Independent Artists! Please be sure to frequently check for updates and changes to BigAppleTalent's Message Boards --- Thank you! This is a hands on opportunity for all people who aspire to the film industry. Writers, Directors, Actors, Musicians, Lighting Techs, Sound engineers, and all else in between. The group accesses several production companies and has the benefit of members on board, prolific in their respective metier. We also offer a complementary promotional service, designed to …

Digital Music NY is the premiere networking event for music professionals in NY. Our events bring together the complete ecosystem - managers, producers, marketers, artists and more- to explore new technologies, products and revenue models that are creating new business opportunities for the music industry. Explore digital and interactive music technologies, business models, devices and creative approaches. We cover everything needed to know to create, market, engage fans and monetize music in th …

This group is for Actors, Singers, Writers, Dancers, Producers, Casting Agents, Composers, Musicians, Lyricists, Pianists, Stage Managers, Videographers, Photographers, and anyone who is interested in meeting the local talent in Astoria.  This group is meant to bring together people from this community so that we can all support each other and network in a fun, welcoming environment.  We will be organizing regular events geared toward a wide range of artists, so hopefully we'll see you soon!

NYC VersatilePhD provides networking opportunities for anyone currently in the New York City area who has pursued a PhD program or advanced degree in the humanities and social sciences. (We also welcome people in the sciences who are exploring non-technical careers.) If you have a PhD, are ABD, or are still enrolled in your program but interested in exploring the world outside academia, please join us. To encourage all who are interested to join us, especially anyone who has not yet discussed th …

The aim of this Manhattan-based group is to serve as a social outlet for creativity, and to produce fun-to-watch short films of acceptable quality for the film festival circuit. No experience necessary! We may not produce as impressive a product as we want, but we’ll make movies, learn a lot, and we’ll have fun. Films will be written and directed by its members, and we’ll decide collectively which will be the next project. Any collective, and certainly this one, will require frequent compromise, …

New York Film Group is a unique collective made up of directors, producers, cinematographers, screen writers, sound designers, photographers, composers, actors, and students that collaborate on a wide range of creative filmmaking projects. Members range the gamut from well known professionals, to students, to those just interested in learning and being a part of a creative community. Great friendships are made here, and anyone with a positive outlook on the creative possibilities is welcome. Ou …

Welcome All Art-Preneurs!! Now, more than ever, in our new digital age learning, networking and sharing are critical to achieving success in the Arts! We're here to help you build upon your creative vision with resources, knowledge and tools that will enable you to create, sell and promote your remarkable art. Join us with one click - Membership is Free - No Registration Required! Zorka Kovacevich "Delivering on the Power and Promise of Technology" Networking Organizer Marketing Consultant …

We are a group of creative moms: painters, dancers, musicians, writers, designers, photographers, architects, taxidermists, crafters... ect, who are looking for ways to meet likeminded moms in the area and share our love for creativity with our children. Anyone with children who is interested in going on adventures in New York City, visiting museums and galleries, seeing performances, finding ways to be creative, learning new things or just meeting likeminded moms for coffee and a play-date shou …

Black Writers Guild of America (a division of The Today Group) is a professional organization that supports African American writers of various literary backgrounds. We are an organization that provides advocacy, education and support for writers in a very competitive industry. BWGA was established as a network for creative African American literary professionals nationwide. All BWGA events are sponsored by the East Coast Black Professionals & Entrepreneurs Network and the New York African Amer …

The Write On! Workshop Series is dedicated to helping aspiring writers of all levels develop their craft and explore all publishing opportunities including digital books. Workshops in poetry, novel writing, memoir writing and blog writing will be offered on demand as long as 10 or more writers enroll.

This conversation group is for writers and others who would like to get together to talk about current affairs, books and life in general. We generally meet at Le Pain Quotidien on Tuesday afternoons. It repeats every week so that people don't need to feel rushed and can get to know each other. For a note on our attendance policy please see the Pages tab. RSVPs close Monday night. We are a friendly, diverse group of people with a regular attendance of four or so at the moment (February 2013). Pl …

Each month, we will read and discuss and/or write about a great classic written by various American or European authors. Some of these books we may have read as children or teens, others may be new to us, but all have had a significant impact on readers around the globe and are worth a read, or even a second read. We will meet at a coffee/tea shop or a wine bar each month to discuss the book of the month and share anything we have written about the book, if designated as an optional assignment.

