Twenty years on, Spy Hop is growing up

How does a hip youth arts agency stay digitally relevant as it enters its third decade? By Ellen Fagg Weist | Photography by Keith Johnson In the grand tradition of indie bands, Sincerely, The Universe found inspiration for its name from graffiti scribbled on a bathroom stall.  The name suited a band of musicians thrown together in Spy Hop’s after-school …

Montezuma Creek Elementary school student in fused glass workshop.

When learning shines through

The art of making fused-glass tiles connects science lessons to real life By Ellen Fagg Weist Like any good art project, the fused-glass workshop at Montezuma Creek Elementary School was anchored in careful planning. Under the direction of glass artist Carrie Trenholm, students first worked out their design ideas on a small square of construction paper. Each class’s art assignments …