Press Releases 2008
Smart Art Exhibit
CONTACT:
Janet
Peterson, Marketing and Public Relations Director
TEL:
(856)
825-6800, Ext. 108
FAX: (856) 825-2410
E-MAIL: jpeterson@wheatonarts.org
GALLERY
OF FINE CRAFT EXHIBIT FEATURES RECYCLED, REPURPOSED AND SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS
The
exhibit features the following items:
■ Recycled Glass
Bottle Jewelry
■ Seashell Decorated
Mirrors
■ Organic Graphite
Writing Objects
■ Recycled and
Repurposed Bamboo Chopstick Folding Bowls and Lamps
■ Recycled Newspaper
Tote Bags, Lunch Bags and Accessories.
■ Handcrafted
Pottery Kitchen Compost Crocks
■ Eco and Animal
Friendly Cardboard Animal Head Wall Art
■ Recyclable
Cardboard Children=s Playhouses
■ Handwoven Bamboo
Scarves
■ Repurposed Color
Pencil and Clock Key Jewelry
■ Recycled Juice
Pack Handbags, Cell Phone Holders and Wallets
■ Clocks, Business
Card Holders and Bottle Openers made from Recycled Bicycle Parts
■ Regenerated
Leather Journals, Business Card Holders, Address Books, and Desk Accessories
crafted in Italy
■ Tyvek Wallets and
Luggage Tags made from Recycled Plastic Bottles
■ Recycled and Repurposed
Bags made from Billboards
■ One-of-a-kind
Scarves, Gloves and Hats crafted from Vintage Sweaters and T-Shirts
■ Jewelry made from
Bottle Caps
■ Clocks crafted
from Vintage 45 rpm Records
■ Metal Animal
Sculptures for the Garden made from Reclaimed Farm Machinery
■ Sea Glass Jewelry
■ Handcrafted
Eco-Friendly Shopping Bags made by Fair Trade in India
■Wallets crafted
from Recycled Plastic Bags
It
is free to shop and stroll at WheatonArts except during outdoor special events.
The Gallery of Fine Craft and the other WheatonArts museum stores are open
Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WheatonArts
is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. An admission ticket is
required to visit the Museum of American Glass, Down Jersey Folklife Center, and
the Ceramic, Glass, Flameworking and Woodcarving Studios.
For
more information about the exhibit call 800-998-4552 or 856-825-6800, extension
155, or visit www.wheatonarts.org/museumstores/gallery.
To learn about WheatonArts 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, a
Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Geraldine R. Dodge
Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. WheatonArts receives
general operating support from the New Jersey Historical Commission, Division
of Cultural Affairs in the New Jersey Department of State and is supported in
part by the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism.
