Emerging Arts Professionals/SFBA is a network focused on empowerment, leadership, and growth of next generation arts and culture workers in the San Francisco Bay Area through knowledge sharing, learning opportunities, and partnerships. Emerging Arts Professionals/SFBA’s events connect Bay Area arts and culture workers to each other, to the field at large, and to emerging ideas within and around it. Attendees can develop their skills, connect with peers, and find ways to sustain their commitment …

BAASICS (Bay Area Art & Science Interdisciplinary Collaborative Sessions) is a series of San Francisco-based evening programs that bring together working artists, scientists, and other creative individuals to present engaging, multi-media programs that explore a given theme. In the United States, the contemporary fine arts and sciences are generally set apart from popular discourse, and despite much talk of commonality between artists and scientists, there is little substantive dialogue between …

I like unique events that aren't stuffy and a little off the beaten path. I am interested in poetry readings, lectures, book signings, theater, art openings, experimental music, and other related events. I'm hoping to find a few like minded folks in the Bay Area who would like to attend these events on occasion with me! I am looking for cheap stuff to do so you won't find any opera or symphony events here (unless they're free!) So many artists out there, it's great to support your local art scen …

My hope for this group is to provide a space where soulful creative women can come together to connect , share , be creative and make new friends. Whatever your spiritual path is, whatever you like to create..this will be a space committed to positivity and growth, open minds and hearts,  and honoring our diversity..hopefully we can learn from and inspire and support each other on our paths..Some meetings will be for sharing and getting to know one another, others will focus more on creative pro …

An expressive arts group that combines dance movement with collage making. The movement is used to free up the mind so that the creative impulse is not encumbered by the mental process. This has been proven to assist creativity. Collage Experience is for EVERYONE. Whether you consider yourself an artist, writer, or are someone not so comfortable with creative expression, this approach is friendly, fun, noncompetitive, and is designed to stimulate creativity from a deeper source.

Creating and sharing is transformative. Artists, healers and anyone interested in spiritual development is welcome. Our workshops feature artists, writers, spiritual teachers, life coaches, psychotherapists, and wellness professionals who come together to support personal empowerment and healing.

Calling all Alameda Artists! Have you ever wanted to head over to the ferry to sketch the boats, cranes and bright colored shipping containers? Or simply sit in the coffee shop and make quick studies of the patrons? The Alameda Artist Group is for artists in all creative media and practicing at all skill levels. (And you don't have to live in Alameda! we usually meet in Alameda but anyone who wants to sketch and draw and make art is welcome) Inspire others or be inspired, learn new techniques to …

This meetup will encourage us all to get out to museums, galleries and fine art events with like-minded people to view, discuss, discover, etc. and have a social get together before/after. You may be well-versed in art periods and certain artists or have just a casual appreciation of art but in a meetup we allow all types to share the experience in a group setting. The meetup host will have some "rules" to manage the group through the art event and social gathering. Those who rather pick and cho …

The Gray Area: Creative Code Meetup is an ongoing platform for the Bay Area Creative industry and technology industry to present their work. We will gather together every month to update one another on our progress. We hope that the meetup will encourage and nurture unforeseen collaborations between like-minded individuals. We encourage you to join us and meet others in the community who are using code, microcontrollers, and emerging media to stylize their artwork.

Non-profit Festivals & Events covering tech challenges with emphasis on artistic expression and creativity. Bringing together independent artists, coders, game developers, creators, performers and musicians celebrating Art and Technology. CODAME exists to incubate and support artists, technologists and designers that push the boundaries of hardware, software, and physical/digital mediums. At the intersection of ART+TECH, CODAME is accelerating the way we interpret and express our rapidly changin …

We are a social and arts community of Asian Pacific Islander queer women and transfolks in the South Bay. We come together as Lesbian, Bi/Multi, Queer women, Trans & Gender Non-Conforming folks of Asian Pacific Islander ethnicities and have FUN. We go hiking, watch movies, have potlucks, go out to eat, go dancing, paddling/kayaking, visit museums, etc. If you are of mixed/West/South/East/Southeast Asian and/or Pacific Islander heritage AND are Trans/Queer woman/Lesbian, come up to one of our mee …

(i-SEE-You) iCu (i-see-you) is an new fun networking mixer! We are a new Networking club here in the bay, connecting fashionistas, entrepreneurs, creatives, and artists! We host monthly events to connect our creatives to mix and mingle! All of our events are different and hold a new exciting theme! Come mix, meet, and mingle! You never know who you may meet! Why just party, when you can party with a purpose? Our purpose is to bring like-minded people together with great energy in the same room. …

A monthly meetup to share portfolios, bounce ideas around, and get to know each other as creative individuals. Bring whatever you want to share! Finished work, concepts, sketches... Also feel free to bring your sketchbook -- as this is a meetup for drawing stuff, we intend to do some drawing. xD Bring something that says something interesting about you and what your art is about -- doesn't matter if it's not sequential art. Because there tends to be a revolving door of new and old faces at these …

