McMow Art Glass in the Limelight
McMow Art Glass is our featured merchant in the
Limelight.
McMow Art Glass offers the best in stained glass windows and beveled
art glass as well as beautiful designs in carved, etched and faceted
glass. Located in Palm Beach County, Florida since 1976 McMow Art Glass
maintains an excellent working relationship with top builders,
architects and designers and regularly ships their work throughout the
US, Europe, South America and the Caribbean.With our experienced staff
of master glass craftsmen and designers, McMow Art Glass is able
create a clearly outstanding work of art for any residence, commercial
building or place of worship. In addition to our residential and
commercial art glass work, McMow is also the leading retailer and
school in South Florida. Teaching a wide-range of art glass techniques
from stained glass to fusing, McMow places emphasis on bringing the
glass arts to the surrounding community.
McMow is co-owned by husband and wife team Shanon and Phil Materio,
each of whom are accomplished community leaders. Owner Shanon Materio
has sat on both the Lake Worth CRA and the WPB Art is Public Places
Committee. Shanon also led the education committee and program on the
Art Glass Association of America's Board of Directors. Phil led the
Dixie Hwy Corridor improvement committee on the South end Neighborhood
Association Board and now sits on the Tropical Ridge Neighborhood
Association Board. In addition to his numerous community volunteer
hours, Phil is an accomplished glass fusing artist who teaches his
mater series at McMow each year.
McMow also works to preserve historical glass works across the
Country. The McMow artisans have restored and repaired several South
Florida historical landmarks including Saint Anne's Catholic Church,
Vizcaya, Flagler's personal railroad car, Seagull Cottage in Palm Beach
and Holy Trinity Church.
McMow was awarded the Greater Lake Worth Chamber of Commerce's
inaugural “Dream Big – Business of the Year Award” on Friday, November
12, 2011 and the Business of the Month award in October 1998.
For more information, please visit the McMow Art Glass website.
http://www.lakewortharts.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=127:mcmow-art-glass-limelight&catid=53:merchants-in-the-limelight&Itemid=372
About LULA:
The mission of LULA Lake
Worth Arts will unify the existing arts community around a shared
vision, implement goals for strengthening the property value, improve
access to the arts through educational programs, and invest in
partnerships that support the talent and the creative community in Lake
Worth.
Lake Worth is fortunate to be sited as a community with an abundant
interest and support for the arts. With the promotion and success of
LULA comes livability. The City’s livability will be enhanced as a
result of the arts-centric thriving of businesses, increased awareness
of family-oriented cultural activities and the overall economic life of
the City will enlarge providing increased access to jobs and prosperity
for its citizens. Results from LULA can foster engagement from hundreds
of artists as they learn Lake Worth is the community committed to
raising awareness of the arts, the accessibility to live and work in a
sustainable fashion.
