This is a group for anyone interested in Visual and Contemporary Art. Chicago is a Mecca of galleries, art exhibitions, and art centered events, lets explore them together! Collectors, Artist and Enthusiast this group is for you! All art lovers are welcome. I started this group to meet other Art Enthusiasts, Artist and Collectors. Looking forward to exploring the Art World with all who have a true passion for the Arts.

Art Appreciation is the understanding of the timeless qualities that characterise all great art. So too is philosophy concerned with universality and truth. What is your relationship to art? Why is art meaningful to you? This group explores the great world of art, aesthetic experience, and its relation to philosophy.  We will be looking at all types of media from painting to music, poetry and film. Also see these other philosophy groups in Chicago: Greek Philosophy: http://www.meetup.com/So …

This group is dedicated to putting on arts and crafts fairs for fantasy, dark, science-fiction, tribal, and other sub-culture art.

This is a group for anyone interested in beginning, or expanding, their art knowledge and skills, and explore new ideas. All skills levels are welcome. We are starting this group because now there's a great Art Shop to serve as a meeting place, and we're adding Art of Science Monthly Meetups, to find the place where Art and Science overlap. Looking forward to exploring the vast world of art and art related events with everybody interested in expanding their worlds.

We're a group of people who are interested in checking out the various cultural and art offerings of Chicago, which includes concerts, art shows, visits to museums, open mike nights, and even culinary experiences. We want to make new friends and form of community of people sharing common interest in the arts. We want to explore Chicago together!

There is a great opportunity to have a little fun and try something different. Join The Chicago Art and Design Center for a BYOB Art Classes / Parties , We host different theme art parties each week, come join us at our studio to have a memorable night out with art. We supply the instructions and the art supplies, you bring along your favorite beverage (BYOB).

A Group designed to accommodate the training goals of inspired martial artists. To collaborate and share martial arts techniques and training which lead to an enlightened self. A place to develop ones skills and self awareness in a humble environment, All skill levels welcome. We explore different martial arts styles and focus on movement skill, striking basics, self defense awareness/fundamentals, and conditioning at 7:30pm And at 8:30pm, shift to training the Afro-Brazilian Art form Capoeira. …

ARES mission is within it's name. Our focus is on educating those in the practical application of our research. This means that we use intellectual, philosophical, and physical methods of research to determine the techniques and approaches to martial arts that are the most practical for the most people. We then take our applied research and educate, so there is an understanding of the principal and not just a copy of the performance. ARES is for everyone of upstanding character with a desire to …

We want people interested in any form of art, who want to get together with others and spend some time sharing and creating. Whether you are a painter, sculptor, writer, musician, etc. We just want a fun, free atmosphere to enhance your creativity!

This group was formed through the American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter as a knowledge community for those interested in the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture. IFRAA Chicago provides and exchanges knowledge, insight, and creativity among those who create and use religious art and architecture.

Meet with other local saké enthusiasts! Gather to taste, discuss and share your favorite types of saké, as well as interesting aspects of Japanese culture, history and cuisine. This Sake Meetup group will be casual, social and educational. The group is intended to bring people together to share their knowledge and curiosity regarding all things having to do with saké, the people who make it and the land that it comes from. We also have some sub-groups which cover Raku Pottery, Japanese Tea Servi …

We are a group of artists and art enthusiasts who get together to draw. Nude figure drawing about 2 times each month, with professional models, 3 hours $10 A relaxed environment with poses from 5 min. - 1hour.  Beverages and snacks and BYOB always encouraged! "Molly's cafe" room, 3 1/2 floor SKETCH!club about once a month where we sketch each other, situational models (we may meet elsewhere from time to time) and still life set ups. Some simple supplies (pencils, paper and clipboards) are availa …

KINKY ARTS hosts art events and workshops with a kinky twist. From Kinky Figure Drawing to Kinky Camera Club, to our educational seminars on topics related to BDSM and fetish, you're sure to have an enjoyable experience among a friendly, down-to-earth, yet sophisticated group of kinksters. We are all artists, models, photographers, performers, podcasters, and video artists. And we welcome new members of all skill levels! KINKY FIGURE DRAWING It’s a figure drawing session for the open minde …

Wicker Park/Bucktown/Logan Square has much to offer and with our busy schedule too little time to explore it all. But with this group, that changes. You get to see it all, or at least most of it. Every week new different events will be recommended, ranging from new club/bar nights, special fitness classes, to Art galleries and exhibitions in the neighborhood. This group is about exploring this exciting neighborhood, meeting new people and doing new things that are fun!

