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This Week at Agnes
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Event
ON-SITE: 207 Stuart St. 17 August 2024 2–4pm
 In summer of 2022, artists Oriah Scott, EronOne, HONE, HUNGR, AJ Little and Emily May Rose (+ invited guests) graffiti’d AGNES’s facades.
Building AGNES’s street cred while celebrating submerged cultural histories of Kingston, this glorious and beloved artwork entitled Transformations will now be demolished as construction begins for Agnes Reimagined.
Come out to our Demo-lution Party to mark this moment and get a brick!
Word to the wise – only members will receive a brick, so if you want one, make sure you’re a member before the party! You can become a member for as low as $20!
Demo-lution Party brings back the artists who created Transformations and features music by DJ Kid Koncussion and artmaking with interdisciplinary artist, Alejandro Arauz. Alejandro will have his mobile printing press, helping participants make custom T-shirts as part of our People’s Saloon, Agnes’s platform of socially-engaged artistic activations in public spaces at various Kingston sites that illuminate hidden cultural histories of this place.
Food will be provided by Chef Josh Blake, of @therealjerkbago. Our food tickets are sold out but you can join the waitlist OR bring your own picnic!
Our nomadic, all-ages artmaking workshop, Creation Station will be onsite with a family-friendly Demo-lution Party-themed activity, run by Transformations artist, EronOne! All are welcome to participate.
Tickets are FREE, but you must register to save your spot.
Photos from left to right: DJ Kid Koncussion, courtesy of DJ Kid Koncussion; Alejandro Arauz by Tim Forbes; Joshua Blake, courtesy of Joshua Blake
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Join
Benefits of membership
Okay, so you’ve decided to come to our Demo-lution Party, you’ve got your ticket, and you really want one of those Transformations bricks, so you’ve made the decision to become a member of Agnes. Congratulations!
By becoming an Agnes member, you’ll be welcomed with open arms into our community! Not only that, but you’ll be supporting Agnes programming and exhibitions, helping to enrich the social fabric of Kingston and beyond. Here are some benefits to a membership with Agnes:
- discounted access to fee-based courses, programs and ticketed events
- discounts on publication purchases
- invitations to special members’ events with visiting artists, curators and scholars
- reciprocal benefits with galleries and museums across Ontario
- Curator’s Circle and Director’s Circle Members enjoy additional behind-the-scenes access and annual recognition events and a charitable tax receipt!
We look forward to welcoming you!
Photo: Tim Forbes, featuring artwork by Sandra Brewster, Blur #4, 2019
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Digital Agnes
Three Questions: Interview with Isiah Medina and Andrei Pora
Andrei Pora interviews Isiah Medina on his fourth feature film, He Thought He Died, the latest from Digital Agnes. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was partially filmed at Agnes! Watch the film and read the interview: He Thought He Died
This interview documents Isiah Medina’s film, HeThought He Died, curated by Andrei Pora and commissioned by Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 2023.
Supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.
Image: Andilib Khan and Isiah Medina on the set of He Thought He Died.
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EVENT
3 August Confederation Basin, 11am-5pm
 Emebet Belete, Belleville-based, Ethiopian-born, multidisciplinary artist (and recent Agnes exhibitor) will be leading a crochet workshop all day at the Black Block Party in downtown Kingston. Emebet will be teaching beginner crochet skills in the lead up to her project, Bridging Communities. Emebet is engaging people across multiple locations to come together and cover Upper Front Street Bridge (in the core of Downtown Belleville) in crochet. Come out and get crocheting! Find out how you can get involved in Bridging Communities here: Bridging Communities.
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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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