Connect & Sip: An Art Defined Cocktail Hour

Come and meet the team that has platformed thousands of Bronx performers and dare to become a creative for a night! We're kicking off 2025 with our first-ever cocktail hour, bringing together artists, supporters, and community leaders for a night of creativity and connection!, and for our first public event of 2025, we’re inviting you to an evening of creativity, community, and connection.

Join us for Connect & Sip: An Art Defined Cocktail Hour, where you’ll mingle with fellow artists, funders, and community leaders over curated cocktails, light bites, and interactive artistic experiences. Whether you're an artist, supporter, or creative entrepreneur, this event is designed to foster meaningful connections, spark new collaborations, and celebrate artistic impact in underserved communities.

✨ Come as the usual you—or your alter-ego! Art Defineds talent will guide you through a fun, interactive writing and performing experience that will awaken the artist within you. But join only if you’re down for some fun!

🍸 Signature cocktails & curated mocktails
🍴 Light appetizers
🎭 Creative networking activities
✍️ A collaborative Exquisite Corpse writing experience
🎤 Special artist spotlights & entertainment
🎁 Exclusive giveaways for premium ticket holders

🔹 Hybrid Experience Available! Can’t attend in person? No problem! Our virtual attendees will have access to:
✅ Live-streamed key moments of the event
✅ **Virtual networking **
✅ Interactive activities to engage with in-person guests

Info: Enjoy a signature cocktail or curated mocktail.
Settle in and mingle with fellow artists, funders, and creatives.
Start the night with our interactive welcome wall—write or draw your artistic inspirations!

Info: Hear from Art Defined Productions about our mission and upcoming projects.
Special guest artist spotlight—a quick, inspiring creative moment.

Info: Engage in a collaborative storytelling or poetry activity where guests add to an ongoing piece. In-person guests will write on index cards, while virtual attendees contribute in a live Google Doc projected in the venue. The final piece will be revealed at the end of the night. Continue networking, sharing insights, and making meaningful connections.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Heyground Harlem by Communitas, 461 West 126th Street, New York, United States