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Photo of Deputy Director, Katy Evans
Dec
04
December 4, 2019

Meet Katy, our new Deputy Director

Hilltop Artists is happy to welcome Katy Evans as our new Deputy Director. Katy started October 28, 2019 and as Deputy Director she supports fundraising and communications work,…
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Kawii works on a glass piece in the hot shop
Nov
12
November 12, 2019

Winter Letter—Read Kawii’s Story

Dear Friends, It is thanks to the generosity of individual donors that we have the honor to serve students like Kawii. Her story is…
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Hilltop Artist Aceline shows off a blown glass heart crafted in the hot shop
Feb
27
February 27, 2019

Have you met Aceline?

Since 6th grade, Aceline has been interested in becoming a glass artist. Fortunately, last year, as a 7th grader, she was able to take glass arts as an…
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Hilltop Artist Nikki works on a glass piece during a demonstration at Museum of Glass
Sep
19
September 19, 2018

Have you met Nikki?

Nikki first found her passion for glassblowing in classes offered at Tacoma Glassblowing Studio. It was an activity that she enjoyed that didn’t put her joints at risk…
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Visiting Artist Lea is assisted by Hilltop Artist Tanner in the hot shop
Jul
27
July 27, 2018

Did you meet Léa?

In 2014, we began an exciting exchange program – each year we send a student to study glassblowing with renowned glass artist Antoine Pierini in Tacoma’s Sister City…
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Hilltop Artist student Samantha poses for a photo in front of a green door.
Apr
19
April 19, 2018

Have you met Samantha?

Samantha, or Sam as she is fondly known around the hot shop, started her journey with Hilltop Artists 3 years ago as a member of our Arts Connect…
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Hilltop Artist student Peter assists in the hot shop during a demonstration.
Mar
15
March 15, 2018

Have you met Peter?

Peter has been chosen as our 2018 Biot Ambassador and will travel to France this summer for three weeks to study with master glass blower, Antoine Pierini.
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Former Hilltop Artist student and current Daytime Instructor Sam smiles for her first day in the classroom.
Nov
20
November 20, 2017

(Former) Student Story—Sam

Sam has been part of the Hilltop Artists family for 14 years — starting out as a student in our Daytime program at Jason Lee Middle School…
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Hilltop Artist Ari heats a glass piece in the furnace at Hilltop Heritage MS
Jul
10
July 10, 2017

Student Story—Ari

As a student in our Daytime program, Ari worked closely with Instructor Greg to create blown glass birds.  “We worked the whole year and he got pretty good!”…
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Hilltop Artist Tanner finishes a glass piece in the cold shop
Mar
09
March 9, 2017

Student Story—Tanner

When you think of working with glass, most people think – hot!  Tanner, a Team Production student, has shifted his attention to the opposite end of the spectrum…
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