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This weekend, @r.d.madison presents Good Earth Ground, on Saturday, October 10th from 6-10pm and Sunday, October 11th from 11-3pm, featuring the work of Chicago-based sculptor @kacielees and Cambodian-American artist and @uwglass MFA Candidate @uglyneon!

In Good Earth Ground, works by Lees and Thach form a shared conversation with electricity and time. Inspired by electrical grounding and gravity, the show proves that a single small entity can have a massive influence.

Located in a five-car garage, the R&D artist-run gallery is a vibrant hub that's dedicated to nurturing creativity and fostering artistic expression, providing a unique platform to emerging and established artists nationwide and serving as a haven for their ideas to come to life. R&D is committed to embracing diverse artistic visions, creating a dynamic space for innovation and collaboration. Exhibition support is provided by @theopen.fund, through the Poor Farm, with funding from @warholfoundation and @ruthfoundationforthearts.

3118 Harvey St, Madison, WI

#artist #madisonwi #uwgrad #artexhibition by @uwglass

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Next week, join us for the Fall 2026 Visiting Artist Colloquium public lecture on Wednesday, October 7th at 5pm with Paul Vanouse, hosted by the @chazenartuw at the Chazen Auditorium! Reserve your seat now!

SUNY Distinguished Professor of Art and Director of the @coalesce_biological_art at @ubuffaloart Paul Vanouse has sought to force the arcane codes of scientific communication into a broader cultural language. Interdisciplinarity and impassioned amateurism guide his art practice. For nearly 30 years he has employed molecular biology techniques in his artwork to challenge notions of individual, racial, and national identity. His current project, “Utter”, is a highly process-based endeavor that explores the phenomena of breathing. The multi-sensory artwork is an intricate glass apparatus containing microbes and visceral fluids that produces moist, odiferous emissions, simulating human breath, without humans.

His 2024 book, Difference, Sameness and DNA: Investigations in Critical Art and Science, chronicles over two decades of his artwork and scholarship.

His work has been exhibited in over 30 countries and widely across the US. Venues have included: @walkerartcenter, @albrightknox360, Carnegie Museum, @thewarholmuseum, @henryartgallery, @newmuseum, @museodebellasartes_, @museelouvre, @hkw_berlin, @muffatwerk, @zkmkarlsruhe, and @te_papa.

His work has been supported by the @creative_capital Foundation, @rockefellerfdn, @simonsfoundation, @the_fulbright_program, @neaarts, @nyfacurrent, @nyscouncilonthearts, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, @mellonfoundation, and @nsfgov.

Each Wednesday from 5-6:15pm this Fall, attend weekly lectures in person in the @chazenartuw Auditorium by some of the nation’s most prominent visiting artists, critics, and gallery and museum directors at @UWMadison at the Visiting Artist Colloquium! Discover the latest developments in Fine Art, Craft, and Design at our free public talks, reserve your seat at art.wisc.edu/public-programs/

#UWMadison #artsatuw #artschool #artisttalk #madisonwi taken in Chazen Museum of Art by @uwglass

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Next week, join us for the next Fall 2026 Visiting Artist Colloquium public lecture on Wednesday, September 30th at 5pm with Perry Price, hosted by the @chazenartuw at the Chazen Auditorium! Reserve your seat now!

A scholar of contemporary studio craft, material culture, decorative arts, and design, Perry Price is the Executive Director of the international @haystack_school on Deer Isle, Maine. Founded in 1950 as a research and studio program in the arts, Haystack offers visiting artists and scholars from a variety of fields including science, literature, music, and the visual arts a two-week, Open Studio Residency program, exhibitions, tours, auctions, artist presentations. Haystack also functions as a ʻthink-tankʼ in looking at craft—publishing annual monographs, organizing a variety of conferences and symposia that examine craft in broader contexts, and connecting people through craft.

Prior to joining Haystack, Price served as executive director of the @crafthouston, as director of education for the @craftcouncil, as curator of exhibitions and collections for @fullercraft, and was a member of the board of @cerfplus. Price received a BA in the History of Art from the @johnshopkinsu and an MA in Museum Studies from the @coopgradprogram in Museum Studies, @sunyoneonta, and the New York State Historical Association.

