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This Week at Agnes
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Agnes Talks
1 December 5:00–6:30 pm
 To mark World AIDS Day, join Queen’s University Health Sciences infectious disease specialist, Dr Santiago Perez Patrigeon for a walk-through of the exhibition Hotline: Posters from the Trellis HIV & Community Care Collection.
In this casual forum, Dr Perez Patrigeon will talk about HIV-AIDS research, care and advocacy today. Q&A to follow.
This is a free public event, open to all, but registration appreciated.
Refreshments and information will be available.
This exhibition is supported by Trellis HIV & Community Care, Queen’s University Archives and the Ontario Arts Council. Image credit: Dr. Santiago Perez Patrigeon, courtesy of Queen’s Health Sciences.
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Artmaking
6 December 10:00 am–4:00 pm
Join multi-hyphenate artist and speaker Géorgie Gagné for their Floating Beadwork artmaking workshop this Saturday at AGNES Off-site at 207 Stuart Street.
This workshop invites participants to engage in conversations of community building, storytelling, and contemporary Indigenous arts, while collaging on wooden canvas and creating unique strings of beads.
Register today!
This program is supported by the Iva Speers Fund for Arts Education. Image credit: Géorgie Gagné, untitled, 2025, courtesy of artist.
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Agnes Talks
4 December 6:00 pm
Join AGNES for a curatorial talk by guest curator Katherine McKittrick on the exhibition A Smile Split by the Stars, which centres nourbeSe philip’s moving poem “Meditations on the Declension of Beauty by the Girl with the Flying Cheek-bones.”
This collaborative exhibition explores themes of Black girlhood, Black femininity, and revolutionary aesthetics that challenge colonial narratives and re-code the promises of modernity. The talk will be followed by a conversation moderated by Muna Dahir, with a Q&A to follow.
Register for this free talk today!
The exhibition, curatorial talk and additional events are made possible by The Revolutionary Demand for Happiness, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre, the Ban Righ Centre, the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts. Image Credit: Katherine McKittrick, courtesy of artist.
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Artmaking
17 January 2026 10:00 am–5:00 pm
 Vincent Perez and Benjamin Nelson have teamed up with Agnes to host this hands-on workshop exploring the art of poster making using analogue techniques.
The workshop takes place at Everlovin’ Press and Ironclad Printing Company’s shared print shop. Participants will experiment with letterpress and screen printing and explore the fundamentals of striking design while they create their own poster.
Perez and Nelson will introduce participants to the rich history of hand-crafted posters, share insights into their creative practices and approach to design, and the role of poster art in Kingston’s cultural landscape.
Whether you’re a printmaking enthusiast or simply curious about this form of artmaking, this workshop offers an exciting opportunity to work in a professional print studio and create something bold, tactile, and uniquely your own.
Register today! As always, AGNES members receive a discount!
This program is supported by the Iva Speers Fund for Arts Education. Image credit: Printing press at Ironclad Printing Company, courtesy of same.
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Membership
Support AGNES and reap the benefits!
 Members matter to AGNES: your contributions this year directly support our artistic program, community engagement activities and ensure our programs are accessible to all.
Supporting AGNES means supporting the arts community in Kingston and Eastern Ontario.
We’re excited to have you continue as a member in 2026, especially as we look towards the reopening of Agnes Reimagined, our landmark new building. If you haven’t done so yet, you can renew your membership by visiting our membership page.
If you’re not currently a member, we have several levels to choose from, great for students, families, artists and those further afield. An AGNES membership comes with awesome benefits too! You’ll receive:
- discounted access to fee-based courses, programs and ticketed events
- discounts on publications
- invitations to special members’ events with visiting artists, curators and scholars
- Curator’s Circle and Director’s Circle Members enjoy additional behind-the-scenes access, tax benefits and annual recognition events
- reciprocal benefits and admissions offered through Galeries Ontario / Ontario Galleries
- and much more!
Renew or become an AGNES member today!
The Dreams of Sentences with Renee Gladman. Photo: Garrett Elliott
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Looking Ahead
Closing Reception: Spirits of the Land, 18 December 1:00–3:00 pm
Guests are invited to join artists Jaylene Cardinal and Dakota Ward for a reception celebrating their exhibition, Spirits of the Land. Drop in to Stauffer Library’s Atrium (101 Union St) on the afternoon of 18 December for remarks by the artists and curator, Sebastian De Line. Refreshments will be served.
Animation Workshop for Teens! 28 February + 1 March 2026
Teens aged 13–19 are invited to join artist Stacey Sproule for a two-day workshop at AGNES Off-site, exploring hand-drawn animation.
Participants will learn about and experiment with several animation techniques including erasure, shimmering and rotoscoping. They will leave the workshop with a final project and the knowledge to create basic animations at home!
For more information and to register visit the event page!
This program is co-presented with the Kingston Canadian Film Festival and made possible with the support of the Davies Charitable Foundation, Kingston.
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Queen’s University
36 University Avenue
Kingston, Ontario
Canada K7L 3N6
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Agnes Etherington Art Centre is situated on traditional Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Territory.
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