Welcome! The Portland Artists Social Guild is a group of adult (21+) local artists who exchange ideas, tips, techniques, offer positive critiques, support and encouragement, share new and previous works, stories, and demonstrations, select one theme each month to create at home and share at the following meet, attend galleries and events, and develop valuable friendships! Does this sound like fun? It is! Want to join? Please read our "About Us" page for membership details on how to become a PA …

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.

The Healing Arts Collective and Quaking Grass What is The Healing Arts Collective? We are a collective of artists, healers, and community members dedicated to community health and the power of people to heal themselves and to care for their neighborhoods. We strive to create a nurturing community Space that builds a bridge between individuals, families, healing artists, and professionals by hosting a wide array of health and wellness activities, conversations & long-term projects that connect & …

You ever see the team with the light up costumes on "America got's Talent"? This is a work shop to help people create and make projects, art and personal creations with el wire and el panels. We have the material and the knowledge for helping in your creations and ideas. El wire is flexable and can be used in any veriety of applications. Add it to bags, backpacks, bikes, helmets, clothing, masks, costumes, toys, cars, the list is endless. We invite family's for some quality time making projects …

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 group of writers and artists and crafters who love to make zines and chapbooks. Join us for discussions, workshops, production meetings (where we actually physically make zines). We'll share tools and resources, host visiting artists, and support each other in achieving our goals with our writing and art.

Do you sell handrafted items? Whether you're trying to start your own business or have been selling your wares for years, let's help each other increase sales! I have high expectations for this group to become not only a close-knit networking and mentorship resource, but also to develop into a marketing entity in and of itself.  In other words, for "Made in Vancouver, USA" to be a directory of sorts for buyers to seek out locally handcrafted products.  I believe that people have a desire more th …

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.

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 …

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

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.

Meet people practicing Earth Skills, which includes the study of nature, survival, wildlife tracking and birding, herbal medicine and wild edible foods, natural arts and music, traditional technologies and permaculture. This site is maintained to post our classes, camps and workshops taking place in your area. Regular programs in your area include our homeschool family classes which run monthly during the academic year from 1-3 pm, afterschool-classes-by-request from 3:30-5:30 pm, and our adult …

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.

yog/A/rt is an experimental Hatha & Vinyasa yoga experience for all levels. Years of fine art and yoga practice led the instructor to appreciate how your busy left brain can relax and heal while the creative, in-the-moment right brain has a chance to be present as you move through physical postures. Practitioners will begin class by drawing/writing an intention (bring a sketchbook/materials provided!). We then move through asanas (poses) with focus on breath, alignment, the wrists, neck, and sho …

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

“In wildness is the preservation of the world.” ~Henry David Thoreau Those certainly are words to live by. Welcome to the Wild Mind Outdoor Community! We've been around since January 2011 and have evolved from a hiking group interested in mindfulness to a community that seeks to experience nature in a variety of mindful ways. We are open to folks from all walks of life, beginners and experts alike. Our leaders do not necessarily know any more about a given topic than our members; we're just pe …

No art experience is required for this drawing and painting class which roams the greater Portland area (though wine drinking experience does help!). Working with a professional artist with The Roaming Studio, you'll create an art project (drawing and painting, we are strictly 2D in this class) in a creative, non critical class setting, and enjoy wine and good conversation. Jump in on one of the Drink and Draws already advertised, or get a lesson for free if you agree to host one at your home! B …

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 …

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 …

..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 …