To explore the ideas of the science fiction author Philip K Dick  Ray Bradbury, Jorge Luis Borges. Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke and other sci fi writers and filmmakers such as Stanley Kubrick, Ridley Scott, and  Darren Aronofsky. We watch films,discuss books , attend seminars and film festivals

This group is designed to help with the process of writing your autobiography, guiding you piece by piece through the process using methods and strategies compiled by researchers at the University of Southern California. Led by a certified Guided Autobiography Instructor, this group will also provide loving, unconditional support and inspiration from other people doing the same exact thing as you - writing their autobiography! This is not a 'writing group' in the respect that there is no judgmen …

This two-session workshop will focus on building a strong, complete short story for each participant. Over the course of two weeks, we will discuss creating and revising students’ work, considering aspects of the craft of writing, such as character, point of view, description, language, and style. Participants will become acquainted with the logistics of writing a short story, and will learn how to accurately express a creative vision through their words. This workshop is intended to provide an …

We are passionate writers looking to meet other passionate writers. Our group loves to have fun and our atmosphere is warm, welcoming, playful - at times even silly. At the same time, when we get down to it, we offer sincere feedback, trying to improve each other's work. We believe that to give good feedback we have to tell the writer what worked well first, what moved us, what inspired us, what made us want to punch something or someone. Then, we talk about what can be improved. The environment …

We're people who've attended John Truby's writing seminars in New York. If you've attended one of his three day seminars, you're eligible to join.

The NY Creative Talent Group is more then a meet-up for male actors and models it's for all entertainment industry professionals who work either in front of the camera, behind the camera or with the camera to meet, network and socialize through informal gatherings, workshops, staged acting and modeling performances and private affairs to achieve their networking goals. All creative entertainment industry professional types as fashion designers, directors, writers, wardrobe, make-up artists, agen …

This group serves as a meeting place for writers who are interested in getting feedback on their manuscripts from the writing community. i prefer fiction writers (with emphasis on short stories, that are easier to deal with) but creative non-fiction is welcome as well. The group will not have a professional author in charge, but rather, is meant for folks who have taken at least one class and are familiar with the workshop/booth process. when registering to the group, please answer questions abo …

If you're a writer who isn't writing or feels you're not writing as much or as well as you should, then let's put our collective heads together and do something about it.

Many of us want to bring more creativity into our everyday lives but experience resistance along the way. Often times it is our own fears, negative thought patterns or belief systems that get in the way of fully expressing and embracing our unique creative gifts. “Awaken your creative power” is a series of three transformative classes on connecting to these fears and uncovering their hidden message or teachings. When we acknowledge our fears and discover what they really mean to us, we begin to …

Explore your sensuality in a nurturing environment that will inspire your creativity. Award-winning Performance Artist/Author/Educator Mo Beasley will lead an erotic writing and performance workshop for the novice and seasoned artists seeking to expand their literary and presentational skills. This workshop will focus on the physical, emotional, sensual, and literary techniques that help refine the definition of erotica as the “personification of love in all its aspects.” Each workshop will cons …

a group for gimp, inkscape, Blender artist and animators, writers, film screenplay writers, directors, cinematographers, and philosophers for coming together for the production of both marketable and free content to enlighten, educate, and entertain.

"Seekers of the Truth" This is where individuals and groups can come to learn, teach, and study Atlantis and its relationship to New Age Spirituality and Metaphysics. It seems that the Atlantans were enlightened people with superior wisdom and knowledge regarding the command and use of the forces of nature. They called them the Elemental forces that allowed them to do all of their rough, heavy work with ease. Apparently, these forces allowed them to cut stone out of the mountains without the use …

Calling all novel writers! Interested in writing a work of fiction? Perhaps you've been working on one for a long time and would like some structure and emotional support and inspiration from fellow writers. Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Crime, Romance, Horror, Literature...all fiction genres welcome as long as you are writing a novel In case you are not familiar with work-shopping your novel, the process essentially involves meeting weekly or bi-weekly, sharing your work with a small group and then listening …

We write and reflect about our romantic relationships in a structured, supportive group. We get down to the nitty-gritty of our real relationships and come to understand ourselves and our partners better through writing and processing our memories. This group is LGBTQ, kink, and poly friendly. The process of Guided Romantic Memoir (GRM) is designed by Natalie Millman and is based on the process of Guided Autobiography.

This is a guided writing group. Each week we write two pages on an assigned topic and read it aloud at group. The focus is on symbolic writing that explores the depths of our unconscious minds through narrative writing. Our group is highly supportive of each others' writing and this group is less about critique and more about exploring what the symbols in the writing mean to us. Based on concepts from the work of Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, Marie Louise Von Franz, Marion Woodman, and other autho …

A community of creators who can inspire and be inspired by each other to find project support. Maybe you need help fleshing out an idea, maybe you need a helping hoof or two, maybe you just want to help someone else fulfill their vision -- if any of those is you, then welcome to our flock!