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Thursday, July 22, 2021
The Women's Art Society of Montreal and Its Place in History 1984-2019
Time: 12:00 p.m. EST
MCW member and Convenor on Arts and Heritage, Cathy Keays will present and discuss the book she researched, prepared, and published to mark the 125th anniversary of WASM. Each chapter in the book is dedicated to a decade in the Society's history and profiles not only the organization itself- but includes a diverse cast of characters and artists and "Other Happenings"!
Join us for a stroll through history that will touch on everything including the NCWC and the MCW, artists, and musicians, and even baseball!
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About Our Speaker
Cathy Keays
Cathy joined the WASM in April of 2014 and on the Board in July. She became president in 2016. The WASM’s 125th anniversary was coming up in 2019, and she had the idea to write a history of the group in time for this occasion. Research was at the McCord Museum Archives Library from January 2017 to the end of 2018, followed by 10 months of writing.
The book came off the printing press by January 27, 2020. After having written this book, Cathy realized her true passion was in documenting information. She plans on writing several other non-fiction books in the near future. One note: her book, “The Women’s Art Society of Montreal And Its Place in History 1894-2019” was not an official WASM book supervised by the WASM board. It was a personal project of hers, of which she had written permission by the WASM board to write and publish on her own.
You can find the book on Amazon, or you can contact Cathy by email to get a copy or ask any questions. Cost of the book: $25. Cost of the E-book: $2.50.