Bateman's Sketch Across Canada

We are now a pick-up location for the Sketch Across Canada program from the Bateman Foundation!

Bateman’s Sketch Across Canada is a nationwide project by the Bateman Foundation. Working with Black Press Media, they’reproducing 33,000 free sketchbooks to be distributed across the country, asking Canadians to venture outside and, in the words of Robert Bateman, “become bright-eyed three-year-olds again”.

Sketching nature promotes knowledge, understanding, and connection to the environment, and the act itself is a mindful one: taking the time to stop, look and sketch can be a useful tool for managing anxiety and depression. 

Want to get involved? Visit one of these locations - including the Rossland Museum - to collect your free sketchbook, and share your finished artwork on social media with the hashtag #mynaturesketch.

Or donate to the campaign and help us spread the joy of sketching from coast to coast!

For access to more sketching resources, like activities and tutorials, please visit the Bateman Foundation’s Digital Resources page.