The Makers School of Art and Creativity Meetup Welcome! Join us with ONE EASY Click - All Profile Questions are Optional! Image Credit: (c) Zorka Kovacevich Need to meet fellow beginners or skilled artists for some art and creativity? We do it all! ..shoot photos, create digital art, knit, make art, draw, collage, create jewelry, embroidery, sew, and make original pieces art. This is totally a "soup to nuts" art group, and there is something for everyone! We're about: Painting · Mixed Media A …

Welcome To The Artist's Way To Creating Visibility Meetup Group! This meetup is designed for all types of artists, writers, actors, poets, sculptors -- anyone who creates art and desires to share it with the world. Regardless of your past creative experience, or the amount of success you have had with your career this group is open to all levels, types of artists and those associated with the arts professions. Our mission is to learn from each other, be inspired, and gain a fresh perspective wh …

Meet single frieinds men and women who are tired of internet connect, bars and the "by chance" to meet friends and people who have similar interests. The goal is to network and create a synergy that allows all of us to meet people who like to be active. Happiness begins with you! Laughing can be infectious, so can sharing yourself and the things you enjoy.  You Have the Power to invite others to get to know you and the things you love to do. What better way to Live the Dream of meeting people th …

This Group is for writers, visual artists, singers, directors,actors, film makers, dancers, and graphic artists. Whether you are in a creative field or are an aspiring artist and want to ad creativity to your life, this group is for you to network and get ideas from your fellow artists about opportunities and collaborations.

Brooklyn Nude is a life drawing night catering to creative professionals, illustrators, animators, designers and fine artists. We meet twice monthly at Bunnycutlet Gallery in Williamsburg.

This is the place for art and figure drawing in New York from the nude model! We offer a fun, serious session for artists and creative folks, with a great atmosphere and a great bunch of people. It's a supportive, uninstructed session where you're free to draw without judgement, and all levels of experience are welcome. We are one of the longest running groups of this kind on Meetup (possibly THE longest!). Have a look at our gallery to get a feel for some of the work our members do. We'd love t …

Learn the basic elements of Street Photography. If you've ever been interested in this exciting genre, here's an opportunity to hit the pavement with two experienced New York photographers. We'll help you explore and develop your skills in a small, friendly group setting at select target rich, locations around the city. The workshop will be focused on the artistic elements and principles that set Street Photography aside from other art forms. The day will be packed with information and a hands …

This mission of this group is to help you reach your writing goals. We meet approximately once a month and the group meeting format will change from time to time and will tend to alternate between writing exercises, writing time, group coaching and some small talks on creativity. The group is led by Karmen Lizzul a writer, artist and professional coach. Karmen has her MFA in writing from Vermont college, a BFA from the School of Visual Arts and has recently been trained as a professional coach …

This group is for you if you would like a great group of people to paint with as well as an experienced, professional painter alongside you to show you the ropes and help develop your own creativity. Don't go it alone; have someone there to help bring out the best in your paintings! So you would like to try painting and you don't have an easel or paints? No problem, just choose the day you can attend and everything needed will be brought along for you! Never painted before? Not to worry! Your in …

Socialize with your peers in film, video and the arts! We've been having FREE meetings around NYC since 2005, looking at the creative process, often in conjunction with cutting edge technologies from Adobe, Apple, Autodesk and Avid, featuring Adobe Premiere Pro and elements from the Adobe Creative Suite, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, writer’s tools, DSLR and an assortment of third party applications. We're a social and media network, looking forward to having some fun, featuring guest spea …

As actors, dancers, musicians, visual artists and people working in creative fields, many of us have spent years honing our artistic skills and talents but have neglected to focus our efforts on strengthening the left side of our brain-the business-oriented side. Yet as creative professionals, we must develop and possess skills entrepreneurial and business skills to get ahead and showcase our talents while taking control of our finances and careers. At this meetup group, you will be introduced …

This group was founded with the purpose of having fun, enhancing creativity, and exploring new ideas about artistry. Our goal is to launch projects into the world with the collaboration of like-minded individuals. Enough of the classroom…it's time to get creating. Our first meet up is about busting through mental blocks, fears, and resistance to reconnect to your creative side. Who this meet up will benefit: o   Are you a person who avoids at all costs sitting down to write, paint, rehearse, or …

In a remote corner of the vast Brooklyn region, artists perpetually create and carefully guard their hidden treasures. In the Sunset Mini Museum of Art, local artists can meet and share their thoughts, ideas, dreams and their creative abilities in an art and music filled environment that provides a shelter from the raging storms outside of it. If you live in Sunset Park, or areas nearby, if you are a painter, sculptor, writer, poet, dancer, actor, film maker or thinker, join our unique circle of …

