Creative Groups London
Explore Local Artistic Communities in London
Design Evenings LDN: The New Era of In-House Creativity
Thu, Apr 23, 5:00 PMIn-house creative teams are redefining what great brand work looks like. This session explores how Monzo built a world-class creative studio from within, establishing clear creative vision, strong craft standards, and a talent model that allows creativity to lead, not just execute. Great in-house creativity depends on strong internal partnerships. Coral shares how Monzo’s studio works across marketing, product, and external agencies, building trust, designing processes that protect quality, and navigating organisational complexity without compromising creative ambition. **Event Overview** In this fireside chat, Coral Garvey, Creative Director at Monzo Bank, offers a candid look at building and scaling a high-performing in-house creative studio. **01 - Building a World-Class Creative Studio from Within** What it takes to establish the right foundations for an in-house studio, from defining creative vision and craft standards to designing talent architecture that scales. Coral shares how to move beyond a service mindset and build a team that leads creatively, not just executes. **02 - Making Creativity Work Across the Business** How strong in-house studios partner effectively with marketing, product, and external agencies. Learn how trust is built internally, how processes are designed to protect creative quality, and how to navigate organisational constraints without dulling creative ambition. **03 - Culture, Craft, and Scaling Without Losing the Edge** An honest look at the realities of growth, what breaks, what needs rebuilding, and how to maintain a safe, high-output creative culture as expectations rise. From early missteps to momentum-building moments, this is a behind-the-scenes view of creativity at scale. **Speakers** **Coral Garvey - Creative Director, Monzo** Coral Garvey is a multidisciplinary Creative Director from NYC, now based in London, working at the intersection of brand, product, and culture. She is currently Creative Director at Monzo, a leading global fintech bank, where she leads brand strategy and creative execution across design, writing, marketing, and product. Coral has been instrumental in building Monzo’s internal Creative Studio, establishing global brand systems, and directing integrated campaigns, product launches, and experiential work, while embedding brand thinking directly into the product experience and supporting international growth, including the US market. Previously, Coral was Creative Director at Depop, helping scale the platform into a global Gen Z cultural force, and Chief Creative Officer at Playground, an experiential Web3 platform. Her work spans global brands including Adidas, Diesel, and Under Armour, with a practice rooted in culturally driven storytelling and bold creative leadership.
Collage & Creative Writing + Food, Drinks, A FREE Book, and a Pub Quiz!
Sat, Apr 25, 10:00 AM## You may also book directly at our site here: https://www.writeandpint.com/events/collage-creative-writing-food-drinks-a-free-book-a-pub-quiz ... ## Hello there! Whoever you are, you're very welcome to join us for this fun, creative, and inspirational day of "Collage & Creative Writing". This Write & Pint workshop invites you into **an aesthetic realm, where verbal and pictorial expression collide!** Together, we’ll be: * Reading an excerpt from a piece of fiction * Reading a poem * Creating a character + character journey * Creating a collage (\*think felt tip pens, magazines, newspapers, scissors, A3 paper, moodboard-type thing) * Using our visual designs to expand our characters and character journey in writing thereafter! * A short pub quiz at the end of the day to round it all off! This is, of course, a **creative writing day**, for creative writers or anybody willing to give it a go, but it will also make use of **collage** to show you how visual media can help inform and inspire deeper connections to **charact and narrative arc.** ## What you'll need \*No experience necessary. \*No pressure to pitch or share your work in front of the group. Just bring yourself, a pen and pad (or laptop - depending how you'd like to write), and leave the rest to us. ## Schedule **11am** Arrive, order your tea or coffee, settle in, meet some friendly faces. **11am–1pm** Introductory poems, excerpts, and exercises, to help you develop your (we'll guide you through it) **1pm** Lunch break: a Finch’s pub brunch (\*included in the ticket price - as are the drinks). **2–3pm** Guided collage creation! **3pm–4pm** More writing, using your collage as inspiration. You’ll leave with new material to take home, edit, and keep. **4:00–5:00pm** 🎉 **The Write & Pint Pub Quiz** A fun, light-hearted general knowledge quiz covering culture, films, literature, history, and society, a playful way to end the day together. ... If you have any question at all, about this full day workshop or any of our other events, you're very welcome to text or WhatsApp me on +44 (0) 7534 981 636. Cheers! Sean (A Write & a Pint).
