Art & Architectural History

Monday, May 2, 2022

Postcard from Venice

Dear Mom and Dad, This is such an amazing place: the streets are canals, the buses are boats, and everything – every building, every bridge, every view – is so beautiful. My apartment's just a short walk from the Doge's Palace and the Accademia Art... More

Dear Mom and Dad, This is such an amazing place: the streets are canals, the buses are boats, and everything – every building, every bridge, every view – is so beautiful. My apartment's just a short walk from the Doge's Palace and the Accademia Art Museum. Our first dinner was fresh fish and produce... More

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Small Modernisms Symposium (May 12-13)

On May 12-13 at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, we will be hosting “Small Modernisms,” a symposium dedicated to exploring the role of the built environment in shaping Canadian society in the decades following the Second World War. Through an... More

On May 12-13 at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, we will be hosting “Small Modernisms,” a symposium dedicated to exploring the role of the built environment in shaping Canadian society in the decades following the Second World War. Through an emphasis on the small-scale and intimate, the paper presentations and architectural walking tours... More

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

New Book from Professor Jill Carrick

Daniel Spoerri: Topographies: Networks of Exchange is a new collection from Carleton Art & Architectural History Professor Jill Carrick and co-editor Déborah Laks. From the publisher: Daniel Spoerri's oeuvre occupies the intersection of several artistic... More

Daniel Spoerri: Topographies: Networks of Exchange is a new collection from Carleton Art & Architectural History Professor Jill Carrick and co-editor Déborah Laks. From the publisher: Daniel Spoerri's oeuvre occupies the intersection of several artistic trends and tendencies. Most commentators on his work, on the other hand, considered him a New... More

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

The 2022 Shirley Thomson Lecture with Dr. Heather Igloliorte

On March 23rd, please join us for INUA: New Ways Forward in Inuit Exhibition Practices by Dr. Heather Igloliorte, Concordia University Research Chair in Circumpolar... More