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Call for Applications: 2026 Joseph R. Dunlap Memorial Fellowship
APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 2, 2026 The William Morris Society in the United States calls for applications for the 2026 Joseph R. Dunlap Memorial Fellowship. The Dunlap Fellowship supports scholarly and creative work about William Morris. The fellowship offers...
Call for Papers: “The Materiality of Text in Nineteenth-Century Art”, CAA 2026
The William Morris Society in the United States (WMS-US) is sponsoring a session at the CAA conference in Chicago, February 18–21, 2026. You are warmly invited to submit a proposal for the session, which is titled "The Materiality of Text in Nineteenth-Century...
MLA 2026 – Session Announcements
The William Morris Society in the US will host two sessions at the 2026 Modern Language Association Annual Convention, to be held January 8-11, 2026 in Toronto, Canada. Art and Smoke: Ruskin, Morris, Art, and Industrialism Chair, Florence S. Boos, University of Iowa...
Call for Papers – Journal of William Morris Studies – Special Issue on Design
The William Morris Society in the United States's partners at the Journal of William Morris Studies invite submissions for a special issue: "William Morris and the History, Theory and Practice of Design." Call for Papers: The concept of design has been subject to...
WMS Canada Event: Nordic Arts & Crafts Symposium
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,...
Joseph R. Dunlap Memorial Fellowship 2025 Awarded to Lucy Day
The William Morris Society US is happy to announce that the 2025 Joseph R. Dunlap Memorial Fellowship has been awarded to Lucy Day for her project "Art and Work: How William Morris and the Paris Commune Inspire Contemporary Performance Practice." Lucy is a folk...
William Morris Society US Welcomes New Board Members
The members of the William Morris Society in the United States elected four new board representatives at the Society's annual meeting in March 2025. These board members will serve a three-year term, ending in 2028. The new board members are: Caroline Giddis Macia...
Call for Session Proposals: CAA 2026
The William Morris Society in the United States (WMS-US) invites session proposals for the CAA 2026 conference, which is scheduled for February 18–21 in Chicago. We welcome proposals for sessions that are open to a range of time periods, geographic regions, and...
Save the Date: “From Seams to Stripes: Textiles and Abstraction” with Cora Chalaby, May 21 2025
Mark your calendars for a virtual event this spring! WMS-US VIRTUAL EVENT: "From Seams to Stripes: Textiles and Abstraction," by Cora Chalaby Wednesday, May 21, 3:00 - 4:00 pm 1:30-2:30pm Eastern Time - NOTE TIME CHANGE! Join us for a talk on textiles and abstraction...