Upcoming Events
Event News
Event: “Crafty Impressionism: Camille and Lucien Pissarro’s Collaboration on Les Travaux de Champs” with Shelby Bennett
On Friday, April 24, at 12 noon Eastern Time on Zoom, join the William Morris Society in the United States for an online talk on craft and Impressionism by Shelby Bennett. The Society's Conference Travel Grant supported Shelby's participation in the WMS-US-sponsored...
Event: “Wallpaper on Screen: Morris & Company in Set Design” with Sarah Mead Leonard
On Friday, March 27th at 12:30pm Eastern Time, Sarah Mead Leonard will discuss her ongoing Morris & Co. on Screen project, which documents uses of Morris & Company patterns in set design for television and film. She will share how the project contributed to...
Event: “Arts and Crafts Architecture across America” book talk with Maureen Meister
On Friday, January 30 at 12:30-1:30pm Eastern, 9:30-10:30am Pacific, the William Morris Society in the United States will host Maureen Meister for a talk about her exciting new book, Arts and Crafts Architecture across America, which has recently been published by...
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,...
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:Â "From Seams to Stripes: Textiles and Abstraction,"Â 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...
Event: “The Stained Glass Windows of William Morris and Friends” with Geri Parlby
On Wednesday, November 6th at 3pm Eastern, 12 noon Pacific, the William Morris Society in the United States will host a digital event with Dr. Geri Parlby, "The Stained Glass Windows of William Morris and Friends." At the height of the great Gothic revival in church...
Past Events
Watch videos of our digital lectures and panels and read more about other past events.
Upcoming Conferences
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...
MLA 2026 – Session Announcements
The William Morris Society in the US will host two sessions at the 2026 Modern Language...
Call for Session Proposals: CAA 2026
The William Morris Society in the United States (WMS-US) invites session proposals for the CAA...
Calendar
Events organized or sponsored by the William Morris Society US
Events of Interest
Events of Morrissian interest organized by other groups.
Note: The William Morris Society US is not affiliated with and does not endorse these events.
Image: William Morris, Daisy, wallpaper, 1864. Victoria & Albert Museum