Suggested Itinerary: Day four – October 18

TACOMA

Drive 34 miles south from Seattle to Tacoma (approx. 36 minutes)- a hub of glassmaking with museums, galleries and artists’ studios.

Founded in 1994, Hilltop Artists has been supporting young artists for generations. Join us in the studio classroom at Hilltop Heritage Middle School and enjoy demonstrations from teaching artists and students. 10am-4pm. Free
Open Studio: Hilltop Artists Students & Mentors ♿ – Refract | The Seattle Glass Experience

Professional artist Weston Lambert will treat his guests to a collection of his finished glass and stone sculptures, while talking through his creative and technical processes. 11am-4pm. Free.
Open Artist Studio: Weston Lambert ♿ – Refract | The Seattle Glass Experience

Sun Machine Glass/ Austin Stern will open his studio and share his finished work, works in progress and creative inspiration. 11am-4pm. Free.
Open Artist Studio: Sun Machine Glass – Refract | The Seattle Glass Experience

Visit the Museum of Glass. Watch contemporary glass history in the making as the Hot Shop Team, in collaboration with Visiting Artist Ben Cobb, demonstrates the fascinating process of creating works of art from molten glass.
10am-5pm. Museum admission required.
Live Glassblowing at the Museum of Glass ♿ – Refract | The Seattle Glass Experience

Loving Cups: Glasses for Thought and Use. This exhibition spotlights the glass cup. Used daily and chosen deliberately, cups are among the most mundane and most personal objects we use. Loving Cups brings together contemporary glass artists from our region to interpret a deceptively simple form, offering a rare survey of the range and diversity of vision within our glass community.
10am- 5pm, in Museum of Glass Gift Store, Free
Tacoma – Loving Cups: Glass for Thought and Use ♿ – Refract | The Seattle Glass Experience – Refract | The Seattle Glass Experience

Featured exhibition: Ode to Diligence by Jason Macdonald, amongst other permanent exhibitions by Dale Chihuly and Northwest Artists at the Tacoma Art Museum.
10am-5pm. Museum Admission required.
Ode to Diligence: The Art of Jason McDonald ♿ – Refract | The Seattle Glass Experience

Day Four: October 18