The Festival of Fine Craft at Wheaton Village Considered One of the Best in Southern New Jersey

A juried fine and traditional craft show featuring over 150 artists. Indoor and outdoor. Craft demonstrations, lively entertainment, specialty foods.

            
CONTACT: Janet Peterson, Marketing and Public Relations Director
TEL: (856) 825-6800, Ext. 2739 ▪ FAX: (856) 825-2410
E-MAIL: janet@wheatonvillage.org

THE FESTIVAL OF FINE CRAFT" AT WHEATON VILLAGE
ONE OF SOUTH JERSEYS BEST SHOWS
    
MILLVILLE, NJ - Looking for a place to satisfy decorating ideas or gift giving needs? The Festival of Fine Craft" at Wheaton Village" is the place to be October 5 - 6. This juried show offers an extensive array of fine traditional and contemporary crafts from over 150 highly skilled artists.
Artists will set up outdoors throughout the Villages wooded grounds and, for the first time, inside the new Education and Event Center. Among the hundreds of unique, handcrafted items will be sculptural glass, innovative jewelry, stoneware, pottery, baskets, metal, leather,fiber, clay, wood, and watercolors. Participating artists include:

■ Sabie Carey, Sabieware Pottery," Wilmington, DE
■ Courtney Gillen, Courtney Gillen Jewelry,"Washington, DC
■ Lynn Shell, Springfield, MA (Wood)      
■ Chris Allen-Wicker, Suttons Bay, MI (Fiber)
■ Don Bradford, Ranch House Studio," Long Branch, NJ (Pottery)
■ Robert E. Carlson, Clay Art Studio," Emmitsburg, MD      
■ Donna Nazarenko, Country Spirit Baskets," Tunbridge, VT      
■ Gary Guydosh, Gallery G Glass," Pittsburgh, PA
■ Matt and Naomi Johnson, Picture That Designs," Hollywood, FL (Jewelry)
■ Barbara Hohol, Colored Mud," New York, NY
■ Chris Allen-Wicker, Wicker Wearable Art," St. Paul, MN
■ James Hemmel, James Hemmel Contemporary Silver," Rutherford, NJ
■ David Lewin, Sharp Street Glass," Manayunk, PA
■ Gretchen Hulse, Crescent Moon Clothing," Moorestown, NJ
■ Robert Greer, New Morning Leather," Newton, NJ
The Wheaton Village Volunteer Glassblowers will be on site each day demonstrating hot glass
techniques for visitors. Other ongoing craft demonstrations include woodcarving, woodturning, basket making, broom making, musical instruments, weaving, metal work, and printmaking.
In addition, there will be live entertainment each day. On Saturday the Red Barons Dixieland
Band will stroll the grounds and a special performance by the Hoh Daiko Japanese Drummers at 2 p.m. Area favorites, The Snake Brothers, will perform on Sunday, along with Solar Energy, a Caribbean steel drum band.
Family activities include Clay Station," Kids Korner," face painting, and the opportunity to blow glass bubbles in the studio with the help of staff glass artists.
Festival fare includes Thai, barbeque, roasted corn, seafood, pizza, South of the Border, and
dessert specialties. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Admission is $8.00 Adults, $7.00 Senior Citizens and $5.00 Students. Children five and under are free. All of the Wheaton Village attractions are included with the price of admission. Free parking.
For more information, call 1-800-998-4552, or visit www.wheatonvillage.org. Show sponsors are B101.1FM, Courier Post, Arc International, and Sony Entertainment. Additional support provided by
Comcast.
Additional 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, and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.

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Photography Available of Event and Artists Work