Calling All Artists!!!! If you are a professional or amateur, engaged in or interested in media arts such as graphic design, web design, creative photography, filmmaking/videoography, 3D graphics/visual effects, audio/music production, creative writing, video editing, digital animation, New Media and business, this group is for you. Meet and network with creative individuals around the Triad. Share ideas and experiences, collaborate and share projects. Showcase your work, get exposure, get advi …

First and foremost this is a writers' critique group. Many talented and published writers rely on some form of outside checks and balances to ensure that their writing is the best it can be. The style, content, and quality of what they write is of paramount importance. This is where a good critique group is invaluable. Critique groups provide a level of overview and feedback that helps a writer prepare their ms. (manuscript) for an editor's sharp scrutiny. In addition to being a critique group, …

I don't know about you, but I have written an entire novel. And it is brilliant. The problem is, the entire thing still lives in my head. I have started, stopped, started stopped so many times it's driving me crazy. Also, I have little to no feedback and would love to talk and listen about plot, ideas, critiques and encouragement. This is the first group I've started so I have no rules or activities, just have fun and write. I would love to hear your ideas as much as tell you mine.

Our mission: to publish a monthly literary digital magazine in Greensboro with the support and literary work of our group of writers and poets. We need poetry, prose, scripts, articles, essays and more. We will have guest speakers, brain storming sessions, workshopping and opportunities to be published. All are welcome! This group is sponsored by Hennen's Observer (hennensobserver.com).

Charlotte Writers is a group dedicated to helping and encouraging writers (18+) of all levels, experiences, and genres in pursuing their dreams of publication. For beginning writers we offer feedback and methods in helping to make sure that your first steps into writing are positive ones, while for the more experienced writers we offer substantive critiques to help sharpen your work on its way to submission for publication. We have writers who have professional credits to their name from both bi …

A group for women writers to write, read, share, discuss issues, develop workshops, collaborate, promote, come together.

Interested in reading and writing poetry? We'll meet monthly or weekly (depending on interest) to discuss poetry we read together and workshop poems.

Writers who are serious about making money with their talent and new writers who want to learn from seasoned authors. We meet once a month and help each other with Story Development, Project Development, Building Our Lists, Writing Book Proposals, Getting Agents, Targeting Editors, Article Critique, What Works and What Doesn't.

Dr. Elaine Aron, author of The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You, defines the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) as someone who “has a sensitive nervous system, is aware of subtleties in his/her surroundings and is more easily overwhelmed when in a highly stimulating environment.” The research psychologist estimates 20 percent of the world’s population test positive for the HSP “trait.” Based on interviews with 40 subjects, she developed a self-test distributed to t …

The purpose of this MeetUp is to help connect WordPress users, Webmasters, and Developers to increase our skills, our web development businesses, and make our Web-Fu strong! (We will try to have a little fun while we are at it! If you run your own blog, develop websites for fun or profit, or love to learn and have fun doing it, please join the group, and we'll see you at the next MeetUp!

All Great Cities have a Lifelong Learning or Community Education program and Carolina Learning Connection is Charlotte's. Our Mission: Create access to affordable and convenient lifelong learning classes or workshops that offer personal and professional enrichment where adults can grow, learn and connect with like-minded people. Please visit our website: Carolina Learning Connection for more information about us.

This is a group (and event) geared toward local Triad spoken word artists (from poets to script).

Our purpose is to have a lot of fun while dancing, painting, making jewelry, writing poetry, making music, and en-corporating ALL of the arts in one place. This is for those who want to learn as well as those who want to sharpen their skill-set in ALL forms of the arts. So if you are interested in making things, writing things, playing music, and dancing... this group is for you=)

Hello...My name is Juliet Stock ...I'm an artist ~ designer and passionate painter of vintage furniture...furniture with personality. My joy is finding and creating one of a kind vintage pieces for your home...each piece unique unto itself...just like you. I have spent my life being creative in many mediums. I Paint ,sew, write.  I was working as a "Fine Artist" but once I started making old things new again with paint and the touch of a brush...I truly found my niche. I am now a CHALK PAINT™ by …

The Positive World Mission Statement: In everything we do we strive to improve ours lives, those around us, our community, and the world at large. How We Accomplish The Mission: The Positive World operates on three main principles: Connect, Learn and Contribute. As a member of The Positive World, you are connected with people just like you who are setting goals, chasing dreams and have a strong desire to help others.  Our members are a part of the world’s largest network of positive people. …