Hampstead Heath Spiritual Gathering & Walk
Sun, Apr 26, 10:00 AMOur 43rd Spiritual Creatives gathering - in person! Come and join us for a lovely walk and talk around Hampstead Heath. We are meeting just outside Hampstead Heath station (London Overground train) at 11.00 on Sunday the 26th of April. Please note: This is NOT Hampstead Station on the Northern Line! It is the Hampstead HEATH station. The Google link is here: [https://goo.gl/maps/AJCNoxkKNj6K9Gp77](https://goo.gl/maps/AJCNoxkKNj6K9Gp77) We will wait for people to arrive until 11.15am and then we will begin walking. If you arrive later, you will only be able to catch up with us at Kenwood House approximately between 12 and 12.30pm. You should be able to find us sitting around as a group having a drink. If the weather permits, you'll find us outside the main café, towards the back. Look for the guy with the multicoloured scarf... that's me! After a short break of 20-30 minutes, we then walk back through the Heath, taking the long way round to Parliament Hill, and conclude our stroll back to Hampstead Heath overground station around 2 to 2.30pm. (Please note that you may become so involved in your conversations that you end up losing sight of the main group! Unfortunately, there is no way for you to catch up with us once we have become separated (and we do NOT check our phones for texts or messages during our walk) so please be mindful and conscious to stay with the main group if you want to keep up. Also please bear in mind that Hampstead Heath can be muddy sometimes, so please wear the appropriate shoes). After returning to Hampstead Heath Overground station, many of our (usually hungry) members like to continue the camaraderie over lunch at one of the local cafés or restaurants. As our group has grown over the years, these gatherings can be quite large, so we usually have to split into smaller parties and explore different venues. Some of our favourite spots are Dominique’s Café (dominiquescafe.co.uk) and Silverberries (silverberry.net), both of which offer a welcoming atmosphere and delicious food. It’s a great way to wind down the walk and continue our conversations. Spiritual Creatives is a warm-hearted and popular meetup group, as you can see from our ratings and comments! We hope to meet you then! :-) Best wishes Cliff **Find out more about us at [https://www.spiritualarts.org.uk](https://www.spiritualarts.org.uk/).**
Create & Sip- Crafting
Thu, Apr 23, 5:45 PMFelt slogan banners! Join us for a relaxed and creative evening of crafting, chatting and sipping as you design your very own felt slogan banner! In this fun, hands-on workshop, you’ll choose your colours, letters and trims to create a bold, personalised banner with a message that means something to you—whether it’s a positive affirmation, a favourite word, or a playful phrase. Think colourful felt, pom-pom edging, tassel fringe and lots of creative freedom. No crafting experience needed—everything will be guided step-by-step, and all materials are provided. Just bring yourself, enjoy a drink, and unwind with like-minded creatives in a friendly, welcoming space. ✨ All materials included 🥂 Your 1st drink is included 🎨 Perfect for beginners and crafty adults alike 🎁 You’ll go home with a finished banner to decorate your home or gift to someone special Come for the crafting, stay for the vibes! Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/create-sip-crafting-felt-slogan-banners-tickets-1983865654577?aff=oddtdtcreator
SOLD OUT • PILOT THOUGHT EXPERIMENT WRITING WORKSHOP: cultivate curiosity :-)
Wed, Apr 29, 5:30 PM**This event is full! [Here's the next one](https://www.meetup.com/thought-experiments-in-pubs/events/314193821).