Archives – Travel Sketchbook Workshop in New York City (USA)

Archives of the 2012 and 2015 workshops

Urban sketchbook: “one district, one style”
Multiplying one’s ways to approach the landscape

Three days to explore New York and build a stylish sketchbook, full of ideas, in harmony with the multiple atmospheres of the city.
Each day, a different district and a different graphic approach: to renew one’s techniques, and discover places with a creative eye!

It is also an occasion to bring back a complete sketchbook on one specific destination, worked on during several days.

I lived in New York, and will know how to share with you my passion for this city.

3-day course (available in both French and English), in a group of 4 to 8 participants.
(Participants are in charge of their accommodation and plane tickets. Manhattan and Brooklyn districts are convenient: the subway is easy to use. Contact me if you need information).

Each day counts six hours of teaching.

The first day, we draw from 10:00AM to 1:00PM, and 2:00PM to 5:00PM, followed by a drink together.
The two following days, we draw from 9:30AM to 12:30PM, and 1:00PM to 4:00PM: we make a short break for lunch; from 4:00PM on, one can keep drawing, visit a museum, go shopping, see a musical, have dinner at a restaurant…

You can then choose to stay in NYC for a few more days, or go back.

The teaching focuses on both quality of drawing, and creative layout of the sketchbook. New York offers many possibilities to compose a sketchbook that is innovative, personal, and full of energy!

The workshop is open to everyone, it is not necessary to know how to draw already. Experience shows that even someone who has never held a pen before gets, through a workshop, to surprise oneself and to produce unexpected pages.
And that those who already have a regular practice of drawing find new possibilities.

The goal is to progress, to sharpen one’s eye, to explore one’s creativity, and to have fun! And to live a unique travel experience, in a city full of art and inspiration.

You will get the opportunity, through this workshop, to test and improve the useful techniques for travel sketchbooking, to discover the hidden facets to your eye, to come back home with a full sketchbook, and with a renewed and freshened eye.

And to enjoy New York’s energy, its museums, art galleries, parks and numerous attractions!

WORKSHOP PROGRAM

We explore a different area of the city each day. We draw outside or, in case of rain, in cafes.

Prices and Registration information 

Prices

Teaching.

This tax inclusive price includes:

• 18 hours of teaching, on 3 days (from Thursday, September 22nd to Saturday, September 24th included).

This price doesn’t include:

• plane ticket (book your ticket early, changeable ticket recommended);
• visa or ESTA fees;
• accommodation, meals and personal drinks and snacks;
• daily transportation (we walk and take the subway);
• entrance fee to museums;
• painting supplies (a list of supplies will be given to you);
• personal shopping;
• personal health and repatriation insurance (to be subscribed by participants from their own insurance companies).

Registration policy:

It is possible to register until the last minute, as long as there are places left. In order to be sure to have a place, it is best to register in advance!

Booking is done online, on the website www.paulinefraisse.com. Payment is done by Credit Card, by Paypal or by check (checks in euros, from a French bank). Only bookings done on the website will be taken into account.

Upon booking, you will automatically receive a booking confirmation. If you need an invoice, you can edit one from your personal account, on the website.

Pauline will send you, in the following days after your booking, an email with a few questions regarding your expectations from the workshop, your drawing level, etc. You will also receive, a few weeks before the workshop, the complete list of art supplies needed for the workshop. Don’t hesitate to contact Pauline at any time if you have questions!

Cancellation policy:

In case of cancellation by the participant:

– Until August 23rd 2016 (30 days before the beginning of the workshop), the booking fees will be reimbursed, and credited with the same means of payment that was used for the booking. From August 24th on, the booking is considered as confirmed.

– Between August 24th through September 12th 2016 (between a month and ten days before the beginning of the workshop), 50% of the booking fees will be reimbursed.

– From September 13th 2016 on, the booking fees will not be reimbursed.

In case of cancellation by Pauline Fraisse Art & Culture(insufficient number of students), the booking fees will be reimbursed, and credited with the same means of payment that was used for the booking.

IMPORTANT: PASSPORT and “ESTA”

For non-Americans, entering the American territory requires to have a biometric or electronic passport, or a valid, individual passport with optic reading delivered before October 26th 2005, and a valid ESTA (information on the American Tourism Office website).

Registration closing date: as soon as the workshop is sold out (group of 8 participants maximum).

For more information: contact us! Also, don’t hesitate to check our FAQs, in which you will find a number of answers.

Information on New York : 
To get an access pass to the main attractions (special fare on museum entrance tickets): NY City Pass.
To subscribe an ESTA: official website of the American customs.
To book an airport-hotel transfer (cheaper if booked in advance): Super Shuttle.

See you soon!