The mission of Pilchuck’s Outreach program is to promote knowledge about and increase access to glass as a creative and collaborative art practice. Through partnership programs and events held on and off campus our goal is to engage and collaborate with regional and global organizations to creating glass-focused opportunities for individuals and communities who otherwise would not have access to glass.
The Indigenous Family Retreat is a program that was created in 2018 to provide opportunities for Indigenous students form the region and beyond to learn about glass and experience the Pilchuck campus. Over three days and two nights, Indigenous participants come together to engage in workshops on glassblowing, bead making, wood carving, and weaving.
Open to ages 15 and up, this program has grown from individual students attending to families joining together, enriching the experience through shared learning and cultural connection. The retreat continues to foster creativity, community, and the passing down of traditions across generations.
Pilchuck is a proud partner with Hilltop Artists, a program that empowers young people from different economic and cultural backgrounds by providing tuition-free art education, mentorship, and collaboration in the medium of glass.
Pilchuck hosts a group of Hilltop students for a retreat. This provides students with an opportunity to learn new skills and techniques through a series of workshops led by professional artists and Hilltop alumni.
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