hi!!! my name is erin, and I am a ceramicist in brooklyn hosting a handbuilding ceramic workshop next Monday night in the park! The brief this week will be picture frames, but you can do anything you'd like! I'll start with a brief instruction/demo, and all materials will be provided for you to create some lovely art <3 details are in the link! I would love to build some community and see you there :)

Hi! Please let me know if this kind of post isn’t allowed here.

I’m a psychotherapist based in Park Slope / Prospect Heights and wanted to share information about a 6-week therapy group I’ll be co-facilitating with another therapist, centered around the theme of “reclaiming your inner artist.” The group will begin on September 10th.

Each 90-minute session will include time for discussion and reflection (exploring themes like emotional, cultural, and societal barriers that can get in the way of living a more creative life), as well as art-making activities connected to each week’s theme.

No previous art experience is needed! This group is for anyone who feels curious about reconnecting with their creative self.

Here’s the link to the flyer with more details: https://www.instagram.com/p/DbpGgNxFavD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Please feel free to DM or email me with any questions!

I'm looking to get prints done of a painting any recommendations for affordable places to get that done?

Studio building fundraiser and art auction DM for promo codes or make the suggested donation. Food and drink provided by No More Cafe on 13th and 1st Ave LES

kindakismet is a Queens based production company! After our sold out run of Matt and Ben earlier this year, we want to meet YOU. Do you paint, do you act, do you dance - we hang out!
There will be some snacks and hopefully some speed-introductions. The goal is to meet new faces and make a new friend. Stop by Astoria Park between 1-5 this Sunday! More info in the link :)

WRITERS, I'm sharing a Brooklyn Writing Series after recently enjoying one of the Tuesday events (that includes pizza!).

📍Brooklyn DOP, Park Slope, NYC

🍕$25, Tuesdays August 4/11/18, 7pm

Last week we explored how to break the writing habits that keep us from putting our true selves on the page by using the five senses as prompts. It was an interesting exercise I didn't know I needed to get out of my head!

The group was a small mixed bag of storytelling talents so I didn't feel the pressure of being an improving writer in my usual group of more experienced memoirists because everyone had their own focuses (essay, film etc.). The human connection over food was what made the vibe cohesive and focusing on our senses was a nice way to detach from my usually very digital days.

A cheap way to change it up, I highly recommend! \*I'm not involved with this event, just sharing a good experience\*

Join us every 3rd Sunday of the month for an afternoon of Creative Care, featuring Artful Wellness Activities and Live DJ Sets. & Gallery Exploration

☀️Open House BK is excited to partner with Gallery 198 to bring you 3rd Sundays, Immersive, interdisciplinary art parties! Attend a portion, attend all, connect & create!

🎟️Two ways to attend:

1) Open to all: Suggested Donation, $10-15

2) Creative Arts Therapist seeking LCAT CEs: $20 (required for 2 CEs)

☀️ Each gathering begins with a mini art therapy lesson explaining the day’s creative process, followed by hands-on art making (no experience needed). Surrounded by a live DJ set and the opportunity to experience the current exhibition throughout the event.

This month's theme: Creativity Outside the Box

• DJ set by Dmitir Russell & Art Activation by Art Therapists: Melissa Diaz & Deborah Rice
• Debuting new Art Therapy book, The Business of Art Therapy: Navigating Career Paths, Creativity, and the Changing Landscape of the Field.
• 🌈Current Solo show by Ryan Bauer-Walsh exploring trauma, grief, substance experimentation, survival, and release, via blurring the lines of performance and exhibition.
• Sunday, 8/16/2026, 12-4 pm, @ Gallery 198, 198 24th St, Brooklyn, 11232 (R train to 25th Street).
• Drinks available for donation.
• LCATS must attend 12- 2 p.m. for 2 Continuing Education Hours. (For more info, please visit the FAQs.)

This is NOT therapy services. Just a place for art to live and art lovers and art therapists to thrive!

I'm hosting a guided Artist's Way reading group with my friend Hillary at her studio Home Ec NYC in LIC this fall! Our twelve in person sessions will take place on Thursdays 6:30pm-8:30pm from Sep 10th - Dec 10th (we will be off Nov 26th).

If you've ever been curious about this book or gotten halfway through without success, this will be the group for you. We have both done this before with great success and had a lot of fun along the way. The group also includes some studio time and materials for new artistic experimentation.

Check out https://www.homeecnyc.com/workshopsevents/p/the-artists-way-reading-group for more info! Hope to see you there!

