Travel Sketch Oaxaca with Suhita Shirodkar

Travel Sketch Oaxaca
with Suhita Shirodkar

October 8 to 13th

Pack your most colorful paints and head on south of the border to fascinating Oaxaca City for a 6-day, 5-night travel sketching workshop with artist/instructor Suhita Shirodkar, and Art Leap Adventures. We’ve created a safe and dynamic agenda that has us visiting many of the local sights in the centro of Oaxaca City, as well as a field trip to the archeological site to see and sketch the sacred pyramids, and the infamous black pottery studios. Oaxaca is on the top of many “Must-See” tourist destinations, and this is your opportunity to not only sketch your travels with top-notch instructor Suhita, but to also immerse yourself into the hip art scene and soulful flavors of this vibrant southern Mexican city.

Art Leap Adventures is a art workshop tour agency based in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, and operator and travel sketcher Meagan Burns has spent the past several years organizing and managing safe and fascinating destinations within Mexico for sketchers to enjoy. Meagan is also a volunteer writer for Urban Sketchers, and has been contributing monthly articles to the Drawing Attention newsletter. By doing so, Meagan has met and interviewed many featured Urban Sketching instructors and Chapter members. Meagan first interviewed Suhita Shirodkar three years ago, and began the conversation of working together, which they are now doing.

Suhita Shirodkar has been a part of the Urban Sketchers community since its inception, and has been an instructor at almost every annual Urban Sketchers’ Symposium since the beginning. She’s a freelance graphic designer and illustrator, and Suhita travels the world teaching workshops with Urban Sketchers and others. A native of India, once she discovered the magic colors and chaos of Mexico, she knew she wanted to explore the country more, as it reminded her of home.

We’ll spend five nights in this enchanting southern Mexican city, and each morning we’ll gather in our home base located behind the Santo Domingo Church for local breakfast snack, coffee and conversation with Suhita and fellow participants, while discussing our lessons and watching the demo for the day. There’ll be plenty of time for one-on-one interaction with our instructor, as well as time spent reviewing sketchbook progress. Lunch and dinner will be spent with the group if you wish, and we’ll explore delicious local restaurants so you’ll be certain to try the unique flavors of this Mexican region that are like no other.

If you’re ready to experience the sights, sounds, moles, mezcal and cacaos of vibrant Oaxaca, while learning how to capture the energy of your travels in your sketchbook with a top travel sketch instructor, pack your bags and meet us in brilliant Oaxaca City!

OAXACA LODGING
Five Nights, Six Days
Arrive: Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Depart: Sunday, October 13, 2019
​Airport Code: OAX

​Suhita and Meagan will be staying in a traditional Oaxacan colonial Airbnb home, located very close to the Santo Domingo church plaza. This house is where we’ll meet in the morning for coffee and breakfast snacks, as well as for our lessons and discussion with Suhita, so please look for a hotel room or Airbnb close to the Santo Domingo church.

If you prefer staying in an Airbnb, please know there are many lovely and reasonable accommodations to choose from, but as with all options, please read all reviews and check with the host if you have questions. Meagan is able to assist you if required.

Hotel recommendations, all located in Oaxaca Centro:
Hotel Las Golondrinas
Hotel Casa Vertiz
Hotel Oaxaca Real
Parador del Dominico

TRANSPORTATION

Oaxaca City (OAX) is a 45-minute flight from Mexico City (MEX), with many flight on Volaris Airlines, Interjet and AeroMexico. Upon your arrival at the Oaxaca airport, you’ll find one main taxi stand within the airport as you walk out of the arrival gate, where you’ll purchase a shared or private taxi direct to your hotel. This is a very safe and economical way to travel to your hotel, and will cost approximately $250 pesos (about $12 USD) door-to-door to your lodging.

WORKSHOP COST: $1,275 USD
$600 USD due now to reserve your spot
$675 USD Final Payment plus all transaction fees due Friday, August 16, 2019
​**See website for cancellation policy

PRICE INCLUDES:
Suhita Shirodkar 5-Day Workshop
Welcome Dinner Reception in Authentic Oaxacan Restaurant
Oaxacan Breakfast Snacks at Home Base for 2 days
Food and Culture Walking Tour, includes snacks
Friday Field Trip:
– Private Van Transportation
– Local Tour Guide
​ – Visit to outdoor mercado
– Admission to Monte Albán Archeological Site
– Traditional Oaxacan Lunch
– Black Pottery studio demonstration at
Tour management by Art Leap Adventures

NOT INCLUDED:
Airfare to Oaxaca City, Oaxaca (OAX)
Taxi to Oaxaca Centro
Lodging (see recommendations)
Food & Drinks except for Welcome Dinner, 2-days Breakfast Snacks at Home Base and Field Trip Lunch
Museum entrance fees (most museum admission average around $5 USD or less)
Alcohol, shopping, incidental food, taxi and tips at your discretion
​Trip Insurance

For agenda and registration information: click here: https://www.artleapadventures.com/sketchoaxacasuhita.html