Past Events Category: Center for Design & Material Culture

Virtual Event
May 14, 2021 @ 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

Feeling Fragmentary: A Graduate Student Material Culture Symposium Friday, May 14, 2021 9:30AM-5:00PM CST   The isolation of the past year as a result of COVID-19 safety measures has left many of us feeling as …

Garver Feed Mill
April 30, 2021 @ 8:30 pm - May 1, 2021 @ 10:00 pm

Threads 2021: Reality? A Virtual Design and Fashion Event April 30, 2021 & May 1, 2021. 8:30 – 10PM each night. From the students of the Textiles and Fashion Design Program at the School of …

Virtual Event
April 22, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

CDMC Conversation Series: Amanda Thatch and Zoe Cohen April 22, 2021. 5PM CT.   The next installment of the CDMC Conversation Series focuses on how visual art and language can meet in textile practice and …

Virtual Event
March 23, 2021 @ 10:00 am - April 8, 2021 @ 4:00 pm

Accepting Submissions: Tuesday, March 23-Thursday, April 8, 2021 The Portal: A Step into the Past The Portal is a juried online exhibition featuring student-designed historic interiors. The virtual exhibition will be hosted by the Center of …

Virtual Event
March 22, 2021 @ 10:00 am - April 16, 2021 @ 4:00 pm

Feeling Fragmentary: A Graduate Student Material Culture Symposium The isolation of the past year as a result of COVID-19 safety measures has left many of us feeling as though parts of ourselves are missing with …

Virtual Event
March 19, 2021 @ 10:00 am - April 18, 2021 @ 4:00 pm

Design 2021: Annual Juried Student Exhibition Submissions Portal Open: Friday, March 19-Sunday, April 18, 2021 This spring, the Center for Design and Material Culture (CDMC) and the Design Studies Department present Design 2021, a virtual edition …

Virtual Event
March 12, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

CDMC Conversation Series & Workshop: Playful Visions: Children’s Media Culture Before Screen Time March 12, 2021. 2PM CT.   Dr. Meredith A. Bak is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Childhood Studies at Rutgers …

Virtual Event
February 10, 2021 @ 12:00 pm

CDMC Conversation Series: Annette Becker February 10, 2021. 12PM CT.   Annette Becker is a fashion historian and arts educator whose work focuses on accessible material culture studies. She currently serves as the director of …

Virtual Event
January 29, 2021 @ 12:00 pm

CDMC Conversation Series: Lois Bielefeld January 29, 2021. 12PM CT.   Lois Bielefeld is a Chicago-based commercial and gallery photographer. Her gallery work focuses on constructing visual stories of everyday life while asking what links …

Virtual Event
November 18, 2020 @ 1:00 pm

CDMC Conversation Series: Dakota Mace November 18, 2020. 1PM CT.   In this iteration of our CDMC Conversation Series, CDMC Visiting Executive Director Sarah Anne Carter conversed with Diné (Navajo) artist and scholar, Dakota Mace. …