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Freedom, Experimentation, and Technique: A Legacy in Glass
Freedom, Experimentation, and Technique: A Legacy in Glass
Artist InterviewsBeth SiltalaAugust 10, 2026Lino Tagliapietra Legacy Gallery, Lino Tagliapietra
Museum of Glass and Pilchuck Glass School Summer Series: Kartini Thomas
Museum of Glass and Pilchuck Glass School Summer Series: Kartini Thomas
News, Artist InterviewsBeth SiltalaJuly 23, 2026Kartini Thomas, Visiting Artist Residency, Summer Series, Pilchuck Glass School
Expanding Where it Matters Most: Updates from Behind the Construction Wall
Expanding Where it Matters Most: Updates from Behind the Construction Wall
News, ConstructionBeth SiltalaJuly 14, 2026construction update, Lino Tagliapietra Legacy Gallery, Expanding Where it Matters Most
Remembering George F. Russell, Jr.
Remembering George F. Russell, Jr.
Beth SiltalaDecember 24, 2025
Why We Preserve: Celebrating the Digital Legacy of Visiting Artists at Museum of Glass
Why We Preserve: Celebrating the Digital Legacy of Visiting Artists at Museum of Glass
Beth SiltalaNovember 6, 2025
More Resources About "Walter Lieberman: Are you the guy who does the chalk drawings in the Hot Shop?"
More Resources About "Walter Lieberman: Are you the guy who does the chalk drawings in the Hot Shop?"
Curatorial, ExhibitionsBeth SiltalaSeptember 9, 2025
From the Hot Shop to SAM: An Interview with Visiting Artist Tariqa Waters
From the Hot Shop to SAM: An Interview with Visiting Artist Tariqa Waters
Curatorial, ExhibitionsBeth SiltalaAugust 25, 2025
Caring for Costantini's Bugs
Caring for Costantini's Bugs
Curatorial, ExhibitionsBeth SiltalaAugust 25, 2025
Curator High 2025 Takes Flight with "Suspended in Air"
Curator High 2025 Takes Flight with "Suspended in Air"
Curatorial, Education, CommunityBeth SiltalaAugust 22, 2025
Glass Spotlight
Glass Spotlight
CuratorialBeth SiltalaAugust 12, 2025
Pillars of Pacific Northwest Glass
Pillars of Pacific Northwest Glass
Community, Education, Hot ShopBeth SiltalaAugust 12, 2025
Shining Light on Creativity: An Interview with Artist & Collector Joe Tsoulfas
Shining Light on Creativity: An Interview with Artist & Collector Joe Tsoulfas
Artist Interviews, Exhibitions, Events, CommunityGuest UserApril 14, 2025
Can you imagine Tacoma without the Museum District?
Can you imagine Tacoma without the Museum District?
Community, Tacoma Museum DistrictGuest UserApril 8, 2025Comment
Borosilicate Glass vs. Soft Glass – What's the Difference?
Borosilicate Glass vs. Soft Glass – What's the Difference?
Curatorial, ExhibitionsGuest UserMarch 28, 2025
New Funding to Support Visiting Artist Residency Digital Archive
New Funding to Support Visiting Artist Residency Digital Archive
CuratorialGuest UserFebruary 25, 2025
Preston Singletary's Scenic Design in PNB's The Sleeping Beauty
Preston Singletary's Scenic Design in PNB's The Sleeping Beauty
Community, ExhibitionsGuest UserFebruary 24, 2025
Recent Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection
Recent Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection
CuratorialGuest UserFebruary 23, 2025
On the Floor: Founding to Future
On the Floor: Founding to Future
Hot ShopGuest UserFebruary 12, 2025
On the Floor: Finishing Touches
On the Floor: Finishing Touches
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On the Floor: Sculpting Visions
On the Floor: Sculpting Visions
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View fullsize Visit us this week in the Cone for a very exciting Visiting Artist Hot Shop Residency from Lonnie Holley! Holley joins us from August 26–30 in collaboration with Pilchuck Glass School for our Summer Series. Lonnie Holley was born in Birmingham
View fullsize Watch out! There are snakes in the glass! 🌱🐍🌱 Oh, wait, those are just these snazzy snakes from Glass Eye Studio in the Museum Store. These ssslithering sssweeties are waiting for you to find them the perfect ssspot on a ssshelf, in your garden,
View fullsize Last night in the Cone was magical ✨ Many thanks to @seangaskellmusic and students from @hilltopartists for sharing their talents, and to everyone who joined us for Concert in the Cone on Third Thursday! Special thanks to Concert in the Cone and Thi
View fullsize It’s THIRD THURSDAYYYYYY 🔥✨🎉 Open til 8pm with free admission after 5pm and a Concert in the Cone with kora player Sean Gaskell accompanied by live glassblowing from @hilltopartists. It’s the best day of the month! #ThirdThursday #Sea
View fullsize Concert in the Cone is THIS THURSDAY! 🎶 In just two short days, kora player Sean Gaskell will take the Hot Shop balcony with a FREE show for all ages, accompanied by live glassblowing by students from Hilltop Artists. Doors to the Hot Shop open at 5
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View fullsize Feeling a little down? Preparing for the darkness of PNW fall and winter? Just need a sweet pop of color around? These darling vases by PNW artist Megan Stelljes are the newest thing blooming in the Museum Store. Featuring 3D pops of vibrant orange a
View fullsize Thank you to all of the vendors, demonstrating artists, and visitors who made Glass Fest Northwest this past weekend so incredible! It was amazing to see so many people show out for art in the Pacific Northwest on a beautiful day in Tacoma. Special
View fullsize In 1979, Italian glass maestro Lino Tagliapietra first traveled to the Pacific Northwest. That trip would ignite in both the Maestro and his adopted home in the United States an infatuation that would span nearly half a century. Tagliapietra’s
View fullsize Join us in the Hot Shop to see students from Hilltop Artists at work this week, August 12–16! Hilltop Artists is a youth development arts nonprofit in Tacoma, Washington operating deeply impactful programs since 1994 with broad community suppo
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