This Week at Agnes

A Smile Split by the Stars

A Smile Split by the Stars: An experiment by Katherine McKittrick is a multi-dimensional exploration of nourbeSe philip’s poem “Meditations on the Declension of Beauty by the Girl with the Flying Cheek-bones.”

Jointly produced by Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, The Revolutionary Demand for Happiness, and Agnes, this exhibition is now on view at Modern Fuel inside the Tett Centre for Creativity (370 King St. W).

Programming for this expansive exhibition includes:

➡️ An opening reception (22 November @ Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre)
➡️ A guided reading session with Katherine McKittrick (27 November @ the Ban Righ Centre )
➡️ A curatorial talk by Katherine McKittrick (4 December @ the Tett Centre)
➡️ A writing workshop with Juliane Okot Bitek (11 December @ Agnes Off-site at 207 Stuart St)

To register for events and for more information, visit the exhibition page.

This exhibition is supported by the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.

With Opened Mouths

ElizaBeth Hill talks with Qanita Lilla and guest host Sebastian De Line about her music practice that spans multiple decades. She shares how her songwriting and multimedia artworks reflect her Mohawk culture, are connected to both her spiritual and physical environments, and are influenced by her collaborators.

This episode marks the end of  the third season of With Opened Mouths. Thank you to host Qanita Lilla (Associate Curator, Arts of Africa) and producer Danuta Sierhuis (Digital Development Coordinator) for another successful season!

Listen on Digital Agnes or wherever you get your podcasts!

Season three of With Opened Mouths: The Podcast is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts; the Ontario Arts Council; the George Taylor Richardson Memorial Fund, Queen’s University; and the Justin and Elisabeth Lang Fund.

Hotline + World AIDS Day Talk

Opening on 21 November at Agnes’s off-site gallery (Rideau Building, 207 Stuart St), Hotline presents over 40 HIV/AIDS advocacy posters courtesy of Queen’s Archives and Trellis HIV & Community Care in Kingston.

To  complement this exhibition and to mark World AIDS Day on 1 December, Agnes hosts infectious disease expert Dr. Santiago Perez Patrigeon, who will talk about the posters in relation to their research and the history of HIV/AIDS treatment to date. The talk is free but registration is required.

Hotline runs until until 18 January 2026 and is open to the public during regular gallery hours.

Hotline is co-produced with Trellis HIV and Community Care and Queen’s University Archives and supported by the Ontario Arts Council.

December Creation Station opens today!

Join us for this free studio program designed to give families and children ages 2 and up an exploratory artmaking experience. Art educators kindle curiosity through painting, drawing, mixed media activities and more!

Providing new activities each month,  art educators are on hand to offer guidance and encouragement as families create together. All required materials are provided.

Reserve your December spot today! 

This program is made possible with the support of the Birks Family Foundation.

Migration Musings: A Journey with Jinny Yu

After a successful year circulating festivals, Migration Musings: A Journey with Jinny Yu is now available on Digital Agnes.

In an increasingly complex and divided world, artist Jinny Yu ponders what is on the other side of us? Through the act of painting, she explores uneasy and shifting realities – what does it mean to be a painter and an activist? Could one navigate being an insider and an outsider at the same time? Through this meandering conversation on migration which inspired her work for the 56th Venice Biennale, Don’t They Ever Stop Migrating? we are brought along a journey of self-discovery that leaves viewers with important questions we must ask ourselves.

Funded by the Museums Assistance Program, Digital Access to Heritage grant.