04/07: WHEATONARTS RECEIVES $10,000 GRANT
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WHEATONARTS RECEIVES $10,000 GRANT FROM THE
HORIZON FOUNDATION FOR NEW JERSEY
MILLVILLE, NJ – Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center has received a grant in the amount of $10,000 from the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey. This grant will help fund the WheatonArts Glasstown Collective Education Program, an arts education initiative serving Cumberland County students. The arts programs include:
■ The “GrowCreative! Pre-School Program,” a partnership with the Millville Child and Family Center, Millville's city-wide preschool serving over 650 three- and four-year olds. WheatonArts has offered
year-round free access and special programs to the entire school community, including students, teachers and their respective families.
■ The “Glasstown Partnership,” a program for 70 Millville 4th graders, includes hands-on glassmaking experiences and interactive museum programming. In addition, all 4th grade classes in Millville make special class visits at no charge. The program is now in its 14th year.
■ The “Juvenile Justice Partnership” is an intensive program of training and hands-on experience that serves up teens currently under the supervision of NJ Juvenile Justice Commission. Activities have ranged from creating glass paperweights to casting self-portraits with hot glass and other art and design activities.
"We are delighted to partner with WheatonArts, said Larry Altman, executive director of The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey. “The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey is dedicated to supporting needed resources to charitable organizations making an impact on the lives of people across New Jersey."
The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, created by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, supports charitable organizations that promote health and other cultural and arts programs throughout New Jersey. For more information about the Foundation visit www.horizonblue.com/foundation.
WheatonArts, the largest regional arts organization in South Jersey, is home to the Museum of American Glass, the Creative Glass Center of America, the Down Jersey Folklife Center, a Hot Glass Studio and several traditional crafts studios, the Gallery of Fine Craft, four museum stores, and a 10,000 square-foot event center. In addition to daily glassblowing and craft demonstrations, WheatonArts features special exhibitions, programs, workshops, performances and several weekend festivals and events throughout the year. WheatonArts is recognized as a Major Arts Organization by the NJ State Council on the Arts, “given in recognition of the organizations’ solid history of artistic excellence, arts programming, and broad public service.”
WheatonArts is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open July 4 and Labor Day. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. For more information about WheatonArts visit www.wheatonarts.org or call 800-998-4552 or 856-825-6800.
HORIZON FOUNDATION FOR NEW JERSEY
MILLVILLE, NJ – Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center has received a grant in the amount of $10,000 from the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey. This grant will help fund the WheatonArts Glasstown Collective Education Program, an arts education initiative serving Cumberland County students. The arts programs include:
■ The “GrowCreative! Pre-School Program,” a partnership with the Millville Child and Family Center, Millville's city-wide preschool serving over 650 three- and four-year olds. WheatonArts has offered
year-round free access and special programs to the entire school community, including students, teachers and their respective families.
■ The “Glasstown Partnership,” a program for 70 Millville 4th graders, includes hands-on glassmaking experiences and interactive museum programming. In addition, all 4th grade classes in Millville make special class visits at no charge. The program is now in its 14th year.
■ The “Juvenile Justice Partnership” is an intensive program of training and hands-on experience that serves up teens currently under the supervision of NJ Juvenile Justice Commission. Activities have ranged from creating glass paperweights to casting self-portraits with hot glass and other art and design activities.
"We are delighted to partner with WheatonArts, said Larry Altman, executive director of The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey. “The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey is dedicated to supporting needed resources to charitable organizations making an impact on the lives of people across New Jersey."
The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, created by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, supports charitable organizations that promote health and other cultural and arts programs throughout New Jersey. For more information about the Foundation visit www.horizonblue.com/foundation.
WheatonArts, the largest regional arts organization in South Jersey, is home to the Museum of American Glass, the Creative Glass Center of America, the Down Jersey Folklife Center, a Hot Glass Studio and several traditional crafts studios, the Gallery of Fine Craft, four museum stores, and a 10,000 square-foot event center. In addition to daily glassblowing and craft demonstrations, WheatonArts features special exhibitions, programs, workshops, performances and several weekend festivals and events throughout the year. WheatonArts is recognized as a Major Arts Organization by the NJ State Council on the Arts, “given in recognition of the organizations’ solid history of artistic excellence, arts programming, and broad public service.”
WheatonArts is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open July 4 and Labor Day. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. For more information about WheatonArts visit www.wheatonarts.org or call 800-998-4552 or 856-825-6800.
