Does anyone know some places where the talented and serious 2D/3D artists hang out on the web?

Primarily I'm searching for people who are skilled at:
2D UI graphics
Quality texture creation
Some character modelling

And of course, a passion for making games.
Flipcode and GameDev just aren't cutting it. ;)

thats only because youre looking at a programmers hangouts

try at
http://www.maxforums.org
http://www.polycount.com
http://www.cgtalk.com

but i must warn you,
artists tend to flame posts asking to join projects.
they have a good reason too - too many wannabe
game developers asking for free gfx to their mmorpg/fps.

be clear that you willing to pay for their work
or dont post at all.