The Winter 2009-10 Issue of The Victorian Quarterly is now available.

Please click on the image above for the link to the PDF of this issue.

We will be visiting some of the spectacular sites in
Albany and Troy, New York, along with special trips to
Saratoga Springs and the Catskills (which will include Byrdcliffe
and the Mohonk Mountain House).

Click on the image below for a link to the Preview Advertisement
and watch for the official Brochure, due out in early 2010!

Preservation Awards Nominations Being Accepted

Nominations for the 2010 VSA Preservation Awards are now being accepted.  The deadline for nominations to be submitted is February 15, 2010. In order to be considered as a candidate, those projects nominated must:

• represent Victorian influence on material culture during the period 1837 to 1917, inclusive, and must be of work constructed or created during that period.

• be outstanding nationally, regionally, or in its professional field.  If a structure or site, it should be listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places individually or as a contributing structure within an historic district.

• have been completed not more than two years prior to submission of the nomination.

• encompass the completed restoration of a property or artifact; however, exceptions may be made depending on the magnitude and nature of the project.  Discussion with the Chair of the Preservation Committee is recommended prior to submission of a nomination (see name and contact information below).

There are certain criteria that must be met to qualify. The Project Criteria are:

• The preservation or restoration of architecture, landscape architecture, planning, technology, a significant artifact or collection of artifacts.  Not-for-profit organizations whose mission is preservation or restoration in any of these categories are also eligible. 

• Individual private residences not open to the public are ineligible for preservation awards.

There are additional requirements that must be followed to initiate and complete the process. 
Here is a link to the Preservation Awards Requirements page. You may contact the Chair of the Preservation Committee, Charles Robertson, through the above linked page.
For a link to the Nominations page, please click here.

ON EXHIBITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

From Village to Grounds: Architecture after Jefferson
at the University of Virginia

 September 15, 2009-May 31, 2010, will be on display in the Main Gallery of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia. Containing more than 100 drawings and other items by architects such as McKim, Mead & White, John R. Thomas, Louis I. Kahn, Pietro Belluschi, and W. G. Clark, the exhibit traces the development of the University of Virginia from 1815 to 2009. For more information see: http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/exhibits_upcoming.html  or phone (434) 924-6109

 For more information, please contact Patty DeCourcy, Administrative Assistant, Department of Architectural History, Campbell Hall, pbm7v@virginia.edu
434-924-1428 (phone) 434-982-2678 (fax)

The Autumn Issue of the Victorian Quarterly Newsletter is out.
The excerpt above is just a glimpse.

Click here for a link to the full PDF document.

Here is a link to the Premiere Issue

of

The Victorian Quarterly

A Victorian Society in America Summer Schools Lecture:

J.W. Waterhouse: a “Modern” Pre-Raphaelite

A Lecture by Peter Trippi

Co-Sponsored by the
Royal Oak Foundation and Victorian Society in America Summer Schools

 
“I am Half-Sick of Shadows”, said the Lady of Shalott, 1915
Collection Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

 Monday, January 25, 2010
6 p.m.
The Grolier Club, 47 East 60^th Street, New York

 $30 members of the RO; $40 non-members.  A limited number of free seats will be available for potential students of the VSA  Summer School programs. To register please call 212-480-2889, ext. 201.

 REGISTRATION REQUIRED

 This lecture will celebrate Waterhouse’s remarkable achievements and also discuss how the artist’s work and experience of artistic London in the 1890’s differed from those of his Pre-Raphaelite forerunners in the 1850s such as Rossetti, Millais, Holman Hunt, and Burne-Jones.  Mr. Trippi will also consider the undeniable impact of modern French art on London artists, including Waterhouse, during the intervening decades.

Lecturer Peter Trippi is an alum of the VSA Newport Summer School.

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REGISTER NOW FOR THE 2010 VSA SUMMER SCHOOLS!

Now in their fourth decade, the Victorian Society in America's Summer Schools, in Newport RI, and London, UK, provide in-depth study of the multi-faceted architecture and culture of the nineteenth century.

The courses include lectures by leading experts, site visits and guided tours.  The programs are designed to allow students to see and do as much as possible. There is little free time during the programs, the pace is physically demanding, and there are many walking tours.

The Victorian Society in America sponsors the Summer Schools.  The tuition fee includes one year's membership of the VSA.

NEWPORT SCHOOL, RI
Dates: June 4-13, 2010
Cost: $2,300

LONDON, UK SCHOOL
Dates: July 10-25, 2010
Cost: $4,300

A limited number of partial and full scholarships will be available to qualified candidates.  To apply refer to the Application information.

For more information on the Summer Schools, please contact:

 

Susan E. McCallum, Administrator
Victorian Society in America Summer Schools
100 Prospect Street
Summit, New Jersey 07901
Phone: 908 522-0656
Email: vsasummerschools@comcast.net

 

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | LOST ALUMNI?

The Alumni Association is eager to keep in touch with all graduates. Unfortunately missing contact information is required for the following alumni.

Please let us know if you're privy to their whereabouts by contacting:

Bob Chapman, 111 S. Mountain Ave., Montclair NJ 07901
908 746-0965
bob_chapm@msn.com.

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A THIRD NEW CHAPTER HAS BEEN GRANTED ITS CHARTER

We welcome the third new chapter in a year's time. This new chapter, our 19th, is the Hoosier Chapter, based in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Their home is at the historic 1865 Morris-Butler House, pictured here. They were approved by the National Board at their September 2009 meeting.

This is in addition to the Northwest Chapter - chartered in October 2008 - and the Columbia River Plateau Chapter, which was approved in May 2009.  We are very pleased to welcome all our new members!

If you are interested in starting up a Chapter in your area, please visit the page on Forming a Chapter of our website by clicking here.

The Hoosier Chapter

CHAPTER NEWS

Metropolitan New York - October - Lecture on The Panorama in Art

Northwest Chapter -Fort Nisqually Candlelight Tour October 3

Views from the Veranda | The Newsletter of the Northern NJ Chapter NEW

The Alumni Association

The Newsletter of the Northstar Chapter

Victoria's Messenger | The Newsletter of the Falls Church Chapter

The Newsletter of the St. Louis Chapter

The Greater Chicago Chapter Events

Victorian News | The Newsletter of the Philadelphia Chapter

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