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1 1801 Dock Street, Tacoma, WA 98402

2 GET 15 MONTHS OF MEMBERSHIP FOR THE PRICE OF 12! Date Address lines Dear Marleen Lucas, Get 15 months of membership for the price of 12! No, there is no glass inside this letter. But there is more glass than ever inside the Museum of Glass. Glass is now our total focus. It s reflected in our new and simplified name - Museum of Glass, our clarified mission - to provide a dynamic environment for visitors to experience and appreciate the medium of glass, and our redefined emphasis - the medium of glass and the Studio Glass movement, which began in the Northwest. HOT SHOP ACTION EVERY DAY! And, just as with glass, our museum needs a little special handling in the form of your support as a member. With some of the best exhibitions we ve ever presented, coming during the following year, there has never been a better time to join. Our Mining Glass and Lino Tagliapietra exhibitions will have you wanting to return to the museum again and again. And, what better way to do that than with the free admission that you ll receive as a member? Or perhaps you ll want to watch our artists in residence create their masterworks in our Hot Shop. Every time a new artist arrives, your membership benefits will allow you free admission. In fact, you can bring some friends along using the free guest passes that come with your membership. MOG s Visiting Artist Series Normally membership in the Museum of Glass includes free admission for one year, but if you become a member through this mailing, we ll extend all your benefits your 10% discount at the Museum of Glass store, your free subscription to fuse, everything for three extra months! A complete over, please Yes! I want 15 months of membership for the price of 12. General Membership Levels Individual $50 Dual / Family $75 Supporting $150 Special Membership Levels Student $30 Senior Individual $35 Educator $40 Visiting $40 Senior Dual / Grandparent $70 Contributing Membership Levels Contributing $250 Patron $500 Investor $1,000 My addidional gift to the museum $ Total Enclosed $ Enclosed is my check, payable to the Museum of Glass Charge my: Visa MC Discover Am Ex Credit Cardholder s Name Account Number ( ) ( ) Daytime Phone (include area code) Address Mr. / Mrs. Name as it is to appear on Member Card Mr. / Mrs. Name as it is to appear on SecondMember Card Code Name Street address City, St zip code Signature Evening Phone (include area code) Exp. Date Please do not exchange my information

