Tickets are now available for the anticipated Scottish Women Collectors: Sharing Stories to be held Saturday 7th September at the Rockfield Centre, Oban.
This event is inspired by the work of Miss Hope MacDougall, who dedicated her life to her passion: documenting the social history of Scotland's working people, predominantly in Argyll & the isles. Hope was inspired by women historians before her, and she in turn inspired countless future collectors. Join us to hear from a range of speakers who will discuss not just Hope herself, but topics including: IF Grant's founding of the Highland Folk Museum, archaeological practice in Scotland, the Scottish Women's Rural Institute, and the Glen Coe folk museum among others. Following a complimentary lunch, attendees can enjoy demonstrations of natural dying, spinning and basket making - all traditional crafts documented in Miss Hope's collection.
We hope to celebrate the often unseen contributions that women collectors, historians and archaeologists have made to the documentation of Scotland's incredible story.
The event is free but please do reserve your space here https://www.dunollie.org/event-details/scottish-women-collectors-a-sharing-stories-event.
Below is the anticipated running of the day
10:00-10:10 Event begins
Shannen Provan-Sloan & Anna Bain- Introduction: Hope MacDougall
10:10-10:30 Rhona Ramsay- I.F. Grant and other women collectors – influence and connections.
10:30-10:50 Jenny MacLeod- The Print Collection of Catherine Spence Howden (1875-1925): A Snapshot of the Etching Revival.
10:50-11:100 Oliver Taylor- ‘Ivy Jardine, Curator-come-housekeeper’: local historian and curator with global ambitions.
11:10-11.30 Jenny Brownrigg - Mapping Connections: the I.F. Grant Photographic Collection.
11:30-12:00 Tea & Coffee break
12:00-12:20 Kate Hill (pre-recording)- One of the ladies suggested it would be nice to have a museum: Glencoe Folk Museum, Barbara Fairweather, and the DIY ethos in the 1960s.
12:20-12:50 Nyree Finlay- Collection, care and archaeological practice: the potential of new narratives from excavating the archives
12:50-13:10 Ailsa Hutton- Birds, Baskets and the SWRI: the Collecting Activity of Dr Evelyn Baxter and Miss Leonora Rintoul.
13:10-13:30 Hugh Cheape- ‘A Highland Folk Museum for Highland People’: I F Grant and the founding of the Highland Folk Museum
13:30-14:15 Lunch
14:15-16:20 Drop in demonstrations & informal chats with Deborah Gray (Natural dye), Jane Allan- (Basket weaving) and Helen Cherry (Spinning).
16:20-16:30 Shannen Provan-Sloan & Anna Bain- Wrap up demonstrations, Q&A, closing statement.
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