Press Releases 2007
Bead and Beadwork Programs
CONTACT:
Janet Peterson, Marketing and Public Relations Director
TEL: (856) 825-6800, Ext. 108
FAX: (856) 825-2410
WheatonArts
presents bead and beadwork programs this fall
The
Folk and traditional artists use different
materials, such as shells, quills, bones, stones, wood, glass and metal, to
weave or embroider designs using either figural motifs of flowers animals or
human figures or intricate mixtures of geometric and abstract figures. Beaded
objects are used both in everyday life and in different ceremonies in which
they become part of a ritual object with symbolic significance.
Pieces on display will include: French beaded
flowers and early American beaded purses and necklaces; Native American beaded
pipe cases, knife cases and moccasins; Guiana and Zulu aprons; Bedouin and
Kenyan wedding necklaces as well as a Chinese mandarin necklace; Egyptian
netted beads; Ukrainian gerdane and other beaded jewelry; beaded bags;
and photographs of various cultures. These and other objects will illustrate
the endless possibilities of the art form.
The Museum of American Glass
exhibit, "Contemporary Glass Beads by
Mid-Atlantic Artists," opens October 2 and continues through December 31. It will feature over 50 beads created by
artists who are members of the International Society of Glass Beadmakers and who live
and work in the Mid-Atlantic region.
The Gallery of Fine Craft exhibition and sale, “Beads From
Venice,” opens September 28 and continues through December 31. The show will
feature the work of Venetian glass beadmakers including the internationally
recognized work of Leslie Genninger, an American artist who lives in Venice
The Gallery will also feature the work of WheatonArts
lampworking artist, Susan Morgan. Morgan combines the techniques of
lampworking, fusing and stained glass in her work. She creates marble necklaces
and earrings as well as fused stained glass flower and ribbon pins. Her latest
collection titled, "Hangover Jewelry," features necklaces, earrings
and bracelets made from the recycled glass of liquor bottles. She will teach a beadmaking
class as part of the WheatonArts bead program this fall.
Upcoming beadmaking and
beadwork workshops and classes include:
- Ukrainian Beadwork with Vera Nakonechny (four-week
class), October 20 and 27, November 3 and 10, 2
p.m. – 4 p.m., in the
- Native
American Beadwork with Roberta Flores (three-week class), October 13, 20
and 27,
11 a.m. – 1 p.m., in the
- Glass
Beadmaking with Susan Morgan (three-week class), October 20, November 3,
December 1,9 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the Flameworking Studio.
- Clay Bead Family
Workshop with Phyllis
Seidner, (three-week workshop) October 20, November 10 and December 8, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m., in the Craft Studio.
- Jewelry Making with Alyce Laufer, November 17, 2 p.m.
– 4 p.m., in the
WheatonArts 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
The DJFC is a division of Wheaton Arts and Cultural
Center, Inc., a non-profit arts organization. The DJFC receives support from the New Jersey State
Council on the
Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the
Arts, and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts; the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of Cultural
Affairs in the Department of State; Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and Mid
Atlantic Arts Foundation. The DJFC is further supported by residents and groups with an interest in the traditional art and
culture of southern
WheatonArts 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.