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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Ferry Trip to Bainbridge Island Museum of Art!
Colman Dock, 801 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98104, Seattle, WA, USFerry Trip to Bainbridge Island Museum of Art!
Hello Art Lovers! Next month, in August, our wonderful Meetup art group will be taking our annual fun trip from downtown Seattle to Bainbridge Island! Come and explore this very charming, small waterfront community that supports a high quality, FREE art museum only a 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle! We always go in late August to ensure excellent weather - the view from the ferry of the Seattle skyline shouldn't be missed!
The wonderful Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA) currently has an excellent exhibit on Carletta Carrington Wilson, which features mixed media art focused on collective histories. You’ll also see an interesting exhibition titled, “Cloth, Paper, Stitches,” and another exciting on focused on “Indigenous Crafts.”
We will meet at 1:00 pm inside the ticketing lobby at the south end of the Seattle Ferry Terminal located at (https://wsdot.wa.gov/travel/washington-state-ferries). Then, we will travel over on the 1:15 pm ferry. Once there, it’s a short uphill walk to the museum.
The cost for the ferry ride is $11.35 for adults and $5.65 for Seniors and kids under 18 are free. Keep in mind that there is a 3% fee when using a card to pay, but you can also use your Orca card instead. You pay once for the ride over as a walk on and pay nothing to return! Just a warning: Parking in downtown Seattle near the ferry terminal can be daunting. It’s best to take light rail and get off at the Pioneer Square Station (prepare to walk several blocks). You can also Uber and ask the driver to drop you off at the bottom of the staircase to the terminal - super easy!
After spending about 1.5 hours at the museum, we will break up into small social groups and you’ll have the option to eat at Market Elevated Winslow ( https://marketelevated.com) or Sweetwater Tavern (https://sweetwater-tavern.com). Both feature delicious menu options and outdoor seating. Afterwards, explore the charming downtown shops or head back on the ferry at your own pace. Please note that Katie will not be able to join us this time (she’ll be back this fall), but I hope you’ll come along on one of the most fun and popular events hosted by this group for the past several years. You won’t want to miss it!24 attendees
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