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Kingston School of Art hosts outdoor painting event for eighth consecutive year

Written on September 17, 2021. Posted in Arts, Visual.

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, KSOA offered a free artistic experience for all ages and skill levels. This year’s Paint the Town weekend...

Social distancing, but make it artsy

Written on March 20, 2020. Posted in Arts.

Last Friday, Queen’s halted classes and transitioned to online courses to minimize the spread of Coronavirus. With students returning home and social distancing recommendations in effect, campus arts events are in peril. Concerts, plays, and galleries are typically packed with people eager to get...

Undergraduate Review to host art gallery pop-up

Written on February 7, 2020. Posted in Arts.

Queen’s oldest arts and literature publication, Undergraduate Review, ventures into new territory. The campus publication has always been a place for students to exhibit their art, photography, poetry and short stories, but according to the magazine’s co-editor-in-chief, Anna Williams, (ArtSci ’20),...

Breanna Gordon finds her passion in painting humanity’s downfall

Written on September 20, 2019. Posted in Arts.

What started as a passionless pursuit of technical art skills for Breanna Gordon (BFA ’20) has turned into a labour of love during her years at Queen’s. In her final year of the Bachelor of Fine Arts program, Gordon reflected on her time at Queen’s and what she’s learned in her studies, in an interview...

Dumpsters to decorate campus this Sustainability Week

Written on September 12, 2019. Posted in Arts.

This Sustainability Week, Queen’s campus will be colourfully decorated with environmentally themed paintings on an unlikely canvas—dumpsters. On Sept. 22, Queen’s Society for Conservation Biology’s (SCB) third annual dumpster art contest will display its painted submissions outside of Ontario hall. In...

Loving Vincent is a stunning visual achievement

Written on October 16, 2017. Posted in Arts.

After creating more than 860 oil paintings over the span of eight years, Vincent van Gogh died an unknown painter from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. To even begin to unwrap the many layers of this complex artist is difficult. To make a film about his death is nearly impossible. Yet, Loving Vincent...

Part-time renowned artist, full-time 13-year-old

Written on March 31, 2017. Posted in Arts.

Evan Sharma has loved art his whole 13-year-old life, but he really started his signature style of using vibrant colours when he was “around nine or 10.” After being inspired by seeing the Mona Lisa on a trip to Paris when he was 10, Sharma was struck by the large impact a single painting could have...

Raine Storey, a force to be reckoned with

Written on March 24, 2017. Posted in Arts.

Raine Storey, full-time Fine Arts Honours student, owner of her own business and freelance artist, is ready to take the world by storm. Storey is a graduating BFA Honours student, currently working on her thesis in textiles and their relationships. She’s the only Fine Art student ever to have received...

Powerful paintings showcased in the JDUC

Written on March 7, 2017. Posted in Arts.

An art show last Saturday night, hosted by Queen’s Half The Sky has a simple message of female empowerment. The club — which has been running since 2011 — is the Queen’s chapter of the Half the Sky organization, a worldwide group dedicated to ending female oppression. Saturday’s event ran along the...

A battle of brushes

Written on January 10, 2014. Posted in Arts.

“I thought it might have been spam.” Kingston-based artist Sherri Nelson was hesitant to reply to the out-of-the-blue Facebook message inviting her to compete in next week’s Art Battle. But she’s glad she did. Nelson will be one of 12 local artists painting against the clock on Tuesday. “I’m really...

Painting and crocheting tricolour

Written on September 25, 2013. Posted in Lifestyle.

Sometimes, with the right amount of encouragement, a hobby can flourish into a crafty business. School-spirited gear is nothing new at Tricolour Outlet, located on the second floor of the JDUC, yet the girls behind these handmade products illustrate how a creative hobby, such as decorative painting...

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Kingston School of Art hosts outdoor painting event for eighth consecutive year

Social distancing, but make it artsy

Undergraduate Review to host art gallery pop-up

Breanna Gordon finds her passion in painting humanity’s downfall

Dumpsters to decorate campus this Sustainability Week

Loving Vincent is a stunning visual achievement

Part-time renowned artist, full-time 13-year-old

Raine Storey, a force to be reckoned with

Powerful paintings showcased in the JDUC

A battle of brushes

Painting and crocheting tricolour

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