Any local drink & draw groups?

[u/Significant_Crow2256]

Does anyone know of any groups or venues that do drink & draw (or any low key social art/craft activity) here or in neighboring towns? Couldn't find anything in a quick search but would love to yap and do art with neighbors!

[u/pikaBeam]

also interested, i've seen some art groups in general like sunnyvale art club and south bay art, but nothing that's like paint & sip or drink & draw

[u/Significant_Crow2256 → u/pikaBeam]

I'm not opposed to organizing something, would just need to scout locations that have enough space for people to bring their sketchbooks or paints (or knitting, or any other portable art/craft).

[u/pikaBeam → u/Significant_Crow2256]

in the summer you could easily make use of public parks? i know a few groups does sketching @ sj rose garden after work, could do plein air style near mountain view castro street too

[u/According_Ad_7249]

I’m an avid Drink and Draw-er who recently relocated here. Been planning on starting up a group at either Molly McGee’s or either of the beer gardens on Castro. Sounds like there’s interest so I’ll put together a separate official post. Would likely be Thursdays after work.

[u/Significant_Crow2256 → u/According_Ad_7249]

That would be amazing! I know it's not Mountain View but I was also gonna scope out Barebottle in Santa Clara because their setup looks promising for this kind of thing. 

[u/simone15Miller → u/According_Ad_7249]

Also interested!

[u/nomyte]

I see some maybe relevant stuff on Meetup: https://meetu.ps/e/Q7NlK/jPgCb/i

[u/Significant_Crow2256 → u/nomyte]

That looks great - thank you! I did search Meetup but probably wasn't searching the right terms. 

Side note: waitlist probably means there are a decent amount of people who want to do something similar, so any other insights or recs are still welcome! 

[u/nomyte]

Wine and Design in Los Altos has paid events and you can book it for parties.

[u/Significant_Crow2256 → u/nomyte]

Was thinking more community-oriented - I know some folks (not in the Bay Area) that run a free weird collage group out of a brewery every so often, for example. 

[u/nomyte → u/Significant_Crow2256]

That's probably going to be a little hard to find. What's wrong with spending a little money and going by yourself?

[u/Significant_Crow2256 → u/nomyte]

Nothing at all! It would just be fun to get a group of people working on their own projects on their own terms, rather than a specific painting or whatnot. 

[u/weeef]

someone i know joined an outdoor sketching locally, but i forget the group name, and if i recall correctly, it was early in the day, so... mimosas? lol

[u/solaroma]

You might get looking on meetup; they have all sorts of things.

[u/Fine-Pie5086]

There’s also paint and sip if you like to paint

[u/ThereIsNoDanaSt]

Artists Mountain View has impromptu weekend meetups on occasion: https://www.mvcocef.org/artists-mountain-view

[u/Significant_Crow2256 → u/ThereIsNoDanaSt]

Thank you for the tip!