Urban Sketchers Bali marks its 13th anniversary with an expansive exhibition that celebrates sketching as both an art form and a method of witnessing daily life. Featuring 111 artists, the show brings together 331 sketches, 90 sketchbooks, and 19 international sketchbook pedestals responding to the theme Sketsa Nusantara. These works portray Indonesia in all its contrasts—Jakarta’s relentless bustle, Ubud’s meditative quiet, the textures of street food stalls, the elegance of fine dining, and the coexistence of slums and elite spaces. The exhibition intentionally presents sketches without frames, preserving the immediacy and authenticity that define the Urban Sketchers ethos. Each work is a direct response to a moment, a place, and a lived experience, forming a collective journal of Indonesia’s diverse urban and cultural landscape. Urban Sketching has evolved from centuries of human mark-making, transforming the sketch from a preparatory tool into a complete artwork. This anniversary s...