The Preservation Society of Newport County Emerging Scholars Colloquium

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The Decorative Arts Trust is pleased to collaborate with The Preservation Society of Newport County on the third annual Colloquium featuring students and young professionals in the fields of decorative arts and historic preservation. Join us virtually for this speaker series featuring new research by young scholars. 

SCHEDULE: 

• 12:30 pm
  Welcome from Trudy Coxe, CEO and Executive Director, The Preservation Society of Newport County

• 12:35 pm 
  Remarks from Matthew Thurlow, Executive Director, Decorative Arts Trust

• 12:40-1:10 pm: SESSION 1 
  Interpreting Hunter House and its Occupants
  MaryKate Smolenski, 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 Research Fellow;
  Moderator: Ken Turino, Manager of Community Partnerships and Resource Development, Historic New England
  Q/A: MaryKate Smolenski and Ken Turino, 1:10-1:20 pm

• 1:20-1:50 pm: SESSION 2
  Beyond Rhode Island: Newport Craft in the Circum-Atlantic World
  Catherine Doucette, 2021-2022 Research Fellow;
  Moderator: Elizabeth St. George, Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts, Brooklyn Museum of Art
  Q/A: Catherine Doucette and Elizabeth St. George, 1:50-2:00 pm

• 2:00-2:30 pm: SESSION 3
  An Ogden Codman Original: Exploring and Interpreting the Third Floor at The Breakers
  Sébastien Dutton, 2020 PSNC Research Fellow;
  Moderator: Leslie B. Jones, Director of Museum Affairs and Chief Curator, The Preservation Society of Newport County
  Q/A: Sébastien Dutton and Leslie B. Jones, 2:30-2:40 pm

• Brief Closing Remarks 

REGISTRATION:

Visit newportmansions.org for more information and to register for this program.