** A special event to share the creative practice of writing thought experiments. **In a nutshell, writing thought experiments creates opportunities to:** * investigate ideas (old and new) * work your imagination * write creatively and playfully * produce compelling conversation starters that you can share with friends and strangers to provoke great discussions Over the past 3 years, I've written over 200 thought experiments and learned a lot along the way. [Here's a bit more about why I enjoy the practice.](https://experimentsingroupwisdom.substack.com/p/writing-thought-experiments) **In this workshop,** I'll share my process and together we'll create new thought experiments by: * Identifying areas of interest * Gathering ingredients for thought experiments * Imagining scenarios * Constructing narratives * Generating relevant, thought provoking questions * Participating in a round of small group discussions - you can volunteer your new thought experiment, or if you'd rather, you can pick one out of the hat. **By the end of the evening** **we'll have** * had some thought provoking conversations * become familiar with a new method for creative thinking * written our own original material for future group discussions :-) Although we’ll be learning a new technique we'll also be aiming to have **an enjoyable evening, with good humour and fun**. This will be less like school and more like a fun TEiP night out with an additional creative twist. **Who should come:** Everyone! We believe that the more perspectives, the richer the conversation. This group is not about being experts, it is about thinking creatively together and learning new ways to develop and communicate ideas. **Tickets** Space is limited to 15-20 people and tickets are £15. I'd like to make this event accessible, so if cost is a barrier, please send me a DM. **Where we'll meet:** The Fitzroy Tavern in Fitzrovia. The nearest Tube stations are Goodge Street and Tottenham Court Road. We'll be upstairs in the Private Dining Room. Looking forward to meeting & talking with you! Bonny **[SUBSTACK](https://experimentsingroupwisdom.substack.com/) -** newsletter and further reflections on these events **[WHATSAPP GROUP](https://chat.whatsapp.com/D13LHw5BV3rEtUtO3ORklC)** \- stay in the loop **[INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/thoughtexperimentsinpubs/)** & **[FACEBOOK](www.facebook.com/thoughtexperimentsinpub)** \- see what we look like **[WEBSITE](www.alltogether.one)** \- everything else #philosophyinpubs #inclusivity #openmindedness #creativewriting #community #newskills
FREE - Saatchi Gallery, Collage Making & Tarot Card Workshop ✨
Fri, Apr 24, 5:00 PMJoin for The Long Now Exhibition: Lates, Friday 24th April at Saatchi Gallery. Step into an inspiring evening of art, creativity, and conversation as we explore the concept of “now” through hands-on making and thought-provoking talks. 💫 We’re excited to be attending this event thanks to the support of Saatchi Gallery, who have kindly offered complimentary tickets to our Multifaceted Creatives community. Spaces are limited, please only book if you will be attending and update your RSVP if you can’t make it so that someone else can take the place. Tix are usually £20 so we don’t want it to go to waste! Heres what’s on the agenda: 🎨 Collage Workshop Create your own visual interpretation of your inner landscape, inspired by the work of artist Tom Hunter. Using a mix of textures, images, and materials, you’ll be guided to design a collage that reflects your thoughts, emotions, and personal perspective. 🃏 Tarot Card Making Workshop Led by artist Alexi Marshall, this unique workshop invites you to design, carve, and print your own tarot card. Inspired by Post Human by Chino Moya, this is a chance to explore symbolism, storytelling, and identity through a creative and tactile process. ✨ Both workshops are beginner-friendly, and operate on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be other groups/people so entry to the workshops isn’t garanteed - however there will still be access to the overall exhibition. 🎤 Flash Talks by The Long Now London Collective Throughout the evening, short 10-minute talks by various keynote speakers will take place across the gallery, offering different perspectives on the human condition, time, humanity, art, and science. 🕰 Talk times aprox: 6:45 PM & 7:15 PM More info: https://www.saatchigallery.com/exhibition/the-long-now-lates Saatchi’s bar closes at 8:30pm, for those interested there’s the option to go to a nearby pub after as we end the evening :) Thanks, Tamyka @multifacetedcreatives
Trusted by millions worldwide
Popular groups
East London Making Circle - creative skill share
Mini 5x5
Spiritual Creatives
Oko Assembly: Creatives & Marketers - London
AI for Designers and Creatives
BABU STUDIOS
Creative Code & AI
BE KA - London Art Classes
Frequently asked questions
Related content
Discover more groups and events that match your interests