To kick off Quaker Hill’s role in Wilmington’s new Creative Arts District, the Quaker Hill Historic Preservation Foundation, with the help of several partner organizations, is holding Friends of the Arts: A Festival of Creativity on Quaker Hill on May 1 and 2, 2015.
The first part of the event on Friday, May 1 (Friday’s schedule), an art auction on the Wilmington Art on the Town Loop, featuring more than a dozen local artists, will be held at 521 N. West Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. on May 1, continuing Saturday the 2nd from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Most of the art works on display will be available for bid in a silent auction. Come bid on your favorite artists’ work or discover new ones!
On Saturday, May 2nd an Arts/Crafts Market & Creative Festival will be held from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. on the grounds of the Wilmington Friends Meeting at 401 N. West Street in Wilmington, a block south of the exhibit/auction (Saturday’s schedule). The festival will feature live music (list of musical artists, children’s activities, an arts & crafts market; a presentation on “The African-American Experience in Music” by former Mayor James Baker, with musical accompaniment by Raye Jones Avery, Dennis Fortune & Gerald Chavis, a bagpipe performance by Sgt. Walter Ferris, Wilmington Police Dept.; architectural tour by Dr. David Ames; and a host of children’s activities, including face-painting, henna tattoos, make-and-take-home arts and crafts, and wild animals from the DuPont Environmental Education Center; not to mention tasty food from Fat Rick’s Barbecue!
Click these links for the event flyer and a flyer addendum with supplemental information that wouldn’t fit or was confirmed too late to make it into the flyer.
Wilmington Art on the Town Loop & Silent Auction
Friday, May 1, 2015 – 6 – 9 PM
Creative Festival & Arts/Crafts Market
Wilmington Friends Meeting House
4th & West Streets, Wilmington, Delaware 19801
(Exhibit & Auction continue Sat., May 2, 2015 – 10 AM – 3 PM)
Artists:
• Larry Anderson
• Paul Andreas
• Carl Bailey
• Riva Brown
• Ken Carley
• Gerald Collins
• Patricia Edwards Dawson
• Geraldo Gonzalez
• Whitey Johnson
• Eunice LaFate
• W. James McGlynn
• James McGlone
• Harold R. “Tubby” Raymond
• Jason Rice
• Ken Segal
• William Slowik
• Roldan West
Each work will have a sheet for writing down your bid on that item. See any staff and volunteer with name tag for questions.
Saturday, May 2, 2015 – 10 AM – 4 PM
Creative Festival & Arts/Crafts Market
Wilmington Friends Meeting House
4th & West Streets, Wilmington, Delaware 19801
10:00 Festival Begins, Arts/Crafts Market Open (until 4)
11:00 Architectural Tour of Quaker Hill – Dr. David Ames (‘til 12)
11:00 Kids’ Activity – Painting with Yarn (until 1)
11:00 Music (Stage) Fishcastle, original folk (until 12)
12:00 Music (Social Room, Meeting House) Bagpipes, Sgt. Walter Ferris, Wilmington Police Dept.
12:45 Music (Stage) Kristin Rebecca, original vocal/guitar/harp
1:00 Kids’ Activities
- Book ‘Em – Wilmington Police Dept. (‘til 3)
- Make-&-Take-Home Crafts (‘til 3)
- – Henna Tattoos
- – Face Painting (‘til 3)
1:30 “The African-American Experience in Music” (Social Room, Meeting House presentation by Hon. James M. Baker w/ musical accompaniment by Raye Jones Avery, Dennis Fortune & Gerald Chavis (‘til 2:30)
2:30 Architectural Tour of Quaker Hill – Dr. David Ames (‘til 3:30)
3:00 Music (Stage) Rick Sabatini
4:00 Festival Ends – Good night, have a safe trip home!
ALSO: Art Exhibit/Silent Auction continues at
521 N. West St. (See Friday Art Loop for artists & info)
Music on Main Stage
11:00 Fishcastle original acoustic folk duo
12:45 Kristin Rebecca original singer/songwriter guitar/harp
3:00 Rick Sabatini original singer/songwriter