Greater Toronto Sketch & Scrawl (March 2025)

Mar 05, 2025

Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), 317 Dundas Street West Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1G4

A roving sketch-and-scribble party for illustrators and writers in the GTA. This month we're going to try FIRST WEDNESDAY NIGHT FREE at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO). PLEASE SEE "ADDITIONAL EVENT NOTES" BELOW. In addition to registering with SCBWI Canada East, YOU MUST BOOK YOUR OWN FREE ticket for the AGO.

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Greater Toronto Sketch & Scrawl

Join fellow illustrators and writers for our first sketch & scrawl of 2025! This month we're going to try FIRST WEDNESDAY NIGHT FREE at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO). PLEASE SEE "ADDITIONAL EVENT NOTES" BELOW. In addition to registering with SCBWI Canada East, YOU MUST BOOK YOUR OWN FREE ticket for the AGO. Looking forward to trying this new location!

Register with SCBWI Canada East AND book your entry ticket with the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)

Register with SCBWI Canada East using the Register for Event button above so that we know you're coming. But, you must BOOK YOUR OWN free General Admission ticket to the AGO to ensure entry. Tickets will be released online at 10 AM the Monday prior to the first Wednesday of every month. To receive your free ticket, you will need a valid email address. A maximum of two (2) tickets can booked at one time. All visitors, including children in strollers, require a ticket. Book your tickets at www.AGO.ca.

Please register here with SCBWI Canada East and book your entry ticket online with AGO by March 3.

On the day of the event

Please dress for the weather as the queue for entrance begins outside the AGO. Pack light as wait times for coat check may be longer than usual! Please refrain from bringing oversized bags. Backpacks will not be allowed on your back at all! They are sticklers about this!

We'll meet in the area in front of Walker Court (main area past the ticket entrance) around 6 PM. Please text (number provided when you register) if you have questions or come later in the evening so you can find us. You can also DM me on Instagram @elliearscott, and we also have a Sketch & Scrawl group text that will be updated. I will try to keep up with messages as we go as best I can.

Reminder: you are 100% responsible for your own timing and entry.

Additional event notes

This is a free-form, casual, non-teaching event. Please bring your own supplies and good humour. No experience required. 

Questions about this event? Contact Ellie Arscott, your GTA sketch & scrawl coordinator.

Interested in future Sketch & Scrawls?

If you are interested in receiving email invitations for future GTA Sketch & Scrawls, please join our new mailing list by visiting our Mingles and Sketch & Scrawl Get-Togethers page, scrolling down to "GTA Sketch & Scrawls," and clicking 'Join.'"

Registration confirmation

To view your registration confirmation, go to your Member Home and click on Events under the black bar at the top of the page. All events you have registered for will be displayed on this page. Any additional meeting details (i.e., Zoom links for virtual events or materials required for the event) can be found by clicking the green Meeting Info button.

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SCBWI Canada East

This event is hosted by SCBWI Canada East. Please contact the mingle coordinator listed above or a member of the Regional Team if you have questions.