Press Releases 2009
WheatonArts Receives Horizon Grant
CONTACT: Janet Peterson,
Marketing and Public Relations Director
TEL:
(856)
825-6800, Ext. 108
FAX: (856) 825-2410
E-MAIL:
jpeterson@wheatonarts.org
WHEATONARTS
RECEIVES $10,000 GRANT FROM THE HORIZON
FOUNDATION FOR NEW JERSEY
MILLVILLE,
NJ –
Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center has received a grant in the amount of $10,000
from the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey. This grant will help fund the
WheatonArts Glasstown Collective
Education Program, an arts education initiative serving Cumberland
County students. The arts programs include:
■ The “GrowCreative! Pre-School
Program,” a partnership with the Millville Child and Family Center, Millville's
city-wide preschool serving over 650 three- and four-year olds. WheatonArts has
offered year-round free access and special programs to the entire school
community, including students, teachers and their respective families.
■ The “Glasstown Partnership,” a program for 70 Millville 4th graders,
includes hands-on glassmaking experiences and interactive museum programming.
In addition, all 4th grade classes in Millville make special class visits at no
charge. The program is now in its 14th year.
■ The “Juvenile Justice Partnership” is
an intensive program of training and hands-on experience that serves up teens
currently under the supervision of NJ Juvenile Justice Commission. Activities
have ranged from creating glass paperweights to casting self-portraits with hot
glass and other art and design activities.
"We are delighted
to partner with WheatonArts,” said Larry Altman, executive director of The Horizon
Foundation for New Jersey. “The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey is dedicated
to supporting needed resources to charitable organizations making an impact on
the lives of people across New Jersey."
The
Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, created by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of
New Jersey, supports charitable organizations that promote health and other
cultural and arts programs throughout New Jersey. For more information about
the Foundation visit www.horizonblue.com/foundation.
WheatonArts,
the largest regional arts organization in South Jersey, is home to the Museum
of American Glass, the Creative Glass Center of America, the Down Jersey
Folklife Center, a Hot Glass Studio and several traditional crafts studios, the
Gallery of Fine Craft, four museum stores, and a 10,000 square-foot event
center. In addition to daily glassblowing and craft demonstrations, WheatonArts
features special exhibitions, programs, workshops, performances and several
weekend festivals and events throughout the year. WheatonArts is recognized as
a Major Arts Organization by the NJ State Council on the Arts, “given in recognition of the organizations’ solid history
of artistic excellence, arts programming, and broad public service.”
WheatonArts
is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open July 4 and Labor Day.
Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. For more information
about WheatonArts visit www.wheatonarts.org
or call 800-998-4552 or 856-825-6800.
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