{"id":230573,"date":"2026-06-28T23:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T23:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/230573\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T23:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T23:33:18","slug":"hundreds-of-artists-display-work-at-annual-manayunk-art-festival-in-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/230573\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of artists display work at annual Manayunk Art Festival in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sea of people took over Main Street in Philadelphia’s Manayunk neighborhood Sunday as large crowds filled the street for the 37th annual Manayunk Art Festival.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The food is great. The people are great. A lot of fun. An amazing time,” said Michael Osbourne, who lives in Roxborough.<\/p>\n

The festival featured more than 300 artists. Visitors got the chance to see art of all kinds, including glass and wood art as well as ceramics and paintings.<\/p>\n

“Great variety. A lot of diversity. It’s cool,” said Anna Owens, who attended the festival for the first time.<\/p>\n

Some of the art at the festival also featured a connection to the Philadelphia area, including oil paintings created by Jean Broden.<\/p>\n

She says it’s her way of showcasing the city she loves.<\/p>\n

“There’s plenty of people who like to pooh-pooh Philadelphia. I do not. I am a rah-rah Philadelphian,” Broden said. “I feel like sometimes my artwork is my way of saying, see how great we are, see all these fabulous things we have.”<\/p>\n

Owens said she bought a piece of art inspired by the Wissahickon trail, allowing her to take a piece of the neighborhood with her as she prepares to move into her new home.<\/p>\n

“We live right next to the Wissahickon and we are actually moving next week, which is super sad, out of the area, and we were like, what a good piece to take with us,” she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And for some of the artists, the festival was a culmination of the blood, sweat and tears they’ve put into their work for years.<\/p>\n

It’s a statement Emily Downes has taken quite literally.<\/p>\n

“I’ve been doing ceramics for my entire life. Since I was a young teenager. I went to school for it. I bleed it. I actually had to get two stitches yesterday,” she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Downes says those stitches were worth it, especially after seeing how people responded to her artwork at the festival.<\/p>\n

“It’s been really great to put a lot of character into something and to share it with others and get such a great response,” Downes said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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