It seems that whenever anything "artsy" is going on in NYC it's always happening in Manhattan or somewhere in Brooklyn these days. So where are all the artists who live in Queens? Queens is the most diverse borough in NYC so it only seems logical that we be the most creative, innovative, well-rounded and artsy bunch. The purpose of this group is to get all you artists, writers, photographers, musicians, filmmakers, and performers who live in this most amazing borough together and support each ot …

Creativity is an expression of life.  It is a form of communication, as important as spoken language, but all too often we are cut off from this part of ourselves. We are encouraged to draw, paint and dance as children, but as adults we are told that these endeavors are secondary to more practical concerns. Nothing could be further from the truth.  Our ability to transform concepts, ideas, stories or life experience into images, objects, sounds and movement is essential to a full and rich expres …

We will participate in creative flash mobs

Do you want to expand your creativity?  Do you enjoy writing?   Do you want to reconnect with your inner artist more deeply or maybe break through any creative 'blocks'?  We will be utilizing Julia Cameron's experiential book: 'The Vein of Gold-A Journey to your Creative Heart' as a guide to do just that.  We will read, work through the text, and complete the exercises, tools and tasks from the book on a bi-weekly basis. About the book:  "Julia Cameron again draws from her extensive artistic and …

Navigating the stream of life keeps us so busy it distracts from what’s meaningful. Creative Oasis Meetup will help you tap into that imaginative and transformative oasis of your mind you knew as a child. What might be different is this will take place in a safe and affirming  environment.  We'll experiment with different media, bursting with a spectrum of paints, colorful papers, acrylics, images and embellishments that stir on-the-spot inspiration.  As creative juices begin to flow, life's ups …

“Our group focuses on creating people interested in working together with a passion for exploring new ways of creating unique, cutting edge theater events, fund-raising happenings and contributing their different skills, talents and enthusiasm to a not-for-profit New York City theater group in our 10th year of celebrating diversity, enriching the theater audience experience and helping to raise awareness of the LGBT community! All ages, talents and professions welcome.”

This is a group for [people who are, or have been, inspired gto write due to life circumstances. You do not have to write about the circumstance only to use it to propel your creativity. A group that will continue to inspire you through mutual help, productive critique and support.

This is a group for anyone interested in Japanese culture and language. We will make Japanese crafts, box or fan etc with Origami paper and Sumi- ink etc. All Japanese level are welcome. You don't need to speak Japanese. Let's touch and feel Japanese culture together~

Throughout my life creative work has brought me comfort and has helped me to move fluidly through personal decisions. I have worked in schools, hospitals and through community organizations to offer people an opportunity to explore creative experiences that help them to find new resources within themselves. All skill levels are welcome. Experienced artists can benefit from working in a beginner's state with an unfamiliar materials and new artists can learn which materials offer them an experienc …

This group will be a chance for artists to break out of isolation and critique each other's work. All critiques are welcome but we approach our critiques from a standpoint of encouragement and love. So if you are looking to be congratulated on every stroke you make or looking to put people down this is not the group for you. We will be a traveling group, my studio is in Long Island City, Queens, yours might me in Bushwick or Astoria. I haven't quite figured out how the group will be structured i …

A community of creators who can inspire and be inspired by each other to find project support. Maybe you need help fleshing out an idea, maybe you need a helping hoof or two, maybe you just want to help someone else fulfill their vision -- if any of those is you, then welcome to our flock!

This is an event where Successful New York fashion designers, models , stylists, graphic designers and all kinds of creative people can meet and share information and connections , so we can all come closer to achieving our goals.

Spend Wednesday evenings in good company, making maps of your own hero’s journey and writing stories about the experience. “Art, Stories and Wine” lets you work and play with paint, ink, rubber stamps and more, to create a visual record of an important moment in your life. And along with the art, you’ll have a chance to write about the moment, using games and prompts to help you tell your unique personal story. These evenings are hosted by Oralee Wachter (“Mapping Your Hero’s Journey) and Thomas …

Our mission celebrates & support humanity and artworks global integration. Promoting cross-cultural art awareness, beauty of diversity through appreciation & support of the arts. Generating a unique opportunity of connections between artists and audiences. An opportunity to support/collaborate with artist and/or communities from culturally diverse backgrounds. Constructing art, cultural programs, activities & exhibits designed for integration. Academic and professional opportunities for the publ …

Written Intention ( y ) is a creative writing workshop establishing an ongoing presence that meets twice a month in NYC. Thus far, the existing group holds to a goal of compiling a Non-Profit Literary Magazine containing selected work from it's members. This 'journal' will serve not only as a display of our selected efforts but for members, can show any progress in their writing over time. Written Intentions ( y ) holds ongoing sessions intended to be a creative focal point & platform device tha …