The Gallery of Fine Craft’s exhibition and sale of kiln glass works compliments the Museum of American Glass’ current exhibition, "Particle Theories: International Pâte de Verre and Other Cast Glass Granulations." Participating artists include Tina Aufiero, Anna Boothe, Wendy Saxon Brown, Alicia Lomné, Thomas McPhee, Pauline Stankard Iacovino, and Erika Tada. This show is a follow up of the Gallery’s current exhibition, “The Fellows: Cast Glass,” and includes work by past Creative Glass Center of America Fellows Junichiro Baba, Megumi Esaki, Lucartha Kohler and Stephen Paul Day.

“The Best of Fenton” showcases over 80 pieces of Fenton Art Glass from the museum’s permanent collection and pieces on loan from private collectors. Located in the Special Exhibition Gallery, the show will be divided into 12 categories including iridescent, heat sensitive, early art, opaque colors, lamps, decorated, 1976, hobnail, and crests.

The Gallery features fine American crafts and one-of-a-kind contemporary works in all media. The Museum of American Glass has the most comprehensive collection of American glass in the country with over 6,500 pieces on display. Wheaton Village is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., through December 31. Open Labor Day and Columbus Day. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

General admission: Adults $10.00, Seniors $9.00 and Students $7.00. Children five and under are free. Admission to The Gallery of Fine Craft and the other museum stores is free except during outdoor special events. In addition, the Glass Studio in the T. C. Wheaton Glass Factory, Ceramics Studio, Woodworking Studio, Flameworking Studio, and Down Jersey Folklife Center are included with the price of admission.

For more information about the Gallery of Fine Craft, Museum of American Glass and Wheaton Village, call
800-998-4552 or 856-825-6800. Web site: www.wheatonvillage.org. E-mail: mail@wheatonvillage.org.

Wheaton Village strives to ensure the accessibility of its exhibitions, events and programs to all persons with disabilities. Provide two weeks notice for special accommodations.

Funding has 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 the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.