Paint Dancing events are created so you can have fun openly expressing yourself in two different mediums - AT ONCE! That's Right! PAINTING and DANCING (at the same time). And, a portion of the proceeds helps support local food banks. Watch some Paint Dancing videos on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DF09B34FE51B3199 We supply the non-toxic paint, brushes, paper, and great music (Latin, Pop, Dance Hits, World, Rock, R&B, Classical, Jazz, Blues, Hip-Hop, Electronica and more). All …

The Seattle Plein Air Meetup Group brings artists together who thrive on the immediate and real experience of creating art in the world! Events and gatherings are not always outside; some are sheltered or indoors, or include a "rain stage" to accommodate our Northwest weather. Artists at all skill and experience levels are welcome. Group meetups are casual and informal, focused on actual artmaking in the real world! The calendar of events varies and we encourage use of public transit when possi …

NEW Schedule! Now we're on for the fourth Tuesday of every month. 911 Media Arts Center welcomes local documentarians to our documentary community group DocuTalk@911. Every third Monday of every other month 911 provides an opportunity for documentarians to network, share knowledge, find feedback and mentoring opportunities, and gain support in the pursuit of their work. Come prepared to be inspired and make connections with regional documentary filmmakers and all others who love the documenta …

Selective Focus is a group that organizes unique, themed, very popular events... mainly seasonal as it takes a great deal of time and effort to create such exciting modeling and photography events. We are an organized yet free-flowing group. You have a great deal of creative freedom in your Art at our events. We create the event, theme, etc...scout the models, scout the locations, organize the day, set the perimeters and guidelines, making it safe & fair for all...and allow you to select your sh …

Meet with others in your local area who love sculpture. All mediums of sculpture including, glass, metal, fabric, mud, clay, plaster and any other medium that can be formed casted or carved. SHARE the experience of sculputure. DISCUSS, form, content, contex, shape, visiual intent. DISCUSS techniques, share critiques, group discussions on each of your project. Be inspired by experiencing life and the work of other artists. WORK having studio time to work on projects with others who are aspir …

We have sessions the first three Fridays of the month in the back classroom of Arts Umbrella, a private art-instruction studio located in Country Village in Bothell. (See website for detailed directions: www.arts-umbrella.com). Easels and drawing stands are provided. Coffee shop right next door. Tea shop and cafe are a few doors down. Each session runs from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. The first and third Friday will have a nude model, the first week will be short poses and the third week a single long p …

School House Craft holds classes, events and an annual conference for people wanting to gain the skills to run a successful creative small business. Are you considering staring your own business or do you already own your own business that focuses on craft, art or design?   Do you have a shop on etsy, sell to shops and galleries, sell at craft fairs or want to start a new venture turning your passion into a business? If the answer is yes this is the group for you!

Meet other local Storytellers and all those who enjoy the art of Story Telling! Inspired by The Moth http://www.themoth.org/podcast Let's gather together and practice the ancient art of story telling. Telling your own stories from your own life or yarns woven from the spirit moving in the moment. It is human to tell the story of our day, of the great hunt or battle, of stocks won or lost, children doing silly things and relationship gone awry. It is how we shake off the turmoil of daily life an …

This is a casual, free group with a goal of meeting up in the North end with people interested in learning and practicing a great self defense style of Kung Fu called Wing Chun. This is purely a self defense fighting style (not a sport). Our group usually comprises a small core of folks with low to intermediate level skills, along with those curious about self defense, kung fu and wing chun. When we’re lucky, a helpful higher level si-hing will join in to work with us. A good meetup usually in …

Welcome to one of Seattle's newest esoteric meetups! This group is for anyone looking to learn more about the theory and practice of modern astrology. It's easy to read astrology columns in newspapers and magazines, and hear pop culture astrologers on television telling us "our future is in the stars", whatever that means... inquisitive minds know there is more to the field than that. Many people learn about astrology for many different reasons- for personal growth, after a strange encounter, …

Want to get creative? Too much work to gather the materials? Don’t want to invest a lot in materials before trying a new craft? Come enjoy a sophisticated craft class for adults. A different craft technique will be presented each week with a different project. ALL materials and tools are included!!! Examples of crafts we’ll do over the next 3 months are: glass etching, marbleizing paper, Mexican metal hole punching, linoleum block printing, etc. Each class will start with a short demo of the cra …

Do you want to bring your big ideas to life? If life were a party, what would you like to be invited to? A wedding? The launch of a business? A 6 month trip to Europe? $100.000 raised or earned? This Meetup will provide you with powerful tools to apply to the projects in your life, allowing you to achieve results. It will introduce you to the growing and dynamic world of life coaching, offering the opportunity to explore and take advantage of life coaching. People have a chance to share what …

In five words or less: Nerdy Artists Hangout & Draw Comics! (does an ampersand count as a word? is "hangout" one word or two?) Our goal is to bring together people who want to make comics or video games to hang out over drinks and snacks, show off our latest works, share ideas and (of course) draw comics. Our attendees are comprised mostly of comic illustrators, with the occasional writer and game developer. We have had a few seasoned professionals at our table, but the vast majority of us do th …

Meet other people who love Museums, Galleries, and Art Walks. We are a friendly group that tends to visit a myriad of art-related events around the greater Seattle area. We are all at different levels of art knowledge and appreciation (from beginner to the advanced), but we all have one thing in common: We love art... and we do look forward to meeting you!

