This Week at Agnes

Open Secret with Parastoo Anoushahpour

Screening + Conversation 
Thursday, 19 January, 6–8 pm
The Screening Room,  120 Princess St, Kingston, ON
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Workshop
Friday, 20 January
11:30 am–2:30 pm
Agnes Etherington Art Centre
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Parastoo Anoushahpour (Iran / Canada) is an artist originally from Tehran now based in Toronto working predominantly with film, video and installation. The Time That Separates Us, (2022) circles the story of Lot’s wife and its related sites of mythology, ancient salt-rock formations found doubled across a contested border. In the process the Pillar of Salt becomes a portal through which to face the contemporary Jordan River Valley, its heavily militarized border and complex infrastructures of tourism, and the stigmatized realms of desire, sexuality, and gender encoded within this highly mediated political landscape.

Open Secret features the work of Parastoo Anoushahpour, Kriss Li, Sharlene Bamboat, and Sofía Gallisá Muriente. All screenings are free and open to all. The workshops are free and open only to students.

Curated by Nasrin Himada

ReConnect project receives funding

Agnes was awarded a Museums Assistance Program, Digital Access to Heritage grant! The ReConnect project brings Agnes collections and communities together through public-facing digitization and digital storytelling platforms. This funding is crucial as we prepare to create our new home through Agnes Reimagined and enter a two-year facility closure. Read more!

Imagining Digital Futures for the Art Museum

This week the Youth Advisory Council engage in the first of six brainstorming and prototyping workshops. Through hands-on activities, they’ll gain professional experience in an innovative environment. They’ll have a say in future digital platforms that engage diverse museum audiences and inform innovation in the digital sector!

OAC Exhibition Assistance Grants for artists

Agnes is a Recommender for the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) Exhibition Assistance Grants program. We invite visual, media and craft artists living in eastern Ontario (Region 4) to apply for financial assistance for costs related to a confirmed upcoming exhibition. See program guidelines.

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