Welcome to #ArtsTechPhilly We aim to connect innovators in the field of arts, culture, and technology. Our meet-ups are designed to explore the ways in which social media and technology can help bring arts and culture to the masses. "Democratizing" the arts has been a long-standing goal in the art world, and no medium makes it more feasible than the web. The purpose of this meet-up is to bring together those working at the intersection of arts and technology to share ideas, strategies, successes …

Arts, Culture, Tech & Community NJ is a meetup in Trenton, New Jersey for innovators in the fields of arts, culture, technology, and community organizing to connect with one another and present cutting edge works that cut across sectors. Similar to other ArtsTech meetups we plan to bring together those working at the intersection of the arts and technology such as: *Artists doing interesting work with engineering, biotech, sciences, technology, and social media. *Tech specialists working on inte …

Did you ever want to record the events of your day or the thoughts in your heart in a more creative way than a simple written word journal? If you answered yes, then art journaling is for you! In this group, we'll get together to work in our art journals. No experience is necessary just the desire to have fun. Just bring an art journal to play in, a few art supplies and you'll be all set. Anything goes with art journaling so get rid of your fear of art and come find your playful side!

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 …

We are a community art center located in downtown Ephrata. We are located inside the huge building with the mural on it right beside the center parking lot off of main street, beside the train station. Join us at Art of Recycle and learn how to recycle, upcycle and craft most anything! We are a non-profit organization that focuses on the arts and the community. Our mission is to provide a variety of free and low-cost workshops teaching people to create quality art from items that might otherwi …

We invite our young community members to come together at the Michener to look at art, engage in conversation and have fun. We will meet once a week to look closely and carefully at a few works of art from our new and dynamic changing exhibitions, as well as some favorites from the permanent collection. Through focused reflection, we hope to engage in thought provoking and moving dialogue to help us gain more awareness about art, each other and ourselves. Let's meetup to create new and different …

Looking for a place to connect with other art-types who speak your language? Join fellow NJ art directors, designers, photographers and illustrators for Artmeet. Whether you’re a freelancer that needs to escape their bubble or a staffer looking for a change of scenery, this is the place. Artmeet features workshops, idea swaps and a general exchange of knowledge—all within a casual, creatively supportive, and relaxed atmosphere. Let’s talk fonts and design strategy, teach each other techniques or …

NJEAL provides networking events, professional development opportunities, and other resources for early-career arts administrators.  Through these efforts NJEAL works to improve the field by strengthening inter-generational communication, cultivating emerging leaders, and making its own significant contributions.  A program of ArtPride NJ Foundation and a chapter of the Americans for the Arts Emerging Leaders Network.

The Art of Living Foundation offers programs to uncover the strength, peace, and joy that lie at the core of every human being. By nurturing the spirit and compassion of every individual, the Foundation seeks to help build a global society that is free of stress, violence, and misery - and full of service, wisdom, and celebration. What you will learn through the Art of Living course: * Practices that heal and harmonize the body, mind, and spirit * Skills for handling negative emotions and situat …

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.

"AlterNet / By David Rosen Salons: A New Intellectual Culture is Taking Shape Throughout the Country Amidst the long, drawn-out recovery from the Great Recession, an unprecedented flowering of intellectual life is underway." Join us for monthly discussions about the arts, sharing of artistic events, sharing of music, the written word, the painted image or whatever else crosses our minds and our paths. This Salon is for people who wish to join with other artists or people who love the arts and d …

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

If you're interested in the many martial arts events going on in Northeastern Pennsylvania, join our meet up group and keep up to date with various tournaments, training groups, workshops, and events going on in the area. This group is open to all students of the martial arts, specifically those training in the traditional styles and self-defense arts. The various events are promoted and mentioned to have the widest selection, that is all-inclusive, and non-bias. We are not partial towards one s …

Family Time for Music & Art was formed to provide fun, educational and quality meet-ups with a focus on the arts. We welcome ALL families with children ages newborn-7 years to join our meet-up group!  You will enjoy a fun variety of music & art meet-ups.  You will enjoy singing, dancing, playing instruments and hearing stories in many of our meet-ups.  In addition, we have meet-ups that include age-appropriate crafts! Meet-ups will be closest to families near Hillsborough, Bridgewater, Manville, …

A space for individuals, pairs and groups to reflect, exchange, share, co-create. The Purpose of this group is to bring together a group of like minded individuals who all share a passion for the various facets of art. Whether you are inspired by the arts, you are an aspiring artist or an established artist, our mission is to bring us all together in one space. This group is a means for artists to promote their events and work, share their craft with those who are inspired and also provide supp …

