Art Star Pop Up Market at Spruce Street Harbor Park
Every Weekend, May 11th + 12th, 1-6pm
From May 18th – September 29th
A new mix of 12-20 craft vendors each day!
https://www.artstarcraftbazaar.com/about-spruce-street-harbor-park/
NOW ACCEPTING VENDOR APPLICATIONS
North Front Street Festival
Sunday, September 15th, 10-5pm
under the El at Front and Cecil B Moore in Fishtown
in partnership with Farm To City, Fishtown Co., International Bar, Evil Genius Brewing Co
40 Curated Craft Vendors, Farm To City Farmer’s Market, Booze, Beer, Food, and Live Music
https://www.artstarcraftbazaar.com/north-front-street-festival/
Art Star Pop Up Market at Midtown Village Fall Festival
October 5th, 12-8pm
30 Curated Craft Vendors within this huge Center City Festival
https://www.artstarcraftbazaar.com/about-midtown-village-fall-festival/
NOW ACCEPTING VENDOR APPLICATIONS
Art Star Pop Up Market at Cherry Street Pier
Sunday, October 27th, 11am-5pm
30+ Curated Craft Vendors, Food Vendors, City Planter
https://www.artstarcraftbazaar.com/about-cherryst/
NOW ACCEPTING VENDOR APPLICATIONS
Holiday Art Star Craft Bazaar
November 23rd + 24th, 11-5pm
at the Event Center at Sugarhouse Casino
75 Curated Craft Vendors, Make + Takes, Food, and Bars
https://www.artstarcraftbazaar.com/about-holiday-ascb/
NOW ACCEPTING VENDOR APPLICATIONS
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2019 Fall Calendar of Events
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Art Star at The Bourse
Exciting news! We have opened up a 2nd space at The Bourse! If you work or live near center city, this will be a convenient place to stop for all your handmade Art Star goodies.Our shop is a 17ft x 12ft space just to the right of Menagerie Coffee when you enter at 5th and Market. Much like our Northern Liberties shop, we’ll be selling a diverse collection of handmade goods by local and national artists.
Shop Hours: Thursday – Saturday 11-8pm and Sunday 11-6pm
If you haven’t been to the newly renovated Bourse – it is beautiful and filled with new, yummy food vendors like Chaat and Chai, FreeByrd Chicken, Grubhouse, LaLo, Mighty Melt, Rebel Taco, and more! Plus, Bluebird Distillery which makes amazing cocktails. There is also Penzy Spices right on the corner and a bunch more.
Founded in 1891 by George Bartol, The Bourse was the first in the world to house a stock exchange, maritime exchange, and grain-trading exchange simultaneously. Today, the historic space has been repurposed into an internationally inspired food hall with deep local roots.
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Meet The Maker: Melissa Koenig Ceramics
I signed up for my very first ceramics class a month before my 31st birthday. I certainly was not thinking of it as a potential career; just a creative outlet for my somewhat boring professional life.
After the first class, I signed up for another, and then another, and then had what can only be described as a lightbulb moment. I found myself spending all of my free time at The Clay Studio, which had become my happy place, and all of my mental energy on fabrication and inspiration. Suddenly, that switch flipped and I thought, ‘Well, some people do this as a job, right? Why can’t I do it as a job too?’
That is precisely how Melissa Koenig Ceramics was born. (Well technically, and especially to the IRS, it was officially born many months later, but the seed was certainly planted!) I was lucky to have supremely supportive friends and family who lent their talents and encouragement, and now that epiphany is almost a year in the rearview.
As a still-very-new entrepreneur, everything is so exciting. (Scary, but exciting!) I’m hustling, and it’s hard work, but I’m finding my groove and my niche, and am thrilled about the future.
I am delighted to be participating in the upcoming Spring Art Star Craft Bazaar, and still can’t believe I’m vending and not just shopping! If you want to see a sneak peak of what I’ll be bringing, check out my Instagram, and please stop by and say hi!
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Meet the Maker: James Singewald
I’ve been photographing cities like Philadelphia and Baltimore for the past 20 years. I’m from Providence, RI originally, but moved to Philly in 1998 to get my BFA from The University of the Arts. I lived there for ten years before heading to Baltimore in 2008 to get my MFA from Maryland Institute College of Art. I’ve been in Bmore ever since. Back in 2005, a good friend of mine convinced me to start selling my prints on the streets of New York City outside the Met, Union Square, and Soho. I lost money, but did sell work while learning a lot and having lots of fun doing it! Eventually, I started participating in organized shows and haven’t looked back since. I also show my work in galleries from time to time. When I’m not out shooting, I work on my images at my home studio. I also have access to a professional fine arts studio called Full Circle Fine Art Services, where I work full time as a Digital Imaging Specialist. This will be my 10th year exhibiting with Art Star!