This class is for all levels of experience! You do not have to have any Yoga or Ki Gong experience. Learn and practice simple Yoga & Ki Gong exercises. Yoga consists of stretching, breathing, and meditation. Ki Gong is a non-combative Energy Martial Art used for strengthening and realigning the body. Ki Gong exercises include circulation forms, energy accumulation, deep stretching, and lower body strengthening postures. Benefits from Yoga and Ki Gong include increase in energy levels, better foc …

Studio photography I believe is frequently overlooked, underrated, and misunderstood by many photographers. I'm hoping to make this more comfortable and useful thru shoots focusing on aspects of planning, styling, and lighting the model shot. Sharing practical setups and artistic composition ideas is what Fine Art/Glam Foto Shooters is all about. This meetup group welcomes photographers of many levels but there is a camera requirement. Yours must have a hot shoe capable of tripping studio ligh …

The Lakeshore Drawing & Painting Group offers an environment for artists of all levels to converge and find their way creatively. You don't have to call yourself an artist to join usand enjoy making art and playing with art materials! We hope to offer community, training, information and other resources that guide the artist to self-improvement and challenge in areas they can share passion and learning. Artists We have a wide range of artists, print-makers, painters, models, performers, poets an …

This group is for anyone interested in studying the Chinese martial art of Baguazhang for its applications for self-defense, self-healing, meditation, exercise, or general self-cultivation. Baguazhang (pronounced [bah-gwah-jahng]) is known as the art of change. A sister art to Tai Chi, Baguazhang provides marvelous benefits as both a form of self-defense and as a sustaining health practice. Baguazhang is the puzzle-lover's martial art--a movement can be a strike, a throw, a joint lock, an evasio …

Ringing Anvil is a program for personal transformation and spiritual development. We host activities, gatherings, and education to help seekers learn to be better leaders, ritualists, and agents of transformation. We believe that change begins with you, and becoming a change agent means doing deeply intensive personal and spiritual work. Together, we reach for our dreams, we explore our shadows, and we connect to the divine within and without. Ringing Anvil events include monthly activities th …

Meet Chicago area GLBT visual artists to share art, view art, learn more about the visual arts and artists, inform the public about GLBT artists and have fun. Meet and network with emerging and established artists, learn about exhibit opportunities and make new friends. Our group will facilitate making connections with art enthusiasts, potential collectors and artists. Meet Ups will include artist talks, lectures, gallery openings, museum exhibitions, art fairs and visits to artistic libation s …

This is a group for anyone interested in learning and/or exchanging ideas directed to integrating technology into works of Art. All skills levels are welcome. The group was started in order to meet people interested in exploring issues common to integrating technology into works of Art. Looking forward to exploring strategies and best practices with anyone interested.

Theatre for Thinkers is a nascent meet up group with the goal of gathering folks to experience interesting, original and even bizarre theater and art that informs and offers insights into science and scientific endeavors. Anchored initially by Thom Britton's critically acclaimed show FreakShow and Tell, we hope to ultimately link to his shows and other local performers and artists with entertaining, interesting perspectives on science. We hope to both simply let people know about these events an …

We decided to start this group to create an opportunity to meet new, creative people, plus help out a very deserving non-profit organization by volunteering to help- Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center.  CUARC is totally run by volunteers. Some come once, some once in awhile, and some help out once a week or more. This meet-up population will be focused on coming together and sharing our talents in a positive way--whether that be painting (artful, or home-improvement), gardening, organizing a fund …

Let's enjoy cultural events together. we will go to concerts of classical music, world music, Jazz; modern dance; regional theaters; summer art fairs; gallery openings and out door concerts. I may also organize craft parties for pottery and fabric dyeing.

KunTao Silat is a Indonesian/Chinese/ Dutch/American martial art designed to serve the whole person, Mind, Body and Spirit. KunTao Silat is a direct, practical form of self defense forged in one of the most violent crucibles known to man. It is not based on theory, but on the skills passed on by those who survived in an environment where war, piracy, religious extremism and violent crime were every day events. These skills are simple, direct and profound because they had to be! KunTao Silat inc …

Men are welcome to attend this fun group dedicated to exploring the art of light, shadow and color, that is held within the male body of every shape and size. We vary our themes and models to express the different states of the healthy male body. We welcome men with different levels of experience who possess creativity and curiosity, to join us on either side of the film plane. We enjoy each others company in a creative atmosphere with mutual respect for various aesthetics, body types, and pe …

Nearparkers Family Workshop is the working title of a community tinkerer/maker/hacker/creator space being planned to be located near Oak Park and Forest Park. The goal is to have equipment and a family friendly space to share, and to feed off of each other’s creative juices. We are looking for people to follow along as progress updates come out and also looking for people to actively drive the creation of this cool space. The space will have members who pay a monthly fee to have 24 hour access, …

Chicago Meetup is Chicago's Meetup Group for creativity, style, life, and nightlife.  With over 3,000 members, Chicago Meetup is the largest Arts & Culture Meetup Group in Chicago and is one of its largest overall.  Nearly shut down in July 2009 when its original founder left, the group has flourished as Chicago's most eclectic Meetup Group and one of the city's most active and fastest-growing groups. Because it operated for over three years as the Creative Social Club and remains dedicated to e …