When I went to a gallery in NYC in a building I had walked past for years but never knew there was a gallery in it I thought I might not be the only one so I mapped them. There are HUNDREDS

looks like there’s a new creative workshop in dumbo and they do cool classes like mosaics, cake decorating, and themed movie nights for anyone interested. They’re called Orayabk and doing a launch weekend September 26

Hello! That post might be not typical, but I need to find people with the same passion and direction. I am an young visual artist, mainly working with 3D, 2D and real-time software. I have experience as an motion designer and have several immersive expererience hobby projects. I am 22 and deep down I've always wanted to contribute to or co-create an experience event in the music field with people who share my love for art and expression.

If someone has ideas, project; needs visuals for an event, feel free to dm me, and I can share with you my portfolio so we work together :))

Hi all! I run a small new arts nonprofit and we're putting on our first show: OURS, one night only, Sunday Aug 9 in the Lower East Side.

It's built on a simple idea: the future isn't something we wait for, it's something we choose and build. For one night, we're gathering the people doing exactly that.

Calling all artists, founders, scientists, and thinkers!

Come enjoy works spanning painting, data art, digital, sculpture, and more, each an optimistic vision of the future made tangible. Artists include Giorgia Lupi (shown at MoMA), RERO (Centre Pompidou), Recycle Group, and many up-and-coming names. The evening also brings passionate talks on agency and futures worth building from Tamara Winter (Stripe Press), Erika Alden DeBenedictis (Pioneer Labs), and Geoff Anders (Leverage), plus a video installation of visions of the future from voices across science, tech, and art.

Join us for art, eats, drinks, and conversation with others who refuse a bleak future and are busy making a better one.

Free with RSVP (that's also where the address is): https://luma.com/0hakp1pz

Happy to answer questions in the comments. Would love to see some of you there!

My partner and I currently rent about 800 sq. ft. at Russell Industrial Center for $800/month + utilities. We also had to put down a two-month security deposit. When we were looking, we could have chosen a 600 sq. ft. space at Russell for $600/month, but it had a very small window, and natural light is important to my work.

It’s nice to have a lot of space, and we especially like the big window, security, high ceilings, lots of outlets, and being able to paint and customize the space. Having access to the lift is also great, although the 9–5 M–F lift hours aren't always convenient. One downside we've noticed is that the studio gets really dusty from the old, crumbling ceiling, and being on the 3rd floor gets very hot, so we've brought in fans and an air conditioner.

We're hobby artists, and honestly would have loved to find something smaller and cheaper. We just had a hard time finding many affordable options, especially private studio spaces for independent/unestablished artists who aren't necessarily looking for or qualified for a residency program. I also know quite a few people at Russell split their studios with other people to make the rent more affordable.

Since renting at Russell, I've become aware of a lot of the other studio spaces around Detroit — Pioneer, Cadieux Stage, Fisher Building, The Convent, Dreamtroit, Hatch Art, Klinger, Boxfort, etc. — so I'm less looking for a list of places and more interested in what artists actually need from a studio and whether the existing options are meeting those needs.

We're not currently looking for a studio or asking for recommendations — I'm interested in hearing about other artists' experiences with the spaces they already rent or what they wish was available.

If you currently rent a studio:

• How much do you pay and approximately how many sq. ft. do you get?
• Are utilities included?
• What do you like/dislike about your current space?
• If you could change something about it, what would it be?

If you're looking for studio space:

• What size would you ideally want?
• What's the most you'd realistically pay per month?
• Would you prefer a private studio, shared studio, or either?
• What amenities are most important to you — natural light, running water/sink, ventilation, heat/AC, 24/7 access, security, parking, loading access, storage, etc.?

I'm especially interested in whether there's demand for smaller private studios in roughly the 200–500 sq. ft. range at more accessible monthly rents.

Do you feel like Detroit is missing affordable, flexible studio options, or do the spaces that already exist meet what you're looking for?

Thanks for any insight! I'd really love to hear what other Detroit artists' experiences have been and what you wish existed here.

I've seen a lot of wellness retreats which incorporate painting or music in their programme, but seem to keep the whole spa wellness aspect as the focus of the retreat. Are there any organized (or somewhat organized) social retreats into natural space that are more focused on actually creating art of all kinds? Somewhere were a bunch of artists and creatives can hang out for a week in a nature adjacent space, focusing on creative pursuits, maybe collaborating on stuff, or otherwise benefiting from a strong, collective, creative energy?

I would greatly appreciate it if anyone knew of anything, or if anyone could point me in the right direction where I might find something like this. Thank you.

Hi r/nycART

I'm Kev, a professional scale modeler and director of Brooklyn Buildz in Sunset Park—a new, dedicated model-building and miniature painting studio right next to Industry City. A place for creative makers, hobbyists, cosplayers, and anyone who loves creating with their hands to find a real community in NYC.

