On May 10, 2025, the William Morris Society of Canada will be holding a Symposium on Nordic Arts & Crafts. The WMSC hopes William Morris Society of the US members may be interested in attending.
Nordic Arts & Crafts Symposium
Scandinavian and Finnish Art, Craft, and Architecture
Saturday, May 10, 2025
10 AM – 4 PM (check-in and coffee 9:15-9:45am)
Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs
1 Devonshire Place
University of Toronto
Program
- “Painting Politically: National Romanticism and the Rise of Social Democracy,” Michelle Facos, Indiana University-Bloomington
- “The Myth of “Nordic Craft” and the Reality of Specificity,” Monica Obniski, High Museum of Art, Atlanta
- “A Visit to Hvitträsk”, Mikko Teräsvirta, National Museum of Finland
- “The Plight of Craft”, Taisto H Mäkelä, University of Colorado Denver, Emeritus
- Reception and celebration of William Morris’s 191st Birthday
Registration, including lunch and reception:
WMSC Members $ 95
Non-members $120
Students (with ID) $ 30
Find out more and register here.