Anyone in the theatre community will tell you about the importance of volunteers, many of whom step up to help any way they can, just for the love of it.
There is no better... Read more
People from all walks of life explore their creative sides by learning to make their own art
More people are exploring ways to channel their creativity through art and Canadian... Read more
Among Dutch-speaking art lovers, 2019 is known as a Rembrandt-jaar (Rembrandt year), one marking the 350th anniversary of the death of the artist Rembrandt van Rijn. It is the... Read more
Theatres and galleries offer impressive spaces where you can host your special functions
Anyone thinking of renting a space for their big event that is inspired by the arts should... Read more
Eighteenth-century operas and paintings by old masters continue to have relevance for today’s audiences
An art exhibition on a painter circa 1630 and an opera by Mozart circa... Read more
Dr Jacquelyn N. Coutré, Bader Curator and Researcher of European Art at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queen’s University joins us in studio. She chats with us about the... Read more
Queen’s art gallery hosts public reception marking debut of four new exhibitions.
Queen’s University’s Agnes Etherington Art Centre is set to celebrate four exciting, new... Read more
The Journal previews four arts events showcasing the best of Kingston
Art After Dark Friday
September 27, 7–10 p.m.
Indulge your inner art critic with this free evening tour... Read more
Campus art museum is first stop on Queen’s-curated tour of famed artist’s works and influences.
Three and a half centuries after his death, Queen’s University’s Agnes... Read more
Agnes Etherington Art Centre is the proud home of the largest public collection of authenticated Rembrandt paintings in Canada—that’s four in total!
Rembrandt sits at the... Read more
Jan Allen is retiring from her post as director of the Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Kingston
The decision is effective January 1, 2020. Allen became acting director in 2012 and... Read more
Diana Gore is a communications and arts professional that has been living in Kingston since 2006. A graduate of Queen’s University and the University of Toronto, Diana has spent... Read more
Linda and Daniel Bader have donated Rembrandt’s Head of an Old Man with Curly Hair to the Agnes Etherington Art Centre in honour of Daniel’s late father, Alfred Bader... Read more
On display until December 1, Let’s Talk About Sex, bb—guest curated by Carina Magazzeni and Erin Sutherland—focuses on questions of sexual identity, orientation and... Read more
Through the patronage of Alfred Bader’s son, the Bader Collection continues to grow.
On Friday, May 3, the Agnes Etherington Art Centre revealed a new painting to the... Read more
There are top-notch exhibitions all over this region of the province—and top-notch artists, too
There’s a barley mill in Bowmanville that was built in 1905. In 2019 this... Read more
The Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Kingston now has another Rembrandt you can see for free. The painting donated by the Bader family brings the centre’s number of... Read more
Rarely-seen masterpiece gifted to Queen’s art museum in memory of honoured alumnus Alfred Bader.
Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queen’s University will unveil Head of an Old... Read more
Curator says there are only seven authenticated Rembrandt paintings in public collections in Canada—and the Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Kingston owns four of them
The Agnes... Read more
Linda and Daniel Bader have donated Rembrandt van Rijn’s Head of an Old Man with Curly Hair (1659) [Corpus VI, no. 276] to the Agnes Etherington Art Centre in honor of... Read more
Queen’s University is now the recipient of another rare piece of art.
A Milwaukee couple, Linda and Daniel Bader, have donated Rembrandt’s Head of an Old Man With Curly Hair,... Read more
A fourth Rembrandt van Rijn painting was unveiled at Agnes Etherington Art Centre on Friday morning.
Head of an Old Man with Curly Hair, signed and dated 1659, was donated to the... Read more
The Agnes Etherington Art Centre is unveiling Rembrandt van Rijn’s Head of an Old Man with Curly Hair (1659) on Friday, May 3, 2019 as part of their Spring/Summer Season... Read more
Danuta Seirhuis, Digital Development Coordinator at Agnes Etherington Art Centre joins us for this episode. She discusses the $50000 grant Agnes recently received from the Canada... Read more
Four new exhibitions will be celebrated during the Spring-Summer Season launch reception at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre on Friday, May 3.
