
What we’re about
ATTENTION Professional Fine Artists & Drawing Hobbyists -
Feeling stuck at home? Uninspired? Lonely? Is it hard to make new friends and keep up with your old friends?
This is the place for you - if you enjoy drawing and painting as a hobby or professionally, this is the place to meet other artists online and offline.
We do weekly zoom hangouts - drawing together, watching movies (retro, anime, bad movies) and learn to draw online. Occasionally, we meet in person and draw outside, or at cafes and public spaces. Sometimes play board games or sing karaoke!
Eventually we will no longer be on Meetup (as of May 2026) and migrate to an online platform like Discord.
Arts & Rec Toronto started in 2014 and has grown into a close-knit group of friends that were mainly from Toronto, Ontario.
Now we welcome artists globally (mainly proficient in English) and are curious about us Toronto Canucks :). We love our Americans too!
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We hope you're enjoying the Arts & Rec events! If you'd like to give support, please consider making a small donation at Ko-fi - https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoronto .
This helps cover Meetup costs, Zoom and other miscellaneous expenses with hosting events (and my time :) ) ! Thank you all so much!
Upcoming events
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 •Online •Online- Online Life DrawingOnline- This event is a great way to just relax, draw the human body and work quietly on our craft OR socialize with other artists. Sometimes we can be a bit chatty :)! - We'll start with 1 quick warm up video to loosen up our hand, and then move to 2 - 20mins long pose which will last throughout the event. This is really good for people who want to expand their figure drawing into a more detailed-focused study. - Check out the highlights from past events in 2023 - This is a social and friendly group so we kindly ask you to turn on your camera, we're all trying to get past being complete strangers here. If you don't have it turned on after being asked, you will be removed from the session. - Never drawn people before? Or barely any experience with it? Please watch this video before the event so you can have an idea how to approach drawing 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvJN8_0_c7k- ** For new members - this is a social and friendly group so we kindly ask you to turn on your camera briefly to remove the anon identity. You may turn off your camera afterwards, we're all trying to get past being strangers here. - If you don't have it turned on after being asked, you will be removed from the session. - 🤩 SUPPORT THIS GROUP 🤗 - ** I have unlocked the Premium membership of CC which gives me unlimited access to video references of models in well-lit settings, donations of $3-5 USD are appreciated ** - We hope you're enjoying the Arts & Rec events! If you'd like to give support, please consider making a small Ko-fi donation of $5-10 USD at https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoronto. - This helps cover meetup and miscellaneous expenses with hosting events! For more inquiries, please PM me for more info! 
 Thank you all so much!9 attendees
 •Online •Online- Let's learn to paint Landscapes together! Wk 21 - Painterly ApproachOnline- Every wanted to draw backgrounds for your character but don't know how to draw rocks or trees properly? Or put things in perspective? 
 Are you interested in learning how to draw the basic shapes and fundamentals of drawing Landscapes?- It's summer now and it would be nice to sketch outside and paint the outdoors but first lets learn the fundamentals of drawing and painting Landscapes. Come join me tonight to watch some of Noah's Landscape videos. The videos are about 2hrs long, with 5-10 min break inbetween. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLvdtYCzci8 - Limited to 10 people since I prefer the company of a small and intimate group. - RULES & FORMAT - 1. For new members - this is a social and friendly group so we kindly ask you to turn on your camera briefly to remove the anon identity. You may turn off your camera afterwards, we're trying to get past being strangers here. If you don't have it turned on after being asked, you will be removed from the session. - 2. We usually watch videos beforehand to see what we can learn and then draw or paint for 30-45 minutes, and then do a show and tell. Everyone is required to show off their work regardless if its complete or not. - ========================= - 🤩 SUPPORT THIS GROUP 🤗 - We hope you're enjoying the Arts & Rec events! If you'd like to give support, please consider making a small Ko-fi donation of $5-10 USD at https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoronto. - This helps cover meetup and miscellaneous expenses with hosting events! For more inquiries, please PM me for more info! - Thank you all so much! 5 attendees
 •Online •Online- Collaborative Drawing on GARTIC PHONEOnline- We'll be playing Gartic Phone while chatting on zoom, and links will be provided to log into Gartic phone. https://garticphone.com/ - There will be some digital drawing involved so it is recommended to have your tablet with you for these games! - I look forward to the drawing collaborations ^_^! - RULES --- - 1. Please no drawings of any explicit imagery (especially genitalia). Let’s keep things respectful so everyone can enjoy the session. Keep the art PG-13. Also NO POLITICAL ART - 2. For new members - this is a social and friendly group so we kindly ask you to turn on your camera briefly to remove the anon identity. You may turn off your camera afterwards, we're all trying to get past being strangers here.If you don't have it turned on after being asked, you will be removed from the session. - 3. No discussions of POLITICS. Everyday we are bombarded with political news wherever we go. Everyone has their own stresses, and problems to deal with. This Meetup is a Politics free zone. Keep it at home or vent someplace else.- ================================== - Support This Group 🥰🤩 - We hope you're enjoying the Arts & Rec events! If you'd like to give support, please consider making a small Ko-fi donation of $5-10 USD at https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoronto. - This helps cover meetup and miscellaneous expenses with hosting events! For more inquiries, please PM me for more info! - Thank you all so much! 5 attendees
 •Online •Online- 📽️ Classic Cartoon Movie Night - The Flight of the Dragons (1982)Online- The Flight of Dragons (1982) is an Animated Fantasy film, loosely adapted by Gordon R. Dickson's 1976 novel "The Dragon and the George" It's directed and produced by Arthur Rankin and Jules Bass and animated by Japanese studio Topcraft who also did The Hobbit and Return of the King. The film features voices from John Ritter, Victor Buono (in his final role before his death), James Gregory, James Earl Jones, and Harry Morgan. - The film centers upon a quest undertaken to stop an evil wizard who plans to rule the world by dark magic. A major theme within the story is the question of whether science and magic can co-exist. This is told mostly through the experience of character Peter Dickinson, drawn from the 20th century into the magical realm. - Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJFcQiixYFg - ---- - Support This Group 🥰🤩 - We hope you're enjoying the Arts & Rec events! If you'd like to give support, please consider making a small Ko-fi donation of $5-10 USD at https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoronto . - This helps cover meetup and miscellaneous expenses with hosting events! For more inquiries, please PM me for more info! 
 Thank you all so much!7 attendees
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