GEEX Talks

The GEEX Talks lecture series features outstanding artists and researchers within and beyond the field of glass.

GEEX Talks Season 5: GEEX Shorts

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GEEX Talks will comprise of an innovative new short form format that will highlight 6 speakers in 2024-2025.

Sponsors and Supporters

Want to support the upcoming season of GEEX Talks and GEEX general programming? Become an Organizational Partner, Sponsor, or Support GEEX here.

Thanks to the Ruth Foundation for the Arts Wisconsin Special Project Grants for supporting GEEX Talks programming in 2024-2026, as well as the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation (nominated by Nisha Bansil) for supporting GEEX general programming.

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The 2024-25 season of GEEX Talks is sponsored by: His Glassworks, Pittsburgh Glass Center, and Wet Dog Glass.

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Thanks as well to our Organizational Partners, including: Barry Art Museum, Chazen Museum of Art, Glass Art Association Canada, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Penland School of Craft, Pilchuck Glass School, and UrbanGlass.

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GEEX Talks Q&A Podcast

In Season 3 and Season 4 (2022-2024), questions from the audience were shared as a framework for discussions between artists and researchers in an audio podcast.

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Institutional Subscriptions

GEEX Talks is made possible with the generous support of the following subscribing institutions:

  • Alfred University School of Art & Design (New York, USA)
  • Anoka Ramsey Community College (Minnesota, USA)
  • Bowling Green State University (Ohio, USA)
  • California State University at San Bernardino (California, USA)
  • Centre College (Kentucky, USA)
  • College for Creative Studies (Michigan, USA)
  • Hastings College (Nebraska, USA)
  • Kent State (Ohio, USA)
  • Massachusetts College of Art + Design (Massachusetts, USA)
  • Ohio State University (Ohio, USA)
  • Old Dominion University / Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Studio (Virginia, USA)
  • Punahou High School (Hawaii, USA)
  • Rochester Institute of Technology (New York, USA)
  • Salem Community College (New Jersey, USA)
  • Sheridan College (Ontario, Canada)
  • University of North Carolina-Asheville (North Carolina, USA)
  • University of Texas at Arlington (Texas, USA)
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (Wisconsin, USA)
  • UrbanGlass (New York, USA)
  • Alfred University School of Art & Design (New York, USA)
  • Anoka Ramsey Community College (Minnesota, USA)
  • Bowling Green State University (Ohio, USA)
  • California State University at San Bernardino (California, USA)
  • Centre College (Kentucky, USA)
  • College for Creative Studies (Michigan, USA)
  • Hastings College (Nebraska, USA)
  • Kent State (Ohio, USA)
  • Massachusetts College of Art + Design (Massachusetts, USA)
  • Old Dominion University / Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Studio (Virginia, USA)
  • Punahou High School (Hawaii, USA)
  • Rochester Institute of Technology (New York, USA)
  • Salem Community College (New Jersey, USA)
  • Sheridan College (Ontario, Canada)
  • The University of Washington (Washington, USA)
  • University of North Carolina-Asheville (North Carolina, USA)
  • University of Texas at Arlington (Texas, USA)
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (Wisconsin, USA)
  • UrbanGlass (New York, USA)
  • Alfred University (New York, USA)
  • Anoka Ramsey Community College (Minnesota, USA)
  • Bowling Green State University (Ohio, USA)
  • Centre College (Kentucky, USA)
  • College for Creative Studies (Michigan, USA)
  • FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts (Minnesota, USA)
  • Hastings College (Nebraska, USA)
  • Kent State University (Ohio, USA)
  • Massachusetts College of Art (Massachusetts, USA)
  • Ohio State University (Ohio, USA)
  • Old Dominion University (Virginia, USA)
  • Rochester Institute of Technology (New York, USA)
  • Salem Community College (New Jersey, USA)
  • Sheridan College (Ontario, Canada)
  • University of North Carolina-Asheville (North Carolina, USA)
  • University of Texas at Arlington (Texas, USA)
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (Wisconsin, USA)
  • University of Washington (Washington, USA)
  • UrbanGlass (New York, USA)
  • Alfred University (New York, USA)
  • Anoka Ramsey Community College (Minnesota, USA)
  • Ball State University (Indiana, USA)
  • Bowling Green State University (Ohio, USA)
  • Cal State University San Bernardino (California, USA)
  • Centre College (Kentucky, USA)
  • College for Creative Studies (Michigan, USA)
  • Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts (Minnesota, USA)
  • Hastings College (Nebraska, USA)
  • IRMA Collaborative (Riga, Latvia)
  • Kent State University (Ohio, USA)
  • Massachusetts College of Art (Massachusetts, USA)
  • Ohio State University (Ohio, USA)
  • Rochester Institute of Technology (New York, USA)
  • Salem Community College (New Jersey, USA)
  • Sheridan College (Ontario, Canada)
  • The University of Washington (Washington, USA)
  • University of North Carolina-Asheville (North Carolina, USA)
  • University of Texas at Arlington (Texas, USA)
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (Wisconsin, USA)
  • UrbanGlass (New York, USA)
  • Alfred University School of Art & Design (New York, USA)
  • Australian National University (Canberra, Australia)
  • Ball State University (Indiana, USA)
  • Bowling Green State University (Ohio, USA)
  • California State University at San Bernardino (California, USA)
  • Centre College (Kentucky, USA)
  • College for Creative Studies (Michigan, USA)
  • Gerrit Rietveld Academie (Amsterdam, NL)
  • Hastings College (Nebraska, USA)
  • IRMA Collaborative (Riga, Latvia)
  • Massachusetts College of Art (Boston, USA)
  • Ohio State University (Ohio, USA)
  • Rochester Institute of Technology (New York, USA)
  • Salem Community College (New Jersey, USA)
  • Salisbury University (Maryland, USA)
  • Sheridan College (Ontario, Canada)
  • Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Illinois, USA)
  • University of Washington (Washington, USA)
  • University of Miami (Florida, USA)
  • University of North Carolina-Asheville (North Carolina, USA)
  • University of Sunderland (Sunderland, UK)
  • University of Texas at Arlington (Texas, USA)
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (Wisconsin, USA)
  • University of Wisconsin-River Falls (Wisconsin, USA)
  • UrbanGlass (New York, USA)
  • Virginia Commonwealth University (Virginia, USA)

Visit our Subscription page to learn how to join our list of Institutional Subscribers!

Individual Subscriptions

Interested in GEEX Talks, but not affiliated with an institution?

GEEX is offering Individual Subscriptions for the full spectrum of glass co-learners who might be interested in the full lecture series.

Visit our Subscription page for more information.

GEEX Turns 5 🎂

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6 GEEX Talks Lectures from 2024-2025

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GEEX Turns 5 🎂

On the occasion of GEEX’s fifth birthday, support the 2024 Annual Fund: Five for Five!

Five for Five, a fundraising event and celebration of 5 years of GEEX (2020-2024)

Thank you for supporting the future of glass art and beyond.