Visitors will be among the first to... Read more
Alfred Bader, BSc’45, BA’46, MSc’47, LLD’86, died on December 23, 2018 at the age of 94. Dr. Bader’s connection to Queen’s spanned more than 70 years. The generosity... Read more
AMSTERDAM — How did Rembrandt die? Considering that he is one of the most famous names in art history, it might come as a surprise that we don’t know.
He was 63 at the time,... Read more
Soundings art exhibit reclaims identity and space at the Agnes
An exhibit at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre features contemporary Indigenous artists weaving their voices and... Read more
One of history’s most influential artists, still relevant today
2019 marks the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt’s death.
Three-and-a-half centuries later, it might be the best... Read more
The Agnes’ In the Present: The Zacks Gift of 1962 exhibit is a vibrant snapshot of 20th-century Canadian cultural change.
The exhibit features pieces donated by Queen’s... Read more
An art and relaxation program can be ideal for stressed-out students.
Starting this month, Art Hive will invite students to make art while relaxing in The Agnes Etherington... Read more
Professor Dylan Robinson, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Arts and co-Curator of the upcoming Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts joins us in studio to shed light and... Read more
If you Google image “figural,” you’ll see thousands of images of Disney keyring dolls, mostly made of foam. Since abandoning my childhood dolls that I remember styling, or... Read more
Our editors round up 2019’s most anticipated exhibitions and events
SOUNDINGS: AN EXHIBITION IN FIVE PARTS
AGNES ETHERINGTON ART CENTRE, KINGSTON
JANUARY 5 TO APRIL 7,... Read more
Dr. Alfred Bader, a Canadian chemist, businessman and collector of Dutch art, passed away on December 23, 2018. He was 94 years old.
A lifelong collector, Bader has devoted... Read more
A new Indigenous art exhibit at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre comprises four outdoor artworks, and 11 indoor artworks which will appear in January.
Students, employees, and... Read more
Toronto-based artist Tau Lewis has taken up residency at Queen’s University for the fall semester.
Lewis works primarily as a sculptor but writes as well. She initially went to... Read more
While the official launch isn’t until Sept. 20 — there aren’t a lot of people around the last week of August, after all, let alone the thousands of students who will be... Read more
Alicia Boutilier, Chief Curator & Curator of Canadian Historical Art at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre joins us in studio to discuss the recent pilot project Art Worlds:... Read more
CFRC 101.9 FM’s interview with artist Tau Lewis is available as a podcast below. Listen to Tau speak about her body of work, her method and inspirations, her work with... Read more
Chris Kline & Yam Lau, Weave
Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, April 25 – August 6, 2018
Co-curated by Stephen Horne and Sunny Kerr
Installed in the two main... Read more
The “Art Worlds” pilot program is a partnership between the Smith School of Business and the Agnes Etherington Art Centre.
This summer, alongside art camps and... Read more
By Phil Gaudreau, Senior Communications Officer
During her residency, Tau Lewis has spent time with pre-teen girls to help them explore their identity.
The Agnes Etherington Art... Read more
The Dodge Family Foundation is helping the Agnes Etherington Art Centre learn more about its Indigenous art collection.
A new fund will help the Agnes Etherington Art Centre... Read more
If you haven’t visited the Queen’s Solar Education House, the W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections, or the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, you can stop in on... Read more
By Heather Denise
Get a look behind-the-doors at some of Kingston’s most interesting places for free when Doors Open Kingston returns on Saturday, June 16.
Recreation programs... Read more
Since 1967, The Bader Collection at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre has grown to more than 200 artworks, including three Rembrandts. The Baders have aimed to create a collection... Read more
The industrialized warfare of the First World War led to the unprecedented destruction of cities, landscapes, and human lives. Among those who experienced this horror were... Read more
By Communications Staff
The Agnes Etherington Art Centre will launch its Spring/Summer season on Friday, April 27, with the introduction of five new exhibitions.
