Main Street’s Art Stroll Calling For All Artists

Philippi Main Street’s 2023 Annual Art Stroll was probably the most diverse in the brief history of the spring evening event. From local visual artists, see Sondra Guire in the picture, to young artists announcing their participation, see chalk above, to a juggler from a nearby community, see above right, the evening was filled with visual arts, fabric arts, stitching arts, hand-painted china, wood works, an antique button collection, literary arts, nature’s arrangements, jewelry creations, street side art, and more.

“Whether you’re a visual, musical, performing, fabric, or literary artist, we want you to be part of Philippi Main Street’s annual Art Stroll Friday, April 26 from 5-8 p.m. in downtown Philippi,” says a spokesperson for the Art Stroll Planning Committee.

Main Street’s Art Stroll has been a mainstay in downtown activities since the first stroll in 2011. Each year’s stroll draws hundreds of strollers to downtown Philippi. These strollers enjoy visual artists, musicians, writers, and sometimes dancers who exhibit or perform in business locations from the Barbour County Historical Museum to Freedom Bank.

To fill the 20 plus exhibit sites, Main Street again calls out to local, area, regional, and state artists to join in the popular evening event. Anyone wanting to participate in Philippi’s annual Art Stroll should contact Philippi Main Street Director Tammy Stemple at 304-457-3700, Ext. 226 or via email hotpepperbabe@hotmail.com.

County school students, both public and private are always part of the stroll. Local musicians are also high points of the popular evening event.

Besides looking for artists, the Art Stroll is also looking for locations to showcase the evening’s event. Any Main Street business or organization that would like to be an exhibit site, please contact Stemple.

Main Street’s Art Stroll Committee will place artists into available locations based upon a first-come, first-serve arrangement. Because locations fill up quickly, interested parties are encouraged to contact Stemple as soon as possible.