CSDA/CCAD YP&C LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS VICTORIAN PICTURE FRAMES IN CANADA: STYLISTIC AND INSTITUTIONAL HISTORIES WITH ERIC BIRKLE

Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 7PM (ET) via Zoom. 

This lecture will consider the stylistic development of 19th-century eclectic and Revival-style (i.e. “Victorian”) frames in Canada. It will also examine Victorian frames in Canadian institutional contexts both historic and current, with featured case studies from the Art Gallery of Ontario.

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CSDA/CCAD ORNAMENTUM LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS STEPPING OUT OF A PAINTING: A LOOK AT HISTORICAL COSTUMING WITH KELLY ARLENE GRANT

Thursday, May 1, 2025 - 7PM (ET) via Zoom. 

If you’ve ever travelled to a living museum or historic property, chances are you’ve encountered a staff member or volunteer dressed in period garb, demonstrating an activity of the time. Historical commemoration has a long history, but it wasn’t until the early 20th century that living history came into being and only since the 1970s that it was refined as a trade or discipline. One of the keys to delivering credible living history programs is to have historically accurate clothing and accessories, involving the use of natural fabrics and materials available – and affordable – at the time. We are fortunate that one of North America’s foremost practitioners in the field, consultant and maker Kelly Arlene Grant, will be giving the Ornamentum lecture this year. Please join us for a fascinating glimpse into the world of living history and the skilled practitioners who make it come to life.

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