2022 WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR AT FOCI MINNESOTA CENTER FOR GLASS ARTS. A YEAR OF CONTINUED FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY BUT ONE OF MAJOR GROWTH AND CHANGE. OUR NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN CORE CLASSES IS THE HIGHEST IT HAS EVER BEEN WITH OVER 400 STUDENTS IN OUR CORE CLASSES, OVER 3,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN DISCOVERY ACTIVITIES, AND OVER 500 PEOPLE CAME TO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, EVENTS AND ARTIST RECEPTIONS. WE HAD A SUCCESSFULL YEAR AT THE STATE FAIR. WE DEEPENED OUR COMMITMENT TO BUILDING THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN THE PIPELINE OF NEW GLASS TALENT. EVERY CLASS WE OFFER HAS A SPOT RESERVED FOR A SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT. OUR EMERGING LOCAL ARTISTS CAN NOW TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A RESIDENCY THAT COVERS ALL COSTS. IN 2022 WE EXPANDED OUR PROGRAMMING TO INCLUDE PARTNERING WITH LOCAL AREA ORGANIZATIONS AND COLLEGES.