This Artists Way Meetup was created to provide you with the opportunity to meet others artists who are working, and working ON working. We have occasional meetings, and many opportunities to jump-start your creative process by trying new media and modes of working.

Meet Chicago area GLBT visual artists to share art, view art, learn more about the visual arts and artists, inform the public about GLBT artists and have fun. Meet and network with emerging and established artists, learn about exhibit opportunities and make new friends. Our group will facilitate making connections with art enthusiasts, potential collectors and artists. Meet Ups will include artist talks, lectures, gallery openings, museum exhibitions, art fairs and visits to artistic libation s …

Visual artists, installation artist, performance artists...poets, writers, singers, performers...activists, change agents, drummers, dancers...what is your art? How does art change the world around you, the people around you? How does art change you? Perhaps in this group you will meet artists to collaborate with to bring to life that vision you have of a giant installation piece...perhaps in this group you will find others interested in joining together to form a troupe for street theater prote …

The Chicago Rebel Craft League is a meetup group organized to inspire women who love arts and crafts of all kinds and have different interests and passions to get together to create, share, talk and learn about art... If you'd like to get together to craft, get inspired, and learn from others with a DIY aesthetic, then this group is for you! We will have open studio time where you can just come, hang out, create and have fun, and more specific classes where we will do projects together. Ideall …

Don't let the word Artist scare you. If you do creative work, you are an artist. You don't have to be the BEST or a professional at it, just enjoy doing it. And enjoy showing others and maybe teaching or learning from others. I want us to have a place to meet with other local fiber artists, weavers and spinners but also braiders, knitters, crocheters and quilters. To have a couple of hours a month to do some work while chatting with friends. We can show what we are doing, talk about what we hope …

My vision for this group is to bring everyone together from photographers to models, and makeup artists to fashion designers- working together and helping one another build portfolios, expand your network, help those with less experience, and schmooze with others in the industry. I want to welcome everyone from professionals to those who are just trying to get their foot in the door by organizing themed photography events and workshops in the Chicago Metro area. If you are a photographer, model, …

Our group exists to do what art therapists love...create! Get out of the office and into creative self-care as you make art and interact with other artists. Look forward to a wide array of opportunities to get involved and satisfy that hunger to stimulate the imagination.

Our Vision is to create a spiritual community of musicians, artists, singers, chanters, and dancers who come together on mother earth under our father sky. We will play the rhythms and sounds of ancient & modern tribes, aboriginal groups and devotional music. The musicians will play music, while the artists are welcome to paint or sculpt their visions. The chanters will immerse their vocals to the ethnic vibes while the dancers will move their bodies beautifully. Some of the various sounds will …

 This group was created for makeup artists, hair stylists, photographers, skincare lovers or anyone who loves the beauty idustry and would like to learn more about it in a less formal setting. Our topics will range from  the basic how to of makeup and hair to live photo shoots, working on a set ,bridal  seminars,  etc.. I'm a  trainer and recruiter for a prestige skincare company and a Chicago based freelance makeup artist with 15 years experience. I abslolutley love what I do and wanted to shar …

If you enjoy photography, either shooting or posing, come join us. We meet to learn, build our 'Books' and have fun. Share your ideas and suggestions as to locations and themes for shoots. I hope to have meet ups on location shoots, fashion, artistic, syncro-sun, studio lighting, how to model, how to pose and direct a model. Tell us your ideas. All are welcome but tell us if your a photographer, model, designer, make up artist or stylist.

This group is for Chicago's painters and visual artists to meet each other and create a community. We will meet for group outings, salons, plein air painting trips, discussion, gallery visits, and seminars with local artists. You'll get to discuss painting techniques, creative ideas, current art world trends, professional opportunities, and have fun at the same time!

Join this group if: You live in Chicago You are musician: singer, play an instrument, beat-maker, lyricist, band-member or are apart of the business of music in some capacity. You want to be able to specify who you are interested in collaborating with instead of having to sift through different kinds of performers.   This group is meant to be a hub for musicians in Chicago to post their projects and set-up meet-ups for those projects. I started this group because I have often found that when I …

Meet others who are interested in drawing or painting the figure. We'll try to host a variety of figure drawing sessions, including different venues, different times, and different types of modeling. We now seem to have 3 different groups that are working out. All are on Saturdays currently. We need to try some weekday evenings next, probably Wednesday or Thursday. I'm thinking of trying something new... "do it yourself" hosting. Basically anyone who has any space they can offer, even if it can …

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This group is for people interested in creating and swapping ATCs.  They can be made with pen and ink, collage, fabric, Zentangles, stamping or any type of artwork or photos that you care to use. 

Live Irish Music Gigs @ Chicago & Suburb Area Venues. Started in The Harcourt Hotel in Dublin, Ireland. Bringing you the the best Irish artist from Ireland and around the world. For those who want to experience true Irish Culture in the Chicago area.