Hidden River Arts produces and runs a variety of open mic/reading events where artists of many disciplines come together to perform, participate, show their work and network with others. There are live music activities, poetry readings, literary readings, performance art, workshop events, and visual arts activities. Please see www.hiddenriverarts.com on the "Live" page for information or write to debraleighscott@gmail.com for information about events, venues and participation. We encourage …

"Don't do mornings", come join us!   Meet new friends to share afternoon 1-4 hour, easy to moderate, with some more challenging, local nature walks and hikes, plus other arts and entertainment activities. Don't forget to check the day of an event for any changes. Please give yourself plenty of time to find us, since we only wait an extra 10 minutes before starting an event to be fair to everyone. We will occasionally post a "Dog Friendly" event, which is the ONLY TIME  when friendly, well behave …

Meet with others in your local area who love Art. Painters, photographers, sculptors, conceptual artists, performance artists, filmmakers, graphic designers, etc. to discuss techniques, share critiques, and offer gallery/exhibiting advice. We encourage all the members of this group to have creative collaborations with meetup members from our fashion design, musician, filmmaking, singer, songwriter, acting, archaeology, figure drawing, painting, & photography groups. Artistic Photography Group ht …

Susan Meyer who is a seasoned working professional Photographer for over 30 years and Photoshop Retoucher for over 10 years would like to share her years of experience and knowledge to Photography and Photoshop Lovers. It is open to all levels, but especially those who are just starting out and intermediate levels. We will also do some advanced shoots and projects with this group involving models. The group will meet at The duCret School of Art in Plainfield, NJ where Susan has taught for over 1 …

This group is open to anyone, regardless of experience or style, with an interest in the martial arts. Our purpose is to create a network of open-minded martial artists, and to help find local instruction, training partners, and seminars. If you are egoistic, overly competitive, or closed-minded, this group won't be a good fit. If you are open-minded, easy going, and looking to expand your horizons, please join us! We need you.

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 …

Central PA Photography & 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. This 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 atmosphere. We will be pr …

Are you crafty or maybe you've always wanted to be but didn't know how? This group is for the young and the restless who want to do rather than think.; there is nothing like accountability. No experience necessary, this is about women coming together to , learn, teach and do art. Or, maybe you know a skill and would just like to get together with other like-minded individuals to create your piece and talk about life. It would be great to create a diverse group of women who can pass on their skil …

Breathe M e d i t a t e Live Explore the power of breath! In our meetups see how you can tune your emotions through your breath, experience a guided meditation, stretch your body through Yoga. Learn about Art of Living Foundation which is accredited by UN & spread over 150 countries within a span of 28 years!!! Join for frequent meetups related to Yoga, Meditation, Pranayama, & Kirtan (Chantings). Art of Living is about self improvement, empowerment, stress relief, better living, enthusiasm, bui …

PickUp Arts as the center of activities, comfort in social fluency being the foundation of total lifestyle mastery. We give special attention to cultivate, rehab, integrate each member with the total package of physical, social, and educational tools for total ability. We hold regular review and discussion of PUA techniques, along with organized activities for extreme personal and inner group development to include stuff like paintball, bodybuilding, full contact sport, BBQ's, of course bars and …

This group was created for people who would like to attend movies, plays & poetry readings that embrace the Black culture. It's a great way to support Black art forms, while socializing and networking with other local people.

If you're looking to learn practical martial arts skills in a friendly, informal, and non-traditional environment, the Philly Ronin's Fight Club is for you! This group is the result of my decade-plus journey through the world of martial arts - from boxing, to Jeet Kune Do, to Muay Thai, to Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, to MMA, to various hand-to-hand combat systems.  It's also a product of my general dissatisfaction with the way martial arts is taught at most commercial schools:  they're overpriced, thei …

Calling all PAINTERS, WRITERS, MUSICIANS, FILMMAKERS, ACTORS, COMEDIANS, SINGERS, ETC ...! Whether you are an ARTIST or an ART LOVER I'd like to welcome you to the ARTBEAT, my storefront studio in Rahway's up and coming Arts District. I'm a NYC multi-media artist who moved back to Jersey and this studio is where I do all my stuff so I was thinking - I would love for it to be a place where creative people of all types can meet, make things and show their work AND a place for creativity appreciato …