Congratulations, Art Conservation graduates!
Congratulations to all M.A.C. candidates who graduated in this month's ceremony! A few photos from the occasion:
GVCA calls for submissions for 2023 Context & Meaning conference
The Graduate Visual Culture Association (GVCA) is calling for papers ahead of the annual graduate research conference, Context & Meaning. The 2023 conference is on the theme of "Scandal", exploring the intersections of art and scandal throughout history. The conference will happen in a hybrid format from February 2-4, 2023.
Art Conservation Professor receives $30K in SSHRC funding
M.A.C. candidate publishes on work at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Following her summer internship at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts's Conservation Department, Art Conservation student Antonia Mappin-Kasirer has published an article detailing her work. "A Journey into the Luminous Universe of Jean-Paul Mousseau" is published in English and French on the MMFA's online magazine.
Special Medieval lecture by Prof. Matthew Reeve
Date
Wednesday October 5, 20222:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
Watson Hall 517As part of the Department of History's Medieval Studies Seminar series, Art History professor Matthew Reeve will give a special lecture, "Marian art and materiality in Gothic England: the West Facade of Wells Cathedral Reconsidered". The seminar happens October 5, 2022, 2:30-4:00pm in Watson Hall 517.
M.A.C. candidates welcomed into NGC's Conservation Internship Program for Diversity
A big congratulations to Art Conservation students Carl Magarro, Doris Fuller Ruiz, and John Habib, who have all been selected by the National Gallery of Canada for its Conservation Internship for Diversity! The M.A.C. candidates will take part in the 12-week internship, working alongside experienced conservators.
Queen's University mourns Isabel Bader
The Department of Art History & Art Conservation remembers Isabel Bader (LLD '07), who passed away on Sunday. Along with her late husband, Alfred Bader, Isabel was known for her generosity to the Queen's University community. Their Bader Collection -- a donation of over 500 artworks -- included four paintings by Rembrandt, and the Bader name graces the College at Herstmonceux Castle, and Kingston's waterfront Centre for the Performing Arts.
Research Postcards: Charlotte Beyries and "Picturing 'Canada'"
In our latest Summer Research Postcard, we connect with Art History student Charlotte Beyries, whose work alongside Prof. Joan Schwartz focuses on the practice of photography in Canada:
Art History graduate students co-curate Union Gallery exhibition
Union Gallery has opened its current exhibition, Creating Communities Through Art, on until September 17, 2022 at the Gallery's Main Space and Projection Room, and the Tett Centre's Community Wall.