TORCHES FOR CANADIAN CULTURAL POLICY: VISUAL VOICES FROM THE KINGSTON CONFERENCE TO NEW LEGISLATION

Date

Wednesday November 1, 2023
6:00 pm - 7:15 pm

Location

Macintosh-Corry Room B201

Join the esteemed art historian, museum director, and former Senator, Honourable Pat Bovey, as she discusses the contemporary legacy of the famed "Kingston Conference", held in June of 1941. A watershed moment in the Canadian art world, the "Kingston Conference" brought more than 150 artists, museum directors, art historians and members of the public to ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ to discuss the place of the artist in society and its role within Canada. What is the contemporary legacy of that conference, and how does it relate to current legislation in the arts, including cultural diplomacy and reconciliation? 
This lecture is organized and sponsored by the Department of Art History and Art Conservation. 

Wednesday, November 1, 6:00 - 7:15 PM. Macintosh-Corry Room B201

Stingaciu, Ilinca

Stingaciu, Ilinca

Ilinca Stingaciu

Ph.D. Candidate

Art History Program

Major Fields of Interest: late medieval and early Renaissance polychrome sculpture and panel painting in Italy, articulated crucifixes, cultural heritage preservation, technical art history

Undergraduate Experience: BAH in Art History, Queen’s University

Graduate Experience: MA in Art History, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥

Supervisor: Dr. Una D'Elia

Batten, Alana

Alana Batten

Alana Batten

M.A. Student

Art History Program

Major Fields of Interest: History of photography; photography & death; visual culture; nineteenth century studies

Undergraduate Experience: BFA in Art History (with distinction), Concordia University, 2023

MA Thesis Topic: Post-mortem portrait photography and spirit photography in Canada during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Supervisor: Dr. Allison Morehead

Shields-Rivard, Sara

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Sara Shields-Rivard

Ph.D. Candidate

Art History Program

Major Fields of Interest: Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Design History; Architecture, Interiors, and Furniture Design; Material Culture Studies; Gender and Sexuality Studies.

Undergraduate Experience: Concordia University; B.F.A in Music (Major) & Art History (Minor).

Graduate Experience: Concordia University; M.A. in Art History (2021).

MA Thesis: “Queer Interwar Design: Eyre de Lanux and her Sapphic Spacesâ€

PhD Thesis: "Mapping Material Bonds between Women across Empire"

Supervisor: Dr. Antonia Behan

Maksimowski, Alice

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Alice Maksimowski

M.A. Student

Art History Program

Major Fields of Interest: Historical gardens and architecture, especially in Poland.

Undergraduate Experience: B.A. from Wilfrid Laurier University, majoring in Archaeology and Heritage Studies and double minoring in Ancient Studies and Medievalism Studies.

Supervisor: Dr. Gauvin Bailey

Murphy, Daria

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Daria Murphy

Ph.D. Candidate

Art History Program

Major Fields of Interest: Turn-of-the-century craft history; history of pedagogy; textiles & ceramics; cross-cultural exchange between East Asia and Europe.
Undergraduate Experience: University of Toronto; B.A. in Art History Specialization, Anthropology Minor, and Material Culture Minor (2019)
Graduate Experience: Bard Graduate Center; M.A. in Decorative Arts, Design History, & Material Culture (2021)
Supervisor: Dr. Antonia Behan 

Croft, Emily

Emily Croft

Emily Croft

Ph.D. Candidate

Art History Program

Major Fields of Interest: Cultural Heritage Preservation in Europe, Cultural Heritage Legislation and Administration, Ancient Roman Archaeology, History of Archaeology, Digital Museology and Accessible Museum Collections.

Undergraduate Experience: Queen’s University, B.A. (Honours) in Classics and Archaeology (2020).

Graduate Experience: Queen’s University, M.A. in Classics (Classical Studies and Archaeology) (2022).

MA Research Project Topic: Duplicating Drapery: Examining Painted Imitations of Hanging Textiles in Roman Italic Contexts

Supervisors: Dr. Cathleen Hoeniger and Dr. Cristiana Zaccagnino (Classics).

Dempster, Madeleine

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Madeleine Dempster

Ph.D. Candidate

Art History Program

Major Fields of Interest: 18th century art market, methods of collecting, and the French Rococo.

Graduate Experience: MA Queen’s University, Art History, 2021.

MA Research Project: Churches and Dealers of the Early 19th century French Art Market: Analyzing the sales and purchases of religious paintings through the case study of the fonds Desjardins.

PhD Thesis Title: Artists Collecting Art: A comparative study of the private collections of eighteenth-century French artists.

Supervisor: Dr. Gauvin Bailey