Glass Madison Exhibitions reflect contemporary glass practice through a survey of work from the sixth decade of the UW Glass Lab—featuring current student, alumni, and faculty work—in dialog with a holistic history of glass at UW.
Current Exhibitions
University Exhibition
Spheres of Influence
Ruth Davis Gallery
1300 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706
October 16, 2024 – March 9, 2025
Opening Reception: October 16, 2024, 4:00-7:00pm
![Spheres of Influence](https://web.education.wisc.edu/glasslab/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/10/SOIGAUW_Banner-64-600x400.jpg)
Exhibition Archive
Faculty Exhibitions
Exuviae
Arts + Literature Laboratory
111. S. Livingston St. Suite 100, Madison, Wisconsin 53703
January 7 - March 7, 2024
Opening Reception: January 18, 2024, 6:00-8:00pm
![Exuviae cover image - black and white image of glass cicadas on a wall](https://web.education.wisc.edu/glasslab/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/01/facultyexhibition_exhibitionpage-48.jpg)
Indeterminate Objects
Arts + Literature Laboratory
111. S. Livingston St. Suite 100, Madison, Wisconsin 53703
January 7 - March 7, 2024
Opening Reception: January 18, 2024, 6:00-8:00pm
![Indeterminate Objects Cover Image: Blue glass cylinders on a circular pedestal](https://web.education.wisc.edu/glasslab/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/01/indeterminateobjects_exhibitionspage.jpg)
Wrestling With Balance
Glass Lab Micro Gallery
111 N. Frances Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53703 (Viewable from outside at the end of Parking Lot 94.)
October 1 - 22, 2023
Opening Reception: October 6, 2023, 7:30-9:30pm
![Wrestling With Balance](https://web.education.wisc.edu/glasslab/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/09/tom_exhibitionpage.jpg)
Alumni and Student Exhibitions
The Sixth Decade of UW Glass
Art Lofts Gallery & Backspace Gallery
111 N. Frances Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53703
October 1 - 22, 2023
Opening Reception October 6, 2023, 7:30-9:30pm
![](https://web.education.wisc.edu/glasslab/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/09/sixthdecade_exhibitionpageimage.jpg)
Absolute Zero
Main Gallery, Memorial Union
800 Langdon Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53703
September 29 - November 17, 2023
Opening Reception: September 29, 2023, 6-8pm
Gallery Talks: October 5, 2023, 5-7pm
Presented by the Wisconsin Union Directorate Art Committee
![Absolute Zero Exhibition](https://web.education.wisc.edu/glasslab/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/09/absolutezero_exhibitionpageimage.jpg)
Flameworking at UW-Madison
Gelsy Verna Gallery
111 N. Frances Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53703
October 1 - 20, 2023
Opening Reception October 6, 2023, 7:30-9:30pm
![Flameworking at UW-Madison](https://web.education.wisc.edu/glasslab/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/09/flame_exhibitionpage.jpg)
Research & Outreach
School of Education Gallery
1000 Bascom Mall, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
October 2 - 17, 2023
Opening Reception October 6, 2023, 4:30-6:30pm
![Research & Outreach](https://web.education.wisc.edu/glasslab/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/09/researchoutreach_exhibitionpage.jpg)
For the Time Being
Overture Center Playhouse Gallery
201 State Street, Madison, WI 53703
June 11-August 18, 2024
Opening Reception: July 11, 2024, 5:30-8:30pm
![For the Time Being](https://web.education.wisc.edu/glasslab/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/10/forthetimebeingthumb-600x400.jpg)
Intercollegiate Exhibition
Good Things: Intercollegiate Small Works
Gallery 7, Humanities Building
455 N Park Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
October 6 - 22, 2023
Opening Reception October 6, 2023, 6:30-8:30pm
![](https://web.education.wisc.edu/glasslab/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/09/goodthings-57-600x400.jpg)
Glass Madison Exhibitions are supported by: Anonymous Fund, Marilynn R. Baxter Fund, Office of Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE), UW-Madison Art Department, UW-Madison Division of the Arts Emily Mead Baldwin Award in the Creative Arts, UW-Madison School of Education Impact 2030 Helen Burish Fund, and the 175th Anniversary Grant Award. Absolute Zero is presented by the Wisconsin Union Directorate Art Committee.