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The Newsletter - Fall 2025 Read all about it! Our Fall 2025 newsletter is out now and available here. In this edition you'll find: tips on how to thrift skillfully, a spooky decorative arts section, and our hidden gem: a segment on Victorian hairwork—a craft that can seem either elegiac or eerie depending on your sensibility. Read the first interview with Dr. Rachel Gotlieb in our new 'Curator's Corner' series. This issue of The Newsletter also features upcoming events, updates from our magazine, Ornamentum, reading lists related to the decorative arts in Canada, and more! Image: Page from Herman Miller catalog art-directed by Tomoko Miho, 1964. Courtesy Herman Miller Archives. © Eames Office, LLC. |
Ornamentum Online See the new Web Exclusive Learn more about the inspiration and creative process behind Tanya Besedin's ceramic works of art. Access the full Artist Profile here. Check back to read interviews with Canadian artists, makers and designers. There's always something to discover over at ornamentum.ca. Not yet a subscriber of Ornamentum magazine-- What are you waiting for? Sign up today and receive the upcoming F/W 2025 issue. Details coming soon! Ornamentum magazine is the only magazine dedicated to design and decorative arts in Canada. Image: 'Silent Conversation,' porcelain sculpture. Photo courtesy of the artist. |
ORNAMENTUM: CSDA/CCAD's AWARD-WINNING MAGAZINE Ornamentum is
Canada’s preeminent publication dedicated to exploring and cultivating
the aesthetics of the everyday. Written for a broad readership, this
award-winning magazine highlights creative design and craftsmanship in
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On newsstands across Canada until May 31, 2026 | SIGNS & SYMBOLS The Fall/Winter 2025 issue focuses on the prevalence of signs and symbols in the decorative arts, ranging from the obvious to the esoteric, and everything in between. Articles explore rebus plates, which require viewers to decipher visual riddles, as well as the painted emblems designed by WWII sailors to represent their ships. Also inside this issue, readers will learn the fascinating history of gun shield art at the Royal Canadian Navy's Seagoing Officers' Club in St. John's, and be introduced to the chainmaille of Morris Fox, imbued with polyvalent symbolism. Finally, an article by Sophie Piao—at age eleven, the magazine’s youngest writer to date—goes beyond pattern recognition to define themes in Canadian quilts that demonstrate their social, economic, and cultural contributions. Learn More Digital Issue Print Issue Subscription
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ABOUT CSDA/CCAD The Canadian Society of Decorative Arts/Cercle canadien des arts décoratifs is a national nonprofit that promotes decorative art and design in Canada, through guest lectures, special events, and publications. We're a diverse community, ranging from artists and makers, to experts and enthusiasts. | BECOME A MEMBER Take advantage of benefits including special member discounts, artist’s talks, opportunities for exposure through our newsletter and social media, and behind-the-scenes access to institutional and private collections that are not available to the general public. All are welcome! | NEWSLETTER SIGN-UP Learn about upcoming exhibitions, hear from artists about their craft, and stay updated on all the latest decorative arts news from Canada and around the world! |