EHI volunteer Hulya Kablan teaches Water Marbling at the Art Express
The 2019 conference hosted three keynote speakers—Katie Dawson, Antonio Sacre, and Mickey Rowe—and more than fifty breakout sessions with topics ranging from Japanese Bunraku puppetry to Turkish marble painting. This year’s conference focused on creating inclusive environments for those with culturally diverse backgrounds and disabilities as well as helping students express themselves through storytelling...
UVU Interfaith Club Visit and Service Project
The Utah Valley University Interfaith Student Council kicked off their year with a retreat in Salt Lake City visiting with eight different worldview leaders and houses of worship. The retreat included partnering on the third day with Emerald Hills Institute to serves meals at the Women’s and Children’s Center in Murray. There they...
Health and Wellness Series – Yoga Class
Yoga classes under Emerald Hills Institute Health and Wellness series is being held on Thursdays on a weekly basis. While increasing their inner peace and wellness, participants made new friends.
Being Benevolent Seminar
On Saturday, September 7, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm the Emerald Hills Institute hosted our Women’s Interfaith Gathering. Zeynep Kariparduc was our host and taught us about the purpose of the Emerald Hills Institute – a place that focuses on inclusion, love and dialogue to grow together as friends. Kimberly Giles, a life coach, founder of...
Welcoming Salt Lake Week Community Service Project
Honoring national "Welcoming Week". We did service project in partnership with Women of the World, Stitching Hearts Worldwide, USA UNA Utah Chapter and Emerald Hills Institute. We made children themed blankets, teddy bears and baby dolls for the kids who currently live at the refugee camps abroad. We know we can't save the world but...
Overview of Art Workshop Series – Stained Glass
Emerald Hills Institute hosted a nine-week workshop teaching participants Vitray, or Turkish Stained Glass. This workshop, made possible by a grant from the Utah Division of Art and Museums, guided attendees through the history, design, and techniques of a centuries-old tradition. Stained glass for Western audiences usually means churches and pictures of saints or...
A new workshop series: A nine week stained glass (Ottoman Era Vitray) Workshop Series.
Emerald Hills Institute is pleased to invite you to our brand new workshop series: A nine week stained glass (Ottoman Era Vitray) Workshop Series. Please check out the event flier below to learn more about this intriguing workshop that is coming soon. If you are interested, please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stained-glass-workshop-series-tickets-65733509697. If you have any questions,...