Getting Your Sh*t Together/GYST Ink is an artist project and business working to make life better for artists. We are committed to empowering and educating artists so they can develop successful and sustainable career on their own terms. Whether you are a gallery based artist, or a DIY/DIT artist, we are the place to GYST. We have workshops and resources for artists, as well as software and artist manuals. See our website for details on how we can help.

Writing a novel? Screenplay? Non Fiction? Comedy? Regardless of the genre, writing is a solitary act. But sometimes its good for the writer's soul to connect with other writers. This is an informal group that meets once a month to talk about writing, do some writing excercises, get feedback, ideas, or anything else you need to keep you inspired and writing.

Hello, I am a young and vibrant artist who happens to have Arthritis. Everyday I have to work through the pain, stiffness and deformities in my joints in order to create my art and express how I feel. Over 50 million adults and 300,000 children are affected with Arthritis and to help spread awareness for this growing population please join my Artist for Arthritis walk team. You don't have to have Arthritis or be an artist, just have a big heart and creative soul. For the participating artists on …

If you're a South Asian or Indian artist, musician, who works in flim, who works in games, or any creative medium and you're interested in networking with other creative South Asian or Indian professionals, having a venue to showcase your creative works, or find other creative people to bounce ideas off of, this organization is for you. Nothing fancy :)

Women coming together to share their art (writing, painting, photography etc..). We will be reading and sharing the exercises from the book, "The Sound of Paper" by Julie Cameron. As women we will create a space that inspire each of us as artists. "In order to make art we must first make an artful life, a life rich enough and diverse enough to give us fuel. We must strive to see the beauty where we are planted, even if we are planted somewhere that feels very foreign to our own nature. In Ne …

This group is for the hopefuls and the dreamers, we are here to promote and support musicians, visual artist, writers and performing artist by creating meet ups that are the extra support needed to help push one another’s dreams. 1. Focused on simply gathering together as a group to support a visual artist at his or her show. 2. Creating groups to support a musician or a performing artist on stage 3. Simply having a meet up with lots of food and wine with great conversation discussing and sharin …

Hello ! I think it is a great time to put together a new and exciting fun rock/pop band in the L.A. area that not only makes great melodic music but also helps to create an exciting scene that hasn't been seen and felt here for a LONG TIME and is unique in it's own way. Are you passionate, focused, and ready to be a part of this and even to work behind the scenes as well as on stage and in the studio? Let's find out who is compatible and let it... flow.... NOW. This isn't a party band idea unl …

This group will be dedicated to the exchange of ideas for Black artist regardless of musical genre. The purpose of this group is to help each other grow stronger musically through discussion and critiques that will help toward your personal or professional aspirations.

This group is for moms who want to be a part of a community of writers. Join us if you are looking for encouragement and support from fellow writers. We meet the 1st and 3rd Thursday mornings of the month (1st for Writing Together, and 3rd for Sharing Together). All levels from beginners to veterans welcome. Bring your ideas or your work, or simply come for inspiration. Children are welcome.   Our Writers: maunderingminds.blogspot.com sandyhowlett.blogspot.com wabisabimami.blogspot.com …

Have you always thought you coule be more you? There is more to life than this? Or your life is pretty good but how does it get even better than this? I am a trained Access Consciousness Bars Facilitator, a filmmaker, a mother, an entrepreneur, an artist and I am only happy when I have 5 to 7 projects (at least) at once. This meetup will give you tools to access all of you, to be the voice that you want to be, to have all the choices that you are ready to make. we will use mostly Access Consciou …

I'm starting this group to explore if there is interest in a Communal Art Studio in Pasadena where members can rent studio space on a daily, weekly or monthly basis and be part of a community of local artists. This would be based on the CoWorking model, only instead of office space it would be Art Studio Space. Rates would run from about $25 a day to $250 a month for common room space and about $500 a month for a private studio with access to the rest of the space. For similar models, please sea …

If you are an artist or model that looooooooves pin-up art from the 1940's and 1950's, this groups is for you. Every other Saturday we're holding a figure drawing workshop for anyone that wants to do live figure study of pin-ups. Each workshop includes a dolled-up hot mama in a period type setting. We do both long and short pose, and encourage artists from all mediums to come and get inspired or hone their craft.

Massive 4-week ukulele class for beginner/intermediate players. It's an intensive class, not a strummy little workshop. Three weeks at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, in Altadena, and the final exam will be a live performance broadcast worldwide from Kulak's Woodshed in NoHo! I will provide everything - charts, handouts, booklets, and even ukuleles. All you need is the desire to learn uke. I am a touring ukulele musician and the Teacher of the Year in the Los Angeles Unified School District. My …

From food themes to musical themes, seeking to attract interest in food by pairing it with music, without posturing or snobbery. Simple food, easy to cook recipes to more exotic dishes. Guest chefs and guest musicians. Audience participation. Wine tasting and more. My belief, just as I can make fine music approachable, so the joy of the kitchen and food is easily within the grasp of even the most humble of culinary fiddlers like myself. Please join me in my attempt to get to the heart of straigh …

… People who may want to join this group are activists, organizers, consciously driven artists, graffiti fans, urban explores, underground heroes, night riders, stencil artists, meditators, yogis, and any one who wants to make a difference in Los Angeles urban landscape.   We will soon be asking for membership dues upon signing up.  Sign up now while and take advantage of the free registration.

Wish you could meet other people who work at the local coffee shop or in their slippers at home? Want to share ideas for business, freelancing, etc.? Join us and other coworkers who are discovering the value and power of working side by side on your own projects. We'll be highlighting events all around the L.A. area, at existing coworking spaces as well as forming ones. Welcome back to Coworking Los Angeles (formerly WhereMMM). We're reviving this long-dormant MeetUp group to make it so …