By Roseline Gao
KAOHSIUNG — Urban Sketchers Kaohsiung (速寫高雄) will hold a sketching meetup at TeaHz (西三茶屋) in Huangpu Veterans Quarter (黃埔新村), Fongshan District (鳳山區), on Monday, Nov. 16. Participants can sketch the teahouse and its surroundings.
Running from 9 a.m. to noon on the 16th, Urban Sketchers Kaohsiung often use the former military village as a location that provides space and inspiration, say longtime members. The group chose the teahouse partly for its recently blooming Texas sage (紅花玉芙蓉). Although many flowers have since fallen, participants can sketch the old building and its surroundings.
Members draw streets, buildings, and everyday scenes across Kaohsiung, sharing their work in a Facebook group. On Nov. 9, they visited Rensheng Bookstore (人生書局), a Yancheng District (鹽埕區) bookstore with more than 70 years of history, before its premises were due to be cleared out. Previous sessions have also included sketching dancers practicing at Kaohsiung Station.
The group is the Kaohsiung chapter of Urban Sketchers, an international network of sketching groups. Members sketch streets, buildings, and everyday scenes across the city and share their work in a Facebook group.
The group meets every Monday, usually starting at 9 a.m., and one Sunday each month. Organizers post the time, location, and other details for each meetup on Facebook and Instagram. Participants arrive independently, sketch on site, and gather for a group photo at the announced time.
TeaHz can be reached on foot from Dadong MRT Station (大東站). Another option is the 8010 bus from KBus Fongshan Station to the Huangpu New Village stop, followed by a short walk.
