The Art Meetup Get Outside: Networking Mixer

If you’ve been craving community in NYC, not surface level conversations or one night interactions, but something you can return to and grow within, this space is for you.

The Art Meetup was created to give artists, creatives, freelancers, and locals a place to connect without pressure. A place where you don’t have to perform, impress, or overexplain yourself. You just have to show up.

This gathering is about slowing down, being present, and allowing connection to happen naturally. Sitting in the grass, starting conversations, meeting people who are also building, creating, and trying to find their place in this city.

We believe people don’t need more apps, more content, or more isolation. They need real spaces. Spaces where they feel safe enough to speak, to listen, and to be seen.

This is one of those spaces.

Come as you are. Come alone or bring someone. Stay for a little or stay the whole time. Just come through and be part of something that is growing in real time.

Most people come solo and leave knowing someone.

Date: August 1, 2026

Time: 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Location: Maria Hernandez Park, Brooklyn

A relaxed outdoor gathering before summer ends

A community of kind, open, and creative people

Real conversations that are not forced

A space to meet collaborators, friends, and future partners

Free RSVP encouraged. Open to the public. Donations welcomed. Move early.

Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/lailani-gibson-51815476023

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Full Event Calendar: https://www.lailanigibson.com/event-list

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Host or Publisher Lailani Gibson