6-29-12 Vivation is a skill to learn for living your most happiest, most creative, most loving, most sacred, most helpful to humanity life self.  Vivation is much more than just a skill of happiness.  You can't understand what this means until you begin to practice Vivation on a regular basis.  Learning to practice Vivation on a regular basis means that you finally learn to trust your body and all of the sensations that it brings up for you to feel.  The goal of Vivation is learning to love all …

This group is about the evolution of human and humanism, bridging secular humanism, new creative humanism, spiritual humanism, emerging trans-humanism, and beyond. We focus on future oriented humanisms, culture, science, and technology that benefits human and society. We attempt to bridge between science and religion through philosophy, creativity, and spirituality. Community building among members and doing demonstrative trans-human level creative projects together are important for this group. …

First Hill Writers provides a congenial and instructive atmosphere in which our members can actively participate with the goal of stimulating their creativity and improving their writing ability. First Hill Writers workshops present writing instruction and exercises as well as assistance with works in progress. First Hill Writers meets every Wednesday 6:30pm-8:30pm in the main conference room of the Baroness Hotel at 1005 Spring St. (corner of Terry St.) in Seattle, WA.   The cost to join our or …

A social and creative networking group of creative Lesbians - meeting once a month, minimum and more if desired!  This is a collaborative collective where you suggest meet-ups in addition to exploring themes through our chosen medium and sharing with each other.

Meet other women writers and let creativity bloom! Whether your interest is poetry, fiction, or nonfiction, come find camaraderie and inspiration with us. Our group's activities may include - poets & writers' cafes:  show & tell, reading out loud, writing exercise - workshops by authors - guided exercises - social events: joining other events also possibility - open mics - poetry slams - guest speakers/literary readings - a "writers-on-writing" reading group - discussions on poetry - fla …

This is a group for people exploring Apple's iBooks Author software - where technology and creativity meet! At first glance, it appears simple and straightforward but once started, you begin to realize its power and possibilities. Maybe you're a techie with a book rattling around in you, a writer exploring new ways to tell a story, or someone curious about the frontier of interactive books. If this sounds like you, let's get together to build a community to exchange ideas, how-to tips, and disco …

Seattle Professional Photographers Association is an Affiliate of Professional Photographers of America. SPPA has been meeting monthly since 1945. Our primary goal is to educate photographers to better serve their customers while maintaining excellence in their creative endeavors. Our mission is to provide information with respect to creativity and lasting value of professional photography. We are committed to excellence through continuing education.

Dear Creatives, Freelancers, Boot-Strappers, & Digital Work-From-Home Types Near South Seattle, Are you tired of the daily choice between social isolation and latte overdose? Me too. If we choose to, we can create our own (non-corporate) work culture here in South Seattle and reap the many benefits of connection and community. Some of these benefits include: opportunities for collaboration, inspiration, lunch companions, built in test audience, group support for your business or creative endeavo …

Anyone who seeks to improve their skills and comfort level in using controlled studio lighting for their photography pursuits whether it be portrait photography, glamour photography, creative photography, stock or product photography. Discuss and share information involving various types of lighting such as strobes, diffusers, floods or flash.

We're an autonomous collective of like-minded young (at heart) people who share a love of the arts and the creative process in general. I started this group because there are tons of us in this city, but for some reason, we all seem to be scattered or otherwise barred from connecting with one another in a meaningful way. So, I figured that even the littlest excuse can help bridge that gap. To read a makeshift manifesto for the group, click here: http://www.meetup.com/Twenty-Something-Artists-Wr …

Hi I am Aili. I just moved back to Seattle after living in New York for three years and graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. While I am living in Seattle I am working on a screen play. As you may know when you are writing a screenplay you spend a lot of time by yourself cooped writing; that being said, I have not met a lot of similar minded people yet. I thought it would be a great idea to have fellow aspiring screenplay writers\ novelist to meet over coffee or a glass of wine …

The Tacoma Film Makers and Screenwriters Meetup is dedicated to bringing together all people interested and/or active in creating movies together. If you have creative talent related to making movies or films, whether in front of the camera or behind it, this group is for you. We are a dynamic group of Tacoma and area creative types interested and involved in all aspects of movie making and production. We include actors, directors, editors, sound people, and other creatives of all types includin …

This group is for visual artists who wish to either start their art career, or push through to the next level. We know how hard it can be to take those first steps into the world of art sales and gain the attention of influential galleries and reviewers; we're here to help! This group is currently sponsored by A/NT Gallery, a not-for-profit organization that has provided space for emerging artists* for 25 years. While most of our events will be organized to display and sell our art (often at A/N …

The Tacoma Photographers Group was established to provide a resource of networking, learning, and enjoyment for Tacoma area photographers. All skill levels and photo disciplines are welcome to the group. We have big plans for the Tacoma Photographers Group (TPG) - meetups, workshops, shootouts, and much more to help enrich and empower new and seasoned photographers alike. We look forward to the awesome things in-store, and please make suggestions!

