Meet other Artist in your area to share ideas and techniques. As artist you will have an opportunity to pursue and showcase your crafts at The Fortress of The Arts to be apart of a growing Premier Artist Community. Here we are building a 30,000 Square ft, 5 level Premier Artist Community for Entertainment and The Arts, located at 221 West Glenwood Ave Philadelphia, Pa 19140. The Fortress is dedicated too creating a positive environment for all people with artistic and creative aspirations regard …

Welcome to LivingPowerfully Community! There has been a lot happening recently outside of the group as all organizers have been traveling for more intense trainings in practicums, workshops, and out of country seminars and it's time to bring it together, offer as much support and empowerment as we can with each other, and share in the enjoyment of life, creating the best we're able, together! There are a variety of choices we have to start some weekly / bi-weekly / or monthly meetups and I want …

Tri-State Photography and Arts consists of photographers, models, make-up artists, stylists, designers, graphic artists, body painters, and many other artists and individuals who enjoy creating and/or contributing to an artistic/media product. In the months ahead, our group will be working to bring you events and experiences that grow your knowledge of the arts, and allow you to network with others with a creative mindset, and further your careers and pursuits with a productive and creative atmo …

Learn Taoist Qi Gong (Chi Kung), meditation techniques and other Taoist Arts with others who are interested in healing themselves, integrating body and mind, removing obstacles to the expression of unique self, and cultivating their capacity for love, harmony, patience, balance, and integrity. I will be offering Qi Gong courses and group meditations around these themes and integrating teachings from the Tao Te Ching as well as Chinese Medicine theory as we go along.  I strongly encourage others …

Do you love being outdoors in nature?  Are you interested in sustainability or going more "green" with your lifestyle?  Maybe you're wild about wildlife or about gardening with native plants--or just birds.  Passionate about environmental issues?  Ever heard of environmental art?  Want to? If you answered yes to any of these questions, the Schuylkill Center's for you.  We've got 340 acres of woods, fields, streams and ponds ready for you to explore and enjoy, and we use them as a "living laborat …

Working Artists. Bring your art. Hear what others have to say in this open forum critique.

Belonging to a large number of photography meet up groups and they have been very valuable to networking, building execution skills, and taking pictures. Having grown up in a research and development workplace, I crave positive and constructive critiques. I love getting together with smart people, sharing ideas, and hearing alternative ideas. My own understanding and skills improve greatly when I'm in those environments.  However, I find many of the comments left on pictures make you feel good, …

Come home to the Philly "Art of Living" Meditation & Spiritual Upliftment Group! We are a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering individuals to live life to it's fullest potential. This group is open to ALL people of all faiths and backgrounds interested in exploring the various options in the Philadelphia area to find a peaceful, happy, and healthy life. The vast majority of our workshops and courses are organized by volunteers who are interested in sharing the approach and the benefit …

We write... we draw... we color! Spark your creativity through writing. You don't have to be a writer or even have a daily journaling practice to attend. Nor do you have to be creative. Each evening is filled with creative exercises to spark your inner spirit and help with your journaling practice, inspire the book inside you, or inspire anything else you want to do, change, grow or increase in your life. Many evenings we work on art journal pages, mandala design or a combination of free writing …

This group was created by Personal Trainers and friends Bernadette and Claudia. "Fitness is what we do every day, but we also struggle with the our own health and fitness goals. We wanted to create a place where girls could meet, to provide positive reinforcement to each other"  Our group is a place where we can talk, work out, and support each other all while dealing with the everyday dilemmas of life.  Some of the meet-ups that we have had in the past are listed below. Healthy Pot-Luck Dinners …

We've created this group to help Philly-area Makers find each other, share skills, collaborate on projects, and find resources. We consider "Making" to be anything that includes shaping physical material for creative expression, invention, problem-solving, or profit - but which involves technology at some stage.  We love projects that explore the interplay of art and technology. For instance using software to design hand-made goods, putting electronics into clothing or sculpture are more in keep …

Wine, Dine and Art tours. Join small groups of like-minded people to art galleries, cultural events, wine bars, artisan restaurants and creative boutiques in limousines or by foot. Trips domestically and abroad to wherever great art is shown and fine wines poured.

SoulCollage® is an intuitive, imaginative, creative process that is a lot of fun. If you can use scissors and a glue stick you can do it! No artistic experience necessary. Participants create their own deck of SoulCollage® cards with images they choose from provided supplies. The cards become a form of visual memoir, giving expression to your unique story, in all its complexity and beauty. You will learn to consult your very own cards for guidance, wisdom, and self-discovery! SoulCollage® Sunday …

SENTE™ Combatives is group open to all individuals looking for practical self-defense training. No martial arts experience necessary! You'll learn to defend against all attacks, as well as get a great workout. Program includes: • Simplistic self-defense techniques • Developing a realistic training practice • Gross motor movements • Efficient body mechanics • Strength and conditioning • Environmental/situational awareness • Man-made and natural environments • Improvised weapons from your …

Come out and experience an authentic Filipino martial art. The Greater Philadelphia Chapter is instructed by Joel LeVan – also a certified Military CQC Knife/Empty Hand Instructor via PTKGO. This edged/impact weapon fighting system has been tested and proven through generations of combat. If you want true realism, you found it. Pekiti-Tirsia essentially means "close-quarter" and is the most complete, advanced, and effective system of Filipino Martial Arts in existence today. Pekiti-Tirsia is a t …

All culturally active couples and singles are invited to join. Have you been to The Kimmel Center in Philadelphia? Let's start with experiencing The Philadelphila Orchestra and the Philly Pops ... we will expand based on interest expressed. Come make new friends. Let's feed our passion with travel and cruises, too ...

