Isabel Bader gifts Agnes Etherington Art Centre 12 new paintings
On Nov. 15, Queen’s celebrated its 80th annual Bader Day.
In celebration of the milestone, the Bader family, Alfred Bader, LLD ’86 and Isabel Bader, LLD ’07, gifted 12 paintings to Agnes Etheringto…
‘Queen’s Refuge’ exhibition running through November
Queen’s Refuge: Refugees and the University is now on display at the W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections library until Nov. 26.
This unique exhibition examines the complex history of re…
Tiina Kukkonen balances making art and teaching
Tiina Kukkonen is a local artist, researcher, and educator. She balances her time creating art and teaching at Queen’s Faculty of Education, the Kingston School of Art, and the Tett Centre for Crea…
Kingston Fibre Artists hosting annual show and sale
After COVID-19 cancelled their 2020 event, the annual show and sale hosted by the Kingston Fibre Artists is back for 2021 at the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning.
Art Threads 2021 opened …
Teen Art Exchange highlights young creatives
The Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning’s Teen Art Exchange is back this fall. Desert Perspectives once again has Kingston teenagers sending their art to be displayed in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Si…
Union Gallery and Modern Fuel co-present new residency exhibition
A group of eight Katarokwi-Kingston artists have collaborated to create a new residency exhibition called Side-Ways.
The exhibition is co-presented by Union Gallery and Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centr…
Local artist collective launches collaborative community
Forworld Studios, a newly founded artist collective, includes six artists from the Kingston community: Francisco (Fran) Corbett, William Carroll, Hayden Frasso, 4CiD R4BBiT (Browz), Michaela Zinsme…
Union Gallery launches collaborative art project
In participation with Culture Days, a program taking place across Canada from Sept. 24 to Oct. 24, Union Gallery has launched a collaborative art project called Together, we tile.
Those participa…
City Park offers free outdoor screening event
A free outdoor screening is set to take place in Kingston’s City Park on Oct. 2 at 7 p.m.
The event is being co-presented by Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre, Kingston Canadian Film Festival (KCFF), …
New Pengyuan Wang exhibit opens at Tett Centre
On Sept. 26, the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning premiered It’s Light Tempered, It’s Turmoil Submerged—a new solo exhibition featuring the latest works from Pengyuan Wang.
Wang is a Kingsto…
Augmented reality pop-up is a new take on yesterday’s medicine
Artists Jenn Norton, Emily Pelstring, and 10-year-old Edie Soleil have released an augmented-reality pop-up called After the Witch of Malleghem.
The Journal spoke with Norton and Pelstring, both…
New Agnes exhibit challenges politics of solitude
Studies in Solitude: The Art of Depicting Seclusion opened at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre on Sept. 4.
Predominantly featuring the works of Dutch artists from the 17th century, the exhibit exp…
Kingston School of Art hosts outdoor painting event for eighth consecutive year
The Kingston School of Art (KSOA) hosted their 8th annual Paint the Town event in Portsmouth Village from Sept. 10-12. In conjunction with the International Plein Air Painters Worldwide Paint Out, …
Agnes’ virtual Art Hive supports positive mental health
Returning for a series of ten free online sessions, the Agnes Etherington Art Centre’s Art Hive @Agnes workshop continues to inspire wellness and self-care practices through artmaking.
Art therapi…
Student curators launch book exhibition
Highlighting the beauty within its archives, Union Gallery has debuted a unique exhibition by student curators Charlotte Beyries, ArtSci ’23, and Anna Douglas, ArtSci ’22.
Their interactive book…
Consensual Humans mural driving positive conversations about consent
Last summer, Queen’s Consensual Humans Club commissioned the creation of a new mural now visible on the front of Harrison-LeCaine Hall. ‘A Love That Clings’ is meant to encourage those who view it …
Skeleton Park Arts Fest hosts second 'Next Door' exhibition
Skeleton Park Arts Festival (SPAF) is an annual Kingston summer solstice tradition. However, the circumstances of COVID-19 forced the team to alter their festival plans last year.
READ MORE: Sk…
Skeleton Park Arts Fest hosts second 'Next Door' exhibition
Skeleton Park Arts Festival (SPAF) is an annual Kingston summer solstice tradition. However, the circumstances of COVID-19 forced the team to alter their festival plans last year.
READ MORE: Sk…
Kingston art thriving in Martello
Queen’s alumni David, ArtSci ’83, and Wendy Dossett, Con-Ed ’87, launched Kingston’s Martello Alley back in 2015. Martello is an immersive installation featuring the works of local Kingston artists…
Kingston art thriving in Martello
Queen’s alumni David, ArtSci ’83, and Wendy Dossett, Con-Ed ’87, launched Kingston’s Martello Alley back in 2015. Martello is an immersive installation featuring the works of local Kingston artists…
Ryan Randall wins cinematography award for ‘Workhorse’
Ryan Randall is an accomplished film and media technician. He works in Queen’s department of film and media teaching production fundamentals as an adjunct lecturer, and serves as the technical dire…
Agnes Etherington Art Centre welcomes a fourth Rembrandt
Through the patronage of Alfred Bader’s son, the Bader Collection continues to grow.
On Friday, May 3, the Agnes Etherington Art Centre revealed a new painting to the public, Head of an Old Man w…
First year BFA exhibition takes on third dimension
On Wednesday, fine art first years took their first steps into the professional art world.
FORM: First year in 3D is displaying work by the Queen’s BFA class ARTF 128: 3D Fundamentals from Mar 27 t…
Studio 22’s posthumous exhibition of a celebrated artist
Studio 22’s March exhibit gives a glimpse into the past, revealing a lively local art scene.
The Studio’s launching its 2019 season this month with two exhibitions by vastly different artists. In …
Studio 22 showcases collection from West Coast artist
This March, Studio 22 is bringing the West to the Limestone City.
L.W. Foden, a painter from British Columbia, has sent select pieces of his artwork across Canada to Ally and Hersh Jacob’s Studio …
Indigenous artists challenge gallery visitors
An exhibit at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre features contemporary Indigenous artists weaving their voices and identities into the fabric of Queen’s.
Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts, on d…
Remembering Rembrandt’s contributions to art history 350 years later
2019 marks the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt’s death.
Three-and-a-half centuries later, it might be the best time to celebrate some of the artist’s finest work. In Kingston, the Agnes Etherington…
Agnes exhibit snapshots a multidimensional Canadian identity
The Agnes’ In the Present: The Zacks Gift of 1962 exhibit is a vibrant snapshot of 20th-century Canadian cultural change.
The exhibit features pieces donated by Queen’s alumnus Samuel J. Zacks an…
Outdoor ice art exhibit Froid’Art could melt masterpieces away
It’s the fifth year of David Dosset’s Froid’Art outdoor art exhibit—and it may be the last.
Owner and curator of Martello Alley, Dosset, ArtsSci ’83, puts on his outdoor art exhibit every winter—…
Artist pits nature against industrialism
For Dominika Dembinski, fine art and decaying architecture are a natural duo.
As of last year, Dembinski, BFA ’19, began exploring scenes of overgrown industrial architecture, unused factories and…