Attendees will be... Read more
By Phil Gaudreau, Senior Communications Officer
The Agnes Etherington Art Centre has received a gift of Inuit prints and a bequest from Margaret McGowan (Artsci’78) and her... Read more
By Jasnit Pabla
Agnes partners with Four Directions to deliver cultural programming for Indigenous youth
This year, the Agnes has formally opened its doors to Indigenous youth... Read more
By Peter Hendra
When he took on the task of curating an exhibit in response to Canada’s sesquicentennial, celebrated Indigenous artist Kent Monkman looked to “fill in the... Read more
By Ramolen Laruan
Noted artists, critics and curators evaluate the politics of artwork
Some of the foremost names in Canadian contemporary art gathered in the Agnes Etherington... Read more
By Nikki Jhutti, Reporter Global News
Watch here.
A new exhibition at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queen’s University is exploring some of the darkest chapters of... Read more
By Andrew Carroll, Gazette Editor
The Agnes Etherington Art Centre sees support from the Canada Council for the Arts nearly double for contemporary art programming.
The Agnes... Read more
By Nick Pearce
Canada Counsel for the Arts recognizes gallery
Taking effect immediately, the Canada Council for the Arts has nearly doubled the Agnes Etherington Art Gallery’s... Read more
By Phil Gaudreau, Senior Communications Officer
Among the many interesting art exhibitions at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre this season is a provocative exhibition from... Read more
The Community Foundation for Kingston and Area got out its chequebook again this week and awarded a total of $150,445 in grants to 15 local charities and organizations.
The money... Read more
By Michelle Boon
On Wednesday, the Agnes Etherington Arts Centre was transformed into a visual protest against racism.
Curated by lead artist Camille Turner, the exhibition Arts... Read more
By Sarah Linders, Senior Communications Officer
The Agnes Etherington Art Centre and the Union Gallery will be transformed on Wednesday, Oct. 25 for a day-long series of... Read more
By Peter Hendra
With the Agnes Etherington Art Centre and Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre both marking milestones this year — the Agnes turns 60, Modern Fuel 40 — the two are... Read more
By Communications Staff
The Agnes Etherington Art Centre is in a celebratory mood as it marks its 60th anniversary with a suite of special events starting Thursday, Oct.... Read more
Queen’s National Scholar Norman Vorano has been named as one of only five recipients of a prestigious Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation Fellowship – one of the most competitive... Read more
Queen’s National Scholar Norman Vorano has been named as one of only five recipients of a prestigious Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation Fellowship – one of the most... Read more
In 1964, residents of Pond Inlet, Clyde River, Arctic Bay and Igloolik sketched the world around them
In 1964, a collection of about 1,860 sheets of drawings — some... Read more
By Walter Strong
In 1964, a collection of about 1,860 sheets of drawings — some double-sided — was created by 159 Inuit men, women and youth in three North Baffin... Read more
By Ramolen Laruan
Kingston drawings by Charles Frederick Gibson added to the collection
In February, the Agnes Etherington Art Centre announced the acquisition of six drawings by... Read more
By Andrea Gunn, Editor
When I first started contemplating our cover image for this issue, I had an idea of what I wanted: a piece of contemporary art that was beautiful and... Read more
By Melinda Knox
In 1964, as part of an outreach project, Inuit people in North Baffin communities created hundreds of drawings, recording memories of their childhoods, recalling... Read more
The Agnes Etherington Art Centre will be celebrating the Winter Season launch on Thursday, Jan. 19 with five new exhibitions.
“It’s always exciting to share the fruit of the... Read more
The Agnes Etherington Art Centre is the winner of three major awards from the Ontario Association of Art Galleries (OAAG): Innovation in a Collections-Based Exhibition Award;... Read more
Ciara Phillips and the intersection of art, labour and gender
by Lauren Fournier
Comrade Objects: Ciara Phillips marks the Glasgow-based Canadian artist’s first solo exhibition... Read more
What’s Happening at the Agnes this Season?
By: Anders Morley
Temperatures are finally falling, and for me that often means down-time is spent at home with a good book and a warm... Read more
My experience reading The Globe and Mail through a feminist lens
By: Alex Palermo
Last Saturday, I had a revelation. Sometimes, sexism doesn’t manifest itself as words... Read more
By: Zelia Bukhari
If you take a stroll through the Agnes Etherington Arts Centre this season, prepare to be transported through different times and experience many emotions as you... Read more
With Queen’s University marking its 175th anniversary it is only fitting that the Agnes Etherington Art Centre be part of the celebrations.
