Colonial Williamsburg

A Folk Art Christmas

Join us as Colonial Williamsburg’s annual Christmas conference explores folk art holiday decorating themes with a focus on the holiday displays at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum. Lectures and demonstrations by Colonial Williamsburg’s holiday professionals, scholars and guest presenters will enlighten, inspire and get everyone in a holiday spirit. Enroll in optional afternoon hands-on classes to learn a new skill and make something festive to take home. Enjoy a special evening opening at the Abby Aldrich Folk Art Museum with docents and curators. And do all of this surrounded by the relaxing holiday ambience of Colonial Williamsburg!

Make plans now to join us for A Folk Art Christmas, December 6-8, 2004, and create some holiday magic! Grand Illumination is December 5, 2004.

This is a multi-day conference. Pre-registration and payment of $189 per person is required. For additional registration information contact (757) 220-7255, 800-603-0948 or email dchapman@cwf.org.

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January 12-15
and
January 16-19

The seventh annual Working Wood in the 18th Century conference, co-sponsored by Fine Woodworking magazine, will be held from January 12 to January 19, 2005. As in past years, the conference will be offered twice. Please note that this year the first session will begin on Wednesday evening, January 12, and run through Saturday, January 15. The second will begin on Sunday evening, January 16, and run through Wednesday evening, January 19.

The topic will be "Making Case Furniture: Desks and Bookcases." Colonial Williamsburg Historic Trades cabinetmakers will discuss and demonstrate the design and construction of bookcases and other case types that frequently formed the upper portion of elaborate desks. They will explore carcass construction, shelves and other interior partitions, glazed and paneled door construction, and decorative details.

Guest presenters will discuss and demonstrate drawer and fallboard construction and the design and installation of desk interiors including pigeon holes, drawers, and doors. As always, these demonstrations will concentrate on period methods of workmanship, and close-up video monitoring will show the processes in detail. These conferences are informal, and there is plenty of opportunity to ask questions, chat with speakers, and network with fellow woodworkers.

Registration for the conference will begin when the brochure is mailed in September. These programs have filled to capacity every year, so you are encouraged to register early. To be added to the mailing list, submit your postal address to dchapman@cwf.org or call 1-800-603-0948.

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The Society of American Period Furniture Makers (SAPFM) will hold it's annual meeting and banquet during the 2nd session, January 16-19, 2005. More information...

February 6-10
and
February 27 - March 3

57th Colonial Williamsburg Antiques Forum
The Discerning Eye:
A Closer Look at American Antiques

The 2005 Forum will bring together a number of widely recognized specialists from the antiques community, including curators, conservators and collectors. Scheduled speakers include Sotheby’s Institute of Art director J. Thomas Savage, author and furniture historian Luke Beckerdite and noted antiques dealer Leigh Keno.

In addition to the formal program, Forum guests may register for optional hands-on workshops with the Colonial Williamsburg collections as well as tours of private historic homes in the region. Please plan to join us February 6–10 or February 27–March 3, 2005, for The Discerning Eye: A Closer Look at American Antiques. For more information email dchapman@cwf.org or call 1-800-603-0948.

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