This meetup is for the purpose of networking among an ever growing but over looked group of creative people. If you're in any industry of creativity including but not limited to: Art, Fashion, Music, Web Design, Film, Hair&Makeup, Photography, Videography, Performing Art, or Modeling. Join our group! We will be posting tons of different networking opportunities going on around San Francisco for people in the Creative-Industry; by profession or hobby, come join us, "There's alot of us, Let's meet …

We are citizens of the world living in the Bay Area. We are creative. Writers, sculptors, poets, painters, artists, musicians... We love to create with our minds and hands. We meet once a month for a potluck: eat, drink , talk, bring our art to share and create a loving supportive community. Every two months we organize a Group Art Show in the Open Fine Art Gallery in Berkeley. Everybody is welcome to suggest/organize/announce a Meetup. If you want to organize an event in the Open Fine Art Galle …

I assume you think, dream or make art like I do. I am not as much into the museum scene but tend to check out local galleries and some genres of art in particular; impressionism upwards, abstract and such kinds of stuff that puts some people to sleep. I hate to use the word 'serious', but as an artist, I am constantly looking for new ideas and thought I'd be fun to do this with others. To get a sense of the tone of the group, perhaps you can check out my artist page & blog at facebook.com/thou.a …

“This is a group for anyone interested in exploring ways to energetically heal through art/creativity, learn more about your authentic self, and ways to create more joy and happiness in your life. People of all backgrounds are welcome to join. If you're curious about spirituality, learning about energy or interested in meeting like minded people this group is for you. I will be leading healing through art classes and planning fun topics based on spirituality/energy. I started this group to bring …

You don't want another place to re-hash the details of your trauma. Sometimes it would be nice just to be quiet around other people who "get" the experience of PTSD. The Bay Area is a great place with enormous resources. However, there is a real lack of resources and support groups for women managing the symptoms of post-traumatic stress. In addition, some groups are very expensive. This group is not about receiving therapy, but finding community with other women. This group will draw out and bu …

Founded in 2011, our group now has over 150 members, and this is SOME of what they do: making collaborative sculpture, making music, crafting, making video and film, making art in the environment, dancing, contact improvisation dancing, creating dances, being a bodyworker, creating collages, creating 3D illustration, writing plays, writing poetry, writing screenplays, cooking, making ceramics, , knitting , painting, drawing, tinkering, being silly, playing, making music, making rhythm, drumming, …

This is a creativity-promoting Meetup centered around a book called "The Artist's Way". The book outlines a 12-week series of exercises to promote your creativity, of whatever flavor it might be, and to help you over whatever bumps you might be having with it. We add to the book by meeting in small groups to go through the sequence together, to congratulate each other on work accomplished, to commiserate on work not accomplished, to nudge each other a little from day to day, and to generally giv …

The Art Beat Writers' Society http://ArtBeatFoundation.org Mondays, 7-9:30 starting July 30th @The 25th Street Collective, 477 25th Street, Oakland, CA (Between Broadway and Telegraph) Taking Bart? 19th Street stop in Oakland. Walk up Broadway toward 25th. Set in a working arts warehouse right in the heart of the historic Oakland Arts District, the Art Beat Writers' Society is a weekly two and a half hour writing and performance workshop designed to generate new material, workshop pieces, focus …

This is a group for everyone interested in healing aspect of art through meditation, sound healing and crystals. All skills levels are welcome. I started this group because I want to meet other people with same interest and spiritualism.I'm looking forward to exploring the many different ways art can change our lives.

A vibrant and social group of creatives and people who want to have more creative energy in their lives. Events and workshops are led by Megan Finlay.

A monthy workshop, led by AWE artist Susan Black, uses watercolor paints and everyday materials to express our divinely-given creativity. The emphasis is on enjoyment and relaxation, not the outcome. All materials provided by herchurch -- no experience or expertise needed -- just bring your creative self. 3rd Saturday of each month 3-4:15 PM at 678 Portola Drive in SF. Enter through the AWE Gallery. $5 suggested donation to herchurch towards supplies. RSVP helpful -- susanb224@aol.com.

The Liminal Art Salon meetup group is a forum for incubating authentic expression. Its purpose is to guide, stimulate and inspire artists and seekers to renew the spirit and power of true, authentic creative expression. Liminal literally means "threshold". To create from a liminal state is to cross the threshold between everyday reality and the invisible realms of supra rational consciousness. We aim to generate, brainstorm and cultivate ideas, imaginings, creations, events and collaborations. O …

Want to learn the art, the craft, and the business of professional writing? This is your group! Want to sip tea and discuss 19th Century literature -- this is not your group. We are all about the art, the craft, and the business of being a professional writer. If your goal is to get published, or continue being published, THIS is the group for you. We work hard, laugh hard, and are hugely passionate about being published authors, screenwriters, poets, and playwrights. Join us!

Intuitive Painting classes/workshops utilize painting as a tool for self discovery and spiritual exploration. This is a revolutionary way of unblocking creative potential and facilitating personal transformation. Through the use of spontaneous intuition and the Point Zero method of self questioning, participants find their authentic painting expression. Fears and judgments that have blocked creative energy can be used as the key to unlock the source of your passion and creative potential. Using …

We are a community of entrepreneurs, artists, architects, designers, musicians, painters, photographers, writers, and creative enthusiasts exploring creativity and the intersection of art and entrepreneurship.