42nd Annual Symposium – Hamilton: A City Rediscovered (Hamilton, Ontario)

HAMILTON: A CITY REDISCOVERED (October 18-20, 2024)

Event Details: Join us for our three day, in-person symposium. The program has been designed for all decorative arts and design enthusiasts! Attendees will enjoy exclusive access to private venues, behind-the-scenes studio tours, expert-led presentations and excursions. We’ve even got a panel discussion with the creators and participants of the popular Netflix series, Blown Away, a thrilling glassblowing competition filmed in Hamilton, Ontario! Connect with artists, learn from experts and network with fellow arts lovers in an inspiring environment.

Keynote Presentation: Mark Osbaldeston, author of Unbuilt Hamilton, presents the Ambitious City at its most ambitious, exploring unrealized building, planning, and transportation proposals spanning two centuries. Through archival illustrations and photographs, Mark will showcase abandoned projects such as a magnetically propelled, elevated transit system, and a 1917 city plan that would have created a North American Champs-Élysées. Alternate visions for landmarks such as Christ’s Church Cathedral, the Thomas McQuesten High Level Bridge and for Hamilton’s postwar foray into urban renewal cast new light on city landmarks. Unbuilt Hamilton presents the Hamilton that might have been.

• Whether you can attend the full weekend or just a day, our flexible à la carte rates allow you to customize your Symposium experience.
• For those who cannot attend in person, our virtual package ensures you can participate from anywhere. Attend virtually (day two) for $40 CAD.

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This event is open to members and non-members alike. Discounted rates for members. Click here to see full program details. Interested in becoming a member of CSDA/CCAD? See member information here.

The Canadian Society of Decorative Arts/ Cercle canadien des arts décoratifs (CSDA/CCAD) is a national, non-profit organization founded in 1981 for the study, appreciation, and promotion of design and decorative arts in Canada through programming and publications. The CSDA/CCAD publishes the award winning magazine Ornamentum twice yearly, with articles in both French and English written by makers, scholars, collectors, and journalists. Ornamentum critically addresses the aesthetics, meanings, traditions, and innovations of Canadian material culture in the areas of decorative arts and design for a general audience.

We would like to thank our sponsors The Macdonald Stewart Foundation, Apex Archaeology Inc. HSB Canada and Waddington’s.

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Image Credits to Carolyn Samko and Hamilton Craft Studios