1997 WILLIAM MORRIS EVENTS IN CANADA

Compiled by the William Morris Society of Canada

Wednesday, 22 January 1997, 7.30pm
Medieval Toronto
An illustrated lecture by Peter Coffman, architectural historian and photographer. Sponsored by the William Morris Society of Canada, at Room 205, Faculty of Information Studies, Robarts Library, University of Toronto. Coffman will discuss the origins and ideals of the Gothic Revival in England, and how it was exported to Toronto through such architects as William Thomas, William Hay and Frederic Cumberland. Members $5, non-members $7, students with ID $3.
Contact: Paula Browne, William Morris Society of Canada, 52 Berkeley Court, Unionville, Ontario L3R 6L9, Tel. (905) 475-9370, fax (905) 940-8698.

Friday, 7 March to Tuesday, 16 March 1997
1997 Excursion of the William Morris Society of Canada
An Arts and Crafts tour of the Mid-Atlantic states, with visits to (among other places) the Roycroft Inn in East Aurora, NY; Craftsman Farms in Parsippany, NJ; Washington, DC museums; the Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington, DE; and the Virginia Museum in Richmond. THE TRIP IS FULLY BOOKED.

Monday, 17 February 1997, 7.45pm
"J. E. H. MacMorris": The Influence of William Morris--and Co.--on J. E. H. MacDonald
Lecture by design historian, writer, and curator Robert Stacey at the Arts and Letters Club, Toronto. Sponsored by the Arts and Letters Club and the William Morris Society of Canada. Free. Attendees may pay for supper (6.30pm) and drinks, price $10.00.
Contact: Arts and Letters Club, 14 Elm Street, Toronto, Tel. 324-9148.

Sunday, 23 March 1997, 2pm
The Scottish Arts and Crafts: William Morris and the Glasgow School of Art
Lecture by Dr. Janice Helland, Associate Professor, History of Art, Concordia University. Sponsored by the William Morris Society of Canada, at the Great Hall at the Arts and Letters Club, 14 Elm Street, Toronto, Ontario -- west of Yonge Street, 2 blocks north of Dundas; by subway, exit either at Dundas and walk north, or at College and walk south. Followed by a "William Morris Tea" and birthday celebration (with cash bar). Members: $12. Non-members: $15. Students: $8.
Contact: William Morris Society of Canada, RSVP: Tel. (416) 324-9148.

Monday, 21 April 1997, 7.30pm
"A Sort of Gardening in Design": Morris's Re-rooting of Art
Lecture by David Latham, who teaches English at York University and is the editor of the Journal of Pre-Raphaelite Studies and the author of several books and articles on William Morris. Sponsored by the William Morris Society of Canada, at Room 205, Faculty of Information Studies, Robarts Library, University of Toronto. Coffman will discuss the origins and ideals of the Gothic Revival in England, and how it was exported to Toronto through such architects as William Thomas, William Hay and Frederic Cumberland. Members $5, non-members $7, students with ID $3.
Contact: Paula Browne, William Morris Society of Canada, 52 Berkeley Court, Unionville, Ontario L3R 6L9, Tel. (905) 475-9370, fax (905) 940-8698.

Tuesday, 27 May 1997, 7.30pm
Beauty, Service, and Power: The Arts and Crafts Movement and Toronto Settlement Houses, 1900 to 1930
Lecture by Cathy L. James, Ph.D., instructor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. Sponsored by the William Morris Society of Canada, at Room 205, Faculty of Information Studies, Robarts Library, University of Toronto. Coffman will discuss the origins and ideals of the Gothic Revival in England, and how it was exported to Toronto through such architects as William Thomas, William Hay and Frederic Cumberland. Members $5, non-members $7, students with ID $3.
Contact: Paula Browne, William Morris Society of Canada, 52 Berkeley Court, Unionville, Ontario L3R 6L9, Tel. (905) 475-9370, fax (905) 940-8698.

Sunday, 21 June 1997, 8.30am to 5pm
Day in the Country
Sponsored by the William Morris Society of Canada. A morning visit to the farm studio of Lynda Baird, artist and her husband Ron Baird, sculptor; and an afternoon guided tour of the Frederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery of Markam located in the historic village of Unionville, Ontario. The inaugural exhibition is Varley: A Celebration. Members $7.00.
Contact: Fred Turner at (416) 769-9297 or Kathryn Steeves at (416) 324-9148 or e-mail the Society.