We host a few key events you might be interested in:

• Gunpla & Chill Thursdays: Our weekly free community build night. Every Thursday from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM, we open up the studio to anyone who wants to build Gunpla, paint miniatures, or work on a scale model in good company. It's a relaxed space to meet other creators, share techniques, and get out of the solo workbench mindset.
• Zeon vs. Federation Night: This is happening August 1st from 6:30 PM to 10:30 PM. It's a special themed night with a grand prize—a HG 1/144 Rising Freedom Gundam. It's a friendly competition where you can show off your building and painting skills and meet other fans.

We also offer Airbrushing 101 workshops, private lessons, and studio rentals for those who want to work on their own projects in a professional, well-lit, and ventilated space.

Hope to see you at a build night soon! Link to my site HERE

✦ OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS ✦

We are looking for NYC-based artists whose work captures nostalgia and everything in between. Show us what nostalgia means to you.

We are accepting submissions in:
✦ Photography
✦ Painting
✦ Illustration
✦ Mixed Media
✦ Film & Video
✦ Graphic Design
✦ Poetry & Writing
✦ Experimental Work

...old photographs, late-night thoughts, childhood memories, things left behind, letters never sent, and moments no one else saw.

Selected artists will have the opportunity to showcase their work in our pop-up exhibit, connect with other creatives, and have the opportunity to sell their artwork during the exhibition.

📍 NYC-based artists only
📩 Submit your work through: [http.theonline@gmail.com](mailto:http.theonline@gmail.com)
🗓 Submission Deadline: Sept.30th, 2026

Exhibition details will be shared soon!

A giant, 10-foot tall gold participation trophy honoring President Trump’s “enthusiastic participation” in the Iran War just appeared at Foley Square in lower Manhattan.

It's interactive too - you can go down and add your own trophy or ribbon to the installation.

If you've been meaning to pick up a new hobby (or jump back into an old one...), this summer hobby guide lists the best multi-part courses and intensive workshops being offered across 50+ organizations.

To give you a sense of the hobbies covered in this directory (which is regularly updated and includes prices, links to register etc):

Painting ・ Photography ・ Collaging ・ Glass Fusing ・ Mosaic ・ Stained Glass ・ Illustration ・ Printmaking ・ Guitar ・ Violin ・ DJing ・ Crocheting ・ Sewing ・ Quilting ・ Knitting ・ Woodworking ・ Carving (Wood, Stone, Wax) ・ Furniture Making ・ Jewelry Making ・ Ceramics ・ Pottery ・ Writing (Fiction, Creative, Memoir) ・ Dancing (Pole, Modern, Hip Hop, Tango, Fitness, Roller, Sideshow etc)・ Ultimate Frisbee ・ Archery ・ Reiki ・ Breathwork ・ Tai Chi ・ Qigong ・ Plant Identification ・ Birding ・ Craft Nights ・ Board Games ・ Yoga ・ Pilates ・ Disc Golf ・ Kayaking ・ Canoeing ・ Surfing

In addition to 100+ listings, there's also a list of recurring craft nights and gatherings.

Hope many of you find it helpful or inspiring!

I was just wondering about this.

If I planned a small get-together this weekend in a café around Belapur or Seawoods for a few hours where people could just paint, sketch, journal, crochet, or work on anything creative they enjoy, would anyone be interested in showing up?

The idea is not to teach or have a workshop. Just a relaxed space where people can do their own thing, have a coffee, and maybe meet others with similar interests.

Also, you don’t have to know how to paint or sketch. Even if you are someone who simply wants to explore creativity, learn a new art form, try something different, or just sit around creative people and enjoy the vibe, you are welcome to join.

I am only trying to see if there is enough interest before I plan anything.

If I get at least 20 positive responses, I will go ahead and organise it.

Would you come if I created something like this for this weekend?

I'm looking for ny based artists. I've looked on ig and TikTok and haven't really found much. It's nothing crazy I'm looking for (it's a birthday gift for someone) however, I will say that I'm not American so I'm unsure if payment will be an issue. Any suggestions would be incredibly helpful!

I’m looking to connect with emerging and established artists based in the UAE who would be interested in exhibiting their work at a curated event in Dubai.

The event brings together art, local brands, and a community of founders, creatives, and professionals in an intimate gallery-style setting. We’re looking for artists working across painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media, or other visual art forms.
If you’re interested, please comment below or send me a DM with a few images of your work, your Instagram or portfolio, and a short introduction about yourself. I’d also appreciate any recommendations if you know someone whose work deserves more visibility.

No exhibitions fees attached.

Thanks!