Get ready to discover art where you least expect it in BIMA’s Treasure Trek: A Glass Float Seek & Keep. From June 15-July 13, 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 we ask that you just keep one so more people can enjoy the hunt.
Learn more at https://www.biartmuseum.org/treasure-trek/.
| Working in partnership with Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District, Kitsap County Parks Department, Poulsbo Parks & Recreation, and Tacoma youth development arts non-profit Hilltop Artists, young glassblowers are creating 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 (see list below). Never quite in plain sight, the floats could be behind a log, in a tree, in a 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. |  |
Found one? It’s yours to keep! Keep just one, but continue to hunt and share photos if you’d like—share your find with the hashtag #BIMATreasureTrek and be entered to win one of five prize packages. The first float drop is June 15, 2024 and more will be hidden over the next two weeks, so don’t give up if you don’t find one on your first outing.
TREASURE TREK RULES
BIMA’s Treasure Trek is a you-find-it, you-keep-it event with just a few guidelines to keep it fun for everyone.
Finding:
- The glass floats are hidden in public spaces such as parks and waterways. No need to trespass; the glass floats will never be on private property.
- Trail-hidden glass floats can be found within a few feet of the trail, and floats hidden on beaches will be well above the high tide line.
- Glass floats will never be hidden in ecologically sensitive areas or wetlands (soggy ground = no floats).
- Don’t forget to look up, down, and all around. The glass floats may be hiding off the ground in trees, behind logs, on an old fencepost, etc.
Keeping:
- Please keep only one float per seeker. However…
- Keep hunting, you might find one you like more. Please just hide your first treasure where you found the second one. Or, snap a photo and re-hide it for another seeker to find.
- Send a photo of you with your find to treasuretrek@biartmuseum.org
- Post your photo to Instagram with the hashtag #BIMATreasureTrek and tag BIMA at @bimuseum.of.art. Follow @bimuseum.of.art for giveaway rules and updates.
| LOCATIONS: BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
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POULSBO
- American Legion Park - 19265 Front St NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370
- Fish Park - 288 NW Lindvig Way, Poulsbo, WA 98370
- Island Lake County Park - 1087 NW Island Lake Rd, Poulsbo, WA 98370
- Nelson Park - 20296 3rd Ave NW, Poulsbo, WA 98370
SEABECK
- Guillemot Cove Trailhead - 19484 NW Stavis Bay Rd, Seabeck, WA 98380
SILVERDALE
- Kitsap County Anderson Landing Park - 10955 Warren Rd NW, Silverdale, WA 98383
- Clear Creek Trail - 9641 Levin Road, Silverdale, WA 98383
About Bainbridge Island Museum of Art:
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art inspires curiosity, wonder, and understanding by connecting people with the contemporary art and craft of the Puget Sound region. The art museum exhibits, interprets, preserves, collects, and promotes works of proven cultural value as well as new works by emerging artists and craftspeople.
The art museum is open daily from 10am-5pm, and admission is always free. BIMA is located in beautiful downtown Bainbridge Island, at the corner of Hwy 305 and Winslow Way, just steps away from the ferry terminal, and with easy access via public transportation or by car from the Kitsap Peninsula.
BIMA is supported through contributions by members and donors like you, with ongoing support from the National Endowment for the Arts, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Laird Norton Wealth Management, Stoel Rives LLP, BIMA PRISM Fund for Cultural Programs & Celebrations.
