Summer Meet the Artists Sip and Shop

Summer Meet the Artists Sip and Shop

June 11, 2026
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The Museum Stores and the Museum of American Glass are staying open late for a free Summer Sip and Shop event. Join us for a relaxing summer evening at WheatonArts to meet the resident artists and shop their latest work. Enjoy light refreshments while you browse unique pieces of glass and pottery, listen to live music, and view this season’s new contemporary glass exhibits. During the Summer Sip and Shop, only the Museum Stores and the Museum of American Glass will be open. The rest of the campus will be closing at 4 p.m. Door Prizes throughout the evening.

Meet WheatonArts Artists

  • Samantha Bartlett
  • Tessa Carlton
  • Patty Clune
  • Bill Futer
  • Tiff Leps
  • Nick Lucia
  • Joshua Metzger
  • Cherelle Oriolo
  • Jim Oriolo
  • Terry Plasket
  • Phyllis Seidner

Browse handcrafted work by:

  • Samantha Bartlett
  • Rocko Belloso
  • Susan Boyce
  • Tessa Carlton
  • Chris Coffman
  • Patty Clune
  • Deb DiMarco
  • Mary-Kate Fogel
  • Bill Futer
  • Lori Hayes
  • Clint Hunter
  • Tiff Leps
  • Joshua Metzger
  • Katey Murphy
  • Cherelle Oriolo
  • Jim Oriolo
  • Amy Peseller
  • Terry Plasket
  • Ismael Rodriguez
  • Phyllis Seidner
Image of two handcrafted clay face jugs and a face teapot resting outside on a wooden cart surrounded by colorful potted flowers. The teapot is resting on top of a pot with a group of flowers and leaves. Each clay piece has two eyes, eye brows, a nose, and a large smile with a large row of teeth. One of the jugs also has a tongue sticking out from the side.
Image of four handcrafted glass resting outside in front of a pile of soil with colorful pansies planted inside of it. The glasses are dark pink, blue, light blue, light green, and light pink. Each glass has a circular lemon slice resting either on the rim or inside of the glass. Four out of five of the glasses has a handcrafted glass stirrer inside of it. Two of the stirrers have a glass piece on top of them of a long face with a hat.
Image of three handcrafted mugs resting outside in front of a planter with colorful pansies resting inside of it. Each mug is a light brown color with black speckles. The bottoms and handles are black and the top rims are beige. The mug on the left has a bug silhouette, the mug in the center is resting on top of a red brick and has a lady bug silhouette, and the mug on the right has a caterpillar silhouette.

Live Music:

Enjoy listening to live music by Dale Bierman during the Summer Meet the Artist Sip and Shop.

Image of Dale Bierman sitting outside on a wooden stage next to the WheatonArts Museum of American Glass. Dale is singing into a microphone and is using both hands to play the large keyboard that is in front of him. There is a tall speaker in the background on the left side of the image.