When I came to Philly in ’98, all I wanted to do was get on the bike and explore the city. I was attracted to how much abandonment and ruin there was, and wanted to photograph as much of it as possible. I started out shooting with 35mm film, mostly black and white, with a Pentax KX, and then graduated to a Hasselblad and 120 film. I was more adventurous in my younger years, so I would sneak into places like vacant buildings, the piers along the waterfront, railroad tracks, etc., photographing the grit of the city. The unique thing about this body of work is that it captures the time in the city prior to the rapid redevelopment and gentrification that has taken place in the past decade. Much of what I documented doesn’t exist anymore.
I went to grad school to learn more about urban history and gear my work towards telling that story. I didn’t want to just photograph abandoned places anymore. I wanted to know what happened to those places. My graduate work was focused on the failed urban renewal project in East Baltimore known as Old Town Mall, formerly Gay Street, and now a desolate two block pedestrian mall just east of downtown. I photographed each of the buildings on the mall, essentially creating a historical document of what is left of the neighborhood after decades of decline. I researched Old Town’s history, what happened to it, and what was and is being planned for its future. I combined all of the research and photography into a self-published book titled, Old Town, East Baltimore.
For the past eight years I have been working on a project titled, Baltimore: A History, Block by Block, which is a larger continuation of the Old Town project. I’ve been photographing ten main streets in Baltimore. Using a 4×5 view camera and Fujichrome Velvia slide film, I document these streets, building by building, block by block. I find that a combination of good light and the saturated color of the slide film I’m using creates a glimpse of what these buildings once were and could be. So far I’ve documented over 100 city blocks. The long-term goal is to publish a series of books along with several exhibitions, preferably in the neighborhoods I’ve been photographing. I also want to create a comprehensive, interactive website where I can present all of the photographs and research and make it accessible to the public so they can add stories or commentary about a building, street, or neighborhood. My goal is to leave you not only with a sense of the condition of Baltimore City, but also a feeling of urgency to see that it is improved and preserved and that the rich history behind the architecture and the community is not lost, but rather embraced. You can learn more about this project at bmoreblockbyblock.tumblr.com.
I’m looking forward to another weekend at Art Star Craft Bazaar! As usual, I will have prints of various sizes mostly of Philly, and always a small selection of images from Baltimore and a few other places. You can view my full portfolio at www.jsingewald.com. I’ll be over by the Seaport Museum this year, Booth #91. Hope to see you there!
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Meet The Maker: April Melchior of Albino Jackrabbit
Hello! My name is April and I’m the illustrator behind Albino Jackrabbit. My paintings are inspired by nature with a touch of surrealism. I have always loved animals and knew that I wanted to incorporate them into my work. As a child, you could find me making homes for earthworms, hunting down food for salamanders, or rescuing baby bird eggs that had fallen from their nest. When you spend a lot of time with animals, you come to love their willingness to experience life as it is, unburdened by the world around them.
I try to capture that essence in my paintings; the philosophy of living a life of purpose despite the presence of darkness all around us, and that beauty exists even where there is death.
Choosing whether I wanted to work with animals or pursue a career in art was a difficult choice, so I knew I had to find a way to give back to the animals who serve as the beautiful subjects for my work. A portion of my sales are donated to Red Paw Emergency Relief Team, an organization that provides emergency search and rescue for animals in the Philadelphia area. I have a special place in my heart for Red Paw, who covered veterinary care costs and donated food, toys and litter for my cats who were in critical condition following a fire in my apartment building in 2014.
I’m currently creating art full-time from my studio in Brewerytown. I’ve had many artistic endeavors over the years, but Albino Jackrabbit is a passion project for me, and I’m very excited to be sharing my new work for the first time at the Holiday Art Star Craft Bazaar.
I hope you’ll stop by and say hello!
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Meet The Maker: Melanie Hasan of Modest Transitions
Hi, my name is Melanie. I am the founder and botanical dyer of Modest Transitions. I get to share this wonderful experience with my husband Nur. After giving birth to our son, I was encouraged by my husband to attend Moore College of Art and Design for continuing education in fashion design. I took a course in sustainability and immediately was exposed to how wasteful we are to our planet. In that moment, I wanted to find a better and Eco-friendly way to wear hijab comfortably and create positive conversation on how one article of clothing separates people. So, I decided, “Why not build UNITY with ALL-EMBRACING scarves?”Modest Transitions was created to reflect my transition into modesty. It is eye-opening to see that a scarf can separate groups of people and create adversity in our world. Modesty is not defined as a religious garment, article of clothing, or oppression. Modesty is a behavior, an impression of yourself and how you define your hidden beauty and self-love within the world. Therefore, Modest Transitions is for the modest woman that strives to be confident within her own transition.
