[cid:image001.png@01D78F87.1C5C0AB0] August 2021 Events and Activities at Museum of Glass Things are heating up at Museum of Glass! August brings a full calendar of events, both at the Museum and in the community. Read on for all the great ways to engage with MOG this month. HOT SHOP VISITING ARTISTS August 12-15 | Hilltop Artists For over 25 years Tacoma's Hilltop Artists has been transforming the lives of youth through the power of art and adult mentorship. Watch as they work with the MOG Hot Shop Team to create centerpieces for their annual Celebrating Better Futures event. August 19-22 | Wes Valdez Wes Valdez is a Philadelphia-based artist and educator. Using color, optics, light, and texture, he creates simple yet visually satisfying sculptural forms. SPECIAL EVENTS August 14 | 1-4pm Family Day: Perfect Prisms Revel in the opulence of Rene Lalique: Art Deco Gems from the Steven and Roslyn Shulman Collection<https://www.museumofglass.org/rene-lalique> and learn about the lifestyles of the Roaring Twenties. MOG educators will be on hand to lead you in creating a crystal suncatcher to bring some Lalique gems and light into your home. August 15 | 1-5pm A Most Beautiful Thing: Celebrating Harlem Renaissance Poetry and Lalique Glass In coordination with René Lalique: Art Deco Gems from the Steven and Roslyn Shulman Collection<https://www.museumofglass.org/rene-lalique>, Museum of Glass is collaborating with Write253<https://www.write253.com/> to celebrate poetry from the 1920s read by young, local poets, including Lydia Valentine, Tacoma's Poet Laureate. August 21-22 | 11am-3pm Glass on the Go! Catch MOG's Mobile Hot Shop at the Eastside Community Center Bring the family to witness live glassblowing from the Museum's Mobile Hot Shop and participate in family craft activities at the Eastside Community Center. August 28 | 10am-5pm Pop-Up on the Plaza! Art Market * Glassblowing * Local Treats * Marble Races Join Museum of Glass on the last Saturday of August for Pop-Up on the Plaza. This special summer event will bring glassblowing from the cone to the outdoor plaza via the Mobile Hot Shop. In addition to watching MOG's Hot Shop Team create art, visitors will also enjoy a glass art market, food trucks, and marble themed activities with the Tacoma Marble Man, Ernie Kirk. Inside MOG educators will offer hourly tours through featured galleries. Additional details for all listed events and activities is available at: museumofglass.org/calendar-of-events<https://www.museumofglass.org/calendar-of-events>. About Museum of Glass Located in Tacoma, Washington, Museum of Glass is a premier contemporary art museum dedicated to glass and glassmaking in the West Coast's largest and most active museum glass studio. Opened in 2002, the Museum has established a reputation for hosting impactful and engaging artist residencies, organizing nationally traveling exhibitions, and creating unique programs for visitors while building a growing permanent collection chronicling the development of modern and contemporary glass. Museum of Glass provides an environment for artists and the public to ignite creativity, fuel discovery, and enrich their lives through glass and glassmaking. Info Line 253.284.4750 Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock Street Tacoma, WA 98402 www.museumofglass.org<http://www.museumofglass.org> ### APRIL MATSON Marketing and Communications Director Pronouns: she, her MUSEUM OF GLASS<http://www.museumofglass.org/> 1801 Dock Street, Tacoma, WA 98402 p 253.284.4732 [id:image001.png@01D3912B.F2880CA0]<https://www.facebook.com/museumofglass> [id:image002.png@01D3912B.F2880CA0] <https://www.instagram.com/museumofglass/?hl=en> [id:image003.png@01D3912B.F2880CA0] <https://twitter.com/museumofglass> [id:image004.png@01D3912B.F2880CA0] <https://www.youtube.com/museumofglass>