This group engages in fun one-day "Playshops" and ongoing art-based support groups to enhance intuition & self-discovery and promote centering & healing. Most of the groups and playshops are geared towards women. A wide variety of projects and media will be provided by facilitator Kirsten Carpentier, MSW, who is a counselor and artist with many years experience providing creative activities in several countries. Self-identified “non-artistic” persons encouraged to attend and be surprised by jus …

There are a lot of folks in and around Portland, Oregon who practice or are otherwise interested in the Historic European Martial Arts. Unfortunately, too few of us know each other. This group exists to provide us all with an excuse to get up, get out and get to know each other so that we can build a better, stronger Western Martial Arts community.

An opportunity for artists working in polymer and other media to network, share ideas and promote polymer as an expressive art medium.

We would like to bring together collage artists of all levels to create a supportive community for mutual inspiration and learning. Collage is a medium so wide-ranging and diverse that is often not taken seriously in the arts community; a situation that we would really like to change. Those of us who are working on starting the guild believe that the participants should set the goals and aspirations right from the start. We want to know how often you would like to meet, what activities you woul …

The Successful Artist's group is a place where artists can bring their ideas and teach other artists how to use the power of the mind with their skill set and medium to create the lifestyle and profit potential they have always dreamed of. If you're frustrated as an artist in making your career work then you owe it to yourself to join this group and learn from Portlands vast diverse community of artists. Let us motivate and inspire each other with the ideas that work. Whether you are just starti …

Qigong and Taiji are wonderful practices to open the joints and loosen the limbs to allow open flow of our life fore (Qi). We would like to nurture our Qi to bring about internal balance in the body to cultivate better health, spiritual awareness, balance and flexibilty in this ancient art. These are non-impact arts, so it is suitable for everyone at almost any fitness level. Drop-in an try a class. Find out why Dr. Oz, Ekhart Tolle, Time magazine and more are praising these arts. I've been teac …

We started this group 2 1/2 years ago to create space for Portlanders from diverse communities to meet and learn about one another. It is our effort to build PEACE in our community. Once every two months every last Friday ~ we create platform which are Art Show and Open Mic for old timers, newcomers, immigrants, refugees, gay, lesbian, disability, homeless, home renters & home owners ~ All are included as ONE to learn about one another through story telling, poems, art, cultures exchange, tradit …

Playback is a theater of story telling in which audience or workshop group members tell stories from their lives and watch them enacted on the spot. Playback Theater is sometimes considered a modality of drama therapy. The purpose of this group is to gather a community of people who love: Playback Theater, Theater, Music, Dance, Visual Art, Improvisation, Entertainment, Creative Arts Therapy, Drama Therapy, Poetry, Healing, Catharsis, Consciousness Raising, Spirituality, Spontaneity, and Just P …

This is a group for people who would like to learn more about Glass Fusion or for those who already make Fused Glass. I will be setting up invites for sessions where you can join others in making and or learning the art of glass fusion. I have a large 56" kiln in my studio and plenty of room to make your projects such as plates, platters, wind chimes, ornaments, tiles, etc.

This group is for anyone who have found themselves to be craving more interaction with the art world You should join it if you are anyone interested in the arts, live in Portland or the surrounding area, and are a writer, designer, crafter, builder, artist, musician, clown or other 'special' sort of individual and spend a large portion of your time in the creative zone. The purpose of this group is to meet like-minded individuals who share in a creative nature and to build a community of sorts. …

Sundara organizes cultural and educational events. We have more meetups on various topics on the way, including...   +Creativity workshops                    +marketing & publicity   + tai chi & qi gong                           +Philosophy & cognitive science       +Numerology & tarot                       + language exchange   +Music meetups                              + and others... Check back or join the group to stay updated. If you have any suggestions for Sundara meetups, please send an …

If you are wondering how to reconnect to your artistic side and yearning for a connection to your intuitive wise self, you will find a bubbling fountain of both in SoulCollage®. I invite you to glue bits and pieces of imagery and symbolism together to create an opening to your inner self, while creating meaningful art.  No artistic ability or degrees are necessary. SoulCollage® is creating your own personal wisdom cards about you. It offers self-reflection, painting a different picture of how to …

… Since the skin is the largest sex organ, this group is interested in, Touch positive happenings (from snuggling with clothes on, to skin to skin), Sensual massage classes, Flash mob snuggles Since the senses are the gateway to the brain we are interested in, Sensual feasting, Art exhibits of a sensual nature, Nature, Music, Burlesque, theater, etc. And since the body is so damn sexy, we are interested in, Dance (isn't most dance so sensual?) Naked yoga, Foam parties, etc. We are interested …

Meet other local people in the Portland/Vancouver area who are interested in visiting local Museums and Art Galleries, or other related cultural events. There are lots of interesting museums of all kinds in the Portland area so let's enjoy a wide variety.

… We've lost the art of holding space. So along comes Recollections & Reflections. This is a chance to listen deeply, and a chance to be heard in a safe and structured format. We hold space for the retelling of remembered experiences, both unique and common. This is a chance to be human and be okay wherever you are. "Okay, sounds interesting. But what do you actually DO?" We gather every 2nd and 4th Tuesday to feature a story from a group member's experience. Each month a different theme wil be hi …

Portland has tons of affordable culture: plays, dance, storytelling, music, tours, lectures, art, etc. Let's go get us some of that! For women in the greater Portland, OR area. Target performances are $30 or less in a general admission venue.