Press Releases 2008
Fenton Event
CONTACT:
Janet
Peterson, Marketing and Public Relations Director
TEL:
(856)
825-6800, Ext. 108
FAX: (856) 825-2410
E-MAIL:
jpeterson@wheatonarts.org
FENTON ART
GLASS FAMILY SIGNING EVENT WITH TOM FENTON AT WHEATONARTS
MILLVILLE,
NJ –Tom
Fenton, former Vice President of the Fenton Art Glass Company, will meet with collectors
of Fenton’s fine, handmade glassware and answer any questions about the product
and factory at the Brownstone Emporium at WheatonArts on October 25 from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m.
Visitors
are welcome to purchase new Fenton Art Glass from the Brownstone Emporium’s
large selection
and have it signed. Fenton’s exclusive 2008 Signing Event item, a 4” Fabergé
Rose Bowl in Blue Lagoon Opalescent (a new color), is available for purchase
prior to and during the signing event. It costs $35.00.
Guests
may also register for door prizes and take the Fenton Glass Factory Tour on
video. This short video takes you into the factory in West Virginia and
explains the Fenton method of producing its glassware.
Fenton
Art Glass, now in their second century of glassmaking, is known for its wide
range of colors, handpainting and handcrafting. Fenton played a key leadership
role in the Fenton factory’s quest for continuous improvement of quality. He
states, “Our goal was to constantly improve the product we made for Fenton’s
followers throughout the world.”
The
Brownstone Emporium at WheatonArts has the largest selection of Fenton Art
Glass in New Jersey. The store also offers an assortment of pressed and hand
blown glassware from notable American manufacturers such as Mosser and Peggy
Karr plus a wide selection of handcrafted jewelry.
The
store signing in the Brownstone Emporium is free. An admission ticket is required
to visit the Museum
of American Glass, Down Jersey Folklife Center and Artist Studios. Adults
$10.00, Senior Adults $9.00 and Students $7.00. Children five and under are
free.
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.
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 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 funding provided
by the New Jersey Cultural Trust and the Cooperative Marketing Grant Program of the Economic Growth and Tourism Commission,
Office of Travel and Tourism.
