This Week at Agnes

Agnes Learns

The beginning of September is bittersweet: it marks the end of the glorious summer, but is full of new beginnings and new opportunities (and school!). Agnes makes learning fun with our Agnes Learns video series! Designed to activate Agnes’s collections and archive, this series takes a deep dive into the  practices and motivations of artists with our interpretive and grade-level specific lesson plans. Check out the full collection here. For questions on this series, contact our Program Coordinator, Charlotte Gagnier.

Last chance to see Landing

As the days shorten and evenings lengthen, it’s a perfect time to drive up to Lyndhurst to visit No.9 Gardens and experience Landing. This land-based, site-specific exhibition brings together artists Amanda Boulos, Maurício Chades, Marianne Chénard, JP Longboat, Ella Dawn McGeough, Kelsey Pearson, Sarah Peebles, Erica Stocking, Christian Bernard Singer and José Luis Torres as they answer the question, “What is land doing?” Enjoy an afternoon walking along the shores of a meandering creek, traversing this transporting exhibition.

Flatbread Library is on at the Toronto Biennial of Art

Flatbread Library, new sculptural work by Sameer Farooq is currently on view at the 2024 Toronto Biennial of Art (TBA).  Flatbread Library (co-commissioned and co-presented by Agnes and TBA) was produced in Sameer’s Kingston studio during his time as our 2024 Stonecroft Artist-in-Residence. With help from Queen’s students Kelby Paquette-Anderson and Isabella Machado Altoé  and technical assistance from Ryan Laidman, Sameer’s Flatbread Library can be viewed through to 1 December at The Auto Building, one of the biennial’s many sites.

Indigenous Art Exhibition

Agnes, in conjunction with Union Gallery, is proud to support the Office of Indigenous Initiatives’ third annual Indigenous Art Exhibition as part of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Running from 23 September to 12 October at Union Gallery, this exhibition showcases works from Indigenous creators based in the Katarokwi-Kingston region. Visit the exhibition Tue-Sat, 11am-4:30pm, open until 8pm Wednesdays. Bonus viewing opportunities: Monday 23 + 30 September, 11-4:30pm.

Art Hive: Fall 2024 Schedule

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 website to register.