The Agnes will be celebrating the... Read more
With Queen’s University marking its 175th anniversary it is only fitting that the Agnes Etherington Art Centre be part of the celebrations.
The Agnes will be celebrating the... Read more
By Sima Sahar Zerehi
In 1964, Terry Ryan travelled to North Baffin Island, going from camp to camp by dogsled. He carried with him a pile of archival paper and pencils, his... Read more
By Wanda Praamsma
David de Witt takes the Review on a tour of the great painter’s former house and studio
The rooms of Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam reveal the details... Read more
Since 1967, The Bader Collection at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre has grown to more than 200 artworks, including three Rembrandts. The Baders have aimed to create a collection... Read more
By Kirsteen MacLeod
Back when she was an occupational therapy master’s student, Danielle Naumann (Artsci’09; MSc’11) recalls being impatient about the mandatory workshop at... Read more
Jacquelyn N. Coutré arrived at Queen’s University in Kingston as the Agnes Etherington Art Centre´s new Bader Curator and Researcher of European Art. Before starting in... Read more
Deirdre Logue and Allyson Mitchell have created their own universe within the walls of the Agnes Etherington Arts Centre.
The Toronto-based artists run Toronto’s Feminist Art... Read more
By chance or design, the Agnes Etherington Art Centre has juxtaposed two fascinating—albeit wildly different—feminist exhibits this spring. The first, The Artist Herself, is a... Read more
A buckskin dress, a bear-claw necklace, and an ivory Victorian gown. Once worn by the celebrated poet of Mohawk and British heritage, E. Pauline Johnson, these three objects are... Read more
The Agnes Etherington Art Centre will launch three new exhibitions of works by female artists on May 8 at 5:30 pm, in conjunction with the Canadian Women Artists History... Read more
When The Artist Herself: Self-Portraits by Canadian Historical Women Artists opens at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre (the Agnes) on May 8, it will not only showcase the art of... Read more
K-Town Source visits the Agnes Etherington Art Centre and gallery on Queen’s campus in Kingston to learn about the art workshops and summer courses offered at the... Read more
We often chose clothing that reflects our personalities and the way we are feeling at the moment, but it is possible to learn about a person’s personality and their history... Read more
Deep in a vault below the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, a small group of women from Kingston’s past are finally being given a voice.
The women, all members of the city’s high... Read more
THE DEMISE OF “CANADA’S ALCATRAZ”
In late 2013, and after 178 years in operation, Kingston Penitentiary in Canada closed. Located on the shores of Lake Ontario, the... Read more
Our El Greco piece has been doing some travelling! In the three months that the “Adoration of the Magi” has been on view at the Benaki Museum in Athens it has been... Read more
Artists in Amsterdam is a culturally rich exhibit
Artists in Amsterdam is a startling visual portrayal of the myriad of influences that shaped the art culture in the city... Read more
Last month, we were hosted by the City of Kingston Cultural Services. Here is what we learned and here is what we saw.
Upon entering The Isabel, in Kingston, Ontario, I was struck... Read more
During its 178-year-long history, most Canadians knew Kingston Penitentiary only by reputation. Often referred to as Canada’s Alcatraz, the Ontario maximum-security prison... Read more
A thoughtful review of the Agnes’ Akram Zaatari: All Is Well show, now at Carleton University Art Gallery
“In the name of God the most merciful, most gracious,” begin... Read more
KINGSTON — “The Park and the Landscape” is a new exhibition on display at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, and I was very keen on viewing the show when I learned it was... Read more
Collection of African masks, statues, and photography capturing traditions
The Justin and Elisabeth Lang Collection of African Art is an eye-opening arrangement of masks, statues... Read more
“Go to Nature in all her singleness of heart … rejecting nothing, selecting nothing and scorning nothing; rejoicing always in the truth.” This quotation by influential... Read more
The Agnes Etherington Art Centre recently presented its “Season launch” to a capacity crowd of art lovers, patrons, enthusiasts, students and the curious. AEAC... Read more
Among the architectural relics in Kingston, Ontario, are Fort Henry and Kingston Penitentiary. Designed as instruments of control—over populations inside and economic and... Read more
LOOKING TO STAY WARM DURING THESE COLD WINTER DAYS?