Each Wednesday from 5-6:15pm this Fall, attend weekly lectures in person in the @chazenartuw Auditorium by some of the nation’s most prominent visiting artists, critics, and gallery and museum directors at @UWMadison at the Visiting Artist Colloquium! Discover the latest developments in Fine Art, Craft, and Design at our free public talks, reserve your seat at art.wisc.edu/public-programs/

#UWMadison #artsatuw #artschool #artisttalk #madisonwi taken in Chazen Museum of Art by @uwglass

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Opening tomorrow, Friday, September 18th through the 24th, see Moonlighters: The 2nd Annual Art Department’s Staff Exhibition at the Art Lofts Gallery, and attend the Closing Reception on Thursday, September 24th at 5-7pm!

Exhibiting Artists:
🌒 @angelajohnsonartist, Community Liaison & Service Learning in Art Teaching Faculty
🌒 @morgenlanderceramics, @uwmadison_ceramics Technician
🌒 @carolynspears_here, @uwglass Technician
🌒 @purdy_pitchers, @wisculpture Technician
🌒 @d.love111, Printmaking Technician
🌒 @emcadams, Printmaking, @uwmadisonbookandpaper, & NodeLab Technician
🌒 Mary Frat, Financial Manager
🌒 Matt Coppola, Facilities Maintenance Manager
🌒 @gnomesinreddesign, @wood_sconsin Technician
🌒 @taylorjameshedrick, @uwmadisonphoto Technician
🌒 Tim O’Neill, @uwmetals Technician

Moonlighters brings together the staff of the UW–Madison Art Department who, beyond their daily responsibilities, remain deeply committed to their creative practices. As their workday ends, another life begins—one shaped by quiet dedication, late hours, and the persistent yearn to make. By moonlight, these artists continue to create, balancing their professions with the pursuit of art. Please join us for the reception!

#artist #madisonwi #artexhibition #UWMadison taken in Art Lofts by @uwglass

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Save the dates for the Fall 2026 Visiting Artist Colloquium public lectures this September, hosted by the @chazenartuw at the Chazen Auditorium!

Get the details & reserve your seat at: art.wisc.edu/public-programs/

New York-based artist @jimgaylord explores the possibilities & boundaries of abstraction, adapting languages of formalism, geometry, ornament, & iconography through painting, drawing, collage, & sculpture. Recontextualizing symbols from our visual culture, his work resonates in ways that are specific yet enigmatic, seeking a sense of harmony & rightness among shapes that appear otherwise idiosyncratic.

Through sculpture, installation, video, drawing, & public intervention, @peihsuan_wang’s practice traces kinship shaped by migration, memory, & the interplay between personal & canonized histories. Weaving bio(mytho)graphical narratives, folklore, & cultural artifacts born of Asia-Pacific geopolitics, her work reflects on how meaning is carried & reconstructed across generations.

Furniture maker, artist, & educator @wendymaruyama has spent more than 5 decades creating innovative, boundary-pushing work. Rooted in traditional craft, her ongoing wildLIFE Project confronts the endangerment of elephants following a research trip to Kenya—a powerful work that merges craftsmanship with activism & storytelling.

A scholar of contemporary studio craft, material culture, decorative arts, & design, Perry Price is the Executive Director of the international @haystack_school, a research & studio program. Inviting visiting artists & scholars across the sciences, literature, music, & the visual arts to spend 2 weeks focusing on their work, Haystack functions as a ʻthink-tankʼ in looking at craft.

Each Wednesday from 5 to 6:15pm this Fall, attend weekly lectures in person in the @chazenartuw Auditorium by some of the nation’s most prominent visiting artists, critics, & gallery & museum directors at @UWMadison at the Visiting Artist Colloquium! Discover the latest developments in Fine Art, Craft, & Design at our free public talks, reserve your seat at art.wisc.edu/public-programs/

#UWMadison #artsatuw #artschool #artisttalk #madisonwi taken in Chazen Museum of Art by @uwglass

