Discover your inner creative self, or deepen your relationship with this part of you, through collaborative play, brief and approachable mindfulness practices, and a playful approach to creativity. Get back to the childlike joy of artmaking without the need to make something "good." You will be surprised and amazed at what flows out of your being when you set aside beliefs about who is an "artist" and who is not. We are all artists creating our own lives!

City Repair is an organized group action that educates and inspires communities and individuals to creatively transform the places where they live. City Repair facilitates artistic and ecologically-oriented placemaking through projects that honor the interconnection of human communities and the natural world. The many projects of City Repair have been accomplished by a mostly volunteer staff and thousands of volunteer citizen activists.

This group was made to connect Photographer, Models And Make up artists of all skill levels. The group will hold various fun sessions to allow multiple of member types to get together and ultimately create wonderful memories and images. The goal of this group is to create both as a social tool to meet Members and as a learning place for people of all skill levels in all three categories. About: This meetup group has a $10 per year dues to help keep planning fun new ideas.

While we started out as a freelance writers group, we are now an inclusive creative community, who count amongst our midst a teacher, dancers, graphic artists, tech writers, actors and various hypenations, including writers with contract jobs. Our group meets approximately every three week for happy hour and dinner/munchies. Discussions range from chatting about what we're working on or not, new freelance opportunities (local or otherwise), our oh-so-crazy working life tales, to just spending ti …

Heather Promo Clip from La Zona on Vimeo. Krystal Shay Promo from La Zona on Vimeo. This group is designed to encourage networking between glamor/boudoir/erotica photographers, models, and makeup artists. We plan to hold group shoots at the rate of at least 1 per month, usually more frequently. Anyone seriously interested in glamor/boudoir/erotica photography is welcomed to join. Because of the nature of the subject matter, professionalism, respect, and discreetness is expected from all membe …

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 …

Portland Patrons of the Arts is a group of enthusiast Arts Lovers living in Portland. "Our mission is to awaken love for art through intimate experience of its various expressions, and thereby inspiring enthusiastic support for our Art Community." The Art Patron is anyone interested in supporting, planning and attending arts and cultural events. I started this group to share my love of the arts and music and to help promote and support the young artists programs within our community. I declared …

This is a wonderful group to join if you long to Do What You Dream in this amazing life. Be a part of a community that will lovingly support you on your journey of self discovery. We offer a safe space to explore and to grow. ***In 2013, we'll be featuring the writing and inspirations of many powerful books and authors including Tama Kieves from her new book "Inspired & Unstoppable: Wildly Succeeding In Your Life's Work ." Tama's first book "This Time I Dance" has been the catalyst for change in …

Meet other local Bonsai artists and enthusiasts. Swap growing tips, exchange artistic input, and trade seedlings and cuttings. We might also plan nursery trips and collecting expeditions.

Actors, writers, directors, composers, film buffs, etc! This group is intended for anyone interested in filmmaking, and more specifically anyone interested in networking in the Portland film community. The meetups will be held at restaurants or bars and have a happy hour atmosphere where people can network and talk about their projects or offer services that others might need.

Portland Piano Players is a group for people who would like to: Meet other piano players Share the pieces you’re working on Learn from others Don't worry about how good you are. There's no competition here. All levels of ability are welcome, from beginners on up. Do you freeze up in front of an audience? This is a way to get used to playing for others in a casual, supportive setting. All styles of music are welcome -- classical, jazz, pop, whatever you play, we want to hear it. We meet ab …

This is a group of poetry lovers that meets monthly to share poems. Some of us are poets, and some are not. We started with an emphasis on mystical poetry, and then yielded to the suggestion that poetry is inherently mystical. The format is informal: We each bring a few poems, by ourselves or others, and take turns reading to the group. Sometimes we choose seasonal themes, but all poems are welcome and appreciated. When we can, we bring copies to distribute to the group (usually not more than 5 …

Meeting up every weekend for some casual, uninstructed plein air painting and drawing. All levels, ages and mediums welcome. Come explore the natural beauty around the Portland area while practicing your artistic craft. We'll be meeting at parks, vineyards, rivers, lakes and many other locations. Get out of the studio and join us for some fresh air and good company. Sessions will last 3-4 hours followed by networking, conversation and reflection at a nearby restaurant or watering hole.

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

Working and playing with writing prompts is a great way to think out of the box, exercise your writing muscles, give birth to a new piece and/or enrich a work in progress.  My intention is for this group to be a place and space that provides encouragement and safety for new writing.  Writers of all levels of experience are welcome in this group.  It's not about creating a finished product -- it's about developing a practice, getting words onto the page, taking risks, and enjoying the company of …

Do you know what it means to miss *eating in* New Orleans? This meet up is for anyone who wants to celebrate the food culture of the Crescent City right here in Portland. Depending on the interest of members, I envision future meet ups to include: Creole & Cajun dinner parties with wine pairings at a nominal charge per person Potluck dinners Outings to Cajun/Creole restaurants around PDX Notices about Louisiana musicians performing in town/performances by local artists who play NOLA jazz

This group supports men in the pursuit of life, love, and fulfillment.

This a group for photographer to network an learn from each other. We will do group activities as well as organized trainings and photo shoots. Photo Shoots with an Edge. Not your typical Glamour/Pin Up Photos. No Nude. Real, Edgy Fashion Art

This Group Is Designed To: 1. Bring together sexuality, gender, and intimacy educators for networking, support, idea-sharing, cooperative advertising, and much more! 2. To promote educational / experiential events regarding intimacy, sexuality, and gender to the general public in order to create more understanding and healthy connection in our world. Who Should Join This Group? Educators in the fields of human sexuality, gender expression, intimacy and communication, healthy relationships, …

BrainSilo is a non-profit Hacker-space Located in Portland, Oregon. The space has been established to provide a place where artists, hackers, experimenters, average joes, non-average joes, and pretty much anyone else, can come to work on, contribute to, and share their projects and ideas. People who come to BrainSilo wear clothes that can get dirty. It's not a suit and tie party. If you need PPE (gloves, eye protection, retroreflective underwear) byo-ppe. Safety has never been an issue at BrainS …

..the bard | the priest | the poet | the storyteller | and the questions themselves... We all have musings... questions about stuff that really matters. There are questions that call us into the presence of things... and we wonder... these are the ones we sit with. We invite the bard, the poet, the artist, the storyteller to give us first entry into the questions... then we sit in circle withour stories, curiosity, peeling the layers off. Pubs and Coffeehouses feel unpretentious, inhabitable, pl …

We get together to sing and play acoustic instruments in an informal setting in each other's homes. We bring bring a snack or a dish, some beer and wine, and merriment. Singers, guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, bass, flute players, etc. all welcome. If you play and instrument and/or like to raise your voice in song, please join! Right now I'm hosting two events.  One is a monthly Song Circle where both singers and musicians are most welcome.  We play mostly cover songs, but the occasional origi …