3 list of benefits is shown below. Please use that list to select the level of membership that is right for you. Whichever level you choose, you ll get 15 months of membership for the price of 12! And, one lucky person who joins through this mailing will be selected at random to receive all the benefits associated with our Investor Level membership, including two guests admitted free each visit, exhibition previews, visits with curators, invitations to behind-the scenes activities and our annual Red Hot Gala, and so much more. Please see the enclosed insert for the details of our upcoming exhibitions and a special message from Tacoma s own Dale Chihuly. Of course you ll want to be a member whenever Chihuly visits the museum! We want you as a member, but we need you as well. Membership support is vital care that we need to keep the Museum of Glass operating and functioning as an important resource for the entire Pacific Northwest. Please join today by returning the attached certificate in the enclosed envelope or by going on the web at Don t delay, become a member of the Museum of Glass today. You may be the lucky member who is elevated to our highest level of membership, but regardless, you ll get three FREE months of great Museum of Glass membership benefits. Our artists, our staff, our community and I thank you in advance for your membership. Knowing that you care means so much to us. Sincerely yours, Timothy Close Director P.S. Please respond today. It s so easy in our busy lives to let things slip. But with three FREE months and a chance to move up to our highest level of membership, this is something you don t want to miss. ART PHOTO CREDITS Oiva Toikka (Finnish, born 1931) Tristan and Isolde, 2004 Blown glass, 7 1/2 x 14 x 6 1/2 inches each Museum of Glass, gift of the artist and iitala, Inc. Jean Shin (American, born 1971) Brian Ripel (American, born 1973) Glasscape (detail), 2005 Site-specific installation made of glass wine bottles Photo courtesy of the artist Frederick Carder (British, working in the United States, ) Sculpture, Head of a Woman, about 1940 Cast glass (pate de verre); 11 inches Collection of the Corning Museum of Glass ( ) Hank Murta Adams (American, born 1956) Platterhead, 1996 Cast glass and patinated copper; 19x20x17 inches Collection of Tacoma Art Museum, gift of Rebecca and Alexander C. Stewart Photo by Richard Nicol Chen Zhen (Chinese, ) Crystal Landscape of Inner Body, 2000 Crystal, iron, glass 95 x 70 x 190 cm Courtesy Galleria Continua, San Gimignano Beijing General Membership Levels and Associated Benefits Individual $50 One year admission for one named adult Two one-time use guest passes Invitation to members only exhibition receptions and events Exclusive member discounts at the Museum of Glass Store Reciprocal benefits with Corning Museum of Glass Subscription to fuse newsletter and calendar 10% discount on professional framing services at American Art Company Dual/Family $75 One year admission for two named adults and accompanying children under the age of 18 Four one-time use guest passes Invitation to members only exhibition receptions and events Exclusive member discounts at the Museum of Glass Store Reciprocal benefits with Corning Museum of Glass Subscription to fuse newsletter and calendar 10% discount on professional framing services at American Art Company Supporting $150 Dual/Family benefits plus admission for two accompanying guests per visit and reciprocal benefits with Portland Art Museum Special Membership Levels Student $30 Individual benefits for students Senior Individual $35 Individual benefits for one named senior age 62+ Educator $40 Individual benefits for teachers and professors Visiting $40 Individual benefits for members residing outside a 100-mile radius Dual/Senior (Grandparent) $70 Dual/Family benefits for two named seniors age 62+ and their accompanying grandchildren under the age of 18 Contributing Membership Levels Contributing $250 Supporting benefits plus invitation to RED HOT Annual Gala and invitation to behind-the-scenes activities Patron $500 Contributing benefits plus invitation to exhibition walk-through with curator or artists and other Patron only events. Acknowledged in Museum of Glass annual report. Investor $1,000+ Patron benefits plus invitation to exclusive Investor events and recognition on Museum of Glass donor wall To learn more and become an Investor level member, please call the Development Office at or development@museumofglass.org

4 I think it might be the best glass shop in the world. Dale Chihuly August, Join by june 30, 2007 and get 15 months of membership for the price of 12! The best in the world! Isn t that something you want to be part of? Our focus is now exclusively glass and we are building a permanent collection, making today the perfect day to join the Museum of Glass. Membership is the best way to experience our visiting artist series and to be a part of the excitement the next time Dale Chihuly visits. Remember, it s the best glass shop in the world, so become a member and become a part of the Museum of Glass.

5 MOG s Visiting Artist Series Don t miss these upcoming exhibits and artists! This summer, watch Pilchuck Glass School visiting instructors and mentors working in the Museum of Glass Hot Shop, as part of our Visiting Artist Summer Series. This annual collaboration between the Museum of Glass and Pilchuck Glass School provides visitors with an exciting and rare opportunity to watch these national and international glass masters at work. As a member you can come down and watch one, two or all of these artists during their residencies, working live in the Museum of Glass Hot Shop Amphitheater! Patrick Martin Emporia, KS June 13 17, 2007 Greg Dietrich Cozumel, Mexico June 20 24, 2007 Michael Rogers Honeyoye, NY June 27 July 1, 2007 Martin Blank Seattle, WA July 5 8, 2007 Marvin Lipofsky Berkeley, CA July 11 15, 2007 TBA July 18 22, 2007 Fred Tschida Alfred, NY July 25 29, 2007 Marc Swanson New York, NY August 1 5, 2007 Fred Wilson New York, NY August 8 August 12, 2007 Concurrent with Mining Glass Jay MacDonell Victoria, BC August 15 19, 2007 Dave Walters Seattle, WA August 22 26, 2007 Jeremy Lepisto and Mel George Portland, OR August 29 September 2, 2007

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