Hastings College’s third year of soaring with Jackson brought both amazing accomplishments and hope for an extraordinary future. The college completed a dynamic year of study, including multiple world-class exhibitions and lectures from internationally recognized artists across all mediums. Hastings College students excelled around the state and country, exhibiting their work and receiving accolades.

The Open Space Visual Arts Summer Immersion program returned in June with 35 gifted high school artists taking part. Additionally, 24 high school students launched the college’s inaugural year of Open Space Immersion for the Performing Arts. These high-quality experiences continue to distinguish Hastings College as a place that understands the power of the arts to change us for the better. 

Driving a furnace on wheels!

Why put a 2,000-degree furnace on wheels and hit the open road? To bring the art of glass blowing to students in underserved rural areas! The $430,000 Jackson Dinsdale Endowed Fund grant helped build Hastings College’s Mobile Glass Studio, which visited 30 high schools in 2018.