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About

The Reading Drawing Guild invites you to the second annual Reading Sketch Crawl! A day full of sketching opportunities in Berks County, in the borough of West Reading. Sketch Crawl events happen in other cities but this is the second for the city of Reading and a first for West Reading. With a variety of locations to choose from, you won’t be lacking in interesting subjects for your urban sketching.

Bring your preferred drawing supplies and crawl into the world of urban sketching!

Location

West Reading has been selected for the location in 2026! Learn more about West Reading.

Schedule

  • 10am Sketch Crawl Opens; Sketcher Check-In

  • 11am Sketch Crawl (morning)

Site 1

(starting point)

Site 2

Site 3

  • 1:00 Lunch

  • 2:30 Sketch Crawl (afternoon)

Location 4

Location 5

Location 6

  • 4:45 Sketch Crawl meetup

  • 5:00 Sketch Crawl Closes

Map

Coming soon! Click the map image for an interactive PDF with the locations for the Sketch Crawl. If you click on the location names at the bottom, they will link to their location on Google maps.

Register

Early Bird Sketcher

Ends August 25, 2026.

Registration for Sketchers at the Early Bird rate.

Open to all levels! No experience necessary. Registration ensures your spot for the Sketch Crawl 2026 with the benefits listed below. Registration is limited. Bring your art supplies for a day filled with opportunities for sketching by direct observation.

  • Entry to the Sketch Crawl 2026 Giveaway for a Sketcher Bundle

  • Lunch

NEW! Sponsor a student sketcher registration for an additional $15 and you’ll receive another entry into the Sketch Crawl giveaway! Sponsoring a student sketcher gives student(s) an opportunity to participate in the event at no cost.

Support

Volunteer

$0

Doodle

$100

Masterpiece

$1000

Lunch Sponsor

Food & Drinks

FAQs

Reading Drawing Guild (RDG) is a group for artists of all abilities to sketch by direct observation. Since 2021, we’ve been coming together for monthly sketch sessions, drawing challenges, and more at locations around Berks County & beyond! Join us on Facebook.

An all-day sketching event where people of all abilities get together to sketch by direct observation around a set location.

TBA. More information to come once the location is announced.

Lunch is being provided by a local food vendor. TBA.

Any art supplies you would like to use. Supplies are not provided. Something to sit on is strongly encouraged, but not necessary. Other recommended items to bring: sun protection (hat and/or sunglasses), bug spray; chair, cushion or blanket: water or something to drink. Please keep in mind that bathrooms may not always be available in this outdoor setting.

If there is inclement weather, the event rain date is Sunday, November 1, 2025.

Shop

Sizes: S–2XL
Color: Off-white

Size: 3″ x 1.5″ inches
Color: White vinyl

Location

The location for 2026 is the borough of West Reading! This vibrant main street provides big city fun with a small town feel. Learn more about West Reading.

Sketch Crawl 2026 location - West Reading, PA

Reading Drawing Guild

Learn more about the Reading Drawing Guild, a group of sketchers based in Berks County.

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Diane Faye

Your event host is Diane Faye, a graphic designer and artist living & working in Pennsylvania. She’s an avid sketcher and hosts monthly sketch sessions through the The Reading Drawing Guild and now the Reading Sketch Crawl. She enjoys sketching on her travels and her favorite pencil is the Palomino edition by Blackwing.

Diane is an in-house graphic designer. She has a B.F.A. from Kutztown University and was certified in Commercial Art by the Berks Career & Technology Center.

Diane Faye sketchbook artist

Sponsors

Supported by the following generous sponsors:

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Faye & Co.