Friday and Saturday, 19-20 September 1997
Beauty in the Nineteenth Century
A cross-disciplinary conference at the University of Toronto, hosted by the Nineteenth-Century Group. Keynote address to be given by W. David Shaw.
Contact: Graduate Department of English, University of Toronto, 7 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1, E-mail to Sarah Winters, swinters@chass.utoronto.ca

Saturday, 20 September 1997, 1-5pm
Scarborough Bluffs
Outing in this Toronto suburb sponsored by the William Morris Society of Canada. Visits to: Doris McCarthy's Home/Studio and Frederick Coates House (a 1922 Arts and Crafts house). Meet at 1pm at Warden Subway Syation. This trip is limited to the first 30 participants. Cost $5.00.
Contact: Fred Turner, Tel. (416) 769-9297.

Monday through Thursday, 22 - 25 September 1997
Fabric of an Exhibition: An Interdisciplinary Approach
A textile symposium in Ottawa, hosted by the Canadian Conservation Institute, Department of Canadian Heritage. The first joint initiative by North American textile conservators, this four-day Textile Symposium '97 will bring together curators, designers, conservators and other museum professionals to discuss issues related to the successful exhibition of textiles. Three days will be devoted to the formal presentation of papers in the auditorium of the National Gallery of Canada, with simultaneous translation in English or French. Poster sessions will be held in the lobby adjacent to the auditorium. The last day of the symposium offers demonstrations of practical and innovative techniques, equipment and materials used for the conservation and exhibition of textiles, as well as tours of the collection holdings and conservation facilities at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the treatment and research facilities at the Canadian Conservation Institute, and Laurier House, an historic site operated by Parks Canada. The Symposium banquet will be held in the Great Hall of the National Gallery of Canada. A detailed list of lectures, demonstrations and events is posted on the CCI Homepage.
Contact: Tara Grant, Registration Coordinator, Symposium 97, Canadian Conservation Institute, Department of Canadian Heritage, 1030 Innes Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0M5, Tel: (613) 998-3721; Fax: (613) 998-4721. tara_grant@pch.gc.ca. Pour de l'information en français, veuillez contacter Christine Bradley, christine_bradley@pch.gc.ca.

Monday, 6 October 1997, 7pm
William Morris Society of Canada Annual General Meeting
Annual meeting followed by presentation by presentation by Richard Landon, head of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, and viewing of William Morris materials in the Fisher Library. Location: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, 120 St. George Street, Toronto (closest subway stop St. George). Free admission.
Contact: Paula Browne, William Morris Society of Canada, 52 Berkeley Court, Unionville, Ontario L3R 6L9, Tel. (905) 475-9370, fax (905) 940-8698, :mckenna@yorku.ca.

Thursday through Sunday, 6-9 November 1997
British Arts and Crafts: Here and there, then and now
Seminar at Universities Art Association of Canada (UAAC) annual conference co-sponsored by the University of British Columbia and the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. Abstracts are now being accepted for a session titled "British Arts and Crafts: Here and there, then and now" chaired by Sandra Alfoldy and Janice Helland, Ph.D. This session will consider issues and debates as they pertain to the Arts & Crafts movement in Britain or to the movement as it developed in North America. An emphasis will be placed upon connections between the two movements and upon a relationship between recent theoretical directions in art history as they might apply to a discussion of "arts and crafts."
Contact: Dr. Janice Helland, Department of Art History, VA-430, Concordia University, 1455, boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8, Tel. (514) 848-4697; Fax (514) 848-8627; helland@vax2.concordia.ca.

Saturday through Tuesday, 27-30 December 1997
William Morris sessions
This year's Modern Language Association Annual Convention will take place in Toronto. The William Morris Society of the United States will host two sessions of papers: "William Morris On View and For Sale" and "What's New with William Morris."
Contact: Mark Samuels Lasner, William Morris Society in the United States, Biblio@aol.com.

Advance notice
Morris Millenium Conference
11 to 25 June 2000
Following the centenary conference at Oxford in 1996, the William Morris Society of Canada is now organizing the Morris Millennium Conference as the second international conference to bring together scholars and students of Morris as an artist, writer, socialist, and early ecologist. The conference will be held at the University of Toronto and will include lectures on all aspects of Morris's work, exhibitions of Pre-Raphaelite art, tours of Gothic Revival and Arts and Crafts architecture. Accommodation will be available on the university campus.

If you know of any other events relating to William Morris that should be included on this list please send full details and a contact address to: Mark Samuels Lasner, Biblio@aol.com