Wheaton Village
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Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center (formerly Wheaton Village) is a 501(c)(3)non-profit arts education organization, with a focus on the medium of glass. Located in Millville, New Jersey
, the center's mission is to to engage artists and audiences in an evolving exploration of creativity
Located on 65 acres (263,045.9 m²) wooded in southern New Jersey, WheatonArts is home to the Museum of American Glass, the Creative Glass Center of America International Fellowship Program, the largest folklife center in the Garden State, a hot glass studio, several traditional craft studios, five museum stores, a 13000 sq ft (1,207.7 m²). event center and a beautiful pond-side picnic grove in a true Pineland Sanctuary! In addition to daily glass blowing and craft demonstrations, WheatonArts features special exhibitions, programs, workshops, performances and several weekend festivals throughout the year. WheatonArts hosts the Festival of Fine Craft yearly on the first full weekend in October.
and other New Jersey glass-making companies. Exhibits include paperweights, pressed glass
, cut glass, early glass, bottles, 19th century art glass, Art Nouveau
glass, modern and contemporary studio glass.
and flameworking. Daily demonstrations are given in each studio.
center focusing on the cultural and artistic traditions of the communities and ethnic groups of southern New Jersey. The center offers changing exhibits and displays, concerts, dance performances, workshops and classes.
Millville, New Jersey
Millville is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city population was 26,847. Millville, Bridgeton and Vineland are the three principal New Jersey cities of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area which...
, the center's mission is to to engage artists and audiences in an evolving exploration of creativity
Located on 65 acres (263,045.9 m²) wooded in southern New Jersey, WheatonArts is home to the Museum of American Glass, the Creative Glass Center of America International Fellowship Program, the largest folklife center in the Garden State, a hot glass studio, several traditional craft studios, five museum stores, a 13000 sq ft (1,207.7 m²). event center and a beautiful pond-side picnic grove in a true Pineland Sanctuary! In addition to daily glass blowing and craft demonstrations, WheatonArts features special exhibitions, programs, workshops, performances and several weekend festivals throughout the year. WheatonArts hosts the Festival of Fine Craft yearly on the first full weekend in October.
Museum of American Glass
The Museum of American Glass at WheatonArts houses over 7,000 pieces of glass, including a collection of glass produced by Wheaton IndustriesWheaton Industries
Wheaton Industries was a long-standing famous manufacturer of glassware and ceramics products in Millville, New Jersey, USA. A spin-off of the original firm adopted the name in 2006Founded in 1888 by Dr...
and other New Jersey glass-making companies. Exhibits include paperweights, pressed glass
Pressed glass
Pressed glass is a form of glass made using a plunger to press molten glass into a mold. It was first patented by American inventor John P. Bakewell in 1825 to make knobs for furniture....
, cut glass, early glass, bottles, 19th century art glass, Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"...
glass, modern and contemporary studio glass.
Artist Studios
The center houses several working studios for the creation of contemporary art in different media, including glass, ceramics, wood carvingWood carving
Wood carving is a form of working wood by means of a cutting tool in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object...
and flameworking. Daily demonstrations are given in each studio.
Down Jersey Folklife Center
The Down Jersey Folklife Center is a regional folklifeFolklife
Folklife is an extension of, and often an alternate term for the subject of, folklore. The term gained usage in the United States in the 1960s from its use by such folklore scholars as Don Yoder and Warren Roberts, who wished to recognize that the study of folklore goes beyond oral genres to...
center focusing on the cultural and artistic traditions of the communities and ethnic groups of southern New Jersey. The center offers changing exhibits and displays, concerts, dance performances, workshops and classes.