SKIPPACK EVENTS CALENDER 2014: Skippack Days Arts & Crafts Festival - October 4th & 5th

Every year visitors from near and far make the pilgrimage to Skippack Village located in the center of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania for their annual Skippack Days Arts and Crafts Festival. 

This festival, held annually on the first weekend of October, showcases handmade fine art and crafts.

Visitors young and old will have the opportunity to meet artisans from the surrounding region exhibiting their one of a kind creations through out the historic and picturesque village of Skippack.


Among the over 80 specialty shops, Green Wolf’s Village Barn Shoppes will be host to the following exhibiting artisans:

John W. Barrett - Oreland Wood/Rework Woodworks
DEMONSTRATOR

Mairin Egge - Oil / Acrylic Paintings

Leena Nashikkar - Paper Quilling , Oil / Acrylic Painting

Gisell Guzman - Hair Accessories

Katie Lightcap - Mixed 2D/3D Crafts

Greg Wentz - Jewlery

Carrie Kingsbury - Oil / Acrylic Mural Furniture

Valley Forge Tourism - #MakeItMontco

Bobby Wolf - Photography

Linda Mendenhall - Fiber

Truly Pure and Natural by Nick Perna

Lisa Straub - Handmade Essential Oils 

Linda McManus - Photography

North Penn Art Alliance

And more!

Admission: Free

Hours: Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 6pm (rain or shine)

www.SkippackDays.com

Green Wolf's Village Barn Shoppes

In the East Village of Skippack

4010 Skippack Pike (map)

Skippack, Pennsylvania 19474

(610) 584-6396

www.GreenWolfsVillageBarn.com

Proud members of the

Merchants of Skippack Association

WIN a $50 Gift Certificate to Any Skippack Restaurant, click here for details!

Learn about the founders of Skippack Days Arts and Crafts Festival, click here.

WANTED:  Fine Artists and Fine Craftsmen

2015 Applications are now being accepted!

Call (267) 416-6192 or email events@greenwolfsvillagebarn.com

NOTE: Skippack Days Arts Crafts Festival is sponsored by the Merchants of Skippack, however individual property owners are responsible for their own vendors. Prices, rules and regulations, as well as accommodations may vary. Please call (267) 416-6192 for more information.

FIRST FRIDAYS in Skippack Village: Artist Linda McManus / Gallery Opening Reception / October 3rd, 2014

Artist Linda McManus 

Statement

“I am a photographer, mom, and all around creative thinker. My photographic services include portrait, event and product photography, as well as residential/commercial property photography for the real estate market.

I also love creating art for licensing. This world began with a photograph of my son with kisses all over his face that was licensed for a greeting card. My commercial work includes various lines of creative imagery including Funny Felines, Floral Foods, Fontography and more. My commercial work has been applied to greeting cards, home decor products, framed art and more. Products have sold nationally and internationally through various catalogs, on line sites, major department store chains and smaller gift boutiques, such as Target stores, Carlton Cards, Wegmans as well as catalog companies such as Country House and Sturbridge Yankee Workshop.

My first love will always be fine art photography. I approach each project and image with a fine artist's eye. My fine art photography series, "Trees", has been exhibited by various galleries and art shows in my local area.

My career path has included lead photographer/manager for QVC.com, launching my own greeting card and licensing business with various publishers, and residential/commercial photographer for high-end real estate brokers in Bucks and Montgomery counties. 

Motherhood is by far the most rewarding and challenging job I've ever had. I live with my chef husband and two quickly growing boys in beautiful Bucks County PA. I can't deny my love and affection for anything with four legs and fur. We were blessed with the company of "Mac" and German Sheppard for nine wonderful years and recently we were rescued by a little girl named "Zoe". 

Giving back is a must! When I can, I donate my service and talents to various charities, including the Bucks County SPCA, Kelly Anne Dolan Fund and the Gia Nicole Angel Foundation.”

Opening Reception:   October 3, 2014, 5 – 10pm
Show Dates:  October 3 – November 2, 2014

For past, current, and future art exhibitions details, click here.

Follow First Fridays in Skippack Village on Facebook and Twitter.

