Events at this location

Online, Thursdays 14 January–18 March, 4–5:30 pm

Artmaking is innately therapeutic. Be a part of this creative community as you recharge and get inspired. Adults are invited
to explore the artistic process through experimentation and play. Projects are designed to use materials you already have on hand. This accessible weekly program is free. No artistic experience is necessary. See what all the buzz is about!

Sign up to save your spot: https://agnes.queensu.ca/participate/classes-workshops-camps/virtual-art-hive-agnes-winter-2021/

Kingston’s 22nd annual Celebration of LGBTQ Indie Cinema is back, this time it’s virtual! 

It’s a brand new year and 2021 already feels like a year of hope and positivity. Our committee of programmers wanted to ensure that Reelout audiences felt the good vibes this year as well. We recognize how awful everyone has been feeling and we hope that our showcase of 68 films, 19 programs from 18 different countries will touch your hearts each in their unique way. So pop your popcorn, sit back, relax and enjoy independent, queer cinema made my some truly exceptional artists.

For more, reelout.eventive.org/welcome or reelout.com

Kingston’s 22nd annual Celebration of LGBTQ Indie Cinema is back, this time it’s virtual! 

It’s a brand new year and 2021 already feels like a year of hope and positivity. Our committee of programmers wanted to ensure that Reelout audiences felt the good vibes this year as well. We recognize how awful everyone has been feeling and we hope that our showcase of 68 films, 19 programs from 18 different countries will touch your hearts each in their unique way. So pop your popcorn, sit back, relax and enjoy independent, queer cinema made my some truly exceptional artists.

For more, reelout.eventive.org/welcome or reelout.com

Online, Thursdays 14 January–18 March, 4–5:30 pm

Artmaking is innately therapeutic. Be a part of this creative community as you recharge and get inspired. Adults are invited
to explore the artistic process through experimentation and play. Projects are designed to use materials you already have on hand. This accessible weekly program is free. No artistic experience is necessary. See what all the buzz is about!

Sign up to save your spot: https://agnes.queensu.ca/participate/classes-workshops-camps/virtual-art-hive-agnes-winter-2021/

Surface Design with
Marney McDiarmid

Online, 4–25 February, 6–8 pm

Participants learn how to create patterns and
surface designs inspired by artworks in the Agnes Collection. Classes focus on
exploring a variety of surface styles and hands-on pattern creation using
simple tools. In the final week, participants learn how to transfer their
pattern to a ceramic plate.

Register: https://agnes.queensu.ca/participate/classes-workshops-camps/surface-design/

Making Art Work: Professional Development Series

Packing and Shipping Artworks
Facilitated by Leah Cox and Jennifer Nicoll, Hosted by Agnes
Online, 6 February, 1–3 pm
Co-presented by Agnes, Modern Fuel and Union Gallery
Gain enhanced experiential learning opportunities, develop a toolkit  of skills in preparing for a career in the
arts and extend networks  through Kingston’s
art galleries.

Sign up to save your spot: https://agnes.queensu.ca/participate/talks-tours-events/making-art-work-professional-development-series-w2021/

Online, Thursdays 14 January–18 March, 4–5:30 pm

Artmaking is innately therapeutic. Be a part of this creative community as you recharge and get inspired. Adults are invited
to explore the artistic process through experimentation and play. Projects are designed to use materials you already have on hand. This accessible weekly program is free. No artistic experience is necessary. See what all the buzz is about!

Sign up to save your spot: https://agnes.queensu.ca/participate/classes-workshops-camps/virtual-art-hive-agnes-winter-2021/

Nightscape Painting with
Maureen Sheridan

ONLINE, Saturdays 13–27 February, 1–3 pm

This three-part course draws inspiration from
artworks in the exhibition Nocturne. Alla prima and classical methods of
acrylic painting are taught. For all levels of experience.

Register: https://agnes.queensu.ca/participate/classes-workshops-camps/nightscape-painting/

Online, Thursdays 14 January–18 March, 4–5:30 pm

Artmaking is innately therapeutic. Be a part of this creative community as you recharge and get inspired. Adults are invited
to explore the artistic process through experimentation and play. Projects are designed to use materials you already have on hand. This accessible weekly program is free. No artistic experience is necessary. See what all the buzz is about!

Sign up to save your spot: https://agnes.queensu.ca/participate/classes-workshops-camps/virtual-art-hive-agnes-winter-2021/

Deep Looking

Featuring Sandra Brewster: Blur

Online,Tuesday 23 February, 12:15–1 pm (ET)

Take time to slow down and deeply observe works of art in select Agnes exhibitions.
Through a contemplation practice, this experience, guided by our friendly and
informed community docents, allows for relaxation and new insights.

