2012 News Releases

Celebration: 50 / Forward

CONTACT: Janet Peterson, Marketing and Public Relations Director

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

FAX: (856) 825-2410

glass artists Collaborate, experiment and reflect during wheatonartS’ “CELEBRATion: 50 / Forward” WEEKEND

MILLVILLE, NJ – To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the American Studio Glass Movement, WheatonArts presents a special weekend program, “Celebration: 50 / Forward,” on June 29, 30 and July 1. Experimentation and camaraderie in the Glass Studio highlight this weekend of free-flowing, ongoing hot glass demonstrations and presentations. A dynamic team of artists who work in glass (Hank Adams, Tina Aufiero, Deb Czeresko, Stephen Paul Day, Jim Harmon, Pike Powers, Matt Szosz, and Mark Zirpel), led by special guest artists Paul Marioni (one of the founding members of the American Studio Glass Movement), Richard Marquis and Paul Stankard, will “reflect on the past, collaborate in the present and ponder the future of art made glass.”

The Glass Studio events and presentations are open to the public with general admission to WheatonArts. The weekend schedule of activities in the Glass Studio are:

■ Friday, June 29

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Studio Projects/Artist Demonstrations.

■ Saturday, June 30

9 a.m. to Noon: Studio Projects/Artist Demonstrations.

12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.: Presentation: Toledo Workshop Revisited with Andrew Page, Glass Magazine editor, and Robert Minkoff from the Robert M. Minkoff Foundation.

2 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Studio Projects/Artist Demonstrations.

The evening celebration dinner, “Under the Stars,” is a fundraising event with proceeds benefitting the Glass Studio operations, including WheatonArts arts education programs and the Creative Glass Center of America Fellowship program. For additional information about the dinner call 856-825-6800, extension 110.

■ Sunday, July 1

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.: Artist Roundtable with moderator Andrew Page, Glass Magazine editor.

Noon to 5 p.m.: Studio Projects/Artist Demonstrations.

WheatonArts’ exhibitions celebrating the 50th Anniversary of American Studio Glass are: “Pioneers of American Studio Glass: Edris Eckhardt, Maurice Heaton, Frances and Michael Higgins” and “Celebrating 50 Years: American Studio Glass” in the Museum of American Glass through December 30, 2012. “The Fire Continues,” an exhibition and sale in The Gallery of Fine Craft, continues through July 1, 2012.

For more information about WheatonArts, call 1-800-998-4552 or 856-825-6800, or visit online at www.wheatonarts.org. To learn more about the 50th Anniversary of the American Studio Glass Movement visit www.toledomuseum.org.

Learn more about Paul Stankard at www.paulstankard.com, Paul Marioni at http://www.studiofineartgallery.com/bios/Paul_Marioni.pdf, and Richard Marquis at http://www.richardmarquis.com/index.php.

WheatonArts is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: Adults $10.00, Senior Adults $9.00 and Students $7.00. Children five and under are free. All children 17 and under are admitted free every Sunday through December 30, 2012. It is free to shop and stroll. (Family Fun Days are made possible through a PNC Arts Alive grant by The PNC Foundation.).

WheatonArts strives to ensure the accessibility of its exhibitions, events and programs to all persons with disabilities. Provide two weeks notice for additional 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/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 New Jersey Cultural Trust. WheatonArts receives general operating support from the New Jersey Historical Commission, Division of Cultural Affairs in the New Jersey Department of State. Additional funding provided through a grant from the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism.

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