This exhibit of sketches of Bengaluru tells the story of our city, as told through sketchbooks of the Penciljam community. For 16 years, this community has chronicled Bengaluru’s changing landscape. This exhibit is the result of that shared effort, a collective visual journal that captures our city as it evolves.
This exhibit aims to preserve and share that collective memory, offering a unique perspective on the places and people that define Bengaluru. Read about this exhibit on the BlrHubba website here.
Drawing Bengaluru | Blrhubba
This event is curated by Penciljam for Anubhava Hubba, Blrhubba 2026.
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.
Penciljam is a project of 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.