Grab your galoshes and get ready to discover art where you least expect it in Bainbridge Island Museum’s (BIMA) “Treasure Trek: A Glass Float Seek & Keep”. This spring, in celebration of BIMA’s 10th anniversary, 200 hand-blown glass orbs will be hidden on public lands across Kitsap County just waiting to be discovered and treasured by intrepid art lovers. The rules are simple: you find it, you keep it—however just keep one so more people can enjoy the hunt. Working in partnership with Tacoma youth development arts non-profit Hilltop Artists, young glassblowers created 200 unique glass balls stamped with BIMA’s logo. The balls, or “floats” (inspired by the glass fishing net floats used by Japanese fishermen), will be hidden in parks, on trails and beaches, and other public lands across the county. Never quite in plain sight, the floats could be behind a log, in a tree or hollowed-out stump, under a bush, or other spots that help camouflage the grapefruit-sized artworks. But there’s no need to go tromping around off-trail, these translucent treasures will always be about an arm’s reach from marked pathways. Share your find with the hashtag #BIMATreasureTrek and be entered to win one of five prize packages. The first float drop will be April 1, 2023 and more will be hidden over the next six weeks, so don’t give up if you don’t find one on your first outing. More info: BIMA’s Treasure Trek – Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (biartmuseum.org)
