2010 News Releases
Winter 2010
CONTACT: Janet Peterson, Marketing and Public Relations DirectorTEL: (856) 825-6800, Ext. 108
FAX: (856) 825-2410
MILLVILLE, NJ – Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center has announced that it will offer
free admission to the Museum of American Glass during its winter operating
schedule in January, February and March. The organization is open Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., beginning January 8. This schedule
remains in effect through March 28.
The Down Jersey Folklife Center and Artist Studios are closed
during these three months but the museum stores remain open. WheatonArts
returns to its six-day operating schedule on April 1.
Upcoming in
2010:
■ “Curator’s Choice” in the Museum
of American Glass’ Special Exhibition Gallery. January 15 through March 28. The
exhibit showcases pieces from the collection not often seen by the public and
new pieces obtained in 2009.
■ “A Garden of Quilts” Quilt Show.
March 20 and 21. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event features approximately 250
examples of quilters art, from traditional bed quilts to contemporary wall
hangings. Presented by The Garden Patch Quilters (National
Quilting Association Chapter 541), it is the largest judged quilt show in South Jersey. The show includes quilt displays, vendor
mall, boutique, door prizes, “Floral Fantasy” raffle quilt (Queen size,
hand-appliquéd and hand-quilted. Tickets cost $1.00.), hourly demonstrations,
“Sit and Stitch,” and oral quilt appraisals by Karen Dever, AQA Certified Appraiser, (verbal appraisal, pre-1975
only is $20.00 or written appraisal for $45.00). Special exhibits: South Jersey Crazy Quilt Guild, Australian
Charity Quilt and The Garden Patch Challenge. Admission: $8.00 per person.
Children five and under are free. Food and refreshments are
available for purchase.
For more
information about WheatonArts, call 1-800-998-4552 or 856-825-6800, or visit online at 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.
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 funding through a grant from the New
Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism. Additional funding
provided the Cumberland County Improvement Authority.
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