Meg Jala 

Depending on weather, Meg will either be doing some movement performance art, or making collaborative creations with Winter Art Fest goers! ✨ Come support Meg & all the other creatives and vendors; all while enjoying some food and drinks! 

Meg Jala is a multidisciplinary artist, storyteller and healer who shares her ideas using performance and visual art modalities interweaving her professional scope in yoga, energy healing, herbalism, art and food. Meg believes that art has the capacity to connect us, while opening the eyes and hearts of us all no matter our backgrounds of beliefs. She enjoys sharing the practice of holism in her workshops and circles, encouraging creative expression and healing within ourselves using stories, movement, ritual, plant medicine and play. Through her large scale abstract expressionist movement paintings, Meg also uses color and movement to tell stories.

Drew from 5ifth Place

About Drew: 5th Place is my brand. “I screen print & design my own brand along with custom printing other brands & businesses. 5th place symbolizes that the best version of you comes from failure. We all learn from our mistakes. I intend to show people, being #1 isn’t everything. It’s the journey there. Will you lose to win?” 

Have you ever wanted to try Screen Printing? Come print YOUR OWN shirt (fees will apply) or create a print on paper for free! It’s that easy. You’ll have a choice between two Premade Designs. Walk away with something you did. 

Acadia Rae

Acadia Rae is a Fire and Flow Artist Performer, and has been exploring play through the fire arts for a decade and aspires to evoke that sense of playfulness in her audiences. 

Grab some food & drinks, and come warm your hands & your heart at her whimsical fire show! 🔥

Prism Glassworks

Phil from Prism Glassworks will be blowing glass and making such cool creations 💥 Come and see Phil’s skilled craft and so many other artists and creative vendors!

About Phil: Phil Sundling has been blowing glass for over twenty years, using fire to craft innovative and beautiful pieces of functional and artistic glass. He focuses on borosilicate lamp /flame working, and has developed a style that merges form with function. In 2001, Phil opened Prism Glass Works, an independent workshop and gallery in Troy, NY that has continued to provide space for local glass artists alike.

Lil Thrift Ma

Lil Thrift Ma will be selling their Vintage, Thrift & Handmade Goods throughout the day, so come on by to check out these one of a kind creations! 🦋👚🖤 Come out to the Winter Art Fest to support Lil Thrift Ma, all the other creatives and vendors; all while enjoying some food and drinks! 

About Lil Thrift Ma:  Lil Thrift Ma is a Black + Queer owned shop based out of Albany! They sell curated vintage, handmade clothing from vintage textiles and chainmail jewelry. Their clothing is season-less, genderless and size expansive.

Quill Harrison

Quill will be selling prints and other items of their awesome illustration work 🐇🐦 throughout the day, so come on by to check it out; all while enjoying some food and drinks! 

About Quill: Quill Harrison is a multi-passionate artist based in New York. Their artwork mainly consists of illustrations, murals, and sculptures. Within it, they show their experience as a black and queer artist as well as anxiety, existentialism, communication, and the ways humans connect with one another. They've had their artwork exhibited at the Arts Center of the Capital Region, Saratoga Arts, Albany Center Gallery, Opalka Gallery, and more. Currently, Quill is working as a freelance illustrator, a muralist, and exploring their studio practice.

Zoe 

Zoe will be selling her illustrated & vibrant stickers; you don’t want to miss out on grabbing your own! Winter Art Fest will have so many creative vendors, performance artists, and food & drink to try; come on by and see what’s happening! 

About Zoe: Zoe is a Troy local penguin obsessed artist, creating unique character designs, stickers, and prints. Her work is inspired by animated cartoons and has colorful themes. Zoe is inspiring to be a webtoonist/animator in the future creating comics, visual novels, and animated series. She is currently attending Hudson Valley Community College digital media program and has sold and had her work featured in local shows in Troy, Albany, and Hudson Valley.  

Jade Warrick

Jade will be selling merch and more throughout the day, so you get your own TrashKid Art originals! There will be so many more vendors, come and support all these amazing artists and creatives.

About Jade: Jade Warrick, aka TrashKiD is a multi-disciplinary visual artist whose work focuses on historical events, personal stories + memories, and a love for the grittiness and absurdism displayed in the real world. Whether it is through a 60ft mural or art programing for youth, TrashKiD's art always finds a way to keep their creativity alive and eccentrically untraditional.

Michelle Vara

Michelle will be doing Live Welding 💥 throughout the day, so come on by to check out this awesome artistry, the other creative people and vendors; all while enjoying some food and drinks! 

About Michelle Vara: holds an MFA from Plymouth University in the UK. Currently, she owns and operates The Ballard Road Art Studio Gallery in Wilton NY. She is available for commissions in sculpture and painting. She is interested in the politics of the universal consciousness and tethered to the lineage of the Abstract Expressionists; it engages with Jungian ideals that there is a shared consciousness tapped into and revealed through the viewer's engagement with abstracted color and form. Her work is not bound in one medium or style, but joins multiple platforms of material and processes that she believes necessary for subject engagement. She holds a high value in being open-minded, honest, and fun.

Joe from Stylo Design Studio

Joe will be selling original artwork, prints, cards, and merch throughout the day! 🤘 Check out his “punk rock grunge pop art” works 💀 and get a piece of your own! Joe and so many other artists and creative vendors will be at Winter Art Fest this year, come out and support them!

About Joe: Joe from Stylo Design Studio creates Acrobatic Eye Candy. Punk rock meets grunge meets pop art. It's more than art, it's a way of life.

Upstate's Cold Brew

Upstate's Cold Brew will be handing out samples and selling their signature cold brew beverages throughout the day! If you’re looking for an energy boost or good cup of coffee, Upstate's Cold Brew will be the booth for you! Upstate's Cold Brew and so many other creative vendors will be at Winter Art Fest this year, come out and support them. 

About Upstate's Cold Brew: Founded by longtime friends, Jamel Mosely and Khalid Miller, Upstate's Cold Brew is a small-batch cold brew coffee company based in Troy, NY. UCB believes that a great cup of cold brew should be both smooth and nutty with a balanced blend of dark chocolate, caramel, and citrus notes. Each harvest is unique and we embrace that to bring you a coffee that is as versatile as it is delicious. Whether you're fueling up to seize the day or vibin' at home to your favorite records, Upstate's Cold Brew is crafted to perfectly complement your lifestyle.