This Week at Agnes

Isabel and Alfred Bader Lecture on European Art

Agnes is thrilled to present Threads of Mystery. Dress Code in the Work of Rembrandt Pupil Monogrammist I.S. by Marieke de Winkel for this year’s Isabel and Alfred Bader Lecture on European Art.

A painter now only known by the initials “I.S.” produced a small but significant body of work in seventeenth-century Northern Europe. For the first time, an international research and exhibition project has now shed more light on this mysterious artist, who has long been linked to the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669). Renowned specialist in the history of dress Dr. Marieke de Winkel discusses what clues can be found about the artist’s possible identity when carefully observing the clothing depicted in I.S.’s work.

Professor Dr. Marieke de Winkel is the Ottema-Kingma Foundation Professor for the History of Textiles and Dress at Radboud University, Nijmegen. She received her PhD from the University of Amsterdam in 2003, and has published widely on Rembrandt and his depictions of dress.

Attend in person or online. Register now for this free event!

This program is supported by the Bader Legacy Fund and presented in partnership with the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts.

Agnes Bytes: Archiving the Internet

What can we learn from the Internet’s past, and how might it guide us toward more inclusive digital futures? That’s the question at the heart of our latest Agnes Bytes conversation.

Agnes Bytes is our four-part online speaker series featuring conversations between Canadian and international artists, media scholars and software engineers. Together, we’re exploring critical themes in digital art and culture, asking audiences to think across disciplines and imagine digital futures that are liberatory, communally responsive, and expansively inclusive.

On 23 October, digital artist and researcher Kaloyan Kolev joins digital preservationist and software developer Tessa Walsh to discuss their work with community-based, open-source web archives.

Register for this free talk today!

This program is supported by the George Taylor Richardson Memorial Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts.

Deep Looking: Fluorescent Beige

Take time to slow down and deeply observe works in Janice Reid’s exhibition, Fluorescent Beige. Guided by Agnes docents and staff, this contemplation practice allows for relaxation and new insights.

At Deep Looking, we aim to facilitate conversations around artworks shaped by participants’ unique perspectives, rather than promoting a singular reading. We ask that participants come with a willingness to listen, share and collaborate.

Register for this free lunch hour activity today! 

The docent program is generously supported by the Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation.