CDMC Conversation Series: Lois Bielefeld

Virtual Event
@ 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 …

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CDMC Conversation Series: Dakota Mace

Virtual Event
@ 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. …

Poster for the event with background black & white photograph artwork by Mace featuring a grid of rectangular chemigram photos featuring drips and splatters below graphic symbols. Text on image says “CDMC Conversation Series: Dakota Mace. Wednesday November 18, 2020 1-2pm CST. Event is free and open to the public thanks to additional support from the Anonymous Fund.” And CDMC logo appears in red and black.

CDMC Conversation Series: PJ Carlino and Nastaran Shishegar

Virtual Event
@ 1:00 pm

CDMC Conversation Series: PJ Carlino and Nastaran Shishegar November 10, 2020. 1PM CT. Gender, Race, and Class in the Standardization of Office Furniture and Interiors   PJ Carlino is a design educator and design historian. …

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CDMC Conversation Series: Shirley Wajda

Virtual Event
@ 12:00 pm

CDMC Conversation Series: Shirley Wajda October 29, 2020. 12PM CT. A Discussion of the Cultural History of Kitchens   Shirley Wajda, Executive Director of the Enfield Shaker Museum, conversed with CDMC Visiting Executive Director, Sarah …

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CDMC Conversation Series: Erika Holst

Virtual Event
@ 3:00 pm

CDMC Conversation Series: Erika Holst October 13, 2020. 3PM CT.   Erika Holst, Curator of History at the Illinois State Museum, conversed with Samantha Comerford, Interim Assistant Collections Manager of the Helen Louise Allen Textile …

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Cynthia Leibrock: Residential Design for Health and Longevity

Virtual Event
@ 1:00 pm

Cynthia Leibrock: Residential Design for Health and Longevity September 23, 2020. 1PM CT.   Cynthia Leibrock is an author, lecturer, and designer focused on health and longevity in residential design. Her firm, EASY ACCESS TO …

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Chipstone-CDMC Undergraduate Research Fellowship Symposium

Virtual Event
@ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Chipstone-CDMC Undergraduate Research Fellowship Symposium August 19, 2020. 1PM CT. The Center for Design and Material Culture was pleased to host the first Chipstone-CDMC Undergraduate Research Fellowship Symposium on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. This fellowship …

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CDMC Conversation Series: Nirmal Raja

Virtual Event
@ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

CDMC Conversation Series: Nirmal Raja July 15, 2020. 12PM CT.   The Center for Design and Material Culture presents a new program series, “CDMC Conversations.” These conversations are online dialogues between artists, designers, and industry …

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