About Us :

Our Company

Femenella & Associates is committed to empowering our clients to make informed decisions regarding the care and restoration of their historic stained glass and wood windows and the design and fabrication of new windows. The principal of the firm, Arthur Femenella, brings to every project the knowledge gleaned from 38 years of practical experience conserving complex and artistically important stained glass windows and wood frames for museums, educational institutions and ecclesiastical buildings. Art is joined by an excellent team with a long history of completing challenging projects at the highest level of craftsmanship, on budget and on schedule.

Contracting Services

We can contract directly with you to provide design and fabrication services for new work, or conservation and restoration services for historic windows. We have extensive experience restoring and maintaining protective glazing systems, steel ventilators, wood windows and frames, as well as fire and storm damaged windows.

Consulting Services

We can determine the present condition of your stained glass, specialty glazing and wood windows and then work with you to plan for its restoration and long-term maintenance. We can also assist your organization with fund-raising, as well as provide educational opportunities for your group and the community.

Our People

Arthur J. Femenella, President and Senior Consultant

Arthur Femenella is committed to excellence in the field of historic window restoration. Mr. Femenella is a veteran of the Viet Nam War where he served as a military policeman with a top security clearance. Mr. Femenella started in stained glass in 1968 as a craftsman, serving his apprenticeship at the Greenland Studio in New York. In 1981, he became the co-owner and vice-president of this prestigious restoration studio. In 1988, Art sold his interest in the Greenland Studio to open his own consulting firm as well as become vice-president and co-owner of the Jack Cushen Studio, also of New York. Both studios gained national recognition for excellence in the field of stained glass conservation. In 1993, Mr. Femenella consolidated his efforts and formed Femenella & Associates, Inc., the present firm.

Art divides his time between supervising major restoration projects, consulting, lecturing and writing for numerous national magazines. His projects have included works by Louis Comfort Tiffany, John LaFarge, Frank Lloyd Wright, Maitland Armstrong and other artists of equal importance. Art enjoys solving difficult problems, especially when the objective is to restore beauty and grace to a work of art that has been ravaged by time and the elements. Art's practical experience, science background, and creative problem-solving abilities make him unique in the field.

Mr. Femenella has written over forty articles on stained glass restoration (Arthur: include link to list of articles). He is a past Restoration Editor for Stained Glass Quarterly and the Restoration Consultant for Glass Art magazine; a past Board member and past Chair of the Restoration Committee of the Stained Glass Association of America; and sat on the Board of Governors and the Restoration Committee of the Census of Stained Glass Windows in America. Art is a founder, past president and current vice-president of the American Glass Guild, Inc. a not-for-profit group dedicated to stained glass education Art was the consultant to the Protective Glazing Task Force. This was a group of architects, engineers, and preservationists charged by the Department of the Interior to develop national guidelines for the fabrication and installation of protective glazing across the United States. Mr. Femenella lectures and teaches seminars on restoration across the country.

Professional Affiliations:

Mr. Femenella is a member of the Association for Preservation Technology International, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the American Institute for Conservation of Historic Works, the United Kingdom Institute for Conservation of Historic Works, The British Society of Master Glass Painters, and numerous other preservation groups.

Education:

Art’s formal education is in the sciences, majoring in physics at City College of New York. After 110 successful credit hours of study, Art left to follow a career in stained glass.

Patrick J. Baldoni, Vice-President and Senior Project Manager

Patrick J. Baldoni is the Vice-President and Senior Project Manager for Femenella & Associates. He has extensive experience in the field starting with his work as a craftsman on the Princeton University Chapel Project. Patrick is very successful with projects that have challenging schedules and logistics. He is an outstanding communicator and coupled with his extensive background in estimating and project management, provides our clients with the leadership necessary to achieve their project goals. Patrick’s expertise ensures complete client satisfaction throughout the entire process.

Notable Projects:

Patrick was the Project Manager for the following: Temple Emanu-El – NYC; Emma Willard School – Troy, NY; The Belasco Theater – NYC; Seton Hall University Chapel – South Orange, NJ; Eldridge Street Synagogue – NYC; St. George’s Episcopal Church – Rumson, NJ; Church of St. Francis Xavier – NYC.

Education:

Villanova University – Bachelors of Science in Business Administration
NYU – Diploma in Building and Construction Management

Arthur J. Femenella, Jr., Associate

Arthur is the manager of sales and is also involved in project management. Given his father's dedication and love of stained glass, Arthur Jr. grew up in that environment, and learned about the trade and assisted on jobs in a variety of different roles.
A graduate from the University of Vermont, Arthur Jr. has a degree in Community Development and Applied Economics. While attending as a two-sport student-athlete (Ice Hockey and Lacrosse) he was the recipient of the Jeff Stone Memorial Award. The Jeff Stone Memorial Award recognizes exceptional contributions by a male and female student-athlete, in any class, in the area of community service and leadership and is presented in memory of Jeff Stone. Jeff Stone was an outstanding tennis player at UVM who died tragically in 1984.

His leadership abilities are best illustrated by his membership in the U.S. National U-18 Ice Hockey Team, his being drafted into the NHL, and as co-captain, playing with the Sioux City Musketeers (and winning the USHL national championship in 2002).

In addition to his role with Femenella & Associates Arthur Jr. is also continuing his education, taking courses on historic preservation at Drew University with a goal to complete his certificate studies on Historic Preservation.

Notable Projects:

Art was involved with the following: Temple Emanu-El – NYC; Park Lane at Seaview – Saten Island NY; Princeton University Chapel – Princeton, NJ; St. Patricks Cathedral – Manhattan, NY; Our Lady Star of the Sea – Cape May, NJ; The Presbyterian Church at Shrewsbury – Shrewsbury, NJ

Education:

University of Vermont – Bachelor of Arts in Community Development and Applied Economics with a concentration in public communications.