About us
INTRODUCTION
Welcome art lovers! We are a group of art enthusiasts who learn about all types of visual fine art from each other. At each monthly virtual Zoom meetup held the second Saturday of each month at 12:00pm, member tell the group about their favorite artists, their favorite works of art, or schools of art they find interesting. We also go to art museums together, art galleries, and art auctions as well as hold additional in person events, some at the lower level meeting room at the Columbia branch of the Seattle Public Library. We try to have at least one in person event that is at a museum or art gallery on the 4th Sunday of each month (if schedules of the venues work out). Additional in person events are scheduled when we can get the meeting room at the Columbia branch of the SPL or we hear about some other interesting art event that is going on.
EMAIL LIST
The active members of the meetup communicate primarily via email so if you would like to share your email so you can be notified of other art related events and information, please feel free to share your email with one of the organizers or leave it in the comments on the Meetup site. You can also email the group organizers at artloverssocialgroup@mailbox.org. If you want to be on the email list, you can also choose to become a part of a second email group where we email each other about other cultural events in addition to visual art such as symphony concerts, films and Moth storytelling events. Also, if you decide to become an active member of the Meetup, we have an account on Box.com where art related information is posted, like great art movies, books, podcasts and recordings of our Zoom meetings.
We are dedicated to making this Meetup kind, positive, open, welcoming and fun! I hope you join us, we have quite a bit going on! We have many members with art history backgrounds and also some members are emerging artists who enjoy sharing their knowledge with the rest of us, who love to learn more about art. Our goal is to make everyone feel comfortable whether they have quite a bit about knowledge of art or not. We have had presentations on our virtual Zoom calls about Finnish art, Western art, the Hudson River school, Abstract art, Daoism and much more.
Upcoming events
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Let's Expand Our Knowledge of Art!
·OnlineOnlineThis presentation explores how art and science both expand human understanding, particularly when their insights intersect. Drawing on ideas from Art & Physics: Parallel Visions in Space, Time, and Light by Leonard Shlain (1991), the talk examines moments when artistic movements and scientific discoveries reveal parallel shifts in how we perceive reality. Case studies include Impressionism and emerging science of light and perception, Cubism and changing ideas about observation in modern physics, fractal geometry and the Mandelbrot set, the role of anatomical drawing in scientific investigation, and modern climate data visualization. The session concludes by identifying recurring patterns in how artistic intuition and scientific inquiry reinforce one another, and how individuals and communities can become more attentive to these connections in everyday life. It will also briefly introduce a set of discussion guides designed to explore art–science questions in community settings, available at https://seekerpnw.org and the Art & Science section https://seekerpnw.org/art-science.
We meet virtually every month on Zoom on the second Saturday at noon and would love to have you join us!
DESCRIPTION
We have a very active membership and each month one of our members volunteers to give a "presentation" that invites us to learn about some area of the art world that piques their interest. Often folks tell us about the artist, the history of the piece, techniques utilized or the school or time period of the artist or type of art. They share their screen and then we all can see and comment on what we are learning. I like to think of it as an online "art salon".
SECURITY AND PRIVACY
We need to implement new security measures for our online meetings due to Zoom Bombing and/or rude comments so we can't publish the Zoom info on the Meetup site. You will need to RSVP to each meeting in order to attend and you will receive the Zoom link and meeting number the Friday night before the Saturday Zoom meeting. If you join the email list, the Zoom information is also sent to the entire email list the night before the virtual meeting. IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS ENTERING THE MEETING OR YOU DIDN'T RECEIVE THE ZOOM INFORMATION, YOU CAN TEXT MY CELL AT 206-310-8000 OR EMAIL US AT ARTLOVERSSOCIALGROUP@MAILBOX.ORG
EMAIL LIST
Also, if you want, we do exchange email addresses to facilitate communication helps to organize in person trips to art museums, galleries, and art auctions.6 attendees
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