Register to save your spot. We will send you the link to connect to this online program
via Zoom: https://agnes.queensu.ca/participate/talks-tours-events/deep-looking-23-feb-2021/

Online, Thursdays 14 January–18 March, 4–5:30 pm

Artmaking is innately therapeutic. Be a part of this creative community as you recharge and get inspired. Adults are invited
to explore the artistic process through experimentation and play. Projects are designed to use materials you already have on hand. This accessible weekly program is free. No artistic experience is necessary. See what all the buzz is about!

Sign up to save your spot: https://agnes.queensu.ca/participate/classes-workshops-camps/virtual-art-hive-agnes-winter-2021/

Online, Thursdays 14 January–18 March, 4–5:30 pm

Artmaking is innately therapeutic. Be a part of this creative community as you recharge and get inspired. Adults are invited
to explore the artistic process through experimentation and play. Projects are designed to use materials you already have on hand. This accessible weekly program is free. No artistic experience is necessary. See what all the buzz is about!

Sign up to save your spot: https://agnes.queensu.ca/participate/classes-workshops-camps/virtual-art-hive-agnes-winter-2021/

Making Art Work: Professional Development Series

Exhibition Installation
Facilitated by Scott Wallis, Hosted by Union Gallery
Online, 6 March, 1–3 pm
Co-presented by Agnes, Modern Fuel and Union Gallery
Gain enhanced experiential learning opportunities, develop a toolkit  of skills in preparing for a career in the
arts and extend networks  through
Kingston’s art galleries.

Sign up to save your spot: https://agnes.queensu.ca/participate/talks-tours-events/making-art-work-professional-development-series-w2021/

Online, Thursdays 14 January–18 March, 4–5:30 pm

Artmaking is innately therapeutic. Be a part of this creative community as you recharge and get inspired. Adults are invited
to explore the artistic process through experimentation and play. Projects are designed to use materials you already have on hand. This accessible weekly program is free. No artistic experience is necessary. See what all the buzz is about!

Sign up to save your spot: https://agnes.queensu.ca/participate/classes-workshops-camps/virtual-art-hive-agnes-winter-2021/

Online, Thursdays 14 January–18 March, 4–5:30 pm

Artmaking is innately therapeutic. Be a part of this creative community as you recharge and get inspired. Adults are invited
to explore the artistic process through experimentation and play. Projects are designed to use materials you already have on hand. This accessible weekly program is free. No artistic experience is necessary. See what all the buzz is about!

Sign up to save your spot: https://agnes.queensu.ca/participate/classes-workshops-camps/virtual-art-hive-agnes-winter-2021/

Deep Looking

Featuring Drift: Art and Dark Matter

Online, Tuesday 23 March, 12:15–1 pm (ET)

Take time to slow down and deeply observe
works of art in select Agnes exhibitions. Through a contemplation practice,
this experience, guided by our friendly and informed community docents, allows
for relaxation and new insights. 

Register to save your spot. We will send you the link to connect to this online program via Zoom: https://agnes.queensu.ca/participate/talks-tours-events/deep-looking-23-mar-2021/

What is…Dark Matter? with Mark Richardson and Renée Hložek

Online, Saturday 27
March, 1–2:30 pm (ET)

In this new series, big topics relating to
current Agnes exhibitions are discussed in a casual and accessible format. Why are we talking about dark matter at
an art museum? What even IS dark matter (spoiler: scientists still aren’t
totally sure)? Join Mark Richardson and Renée Hložek as they present a dark
matter 101, discuss creativity in scientific research and how this links to the
exhibition Drift: Art and Dark Matter.

Register to save your spot: https://agnes.queensu.ca/participate/talks-tours-events/what-isdark-matter-with-mark-richardson-and-renee-hlozek/

Creative Nights: Frances K. Smith Panel in Canadian Art

Online, Thursday 1 April, 7–9 pm

Creative Nights, a free public panel, brings notable academics and
professionals together to speak

on themes relating to the exhibition
Nocturne. Speakers include Dr Will Straw, Professor of Urban Media Studies at
McGill University, Ruhi Snyder, independent sleep researcher and educator and
Alicia Boutilier, Agnes’s Chief Curator/Curator of Canadian Historical Art.

Sign up to save your spot: https://agnes.queensu.ca/participate/talks-tours-events/creative-nights-frances-k-smith-panel-in-canadian-art/

Fieldnotes

Online, Saturday 10 April, 1–3 pm

Join Agnes on the closing weekend of Neven
Lochhead’s exhibition From the vibe out, as the artist presents
Fieldnotes: a live event hybrid that merges artist talk, performance and
workshop components.

Sign up to save your spot: https://agnes.queensu.ca/participate/talks-tours-events/fieldnotes/