The hunt begins June 1!

Grab your galoshes and get ready to discover art where you least expect it in BIMA’s Treasure Trek: A Glass Float Seek & Keep!

This summer, 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 like yourself. The rules are simple: you find it, you keep it! (Please only take one per household so more people can enjoy the hunt.)

The orbs will be hidden in parks, on trails and beaches, and throughout public lands across Kitsap County. 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 or within public park limits!

These glass orbs stamped with BIMA’s logo are created by Hilltop Artists, a Tacoma-based youth development arts non-profit. These young glassblowers will create 200 unique “floats” inspired by the glass fishing net floats used by Japanese fisherman.

Found one? It’s yours to keep! Keep just one, but continue to hunt and share photos if you’d like—post your find on social media with the hashtag #BIMATreasureTrek and be entered to win one of five prize packages. Plus, tag us at @bimuseum.of.art so we can reshare your photos!

Our first float drop will be June 1, 2026 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.

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, 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 household so as many families as possible can enjoy the fun!! However…
• If you happen to find a second float while you’re out hunting, please return your first float to the spot where you found it so another participant can enjoy the discovery. Please do not move or re-hide floats in new locations, as BIMA works closely with local park departments and needs to know where each float is located for end-of-month collection.
• We also ask that floats not be exchanged or re-hidden on later days. Our goal is for every participant who finds a float to take home a new treasure of their own. You’re always welcome to continue hunting for fun after you’ve found a float—just leave any additional discoveries for others to enjoy!
• Send a photo of you with your find to treasuretrek@biartmuseum.org
• Post your photo to Instagram with the hashtag #bimatreasuretrek and tag us at @bimuseum.of.art