Being creative helps us connect with ourselves, our audience, and a power greater than ourselves. It's part of being a whole, happy, fulfilled human being...and yet, it also comes with challenges. This group is devoted to helping you find joy in creativity in spite of the many common blocks that get in the way--perfectionism, the inner critic, fears, feeling overwhelmed, not having the time and energy, and more. While we might do our work solo, we all benefit from the power of community. Join us …

North Seattle Crafters has changed their name to Seattle Sewing Arts and Crafts. Join our group and come get your creative art on.  We are a group of talented, fun and positive members who enjoy getting together for a few hours each month making new friends and enjoying a few fun hours being creative.  This is a place to get together to create and finish craft projects for those who love to sew, quilt, construct garments, do needle arts, paper crafting, beading or crafting in general.  All forms …

As a part of the practice - East Asian Medicine(www.everetti-chingacupuncture.com), this meetup is mainly for helping our patients stay well through meditation  and Taichi special movement,etc(American Specialty Health Fitness,Inc./ Exercise Center provider:www.ashcompanies.com/provider/exercisecenter/traditional-tai-chi). Also, I'd like to meet anyone interested in Tao Te Ching book study and meditation, and Taichi in Snohomish County, WA to share the great east ancient Philosophy and more ... …

As a part of the practice - East Asian Medicine(www.everetti-chingacupuncture.com), this meetup is mainly for helping our patients stay well through meditation and Taichi special movement, etc(American Specialty Health Fitness, Inc./ Exercise Center provider:www.ashcompanies.com/provider/exercisecenter/traditional-tai-chi). Also, I'd like to meet anyone interested in Tao Te Ching book study and  meditation, and Taichi in Snohomish County, WA to share the great east ancient Philosophy and more .. …

Thank you for joining the Universal Tactical Combat Club of Greater Seattle. We are pleased to have you as a UTC practitioner. UTC is a Tactical Jujitsu form of Martial Arts established to enhance the practitioners creativity. Early next year, we are hosting a series of UTC Challenge Tournaments throughout Greater Seattle to help raise funding for local children health organizations that we support. Please help this club grow so we can "Fight for our Children" while having fun doing it. Please g …

Kinesthesis Martial Movement is a self-defense and martial arts class designed to teach effective, practical self-defense in a friendly and non-threatening atmosphere. We explore the archetype of the Warrior that is in all of us, learn to re-connect with and strengthen our bodies, and develop will, discipline, awareness, presence, and sincerity. Feed your body, mind, and spirit, learn a new skill, and feel better than ever before! For more information, see: http://www.movingintopresence.com/kine …

Cool Single Women Over 40 offers activities and gatherings for great single women interested in evolving quality friendships through arts, culture and single life outings.

A Creative Crucible to energize the Media Arts. Hi all! My name is A. James and I am photographer here in Seattle. I own Market Studios here in beautiful Ballard and want to utilize my space to create an epicenter for creative progression, development, and advancement in the media arts. Saying I am "self-taught" would be a huge overstatement since I could not have learned or continue to learn everything I wish to about photography and other fields I pursue without the teaching and mentoring of f …

Artists and artisans speak monthly on some aspect of their professional success both aesthetically and in how they have created successful creative business. Drawn from the community of artisans in the Best of the Northwest art shows and their colleagues, individuals will share what they do and how they do it. Diverse fields from photography to fine craft, glass to fiber artists, artists associated with nwartalliance.com will be sharing their stories.

This meetup is like a cross between a pool team and a social club.  It's for people that are part tiger/part shark. We're tigers in the sense that we have hobbies and interests other than just pool and to those we consider ourselves a tiger. That includes maybe music, art, sports, photography, or whatever else your thing is. As long as it's not offensive then this is a welcoming atmosphere.  We're sharks in the sense that we are sharky at pool.  So, what it all boils down to is this: For anyone …

We meet to Share, Create and Build Community. Many of us spend too many hours isolating in our creativity. Let's get together to SHARE our work, ideas and inspiration; CREATE together rather than alone and isolated; and BUILD a COMMUNITY of caring artists (crafters) interested in our neighbors. All skill levels and types of creativity are accepted as being applicable to our group. We may expand our group to include art speakers at some point or informative & inspirational topics such as selling …

THE CENTER FOR HOLISTIC HEALTH PRESENTS  WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT III, a classroom/workshop devoted to the art and science of understanding and expressing human emotions. This educational meetup, now in its third year, will be held on Saturday afternoon's at 1:00 PM in our new center located in Fremont, starting on Saturday, April 6th, and continuing for 12 weeks, with the series concluding on June 22nd. Sessions are 90 - minutes long, flowing from one topic to another each week. Note: If you miss …

Be in control of your life as an empowered female warrior! Take the path to Black Belt! Learn to use exotic weapons! Improve your body, self-esteem, career and self defense skills! We will hold each other accountable to training, diet, and physical work-outs!

We are calling all women who value the feminine spirit, honor women's contribution to society and value our role in the evolution of humanity. We give voice to the feminine wisdom within all to transform our personal and collective consciousness. We teach the WOW Circle Leadership model. We produce various events throughout the year including fun, thought provoking dinner parties, drumming circles, ecstatic dance nights, and enlightening workshops that introduce us to new healing methods that st …