About us
Come stretch your inner creative with us!
- We offer guided but open‑ended prompts inspired by beloved NYC places
- Start with a blank template to help you spark creativity without intimidation
- A welcoming space to draw, doodle, collage, and dive back into your sketchbooks
- Join the Community Bank of Inspiration, an online gallery of submissions from past Artwork Outs showing how everyone interpreted the prompt in their own unique style
Stretch of the Imagination is an art club that treats creativity like a muscle! We design fun art exercises and host free Artwork Out Sessions where you can try our unique drawing prompts alongside other makers, tone your creative muscles, doodle to unwind, and learn more about the NYC stories connected to each exercise. You show up, grab a template, and draw whatever you want! Stay afterward to hang out or take us through your sketchbook doodles. We love a show and tell!
We welcome anyone who wants a fun, social, low‑pressure way to reconnect with creativity, including beginners who don't know where to start, dabblers that might not have flexed their creativity in a while, or seasoned artists who want to try a new drawing challenge. Our meet ups are intentionally small to make it easier for people to connect with one another and be able to visit special public spaces across NYC that match the theme of each art exercise.
Upcoming events
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Stretch your Imagination After Work
Grand Central Terminal, 89 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017, USA, New York, NY, USJoin us to try a drawing prompt inspired by Grand Central's iconic ceiling mural.
Meet us at the station's Main Concourse to find your inspiration. We will admire and explore the space along with the elaborate cosmic mural of stars and golden bands set against an iconic turquoise sky. After exploring the artwork, we’ll settle in for a relaxed doodle session at the nearby Vanderbilt Market where you’ll imagine your own constellation.
What to expect:
🗒️ A Grand Central drawing template to help you generate ideas
👏🏽 A welcoming community of makers of all skill levels
🖍️ Limited art supplies like pens and markersWhat to bring:
🌈 your imagination
🥪 snacks and refreshments
🧣 appropriate clothes for the weather
✏️ any art supplies you’d like to useStay afterward for a casual show‑and‑tell as we dive into our sketchbooks.
If you have any questions or are looking for updates the day of the event DM us on Instagram @StretchoftheImagination
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Past events
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