The Creative Glass Center of America at WheatonArts and Cultural Center and the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass bring you GlassWeekend, July 17, 18 and 19—an International symposium and exhibition of contemporary glass.
Since 1985, GlassWeekend, a biennial event, has brought together the world’s leading glass artists, collectors, galleries, and museum curators for a three-day weekend of exhibitions, lectures, hands-on glassmaking, artists, demonstrations, and social events.
GlassWeekend events are held at Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, home of the Creative Glass Center of America and the Museum of American Glass.
WheatonArts is located at 1501 Glasstown Road in Millville, 45 minutes from both Philadelphia and Atlantic City and less than three hours from New York City and Washington.
The proceeds of GlassWeekend benefit the Creative Glass Center of America Fellowship Program. Additionally, as the event’s co-presenter, the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass dedicates portions of the proceeds to help fund museum exhibitions that further the development and appreciation of art made from glass.
The weekend begins with a preview reception of the gallery exhibition on Friday evening, continues with a reception in the Museum of American Glass and dinner on Saturday evening and culminates with a private demonstration on Sunday morning by the guest demonstrating artists.
In between, participants have the option of attending slide presentations from the guest artists and CGCA Fellowship artists; panels and breakout sessions with contemporary glass artists, museum curators, gallery owners and collectors; and participate in a FunRaising auction that directly benefits the CGCA Fellowship Program and the AACG’s educational efforts.
A huge educational asset to GlassWeekend is the Curators Program started in 1993.
Since that time, 46 Museum curators and directors have attended GlassWeekend as guests; most all have participated in the panels and breakout sessions with glowing praise from past GlassWeekenders.
The Glass Studio demonstrations are included in the price of admission to WheatonArts during GlassWeekend.
For more information, call 800-998-4552, 856-825-6800, or access www.wheatonarts.org.
