The Craft Center Visiting Artist for Winter Term is glassblowing artist, Dan Friday. 

Dan Friday is a Skagit Valley–based artist and member of the Lummi Nation who has spent over 30 years working primarily in glass. His work draws heavily on Coast Salish imagery and cultural traditions, expressed through contemporary glass art. Friday has taught at numerous institutions and craft schools, founded the Native Youth Outreach Program at Pilchuck Glass School in 2017, and completed residencies at major museums and cultural centers worldwide. His work has earned multiple prestigious awards, appeared on Netflix’s Blown Away, and is held in museum and private collections internationally.

Exhibition On View: January 5-March 20 The Craft Center gallery is located on the 2nd floor of the Erb Memorial Union by the Adell Mcmillan gallery. Artist Talk & Reception: February 6, 12pm-1pm Join us at the Craft Center for an inspiring artist talk with Dan Friday. This event is free. Registration is required. Please register by visiting myemu.uoregon.edu. Glassblowing Demonstration: February 6, 1pm-4pm & February 7, 1pm-4pm Dan will demonstrate the techniques behind his glass sculptures, offering insight into the creative processes that shape his work, with two demo offerings available. Participants will also have the opportunity to engage in discussion about his art and studio practices. Free. Registration required at myemu.uoregon.edu.

Learn the key principles of being a neuro-inclusive leader in today's and tomorrow's working environment while exploring leadership outside of traditional hierarchy structures. Develop skills to understand and respect different ways of thinking, and gain insights into how diverse perspectives strengthen organizational outcomes.

This Professional Edge training provides a deep dive into intersectionality and examines how identity influences people's experiences at work. You will understand the importance of psychological safety at work through the lens of trauma-informed principles and discover what makes a workplace psychologically safe for all team members.

Throughout the training, you will learn to assess different business scenarios for inclusive or exclusive policies and environments, developing the analytical skills needed to identify areas for improvement.  

Schedule

• Week 1: Friday, February 6, 1:00–3:00 p.m.
• Week 2: Friday, February 13, 1:00–3:00 p.m.
• Week 3: Friday, February 20, 1:00–3:00 p.m.
• Week 4: Friday, February 27, 1:00–3:00 p.m.

Participants who attend all sessions of this program and fulfill all requirements are eligible to earn a Neuroinclusive Leadership microcredential.

This credential is perfect for showcasing your skills on LinkedIn and other platforms, offering tangible proof of your newly acquired competencies.  

Why Participate

• You are looking to build and strengthen your ability to lead and support others in a rapidly changing and growing digital workplace.  
• You are interested in reflecting on your identity, how it may vary from others and what privilege and oppression can look like in the workplace.  
• You are interested in learning how your past experiences and behavior can support or detract from the psychological safety of your work environment.  

What You'll Gain

At the end of this training, you'll be able to:

• Recognize and appreciate neurodiversity as the natural variation in the way people think, feel and experience the world and understand these differences are not deficits.  
• Foster workplace environments that embrace neurodiversity through inclusive policies, practices, and physical/digital environments.  
• Understand as formal or informal leader, that there is no singular "ideal leader" and that there are many ways to lead.  
• Build more compassionate, trusting spaces through an understanding of how trauma impacts our understanding of self and others.  
• Recognize the nuance of intersectionality in the workplace and understand that neuroidentity is only one aspect of how marginalization and privilege can be present in the workplace.  

About the Instructors

Graham Hulbert (he/him) is a mechanical engineer whose early career was spent as a continuous improvement leader in the manufacturing and supply chain industry. He later transferred his love of problem solving into the world of business process design and software implementation. He founded Tula Consulting to showcase the strengths of neurodivergent thinkers and help build more neuroinclusive environments at work.

Vo Vo (they/them) explores support strategies and models of community care within a post-traumatic social landscape, focusing on the resilience of BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+ and disabled communities. They are editor of an internationally renowned publication, speaker, educator, curator, artist and musician who has exhibited and toured in countries around the world.

Kino Crooke (he/him) is a mental health therapist specializing in crisis response and mental health stabilization during and following significant adverse life events. He works in Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon, both in the community and within a behavioral health hospital and emergency room.

Laura Nichols (she/her) is a mental health therapist and manager for crisis intervention specialists working within a psychiatric emergency room in Portland, Oregon. She runs Courageous Conversations and teaches classes on health equity and anti-racism. She is an adjunct professor in the Lewis and Clark Graduate School of Counseling.

The Craft Center is proud to exhibit: I Finally Finished It. See a variety of art forms from the diverse artistry of the Craft Center's staff, students, faculty and family.

Exhibit on display January 5 to March 12.

Reception January 13, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Refreshments provided.