AMERICAN STUDIO GLASS
"Celebration 50/ Forward"
June 29, 30 & July 1, 2012
10am to 5pm each day

Join us for a weekend of experimentation and camaraderie in celebration of 50 years of American Studio Glass.

Throughout the weekend free-flowing, ongoing hot glass demonstration and exhibitions will commemorate the 50th anniversary of contemporary glass. A dynamic team of artists, led by special guests Paul Marioni, Richard Marquis and Paul Stankard will reflect on the past, collaborate in the present and ponder the future of art made glass.

Special presentations include:

Toledo Workshop Revisited, a film presentation by Andrew Page, Editor, Glass Quarterly, Saturday, 12:30 to 1:45pm hosted by the Robert M. Minkoff Foundation

Artist Roundtable discussion, moderated by Andrew Page, Sunday, 10 to 11:30am.

Hot Glass Demonstrations

Friday, June 29, 10am to 5pm
Saturday, June 30, 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 5pm
Sunday, 12pm to 5pm

Studio events and presentations are open to the public with general admission. Students are welcome!

Advanced reservations are NOT requested or required. General Admission (10am-5pm) is $10 at the door per day (free for members, $7 for students with a valid ID).

Bring-your-own picnic lunch or enjoy a bite from The Sweets Suite Bake Shoppe Cafe on location.

Schedule:

Friday June 29
10am-12pm: Dick Marquis, Tina Aufierow w/ Deb Czeresko, Paul Marioni, Isabel DeObaldia

1pm-5pm: Tina Aufierow, Paul Stankard, Stephen Paul Day, Pike Powers

Saturday June 30
10am-12pm: Tina Aufierow, Rob Wynne, Jim Harmon, Hank Adams

2pm-5pm: Dick Marquis and Paul Marioni Collaboration, Jim Harmon, Mark Zirpel, Stephen Paul Day

Sunday July 1st
10am- 12pm: Round table discussion moderated by Andrew Paige

1pm-5pm: Mark Zirpel, Dick Marquis, Deb Czeresko, Paul Stankard, Isabel DeObaldia

(Please note guest artists and program times are subject to change without notice.)

THE FIRE CONTINUES The Gallery of Fine Craft. Through July 1, 2012. MORE>>

READ "The Evolution of a Movement, Preserved in Glass" the New York Times review of the exhibits by Tammy La Gorce. CLICK HERE>>

Funding had been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/ Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. WheatonArts receives funding through a grant from the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism, the Arts Alliance for Contemporary Glass and the Robert M. Minkoff M. Foundation.