Press Releases 2007
Marble Weekend
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new jersey artist gateson recko featured at marble weekend at wheatonarts
MILLVILLE, NJ – Over 75 marble artists and dealers from across the country will be exhibiting in the Event Center at WheatonArts during Marble Weekend on June 23 and 24. Featured artist is Gateson Recko from Swedesboro, NJ.
A wide selection of handmade and machine-made antique marbles, contemporary marbles and marble related memorabilia will be available for sale. Throughout the weekend, nationally known marble artists will demonstrate their skills at the tank and at the torch in the Glass Studio and at the torch under a tent located outside the Glass Studio.
Recko received his degree in architecture but his artistic goals soon shifted from buildings to glass. In the mid 1990s he was a co-founder and artistic director of Hot Soup, Philadelphia’s first public glassblowing facility. After three years of furnace-worked glass, he turned his focus towards flameworking. In 2000, Recko moved to Taos, NM, where he started incorporating universe themes into glass spheres. It was during this time, that he began to push his own individual style. The Universe Marble was created and earned him first prize at the 2002 Albuquerque Flameworking Competition, the first of its kind. Recko’s focus remains on Universe Marbles and space related themes. Recently, his work has been shown at SOFA New York and Chicago and Palm Beach 3. His work can also be seen in the permanent collections of the Museum of American Glass at WheatonArts and The Corning Museum of Glass. Through his dedication to expanding the boundaries of the contemporary marble he has unlocked the limitless space within a glass sphere. Recko will demonstrate for registered Marble Weekend guests on Friday evening, June 22.
In addition, participants from the National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood, NJ, will be at the event on Saturday to demonstrate their skills on the marble court and the regional Boy Scouts will be holding a “Lost Your Marbles” event on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Scouts and scout-aged youth ages 5-12 may participate in any or all parts of these events: Marbles Instruction – 10 a.m. to Noon; Marble Hunt at Noon; and a Marbles Tournament from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
On Saturday and Sunday artists will conduct flameworking demonstrations in the tent outside the Glass Studio and in the Studio demonstrating marble making and glassblowing. Scheduled demonstrations in the Glass Studio on Saturday, June 23, are: 10 a.m. Kris Parke; 12:30 p.m. Francis Coupal; 1:30 p.m. Glass Studio demonstration; and 3:30 p.m. Glass Studio demonstration. Scheduled demonstrations under the Flameworking Tent on Saturday, June 23, are: 10:30 a.m. Aaron Slater; 11:30 a.m. Brett Christian; 1p.m. Shannon Norris; 2 p.m. Josh Sable; and 3 p.m. Jason McGhee.
Scheduled demonstrations in the Glass Studio on Sunday, June 24, are: 11 a.m. Glass Studio demonstration; 12:30 p.m. Gateson Recko slide presentation; 1:30 p.m. Glass Studio demonstration; and 3:30 p.m. Glass Studio demonstration. Scheduled demonstrations under the Flameworking Tent on Sunday, June 24, are: 10:30 a.m. Filip Vogelpohl; 11:30 p.m. Jerry Kelly; 1 p.m. Paul Katherman; and 2 p.m. Kevin Smolark.
On Saturday evening, the Carlisle School of Glass Art in Millville, NJ, will host a “Flame Off” competition at their facility and all registered Marble Weekend attendees are invited. The items created for the competition will be on exhibition the Event Center on Sunday. Prizes will be awarded. For more information about the “Flame Off” visit http://www.carlisleschoolofglassart.com/MarbleFlameoff/Flameoff.htm.
Show hours: June 23, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and June 24, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Day visitor admission: $10.00 Adults; $9.00 Seniors; $7.00 Students; and children five and under are free. Scouts in uniform are admitted free on Saturday only. Full weekend registration: Adults $50.00 and Students $20.00 (six to 18 years old). Full weekend admission includes Friday evening’s artist demonstrations and networking reception, Carlisle School of Glass Art’s “Flame Off,” and all additional activities. The cost to attend the Friday evening reception only is $10.00 per person.
To register for Marble Weekend, or for more information about the event, call 1-800-998-4552 or 856-825-6800, or visit www.wheatonarts.org.
WheatonArts strives to make exhibits, events and programs accessible to all visitors. Provide two weeks notice to accommodate needs. Patrons with hearing and speech disabilities may contact WheatonArts through the New Jersey Relay Service (TRS) 800-852-7899 or by dialing 711.
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, by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. WheatonArts received a general operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of Cultural Affairs in the Department of State. Additional funds provided by the New Jersey Cultural Trust and the Cooperative Marketing Grant Program of the Commerce, Economic Growth and Tourism Commission, Office of Travel and Tourism.
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