This Week at Agnes

Talkin’ Back to Johnny Mac x 2

Agnes is revisiting the former site of a John A. Macdonald statue. Nine years after Erin Sutherland’s prophetic project that anticipated the discourse around colonial monuments, she returns with a second iteration of performances, reorienting the site toward future possibilities. In collaboration with Agnes’s Associate Curator, Care and Relations, Sebastian De Line, Erin brings back artists David Garneau, Leah Decter and Peter Morin from TBTJM #1 together with newly invited artist, Jimmie Kilpatrick for spoken word performances, collaborative karaoke and more.

For the full schedule of events, visit the exhibition page: Talkin’ BackTo Johnny Mac x 2.

BONUS: Register for Erin’s much-anticipated Dunning Lecture, Party-Crashers: A Conversation on Monuments and Counter-Monuments (25 October @ 2pm @ Stauffer Library in the Alan G Green Fireplace Reading Room).

THIS IS NOT A BURIAL, IT’S A RESURRECTION

As part of the third edition of Open Secret, Agnes hosts a screening of artist and filmmaker Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese’s THIS IS NOT A BURIAL, IT’S A RESURRECTION, curated by acclaimed film curator and programmer, Nataleah Hunter-Young. The film follows an 80 year-old widow as she winds up her earthly affairs, makes arrangements for her burial and prepares to die, but rises to meet an unexpected challenge within her community. Filmmaker Mosese will join via Zoom for a Q&A after the film, moderated by Queen’s Gender Studies PhD candidate, Milka Njoroge. Register for this free screening.

Curated by Nasrin Himada, Associate Curator, Academic Outreach and Community Engagement.

Art Hive

Art Hive is a welcoming and judgement free environment to learn new techniques, stretch your existing skills and experience the benefits of a regular artmaking practice. Agnes welcomes participants ages 16+ to explore the creative process through experimentation and play. Art Hive has been facilitated since 2019 by registered art therapist and photographer, Harper Johnston.

Agnes hosts FREE Art Hives on select Thursdays throughout the fall. Visit the Art Hive page on our website to register.

Isabel and Alfred Bader Lecture in European Art

Celebrate the immense legacy of the Baders by attending our annual Isabel and Alfred Bader Lecture on European Art. This year, Agnes hosts Dr Stephanie Porras with her lecture, The Dutch in the Americas.

With footholds in North America, the Caribbean, South America, and along the west coast of Africa, the Dutch played a vital, yet understudied role in the early modern Americas. Outlining how the Dutch colonial project in the Americas both diverged and overlapped with their competitors, this year’s annual Isabel and Alfred Bader Lecture in European Art considers the central role these “Dutch” artists, artworks and material goods played in the Americas, presenting an alternate view of the colonial Americas.

Registration required. Join us online or in-person at the Isabel Bader Centre for Performing Arts.

Curated by Suzanne van de Meerendonk, Bader Curator of European Art in celebration of Bader Day at Queen’s.