Press Releases 2005
GlassWeekend '05
CONTACT: Janet Peterson, Marketing and Public Relations DirectorTEL: (856) 825-6800, Ext. 108
FAX: (856) 825-2410
E-MAIL: jpetrson@wheatonvillage.org
MILLVILLE, NJ - The Creative Glass Center of America and the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass present, GlassWeekend ‘05, July 15, 16 and 17. Since 1985, GlassWeekend, a biennial event, has brought together the world’s leading artists, collectors, galleries, and museum curators for a three-day weekend of exhibitions, lectures, hands-on glassmaking, artists’ demonstrations, and social events. Guest demonstrating artists are Hank Murta Adams, NY, Shane Fero, NC, and José Chardiet, RI.
The proceeds of GlassWeekend benefit the Creative Glass Center of America Fellowship Program. The event's co-presenter, the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, uses a portion of the proceeds to fund educational programs that further the development and appreciation of art made from glass.
The exhibiting galleries are:
• Bullseye Connection, Portland, OR
• Chappell Gallery, Boston, MA
• R. Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO
• Elliot Brown Gallery, Seattle, WA
• Glass Artists Gallery, Sydney, Australia
• The Glass Gallery, Bethesda, MD
• Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
• Hawk Galleries, Columbus, OH
• Heller Gallery, New York, NY
• Leo Kaplan Modern, New York, NY
• Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL
• Morgan Contemporary Glass
Gallery,
Pittsburgh, PA
• Maurine Littleton Gallery, Washington, D.C.
• Mostly Glass Gallery, Englewood, NJ
• Thomas R. Riley Galleries, Columbus, OH
• L.H. Selman, Santa Cruz, CA
• Snyderman-Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• PRISM, Chicago, IL
• Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Ontario, CanadaOnly those people who
registered to attend the three-day event may participate in Friday’s
hands-on opportunities and the Preview Reception that evening. The galleries
in the Event Center are open to the general public on July 16 and 17.
Wheaton Village and the
special demonstrations in the glass studio by guest artists are included
with the price of admission: $10.00 Adults, $9.00 Senior Citizens, and $7.00
Students. There is an additional charge of $6.00 per person to visit the
galleries. Children five and under are free. Gallery hours in the Exhibition
Center: July 16, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
July 17, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information, call the Creative Glass
Center
of America at 800-998-4552 or 856-825-6800, Ext.
106. E-mail:
mail@wheatonvillage.org.
Web sites: www.glassweekend.com and www.wheatonvillage.org.
Wheaton Village strives to ensure the
accessibility of its exhibitions, events and programs to all persons
with
with
disabilities. Provide two weeks notice for special
accommodations.
The Creative Glass Center of America is a division of Wheaton Village, Inc. The Creative Glass Center of America is funded by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, The Karma Foundation, and the American Craft Council.
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