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Chihuly Garden and Glass Offers Opportunity to Experience Chihuly’s Art through Yoga, Garden Tours, Glassblowing Demos and Photography
SEATTLE, WA – Feb. 19, 2016 -- During the month of March, Chihuly Garden and Glass will be hosting four different events that allow the public to experience the color, inventiveness, and scale of Dale Chihuly’s art in some innovative ways.
This month’s events will include: Yoga Under the Glass, March 5 & March 8 | 7:30 a.m.
Come start your day by connecting with your community and igniting your mind, body, ad spirit with a 60-minute morning yoga session being held inside the inspirational Glasshouse. The class will be led by local Core Power Yoga Studio instructors who have designed a special session that will be drawing inspiration from the creative environment and is comfortable for all skill levels.
Walk with the Gardener, March 10 | 9:30 a.m.Visitors will get a 60-minute tour with the gardening team that made Chihuly’s dream of making nature and glass art intermingle a reality in the Chihuly Garden. Visitors will learn about the gardener’s overall process and reasons for the landscaping design and philosophy of the glass garden as they walk you through their winter and spring plantings and will be giving some gardening tips along the way.
Community Hot Shop Tour, March 25 | 9 a.m. If you’ve ever seen Chihuly glass art before, you probably find yourself wondering how someone could make glass have so much movement, shape, and color. The Chihuly glassblowing team will help answer these questions as they give attendees a 2-hour tour of the Exhibition and give glassblowing demonstrations to help guests understand the process and techniques that are used to produce Chihuly’s glass art.
Chihuly through the Lens, March 26 | 8:15 a.m.Visitors have the opportunity to take advantage of unobstructed views of all the installations before opening on a 60-minute photo session experience. There will also be Chihuly staff photographers around to help guide attendees through the displays, answer questions, and provide useful photography tips along the way.
“We are thrilled to be able to reach out into the community and host events that provide people with the opportunity to experience Chihuly incredible artwork in unique ways,” said Michelle Bufano, executive director of Chihuly Garden and Glass. “Since starting our monthly events last year, we have been getting a lot of great feedback and thanks from past attendees. People really appreciate these one of a kind experiences.”
All tickets for the event are $22 and should be registered for no later than fifteen minutes prior to the events starting time online.
Additional information can be obtained at chihulygardenandglass.com or by email at [email protected].
About Chihuly Garden and GlassChihuly Garden and Glass provides a look at the career of artist Dale Chihuly. Located at Seattle Center, the exhibition features an Exhibition Hall offering visitors a comprehensive look at Chihuly’s significant series of work. Visitors will also enjoy the centerpiece Glasshouse - a dramatic structure housing a suspended 1,340-piece, 100-foot-long glass sculpture -- and the Garden, which is a backdrop for a number of monumental sculptures and other installations. Also housed in the Exhibition Hall is the Collections Café, featuring pieces from Chihuly’s collections including carnival chalk ware, vintage accordions, vintage radios and cameras and The Bookstore, showcasing the works of local artisans and a variety of books and materials relating to Chihuly’s artworks.
Media Contact: Katherine Smith, 360-632-9895 [email protected]