Celebrate Success: 4 Party Ideas For Musicians And Artists

If you’re the creative type, a generic party will be an affront to the very work that you put into the world. You need an inventive celebration to reflect your inventive soul. But what if you could use a little help coming up with party themes, games and activities? Here are just a few ideas to get the inspiration flowing.

Showcase Your Talent

If you’re a musician, hold a listening party where everyone can come together to hear your new tracks. If you’re an artist, put together a mini-gallery in your home before the real deal in a professional venue. The purpose of your party is to celebrate all of your hard work, so don’t be afraid to revel in what you’ve created. It’s important to appreciate art, even if it’s art that you made yourself.

Themed Night

Everyone loves a good party theme, and as someone who uses their imagination for a living, you’re sure to have plenty of ideas. It doesn’t matter if you’re dressing up like your favorite ’80s band or decorating your venue with found objects; as long as you have a theme, you have something to revolve all of your costumes, drinks, table settings and party favors around.

Wining and Dining

There’s nothing like a good bottle of wine to celebrate a successful performance. Not only will it help you relax after a long time of playing an adrenaline-soaked concert, but it will also pair well with all kinds of meals to help you get your energy back up after hours of strumming, drumming, and rocking. Some companies, like Chankaska Winery, know how nice it is to sit down and enjoy a glass of wine after a show. Do some research into the best food and wine combinations to serve killer platters at your next party.

DIY Event

This is a fun way to get your friends involved with your favorite pastimes. Let them play around with some rented instruments or record some beats with a synthesizer. Provide paints, brushes, stencils, charcoals and easels so that they can express themselves like you do every day. In addition to being a unique, lively event that everyone will remember for a long time, it will also bring you closer together as friends.

These are just a few ways to celebrate new albums, paintings, performances and gallery openings. But don’t be limited by the ideas presented here! As an artist, your blessing and your curse is that you can always spin new possibilities out of old ones, so feel free to take any of these concepts and tweak them. The world is your canvas, and the party is your current brush.

BY: RACHELLE WILBER FOR MUSICTHINKTANK