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Agnes reopens with safety measures

Written on July 27, 2020. Posted in Arts.

Agnes staff weren’t thrilled when they had to close their doors in March due to the pandemic, but on July 7, the art museum reopened with precautions. In a statement to The Journal, Kate Ducharme, visitor services assistant, and Kate Yüksel, communications coordinator, discussed how the Agnes reopening...

Agnes revitalization will include dedicated areas for Indigenous communities

Written on July 22, 2020. Posted in Arts.

This article was updated on Oct. 30, 2020. Twenty years after its last expansion, the Agnes will be renovated into one of the largest University Art Museums in Canada. The new construction was made possible through a $40 million grant provided by Bader Philanthropies Inc., a non-profit foundation...

The Agnes goes digital

Written on June 1, 2020. Posted in Arts.

In response to quarantine measures, the Agnes Etherington Art Centre expanded its online content, enabling the public to safely enjoy the art from home. Max Valsamas, curatorial assistant of European Art, and Danuta Sierhuis, digital development coordinator, spoke to The Journal about Agnes’ response...

January in the Agnes

Written on January 14, 2020. Posted in Arts.

This month, the Agnes is welcoming eight new exhibits. These will highlight pieces from all of their Indigenous and contemporary European and African historical collections, as well as newly-acquired pieces. Interim gallery director, chief curator, and curator of Canadian historical art Alicia Boutilier...

Exploring the museological narrative

Written on January 20, 2017. Posted in Arts.

It’s hard for people to take interest in, let alone come to terms with their past mistakes. On Monday night, the Agnes Etherington Art Centre hosted a forum entitled “Contrasting Narratives: Indigenous Histories in the Museum”, the first event of this year in the Agnes’ Conversations in Indigenous...

Agnes honoured with three awards from OAAG

Written on January 13, 2017. Posted in Arts.

Recently, the Agnes Etherington Art Centre was recognized by the Ontario Association of Art Galleries (OAAG) with three awards that celebrate the outstanding work of art galleries in the province. The OAAG supports and encourages public art galleries province-wide, ensuring that excellent standards...

An artistic icon meets an artistic ignoramus

Written on October 13, 2016. Posted in Arts.

I admit I’m no art connoisseur. A week ago if you had said “Rembrandt” to me, I’d probably reply, “Remember what?” The only artist I can name is Andy Warhol and that’s only because I really like Campbell’s chicken noodle soup. In spite of this, I decided to get slightly more cultured and take a trip...

Reading between the lines

Written on September 30, 2016. Posted in Arts.

Last Saturday, I had a revelation. Sometimes, sexism doesn’t manifest itself as words but rather a lack thereof. As I sat in on the Agnes’ Globe and Mail Feminist Book Reading, I came to be more familiar with the inherent biases that reveal themselves in mainstream media. The Globe and Mail Feminist...

A preview of the Agnes' winter exhibition

Written on January 12, 2016. Posted in Arts.

Located at the heart of Queen’s campus, the Agnes is showing another set of brilliant exhibitions that blend the new and the old. The Agnes’ winter launch will be hosted at the gallery on the evening of Jan. 14. The launch, which lets gallery visitors meet the artists and curators behind the exhibition,...

Drawings from the past

Written on September 28, 2012. Posted in Arts.

While I was walking down the road to see an exhibit, little did I know when I finally made it to the right gallery, I had stepped into seventeenth-century Western Europe. I was visiting the exhibit Draw Every Day: Practice and Study in European Works on Paper and on the walls in front of me were drawings...

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Agnes reopens with safety measures

Agnes revitalization will include dedicated areas for Indigenous communities

The Agnes goes digital

January in the Agnes

Exploring the museological narrative

Agnes honoured with three awards from OAAG

An artistic icon meets an artistic ignoramus

Reading between the lines

A preview of the Agnes' winter exhibition

Drawings from the past

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