Hillsborough are popping! Definitely check it out

#urbansketchers #urbansketching #usk #pleinair

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a small acrylic painting I made of a van next to the farmer's market which I painted to look like the A-Team van. you can see one of the Durham downtown high rises in the background

a picture of my painting in front of the actual landscape it is meant to represent. you can see that the van is not in fact the A-Team van, but just a regular black van used to haul produce

my friend laura invited me along to a <<plein air>> meetup group and we all painted various views at the durham farmer's market #artsky #pleinair

Watercolor of a covered Farmer's Market

Watercolor sketch of another painter

A group of sketchers holding up their work

The first watercolor in process

Urban sketching at the Durham Farmer's Market with @ncartmeets.com today. Steamy but fun!

#watercolor #urbansketching #usk #pleinair

Durham Plein Air/USK "Nocturne" at Last Fridays in Hillsborough, Fri, Jul 25, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup Grab your travel-friendly painting supplies and/or sketchbook and join us for some art outdoors. All levels and types welcome! This month we're trying out a "nocturne" eve

Reminder: Join us for a "nocturne" plein air and urban sketching meetup at Hillsborough's Last Fridays art walk on July 25!
#pleinair #usk #urbansketcing

Durham Plein Air/USK at Durham Farmer's Market, Sat, Jul 19, 2025, 10:00 AM | Meetup Grab your travel-friendly painting supplies and/or sketchbook and join us for some art outdoors. All levels and types welcome! This month we're meeting at [Durham Farmer's

Reminder: Join us for plein air painting and urban sketching at the Durham Farmer's Market on Saturday July 19!
#pleinair #usk #urbansketching