The COOP Creative is a space to explore your creative side without the worry of making masterpieces. We are a fun-loving group of people who want to have engaging conversation, interact with new friends, and create good art when possible. There are a variety of opportunities to engage in all kinds of art exploration from sewing to acrylic painting, urban gardening to figure drawing. Come join us!

Perrietta Hester is the founder of the San Diego Portrait Society and started teaching for Palomar College 40 years ago. Do to budget cuts, we are no longer affiliated with the college. We are in the same location: Trinity Church 845 Chestnut, Escondido Tuesday 9-Noon- Portraiture, 12:30- 3:30 Oil Painting, Landscapes, Still Life Cadman Recreation Center, 4280 Avati Drive 92117 Wednesday 12:00 - 2pm Oil Painting, Landscapes, Still Life, 2:00- 4:00 Portraiture Thursday 12:00 - 2pm Beginning Oil …

Fusionart centers are popping up all across the globe. Artists enjoy getting together to talk about the fusionart movement, to paint, listen to music and share the creative process. Bebe has started the San Diego Fusionart Center. Please join and help us create this group. Painting events will be scheduled soon. Fusionart is a term given to the artistic movement initially used in 1984, by artist Rassouli, to describe his painting style of combining mysticism of the East with artistic techniques …

We're a great group of like-minded artists that meet so we can work on our life drawing and painting skills from great models! IMPORTANT NOTE: The San Figure Drawing & Painting Meetups are on a break for the time being. We will post updates through Meetup email but feel free to check back for future meetups planned for Fall 2012.

How many times you were almost there, thinking of drawing, painting, expressing your art, when other boring activities took the scene? Too often our artistic needs get ignored. If you want to keep yourself motivated and active, join our group and attend our meetings. There is no skill level required, just an urge to stretch that artistic spirit! Sometimes your creativity needs a schedule! :-) Plus, sharing your experience with other people will feed your talent with new ideas, inspirations and v …

“This is a group for anyone interested in attending art exhibits, live art shows, painting parties, concerts, festivals, art meetings, art sales, gallery receptions, etc. All skills levels are welcome. I started this group because I like to connect with other art enthusiasts. Looking forward to exploring new events with everybody.”

Welcome beginners, intermediate and advanced photo enthusiasts... __ "This exciting class turned my digital camera into an artist's tool! I learned the difference between 'taking a picture' and 'creating art'. ... By taking this workshop Michael will open up a whole new world of photographic possibilities for you, he did me." Troy Garrow, San Diego, CA. _______________________________________________ “...Michael was great!  20 years of photography and I learned more in his two day 'A-Z', and hi …

Saturday morning Art workshops, collaboration, and lessons on the beautiful Chula Vista bayfront.

Come out and paint with us. We have a great time. Meet other local Painters and get out and paint, discuss ideas, techniques, have shows and social events.

This Art Class is for anyone wanting to become a better artist, by sharpening their drawing abilities. Also for Anyone who has Never Drawn a lick, in their life and would like to give it a Shot! Trust me a shot will go a long way. Most students had never drawn before and in so little as 4 Classes are now creating masterpieces! We work on every individual artist's weakness and strengths in which ever phase they may be and bring them up to speed. eventually the artist will be able to draw the whol …

Are you one of those people who says “I am not creative. I wish I had the ability to write, draw, paint sing or dance. But I just don’t have it in me”? Or maybe you are someone who used to be connected to your creativity and then found yourself blocked. Or the busyness of life “killed your creativity”. Or you have gone through a life tragedy or a loss and have not been able to connect with your creativity since. We are all creative beings. Creativity comes from our life force. It is an energy th …

An invitation to your inner artist and creative self to come out and play! My events are designed for all levels of skill, and the only requirement is an openness and willingness to expand your perception of who you are and what you are capable of. Visionary art draws from within and brings it to the outside world. Through meditations, spiritual teachings, and art techniques I teach and encourage everyone to live the creative life. My goal in forming a community group is to teach art as an outer …

This is a group focused around Family with kids age 12 and under that are looking for fun musical events to take their kids too. It will also incorporate events themed around songs by Clint Perry & The Boo Hoo Crew. For example, on May 18th, 2013, we'll have a special Chug-A Chug-A Choo Choo meetup at San Diego's Model Railroad Museum. We have "Go Exercise" Meetups and "Airplane"  Meetups, both songs....Plus we'll do "Pirate Booty" Meetups and more... It's a lot of fun. Please know that this Mee …

San Diego Outdoor Photography Workshops hosted by O'Neal Photographic Workshops Our mission is to provide a friendly, fun atmosphere for learning and creativity. We put down our cameras to lift you up. Whatever your skill level, we focus first on developing an understanding of your gear and best field practices which allows you to move beyond the tech side of photography and begin to develop your personal style. We will encourage you to take your camera off of Program Mode but won’t leave you …

If you get antsy seeing problems go unfixed and want to help out across San Diego, see new parts of the city, learn about different communities and their needs, and meet new folks over a beer or cocktail -- this is the place! I'm trying to create a volunteer group that doesn't feel stuffy or preachy -- just somewhere that brings people together to do good work, learn more about what our communities need, and grab a drink afterwards. Possible Meetups could include painting a Habitat for Humanity …

