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3-Day Bus Tour of East Aurora and Buffalo, NY
Friday October 27 - Sunday October 29, 2017
Staying two nights at the beautiful Roycroft Inn.
Visiting Frank Lloyd Wright houses.
Arts & Crafts exhibition at Burchfield-Penney Gallery,
Knox Farm (country estate of Seymour H Knox, cousin of F W Woolworth).
Plus other Buffalo area historical & architectural sights!
Full details and registration forms
will be out in the mail to you soon.
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Newfoundland Art and Craft in the 20th Century
Geographic Isolation, Cosmopolitan Connections
By Colleen Lynch
Tuesday November 7th, 2017
Elizabeth Beeton Auditorium, Toronto Reference Library, 7 pm
Photo of Grenfell women hooking mats, Labrador, 1930
By the end of the 19th century, Newfoundland and Labrador craftspeople were well aware of European, American, and Canadian social and aesthetic movements. Traditional indigenous handwork, the Moravian Mission, Eaton's catalogue, the Grenfell Mission, NONIA, the Jubilee Guilds, all contributed design and manufacturing innovations. Traces of all these influences, plus the post-WWII craft revival, are evident in the province's handwork to this day.
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We're finalizing plans for some more exciting events for 2017. Keep coming back to check for details and/or follow us on Twitter and Facebook!
Reminder: WMSC members have priority booking for trips and other events that require registration and have limited numbers. Join us today!
