I'm an artist. I'm a writer, singer and musical theatre afficiando. But mostly, I'm someone who seeks to take this love of the creative arts and make it into a business. I'm sure there are many others out there who are pursuing, or have been successful at, similar goals. So, if you've got this nagging idea to start your own creative arts business or have one that's thriving getting together to exchange ideas and insights would be beneficial to all of us!

Bring your poetry, your novels, your short stories, your songs, your spoken word, your prose, your inspiration. Join us in creating a vibrant and supportive community of writers. Bring your passion, your creativity, and your inspiration to our gatherings. We look forward to connecting with you! This group is an opportunity for creative writers to come together and support one another as we take risks and developiour skills and confidence as writers. We will hold open meetings to share our writin …

As a non-published, non-professional creative writer I decided to start offering writing workshops to foster love of writing in others. You don't have to know where to put a comma or what a conjunction is in order to use writing as a tool for personal expression. We all tend to get swamped with everyday responsibilities, stresses and work.  As critical as the two out of three of them are we also need time for ourselves.  Time to nurture our love of writing. Once a month we'll hold a themed wor …

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 …

Philadelphia’s Erotic Literary Salon, Unique in the English-Speaking World, Two Featured Presenters- Award Winning Published Author Tamara Oakman and Experimental Violinist Gloria Justen with Greg Habiby, Along with Salon Erotic Readings from Attendees. Tuesday, September 21. Monday, August 30 , 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Susana Mayer, Ph.D., Salonnière 215-840-5830 email: contact@TheEroticSalon.com - reserve a time slot to read at Salon (5 min max) www.TheEroticLiterarySalon.com - d …

A meetup designed to bring professionals and creative artist together . Our mission is to help preserve Philadelphia's rich jazz tradition and music history ! Every Thursday @ The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts. Admission is free with a complimentary buffet and a showcase of the best Jazz , Latin and Soul Artist the city has to offer . The Clef Club is located 738 S Broad St corner of Fitzwater ( Avenue of the Arts)

OpenCrit.org is a critique group for artists in and around the Philadelphia region. Its mission is to provide a formal structure for artists to meet, and discuss their work and ideas. Critiques will be held on a regular basis, at members' studios, on a rotational basis. It is our belief that artist's should be involved with each other and each others work, as it develops, not just at the final show. Also, artists should constantly be expanding their circle beyond their comfortable group of long …

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 …

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.

Philly Bands Rock is a social group for men and women who live in PA, NJ or DE who love to rock. Did you ever hang out at the Empire Rock Club, Bonnie's or The Galaxy? Do you spend time at Redz, the legendary Dobbs, Mojo 13, JB McGuinnes, Troc, TLA, North Star Bar, Rebel Rock Bar, JC Washington House, The Stadium, Freddie's or the Electric Factory? Are you into rock, hard rock or heavy metal? Are you interested in meeting others for concerts and special events? If you answered yes to any of thes …

Philly Gurlz Rock is a social group for females who live in PA, NJ or DE who love to rock. Did you ever hang out at the Empire Rock Club, Bonnie's or The Galaxy? Do you spend time at Redz, the legendary Dobbs, Mojo 13, JB McGuinnes, Troc, TLA, North Star Bar, Rebel Rock Bar, JC Washington House, The Stadium, Freddie's or the Electric Factory? Are you into rock, hard rock or heavy metal? Are you interested in meeting other cool girls for concerts and clubbing? If you answered yes to any of these …

This is a group for those who are interested in meeting and networking with fellow actors in the tri-state area. Our meetups will consist of acting workshops, casting calls, happy hours, networking events, etc. Most of all, we are here to support each other and to have fun while doing so.

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 …

The original idea for creating this group is to share the Bipolar Beauty with people affected by bipolar disorder and also their friends and family. The basic characteristics of this group in order to exist, is that it is positive thinking, open to new coorganisers, it is based in all the members' needs and thoughts and it is conitinuously changing, expanding, self improving.

The Philadelphia Women's Filmmaking Collective is a group supports the endeavors of female filmmakers at any stage of the development of their career. Our goal is to create an environment that nurtures and cultivates the needs of its members by offering opportunities for networking and educational resources. We hope that this support will lead us to reach our goal of creating inspiring films together.

Quarterly meeting of aspiring poets, gathering to hear published poets share their tales, journeys, impressions of daily life. Open Mic, question and answer time, and annual contests encourage the poet in all of us to participate in the ageless meditation -called poetry. Whether about love, life, nature, school, family, art or the divine, each meeting touches the participants in unique ways. Poignant or humorous, each evening is refreshing! Free to the public, refreshments always served.

All culturally active couples and singles are invited to join. Have you been to The Kimmel Center in Philadelphia? Let's start with experiencing The Philadelphila Orchestra and the Philly Pops ... we will expand based on interest expressed. Come make new friends. Let's feed our passion with travel and cruises, too ...

hey guys, we're a group of creative students inspiring each other to impact the world thru social change. we're from Drexel, Temple, UPenn, St. Joe's, La Salle, UArts, Art Institute, PAFA, Hussian, Moore, Curtis, the Rock, and if you don't see your school here, come and represent them! we're taking on projects that need everyone from business majors to creative and fine art majors, and techies are welcome too! ** this is a group for students only, if you'd like to get involved as a contributor …

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