Calling all make up and beauty enthusiasts!! This group is for everyone who is passionate about the art of make up!! No matter what your area of expertise or study - Bridal, Glam, High Fashion/Couture, Theatrical, Special F/X, Airbrush, Face Painting, Makeovers, High-Def, or Everyday Beauty - you are WELCOME here! Whether your desire is to share your skills and knowledge or you're just a make up geek like me who is addicted to all things beauty related and desire to get better, this group is for …

Gain inside knowledge of how to work better with your subjects, to compose, create and produce extraordinary images. Learn what type of lighting equipment is really effective, cheap, and how to use it best for all sorts of creative, dramatic and attention grabbing results. You will get to understand just how composition, lenses, angles and lighting affects your images and get hands on experience shooting various people / models and products from the lighting positions, camera angles, combination …

This is a group of artists who share the love of drawing on location in San Diego. We meet, sketchbooks in hand to paint or draw, people, parks, buildings, harbors.. anything San Diego. Also make sure you check out the San Diego Urban Sketchers blog coming soon. Let's show everyone through our sketches how fabulous our city is.... !

Welcome to La Jolla Spirit! I'm inviting you to take a journey with us through this beautiful city! Our events will take place in La Jolla (La Jolla Shores, La Jolla Cove, La Jolla Village,WindanSea Beach, Birdrock and Torrey Pines). We will visit art galleries/exhibits, dine at our favorite restuarants, listen to great music, attend book signings, stroll through festivals, walk our dogs, snorkel, swim or kayak the ocean, photograph our moments, paint the sights, hike the bluffs, hang out at ha …

We are a community of creative, friendly women who enjoy making art together. We offer fun events such as open art studios where we each bring a project to work on while chatting and sharing ideas. Most importantly, we're here to support each other and have fun through art! Have any questions or ideas? Please contact the organizer. See you soon!

3 Questions 1. Are you a fabulous mother, wive, girlfriend, and/ or significant other? 2. Are you looking to connect with other divas who embrace their fabulous-ness and appreciate yours (i.e. No hating)? 3. Do you long for fun and exciting things to look forward to with girlfriends? THEN THIS MEETUP IS FOR YOU! Hi ladies I'm Monique! I started this meet up for girls like me: top notch, do-it-all, go getters with love in their hearts and living great on their mind. and While we hustle and bustle …

China leads the world in the generation of greenhouse gas emissions as well as having the singular distinction of being the world’s top producer of renewable energy technology. The United States holds the #2 spot for both of these categories. Since we contribute to each other’s economic stability as well as each other’s generation of greenhouse gas emissions, our business trip to China represents a concerted effort to explore sustainable practices that improve mutual commerce and our respective …

This is a group for people interested in all forms of photography. We usually start early and do some flash photography, landscapes, portraits, etc. When the night falls, we do some light painting and night photography. All skills levels are welcome. (We'll help you out!) Randy Miller started this group to meet other photography pros/amateurs/hobbyists/enthusiasts. We have meetups weekly or biweekly. We look forward to exploring San Diego and surrounding areas with you! This is your group. If …

The Little Italy & Downtown Film and Art Cabal is a meetup for anyone that lives in the greater downtown area, loves great film, art and other eclectic happenings and would like to get together with other film and art lovers for a movie or event. This is a completely casual, open meetup group.  Anyone can suggest an event at any time. It could be an indie film playing downtown...an art or theater event in Little Italy...a comic book signing...a wine or beer tasting...a lecture on army ants...per …

Why Charity Wings? Charity Wings Art Center has offered us a 6,000 sq ft industrial building filled with every creative supply imaginable. It is open to all for a small fee anyone can use the supplies for FREE and create! www.CharityWings.org can explain it all. That's why we moved, more creative freedom to the family. Why Life Drawing? The human form is one of the hardest things for an artist to master. It is incredibly complex—the hundreds of bones and muscles in the body can twist and pull in …

Uli Baba's is an experimental Burning Man theme camp. We are a synthesis of fun loving Moroccans and fun loving secular people. We are looking for hardworking, responsible, creative people who like to have fun to join us in creating a Moroccan Slave trade caravan that will be making camp at Black Rock this summer. If you think you might fit the bill, then sign up. Camp Description: Uli Baba’s is a camp of friends and acquaintances primarily from the San Diego area. Many of us are also active in …

en{COURAGE} creative...art play dates for big kids... We are a community of people who love to make art in a social setting. We believe that the creative process can inform how we live our lives and give us courage to take on our dreams. We know that play and connection with like-minded people can bring us closer to our true selves. Whether you are hoping to rekindle your creative passion after a dry spell, want to bring more creativity into your life or suspect there's an artist in you wanting …

This group is for anyone interested in swapping services! Do you have a skill such as photography, gardening, teaching, house cleaning, web design, French speaking, trapeze flying, writing, floor installing or singing? You don't need to be a professional, just any area of expertise that you either do or teach. Do you need a service such as any of the above or others? We've created a group for people who want to swap services. Check out our google doc below to see what our members have to offer: …