2009 New Releases

GlassWeekend '09 - July 17 -19

CONTACT: Janet Peterson, Marketing and Public Relations Director

TEL: (856) 825-6800, Ext. 108

FAX: (856) 825-2410

E-MAIL: jpeterson@wheatonarts.org      

GALLERIES, ARTISTS, CURATORS, AND COLLECTORS GATHER FOR GLASSWEEKEND ‘09 AT WHEATONARTS

MILLVILLE, NJ - The Creative Glass Center of America (CGCA) and the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass (AACG) present, GlassWeekend ‘09, July 17, 18 and 19. Since 1985, GlassWeekend, a biennial event, has brought together the world’s leading artists, collectors, galleries, and museum curators for a three-day weekend of exhibitions, lectures, hands-on glassmaking, artists’ demonstrations, and social events. The guest speaker is James Yood, renowned critic and writer. The event is sponsored by Frank Crystal & Company, an insurance brokerage firm located in New York, NY, with offices throughout the U.S.

The proceeds of GlassWeekend benefit the CGCA Fellowship Program, providing working fellowships to twelve individual artists from around the world each year. Additionally, as the event’s co-presenter, the AACG dedicates portions of the proceeds to help fund Museum exhibitions that further the development and appreciation of art made from glass.

This year’s guest artists are two couples: Kari Russell-Pool and Marc Petrovic, Sibylle Peretti and Stephen Paul Day. All are successful solo artists who also work collaboratively.

Petrovic makes pieces that are predominantly glass but also contain wood and metal components. Russell-Pool is primarily a flame worker. Although they strive to retain their individual work and approach, they have collaborated, to a greater or lesser extent, since college. Each offers insight and suggestions on the other’s work. The collaboration between the two artists most often incorporates Petrovic’s blown birds into Russell-Pool’s structures.

Based in New Orleans and Cologne, Germany, American artist Day and German artist Peretti have collaborated under the name Club S & S since 2000. Both individually and as collaborators they have shown extensively in international and national institutions, foundations, museums and biennials. They have been awarded multiple residencies throughout Europe and the United States where their work is also part of permanent public collections in Germany and New York.

The artist demonstrations take place over the weekend on a rotating schedule in the Glass Studio. A private demonstration for GlassWeekend registrants is scheduled for Sunday morning.  

The art galleries seen in the Event Center show the most current work of over 200 professional artists working in glass today. It is considered one of the most extensive presentations of museum quality glass vessels and sculpture assembled in one location. The exhibiting galleries are:

■ Chappell Gallery / New York, NY

■ Duane Reed Gallery / St. Louis, MO

■ Habatat Galleries / Chicago, IL

■ Heller Gallery / New York, NY

■ Jane Sauer Gallery / Santa Fe, NM

■ Leo Kaplan Modern / New York, NY

■ Marx-Saunders Gallery / Chicago, IL

■ Maurine Littleton Gallery / Washington, DC

■ Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery / Pittsburgh, PA

■ Mostly Glass Gallery / Englewood, NJ

■ PRISM Contemporary Glass / Chicago, IL

■ Silica Galleries / Philadelphia, PA

■ Thomas R. Riley Galleries / Cleveland, OH

■ Wexler Gallery / Philadelphia, PA

■ WheatonArts / Millville, NJ 

Three-day event registrants benefit from an extensive programming schedule. The weekend begins with a Friday evening preview reception in the Event Center, continues with a reception and dinner in the Museum of American Glass Saturday evening, and culminates with a private demonstration on Sunday morning by the guest artists. They engage in hands-on activities and attend special presentations with guest artists and CGCA fellowship artists; panels and breakout sessions with contemporary glass artists, museum curators, gallery owners and collectors; and an auction that directly benefits the CGCA Fellowship Program and the AACG’s educational efforts. Weekend registration deadline is June 30. Call CGCA at 800-998-4552 or 856-825-6800, extension 106.

Day visitors are welcome on July 18 and 19. Admission: $10.00 Adults, $9.00 Senior Adults, and $7.00 Students. Children five and under are free. WheatonArts and the Glass Studio demonstrations are included in the price of admission. There is an additional charge of $6.00 per person to visit the galleries. Event Center hours: June 18, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and June 19, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call WheatonArts at 800-998-4552 or 856-825-6800 or visit www.glassweekend.com or www.wheatonarts.org.

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.

WheatonArts is funded 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; the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and The Karma Foundation. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. WheatonArts received funding through a grant from the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism, and from the Cumberland County Urban Enterprise Zone.

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