All of our products are handmade and botanically hand-dyed locally in the Northwest and Southwest sections of Philadelphia in our home studio and shared studio space at Mt. Airy’s own Handcraft Workshop.
Our products are imperfectly beautiful designed using upcycling and zero-waste techniques. My inspiration comes from the season, the integrity of the plant and the color yield. Dyeing with plants is just like cooking…it’s a trial and error process. And sometimes errors create the most beautiful color combinations.
Many of our fabrics are upcycled and sustainably derived from natural fibers such as hemp, bamboo, cotton, and lyocell. We use absolutely everything for current and future projects! I get much joy from dyeing with plant dyes because of the conversation it generates. Many people are stunned that you can dye and eco-print fibers with simple things in your kitchen such as onions, avocados, beets, the list goes on. A common question: Will my scarf smell like onions? Haha.
I am so excited to be joining Art Star for the first time this year during the Holiday Bazaar. Come by and say hello! We would love to meet you! Our products are available for purchase online at www.modesttransitions.com. We are always creating new products. Follow us on Instagram @modesttransitions for all the latest! -
Meet the Maker: Amelia Lui of Felt Up by Amelia
How’s it going? I’m Amelia of Felt Up by Amelia! I make colorful, fun, and sassy home decor made from one of my favorite materials: felt!
I grew up in a creative household where my mom always encouraged me to make, create, and experiment with all sorts of crafts.
About 6 years ago, I started getting more serious about my art and I made the switch from something that I only do on the weekends to something that I do every day. One of my favorite things about working with wool felt is cutting fine details by hand, it’s almost a form of meditating for me. I get lost in it and appreciate every little snip!
I like to speak my mind through my felt and it seems to resonate with lots of people! Whether it’s through my sweet but sassy “fuck off” banner or my straight to the point “pls leave by 9” banner.
My goal through making and crafting with felt is not just to add a little color & fun to your day, or make people laugh or smile, but to also be a part of special and meaningful moments of your lives. I love making that bouquet to celebrate a dance recital, a wedding, a baby shower, or a new home. I love being behind that gift that will make you and your best friend laugh together for years to come.
You can find me in Mt. Airy surrounded by felt scraps, my supportive husband Max, and my chubby dog Bandit. I can’t wait to see you all at the Holiday Art Star Craft Bazaar, please come say hello to me at booth #47!
Check out my Instagram so we can stay in touch!
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Art Star Branded Products
Salt & Pepper Shakers – The Maple Ridge for Art Star, currently in production Over the past few years we’ve been working with a handful of our artists to make Art Star branded products. These items are a collaboration between us and some of our favorite Art Star artists. Typically we start by pitching a product idea to one of our artists & then from there we figure out how we are going to make it and price it out. Many times we make it ourselves here in house or we find another artist or small company to make it for us. We try to keep it made within Philadelphia whenever possible and we never source outside of the US. The artist sends us the design & we do the rest! Our products run the gamut. We have jewelry, fridge magnets, calendars, datebooks, T-shirts and more. This past year we really pushed to put out a wholesale catalog and get some of our products into cool shops across the country. So far we’ve been pretty successful with it and have some great ideas to expand the product line. Here’s a glimpse of what we are currently working on & what you’ll see in our shop (and other shops, hopefully) very soon!
color tests for the salt + pepper shakers 
Bottle Opener Key Chains by The Maple Ridge for Art Star. Now available, $8 in store. Coming soon to www.artstarphilly.com We’ve got some more goodies in the works, but they are a secret for now 😉
You can purchase our line from our site here. Here are a list of the cool shops that stock select Art Star branded products:
Amelia Presents
Water Valley, MSBuy Olympia
Portland, ORDoubledutch Boutique
Baltimore, MDMagpie
Somerville, MATrohv Home + Gift
Baltimore + DCIf you are interested in carrying our line, please fill out our wholesale submission form here
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Hello Dear Friend Necklace Instagram Giveaway!
Our first Instagram giveaway!! We will randomly select 1 instagram follower who reposts this photo with #artstarphilly as soon as we reach 300 followers. Spread the artstarphilly love!! -
Get this Look!
Our girl Kelly is lookin’ mighty fine in her Art Star duds. Pick up these fine pieces from our shop & you will be stylin’ for back to school, the office, or out on the town!
Dottie Skirt by Erin Waxman / Color Block Clutch by On3Designs / Large Hexagon Necklace by Aliyah Gold