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2 months ago

CONGRATS to Tracy Drier @tracy_drier and @uwglass alum and Summer Flameworking Instructor Lauren Aria @lofl0wz on this honor!!!
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Celebrating Excellence in Scientific Glassblowing!
Congratulations to Lauren Aria and Tracy Drier of the UW–Madison Department of Chemistry Glass Shop on receiving the Southeastern Section Dana Sampson Award for the best Lamp Shop Hint published in Fusion in 2025. Their winning contribution, “Build Your Own Hole-Gauge,” was recognized by the American Scientific Glassblowers Society for its innovation and practical impact.
Innovative research depends on innovative tools—and skilled chemical glassblowers play a vital role in advancing discovery. From designing custom apparatus to solving unique experimental challenges, the expertise of our glass shop enables researchers across the department to push the boundaries of science.
#UWChemistry #UWMadison #ScientificGlassblowing #ChemistryResearch #ResearchSupport InnovationInScience ChemicalSciences STEM Glassblowing ScientificInnovation ResearchExcellence BehindTheScience by @uwglass

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3 months ago

During Madison Bike Week, cyclists can look forward to free tune-ups, coffee on the bike paths, and even an art tour on two wheels! Take a look at the amazing turnout for @uwglass's neon demo and tour last Saturday, then head over to glasslab.art.wisc.edu to plan your own ride! 🚲 by @uwglass

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4 months ago

We’re hosting a Neon Demo and Tour for @madisonbikes Bike Week on Saturday, May 30th! Mark your calendars and charge up your bike lights!

Join us for a bike-tour version of the Glass Madison Neon Walking Tour! UW Neon Lab instructor Tom Zickuhr @zickuhr_thomas will offer a live neon demonstration at 7:30pm, sharing the handmade process of bending glass tubing into a pattern, and processing it into neon light.

Following the demonstration, glass and neon students Ania Bialic @aniabialic and Vivian Ye @vivianjoya, will take participants on a guided biking version of the Glass Madison Neon Walking Tour, starting at 8:30pm. This will be a one-way ride departing from the Arts Lofts building with four narrated stops. Visit the link in bio for more details.

This will be an evening ride that begins at dusk; please remember to charge your bike lights! Also, no bicycles are permitted in the building; please lock your bike outside during the demo.

Many thanks to Madison Bikes @madisonbikes for sponsoring the original Glass Madison Neon Walking Tour! This public resource is available online to all for local neon knowledge. by @uwglass

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That’s a wrap on AY ‘25/26!!! Thanks to all for an awesome year. And special thanks to Nate Watson @2natewatson for joining us as a guest critic for final crit. @uwglass is looking forward to welcoming Nate as a lecturer next year!!! 😲🤩🤯🥳

💼 ➡️🐈 by @uwglass

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To the Class of 2026; you are one in a million! May you enjoy this weekend celebrating your years of hard work and look forward to your bright (and glassy) futures! Thanks for giving us so much to be proud of! by @uwglass

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🎓🌈🔥 CONGRATS TO TODAY’S BACHELORS GRADUATES!!!! Looks like the universe got the memo for the perfect weather to celebrate today!

Amber Mans @amber.mans1 graduates with a BFA and is looking forward to enjoying some peace and quiet in nature! (Keep an eye out for them at Ox-Bow @oxbowschoolofart this summer!!!) ☀️

Eva Mesa @eva_mesa_ graduates with a BFA and is headed home sweet home! 🏡

Hailey Johnson @hrjohnson14 @stickman1536 graduates with a BS in Art, Art History, and Music (yes, all three), and is headed to a summer stained glass intensive at @toledomuseum before maxing out their Minecraft world. 🧱

Kale Johnson @johnsonk_10 graduates with a BS in Asian Languages and Cultures and will be pursuing a career in art. 🥏

and Shannon Gallagher @curlycrazyshannon graduates with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and Communication Arts and will pursue a career in engineering and hang out with their dog. 🐾🐶 by @uwglass

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🎓🔥🎈CONGRATS to tonight’s graduating MFAs!!!! What a gift it has been to have such a deep bench of glass and honorary glass grads from Ceramics, Sculpture, and Photo over these last three years.

Matthew Everett @matthew_everett_artist is headed to Minneapolis to teach and continue his role as Cutler for the Grindstone Campaign. 🔪

Baran Ataei @baranataei will continue demonstrating to us all how to celebrate. 🚬

Car Riegger @carlyriegger is headed to Chicago to teach at College of DuPage. 🪴

Henry Burk @henrysburk will be pursuing art and teaching in Madison in the coming year. 🌈 by @uwglass

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