Green Wolf's Village Barn Shoppes

In the East Village of Skippack

4010 Skippack Pike (map)

Skippack, Pennsylvania 19474

www.GreenWolfsVillageBarn.com

Proud members of the

Merchants of Skippack Association

FIRST FRIDAYS in Skippack Village: Artist Margie Thompson / Gallery Opening Reception / September 5th, 2014

Artist Margie Thompson, SSJ, M.F.A. 

Biography
Margie Thompson, SSJ, M.F.A. is an artist and a Sister of St Joseph, a certified spiritual director and supervisor of spiritual direction. She is an Associate Professor of Art and Coordinator of Art Studio Programs at Chestnut Hill College. A practicing artist, Margie exhibits her art works regularly and has won awards and commissions. Using images of her art work and other creative activities, she gives retreats and programs on themes of art, spirituality, women’s issues and Evolutionary Theology and Spirituality. In addition, she brings expertise in these areas to her ministry of spiritual direction.

Paintings in this exhibition, “The Burning Bush and Other Encounters in the Landscape,” were created as a result of her painting excursions in June 2012 and 2013 to Ghost Ranch, New Mexico and the Vermont Studio Center an artist retreat in Johnson Vermont.

Opening Reception:   September 5, 2014, 5 – 10pm
Show Dates:  September 5 – 28, 2014

For past, current, and future art exhibitions details, click here.

Follow First Fridays in Skippack Village on Facebook and Twitter.

Green Wolf's Village Barn Shoppes

In the East Village of Skippack

4010 Skippack Pike (map)

Skippack, Pennsylvania 19474

www.GreenWolfsVillageBarn.com

Proud members of the

Merchants of Skippack Association

FIRST FRIDAYS in Skippack Village: Artist Kimberly Lageman / Gallery Opening Reception / July 11th, 2014

Artist Kimberly Lageman

Biography
“When I’m asked what I do I for a living I say, “I am an artist.”  It’s not what I do, it’s what I am. I’m a self-taught artist, the daughter of an architect who grew up playing with architectural templates, compasses, T-squares, triangles, French curves, mechanical pencils and an abundance of colored

pencils as my first art supplies. I do not limit myself to one medium, style, or concept. My knowledge, inspirations and ideas have changed. Each piece I create is simultaneously an extension from the past and what I’ve learned, as well as a preview of the future. I’ve studied and worked in many mediums over the years but glass, whether stained, fused or blown, has become my newest passion and greatest challenge.  It challenges me in ways that other mediums do not; teaching me patience, delayed gratification and instilling upon me a sense of inner calm.  To know me is to understand that patience, delayed gratification and calm are polar opposites of my frenetic personality. The beauty of stained glass is more than just the individual piece of art – it is the interplay of light through the glass. The color of an entire room can be changed by the light hitting the colored glass; emitting a colorful glow upon the walls, turning a room into an ever-changing kaleidoscope of color. If a viewer stops for just a moment to view and reflect on a piece I have created, then I have succeeded in evoke visions, feelings and thoughts to the audience in some way, big or small.

My work is influenced by artists Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Victor Vasarely and the Color Field painters of the 40s/50s.  It has been shown at the Three River Art Festival in Pittsburgh, PA and more recently at shows at the Wayne Art Center in Wayne, PA.

In my earlier career I worked in political advertising and hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, with minors in both Art and Psychology from Temple University.  I have also studied Information Science at Drexel University, Microbiology at Penn State and am a certified Horticultural Therapist.”   

Opening Reception:   July 11, 2014, 5 – 10pm
Show Dates:  July 4 – 27, 2014

For past, current, and future art exhibitions details, click here.

Follow First Fridays in Skippack Village on Facebook and Twitter.

Green Wolf's Village Barn Shoppes

In the East Village of Skippack

4010 Skippack Pike (map)

Skippack, Pennsylvania 19474

www.GreenWolfsVillageBarn.com

Proud members of the

Merchants of Skippack Association

SKIPPACK SUMMER TIME CONCERT SERIES 2014

Bring your picnic blanket and lawn chair and enjoy the sounds of summer during Skippack’s
Summertime Concert Series held on the lawn of The Manor House, 4059 Skippack Pike
(directly across from Basta Pasta).


Learn more about Skippack Village's Summer Time Concert Series and more, click here.

Green Wolf's Village Barn Shoppes

In the East Village of Skippack

4010 Skippack Pike (map)

Skippack, Pennsylvania 19474

www.GreenWolfsVillageBarn.com

Proud members of the

Merchants of Skippack Association