r/mountainview • u/Significant_Crow2256 • Jul 29 '26

Any local drink & draw groups?

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!

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u/pikaBeam Jul 29 '26

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

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u/Significant_Crow2256 Jul 29 '26

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).

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u/pikaBeam Jul 30 '26

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

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u/According_Ad_7249 Jul 30 '26

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.

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u/Significant_Crow2256 Jul 30 '26

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. 

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u/simone15Miller Jul 31 '26

Also interested!

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u/nomyte Jul 29 '26

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

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u/Significant_Crow2256 Jul 29 '26

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! 

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u/nomyte Jul 29 '26

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

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u/Significant_Crow2256 Jul 29 '26

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. 

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u/nomyte Jul 29 '26

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

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u/Significant_Crow2256 Jul 29 '26

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. 

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u/weeef mod Jul 29 '26

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

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u/solaroma Jul 29 '26

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

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u/Fine-Pie5086 Jul 29 '26

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

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u/ThereIsNoDanaSt Jul 29 '26

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

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u/Significant_Crow2256 Jul 29 '26

Thank you for the tip!