Glass Madison Public Programs consolidates public events to increase material literacy and glass appreciation. Scattered throughout the 2023-2024 academic year, Glass Madison Public Programs include: one-off events; Glass Madison Exhibitions, as well as cross-promotions of “glassy” and glass-adjacent activities both on- and off-campus. Learn about this ubiquitous material and the ways it intersects research, scholarship, and everyday life.
Tristan Duke: Artist-in-Residence Colloquium Lecture
Tristan Duke is an artist-in-residence at the UW Glass Lab from April 10-20th. During this residency, Duke will be working with: Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC), The Computation Optics Group, and the UW Glass Lab. He will deliver the Art Department Colloquium Lecture on April 17th.
Glass and Material-Based Arts Environments as Third Teacher
This panel discussion explores how glass and material-based arts environments function as “third teacher” across a variety of learning programs led by UW Glass Lab alumni.
16:9–Reframing Glass with May Maylisa Cat
Emcee’d by visiting artist and critic May Maylisa Cat, "16:9—Reframing Glass" is a film festival screening a diverse collection of works from UW Glass alumna, exploring themes such as: identity, culture, language, surveillance, and superstition.
Exhibitions
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.
Glass Madison Public Programs
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Glass Madison Public Programs Cross Promotions
Blanket Songs Exhibition by Professor John Hitchcock
August 23-October 8, 2023
Edgewood Gallery
Destruction of Eden : War of the Ghosts Exhibition featuring Professor John Hitchcock and Chad Oliver
September 18-November 11, 2023
Arts + Literature Laboratory
WN@tL: Chemical Glassware as Functional Structure featuring Bernstein Book Arts Lecturer Daniel Kelm
October 18, 2023, 7:00pm
UW Biotechnology Center Auditorium, room 1111 (425 Henry Mall)
Wheaton Conversations: Brett Swenson (UW Glass Lab Lecturer)
October 19, 2023, 5:00pm
Online Zoom Talk
Look What Harvey Did: Harvey K. Littleton’s Legacy in the Simona and Jerome Chazen Collection of Studio Glass
Nov 6, 2023–Aug 16, 2024
Chazen Museum of Art
Steve Feren: Foto Esculturas
January 9, 2024 to March 7, 2024
Arts + Literature Laboratory