OpenCrit.org is a critique group for artists in and around the Philadelphia region. Its mission is to provide a formal structure for artists to meet, and discuss their work and ideas. Critiques will be held on a regular basis, at members' studios, on a rotational basis. It is our belief that artist's should be involved with each other and each others work, as it develops, not just at the final show. Also, artists should constantly be expanding their circle beyond their comfortable group of long …

Calling all creativity-seekers! Do you keep an art journal? Do you like to explore, imagine and play? Do you want to journal, color, paint, collage or stamp with like-minded individuals? This group is for novice and experienced art-journalers to come together once a month to work on their journals, share tools and resources, laugh, play and make new friends. So gather your journal, Sharpies, images that inspire you, stamps, paint, glitter, or whatever makes you happy.

We focus on practical combat in real environments. Walking home at night, leaving work, getting off the bus. We specialize in defense tactics for women and smaller people. Additionally, there is the traditional track for people interested in direct combat as opposed to more subvert methods and training for competitions including, kickboxing, and MMA. We hope to help people find successful expression of their will in physical conflict. Everyone's way to self-expression, and combat inclination is …

We will be reading and discussing Julia Cameron's book, "The Artist's Way". This is an active 12-wk workshop (2 physical weeks for each chapter week) with journaling, creative writing, sharing, and finding your way back to your creative self.

We are a multifaceted group of ethnically diverse lesbians who inspire others like ourselves. We are F.I.E.R.C.E = Fun, Intelligent, Respectful, Encouraging, Confident & Empowering! The mission for East Coast Lesbian Connection (ECLC) is to create life long friendships, acquaintances and socialize with a close-knit group of like minded women. ECLC allows "us" to be absolutely unapologetic of who "we" are. ECLC is open to lesbians of any shade. ALL shades are beautiful. We pledge to provide a SAF …

hey guys, we're a group of creative students inspiring each other to impact the world thru social change. we're from Drexel, Temple, UPenn, St. Joe's, La Salle, UArts, Art Institute, PAFA, Hussian, Moore, Curtis, the Rock, and if you don't see your school here, come and represent them! we're taking on projects that need everyone from business majors to creative and fine art majors, and techies are welcome too! ** this is a group for students only, if you'd like to get involved as a contributor …

Love to create art and crafts? Never went to art school? Here is a place to work on your art with other women. All art and crafts types and levels accepted - bring your coloring book if you want! We work weekly in a bookstore in University City. Sometimes we will get demonstrations from women artists. If you have art supplies to donate, let me know.  If you want to recommend a women artist, let me know. If you need art supplies, let me know. Explore your creativity! Photo from: http://folkwaysno …

Feeding Crane Gung Fu (Paihemen Shihequan/白鶴門食鶴拳) is an authentic martial art, with documented lineage dating back directly to the Shaolin nun, Fang Qi Niang, circa 1620. During the rebellion in China, circa 1922, martial arts masters were being eliminated by the Qing government, but some of those masters managed to flee to safety in Taiwan. Only one Feeding crane master escaped mainland China and passed this incredible system to the Liu family. This class is the only class in the United States …

We make art together! We make adventures together! We make artistic adventures happen together!! As a member of this group, you will attend meetups where you create interactive art in a new and adventurous way unlike anything you have done before! ** you will create interactive singing & dancing installations on Fairmount Park's Schuylkill River Trail** **you will dance & make choreography that premieres during site-specific dance performances in Philadelphia** **you will help organize and produ …

On Saturday, May 4, the Performance Garage will host its first ever Dance Marathon, a 12-hour fundraiser on the 1500 block of Brandywine Street (just above Spring Garden), to support "that perfect incubator of original work, the Performance Garage." — Jessica Foley, Philadelphia Weekly. Street Festival/Block Party from 11:00AM-7:30PM Drop-in for a dance class including yoga, zumba and belly dancing, or try ballet or modern dance with Philly's top dance teachers and artists. Not a dancer? Shop ar …

Like public art? Like public art that you can PLAY with? FIGMENT Philadelphia facilitates events where ANYONE can bring and share their art - as long as it's participatory or interactive in some fashion.  And it's free! Our meetups are informal meet-and-greets at Cherry St Tavern.   These aren't the actual art events - they're a chance to meet like-minded people, talk about participatory art, and plan future events.  If you are interested in participating in FIGMENT as an artist, interested in v …

For men interested in improving their health, fitness, and well-being, utilizing the practices of Ancient China. Iron Crotch Neigong is based on Bodhidharma's Shaolin Marrow Washing (xisuigong) and Taoist nine-circle alchemy (daojia jiu zhuan wandansu.) It combines Buddhist and Taoist, as well as internal and external methods. It can: Increase energy and well-being Increase mental alertness Improve circulation Build Inner strength Produce a total body modification Improve any discipline you're …