Dr. Morehead’s lecture is part of one-day symposium, “Munch and his World”, that brings together leading Munch scholars from around the world. Tickets available at the British Museum website.

The Canadian Art Museum Directors Organization toured the Art Conservation Program. Professor Rosaleen Hill toured the CAMDO members through the Artifact, Paper and Painting conservation labs and highlighted the types of objects that are treated in each area. She also discussed and demonstrated how new materials, such as gellan gum, are used in the conservation treatment of paper objects.

In the twenty-first century, scholars, collectors, and artists all must grapple with ethical issues concerning who has the right to make and/or represent Native art. Yet the history of the making of First Nations art is riddled with misrepresentations and even forgeries, many of which have not been fully explored nor unmasked in the literature on these topics. This lecture, derived from a book-in-progress on the topic, will focus on Indigenous artistry of the Northwest Coast, and the “vexed identities” of some of its makers.

Janet Catherine Berlo is Professor of Art History and Visual and Cultural Studies at the University of Rochester, New York. She has authored numerous books, exhibition catalogue essays, and other publications on First Nations art, including the widely used textbook, Native North American Art (with Ruth B. Phillips, Oxford University Press, second edition, 2015).

Are you or anyone you know interested in becoming an art conservator?  Queen’s University is hosting a Fall Preview event, featuring a number of undergraduate programs and courses at the university. Students and faculty members of Master of Art Conservation will be there for you to answer questions on November 2nd. We will also be offering a tour of our conservation lab on the same day!! Visit us on November 2nd and meet with faculty and current students to learn more about this unique program! Register for the tour.

• Professor Allison Morehead, "Sick Girls, Sick Women, Sick Art." (Photo: Munch, Sick Child I, 1896)
• Professor Gauvin Bailey, "Louis XIV and the King of Siam.” (Photo: Siamese Embassy)

Talks are about 20 minutes each, followed by informal discussion. This is an opportunity to see current research of faculty and graduate students. Bring your lunch!