Nordstrom hosts Pilchuck@Nordstrom Tweetup Event October 6

Sept. 30, 2011 - PRLog -- Nordstrom Hosts Pilchuck Glass School Tweetup Event

Seattle, WA – September 30, 2011 – On Thursday, October 6, 2011, Nordstrom will host a tweetup event as a part of Seattle’s First Thursday artwalk, (#PNTweetup).  The event will take place at the flagship Nordstrom and highlights glass artworks from the 2011 Pilchuck Glass School Annual Auction.  The featured glass artworks were created by both local and international established and emerging artists.

Local “Art Zone” host Nancy Guppy will be on site to discuss the glass artworks on display and answer questions received live via Twitter in the window display on 6th & Pine from 5:30pm to 6:30pm.  2011 Centerpiece Designer Robert Stern, established artist Rich Royal and emerging artist Granite Calimpong will be in attendance.

The Q & A event is free to the public and celebrates Seattle’s local community by taking place during the First Thursday artwalk.  No RSVP is required for this free event. For more information contact slansberry@pilchuck.com or call 206.621.8422.  

Follow Pilchuck on Twitter at twitter.com/pilchuck, #PNTweetup.


About Pilchuck:

Founded in 1971 by Dale Chihuly, Anne Gould Hauberg and John H. Hauberg (1916-2002), Pilchuck Glass School is an international center for glass art education. Located on a tree farm in Stanwood, Washington, Pilchuck sponsors two- and three-week classes each summer in a broad spectrum of glass techniques, as well as residencies for emerging and established artists working in all media. Now celebrating its fortieth anniversary, Pilchuck has become the largest and most comprehensive international educational center for artists working in glass.

Pilchuck Glass School and its programs are supported, in part, by grants and awards from the following: the National Endowment for the Arts, the Washington State Arts Commission, PONCHO, The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, JP Morgan Chase, the Kreielsheimer Fund, the Jean K. Lafromboise Foundation and many generous individuals.