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From Streets to Sketchbooks<\/h2>\n\n\n

Welcome to a unique celebration of Bengaluru. This platform is a collaborative, community-led archive of our city\u2019s culture, heritage and environs, documented through the art of sketching. We are a digital resource focused on the visual storytelling of Namma Bengaluru.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Heart of our Archive: Penciljam<\/h2>\n\n\n

The heart of the Drawing bengaluru project is Penciljam, a community of Citizen Artists who have gathered every Sunday for the past 16 years to draw our city on location. From bustling markets to quiet colonial-era lanes, our sketchbooks have become an unintentional, yet powerful, record of Bengaluru’s constant transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why an Archive?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Each sketch is a personal story\u2014a moment of connection between an artist, a place, and a point in time. When brought together, these individual stories create a rich, visual tapestry of the city’s identity. This archive aims to preserve and share that collective memory, offering a unique perspective on the places and people that define Bengaluru.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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About Nabachika Foundation <\/h2>\n\n\n

Drawing Bengaluru is a project by the Nabachika Foundation, a non-profit with a focus on promoting the Citizen Arts. The foundation conducts events, research and outreach programs designed to increase public interest in the Visual Arts and in Visual-Thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n