This is a place to share ideas and stories with other authors. It is open to writers of all experience and skill levels. We're looking for writers who want to help each other master the craft of writing and editing. Our emphasis is narrative (plot, pacing, character, description), which is most typically associated with prose writing (fiction and non-fiction)- but don't feel limited by labels. Writers who work in any style (drama, poetry, comic books) are also welcome in our group. Members shoul …

Filter is a unique digital solutions agency providing creative marketing solutions, consulting and staffing services. From experience design and development, to content management services, to contract staffing and direct hire recruitment, Filter offers a wide range of services. Whether you're interactive or like to interact, mobilize with your fellow Filterati because the freaks and geeks come out at night! unFILTERed (after hours) is dedicated to strengthening our digital community through qua …

This is a group for anyone interested in photography portraiture - a wide-ranging, multi-categoried topic. All skill levels are welcome. I've started this group because I want to meet other photography portrait enthusiasts, to share knowledge and to practice and develop technic and skills. Discussion theory and practice will be in-studio at the most accomodating and reasonably priced studio rental location(s) in the south King county area or in the field (on-location).

Welcome songwriters and musicians of all kinds in the South Sound Region of the Pacific Northwest! Holding events that benefit musicians from Sea-Tac to Olympia and focusing on the already active Tacoma music scene, we endeavor to support a creative and lively community of musicians. Networking, collaboration, feedback/critiques, showcases/open mics, jams/song circles, seminars/panels, and so much more to educate, connect, and inspire you to reach your musical goals. Providing free membership a …

We organizes events for our West Seattle Coworking community. We meet for Coworking sessions, meetups, lunch breaks, night outs and other fun events. We like to share skills and resources, motivate each other, give feedback, make friends, inspire entrepreneurial minds and enjoy each others company.

Get inspired! This writing group is designed for serious writers of all genres. We welcome those who want to participate in a fun, vibrant environment, exploring and improving their craft through critique and support by peers. Our group will meet every three weeks on Wednesdays to allow participants the opportunity to keep pace with others in the group in producing and submitting new or reworked material on a regular basis.  We want to allow every participant to hone his or her skills in round r …

This group is for anyone interested in changing the community we live in. Lets get together and start becoming apart of the resolution. The House of Matthew Transitional Services, Homeless Prevention & Life-skills Center is a non-profit and very active organization, dedicated to homeless prevention. We help Veterans that have fought and served our country with housing and supportive services to come back home homeless or to age only to be homeless. Homelessness and Veteran shouldnt go together, …

mmmmmm

This is not a Meetup Group to force you into buying paper crafting products!  This Group has been created to allow you to explore your creative side without the pressure of a further commitment, hosting requirements, and other hard core sales pitches.  Making beautiful things is just plain fun! Whether you’ve never touched a stamp before, have had a little stamping and crafting experience, or are long time paper crafter looking for some fun ways to add the WOW factor to your creations; this grou …

The MOMS Club® of Renton is a non-profit organization that supports stay at home moms and part time working moms. We provide a variety of activities for you and your children that help you get out of the house and connect with others just like you! You need a support group that understands your special needs and we're it! We are the first, largest and fastest growing support group specifically for ALL moms. We have been in the Renton area for over 10 years and have great community support and …

Its all about glamour and fine art modeling and photography. This is the group for models to meet photographers, and to do individual, and group shoots. Photographers come and meet your next new model or catch up with your favorite model. We will be scheduling group shoots, workshops, classes, and events for both models and photographers. This is a small intimate private studio, and we have all levels of photographers from people that have been shooting for 30 years to people that are just bec …

Bored with your digital photography? Looking for some new inspirations, ideas, and creative synergy? Do you have technical questions about your photos or camera that are making you crazy? Have you seen digital photos that you wondered how they were done? The meetups will be pretty casual. All levels of photographers are invited. The group does attract some pretty serious photographers. The only requirement is that you get excited when you press the shutter. Most of the members shoot with DSLRs …

The Seattle Figure Drawing Group provides a wide variety of figure drawing opportunities and settings for Seattle area artists.

For video editors looking to improve their skills using Premiere Pro. People curious about switching over to Premiere from Final Cut and Avid greatly encouraged. We will also cover other Adobe software that is related to Premiere such as Photoshop, After Effects, InDesign, Encore, Prelude, Speedgrade, Muse, Edge Animate, Audition, Lightroom, and Bridge. Want to know how to build a website and embed video without writing code? This is the place. Want to know how to improve your audio without ProT …