Railroads, Art, and American Life: An Artist’s Memoir by J. Craig Thorpe

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Available on YouTube Collecting more than thirty years of paintings and renderings, Railroads, Art, and American Life tells the story of rail transportation in America through the life and works of artist J. Craig Thorpe. His artwork depicts not only the golden art of […]

CRP&A Member Exclusive: The History and Development of Madison’s Railroads

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes at 4 pm CT on Monday, June 19 Registration Closed CRP&A members can request the recording link at info@railphoto-art.org  Our summer members-only program features a detailed look at the Center's hometown Madison, Wisconsin, by our executive director Scott Lothes. These presentations are […]

Linn Westcott’s Wildly Diverse Railroad Photography

Tuesday, July 25, 2023 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration Closed Ask any model railroader to name the icons of the hobby, and certainly, Linn H. Westcott (1913-1980) will be mentioned somewhere. The longtime editor of Kalmbach’s Model Railroader magazine pioneered and even invented many of the techniques that continue to drive the […]

Ask the Archivist: Q&A for the Center’s new collections management system ‘Odyssey’

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom YouTube Link The online portal houses digitized images from the Center’s collection and was just recently launched in June 2023. Odyssey allows users to explore all of the Center’s collections in a dynamic and user-friendly format. Join our director of archives and collections, Adrienne […]

An Evening with the Winners of the 2023 John E. Gruber Creative Photography Awards

Tuesday, August 22, 2023 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom YouTube Link The 2023 John E. Gruber Creative Photography Awards Program brought in contestants from across the globe. With this year’s theme “The Role of Technology,” the judges reviewed and selected six winning photographs in a fascinating and interpretive competition.  In “An Evening with […]