WheatonArts :: Artist Studios :: Glass Studio :: FAQ
The temperature in the furnace where glass is melted down is just over 2000º. As the artists work, blowing and shaping their forms the glass on the pipe is continually cooling and needs to be reheated. The reheating chamber for the glass is called a “glory hole.”
Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. WheatonArts receives general operating support from the New Jersey Historical Commission, Division of Cultural Affairs in the New Jersey Department of State and is supported in part by the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism and Cumberland County Urban Enterprise Zone.
Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center strives to ensure the accessibility of its exhibitions, events and programs to all persons with disabilities. Provide two weeks notice for special accommodations. Patrons with hearing and speech disabilities may contact WheatonArts through the New Jersey Relay Service (TRS) 800-852-7899 or by dialing 711.