JUST CALL IT A “SEASON OF CHANGE” HERE AT “THE AGNES”.
YES, THERE REALLY SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
“WE’VE... Read more
Professor Emeritus David McTavish died on Nov. 27, in Kingston, depriving the Queen’s community of a gifted scholar, educator and friend.
Professor Emeritus David McTavish... Read more
The Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queen’s unveiled its new exhibitions during a season launch event last week. Several hundred patrons explored the exhibitions and met artist... Read more
An assortment of ecological works
Nestled within the walls of the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, “I Hope Humanity…” is a meaningful exhibition that makes a sobering point... Read more
Kim Ondaatje, long time resident and keeper of Blueroof Farm in Bellrock, likely hasn’t put paint to canvas in decades, or a least not in the big way she did decades ago.... Read more
Vancouver-based Douglas Coupland may be best known for writing acerbic and hilarious novels such as Generation X and The Gum Thief, but he’s also quite an accomplished visual... Read more
Geoffrey James has been one of Canada’s most distinguished photographers for more than 25 years.
In 1989, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. He won the Gershon... Read more
For Geoffrey James’s recent exhibition of photographs of Kingston Penitentiary at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, visitors entered through the small Samuel J. Zacks Gallery,... Read more
Art lovers in Kingston and around the globe now have a new way to support the Agnes Etherington Art Centre.
The gallery began offering direct memberships earlier this fall. The... Read more
Long-time Queen’s University benefactors Alfred and Isabel Bader have given $5.5 million to support an important international collection and expanding research and student... Read more
Flags on campus are lowered in memory of David McTavish, a professor emeritus in the Department of Art.
Dr. McTavish began teaching at Queen’s in 1973 and was promoted to full... Read more
The photographer got inside Kingston Penitentiary during its final months of operation.
There’s only a couple of weeks left to see some of his work. Newswatch’s Mike Postovit... Read more
Dr. Alfred Bader tells how he discovered the painting that turned out to be an important early El Greco. The painting, The Adoration of the Shepherds, is now part of the... Read more
Rembrandt’s Circle at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre —
In an age when Facebook and Twitter are synonymous with social networking, it’s easy to forget that social networks... Read more
Kingston’s most famous front door has got to be the massive north gate at Kingston Penitentiary (KP). Framed by limestone columns and a stone wall that stretches toward... Read more
Field trips are a highlight for most elementary school students. They present a chance to get out of school and explore new things. Now, a new program in Kingston is expanding... Read more
A group of grades 6, 7 and 8 students from Holy Name Catholic School likely know more about Agnes Etherington than just about anyone else in the city these days.
The children... Read more
Kingston Penitentiary has long been a fixture on the architectural and societal landscape of Kingston, likely ever since it opened its doors in 1835. Closed in the autumn of 2013,... Read more
The Agnes is thrilled to participate in “Beyond Classrooms” this year. In this CKWS TV segment students, teachers and our Public Programs Manager Pat Sullivan discuss... Read more
Carolyn Dowdell has developed a close, personal relationship with Agnes Etherington.
It’s a relationship built over the past couple of years. However, the two have never met.
In... Read more
In his new photography exhibition, Inside Kingston Penitentiary, photographer Geoffrey James showcases images from the final months of the Kingston prison. The exhibit, featured... Read more
Shortly after Kingston Penitentiary (KP) closed in 2013, the public could tour the prison with the proceeds going to charity. People snapped up the tickets within minutes, eager... Read more
From Piranesi’s famed 1700s etching series Imaginary Prisons to Netflix’s second-season 2014 finale of Orange is the New Black, fictional images and narratives of imprisonment... Read more
“Never snitch on nobody period, sometimes blood and money is the only mix, when against fire use water if fire does not work.”
These are words that Toronto-born photographer... Read more
Opened in 1835, Kingston Penitentiary in Ontario is a model of old-school incarceration: the Doric columns at the gatehouse, the grand stone archways and staircases, the bell... Read more
Riveting images from Kingston Penitentiary and a thoughtful selection of works on the theme of environmental anxiety are the focus of new exhibitions at the Agnes Etherington Art... Read more
For the last 178 years, Kingston Penitentiary has been looming over the city, both literally and figuratively. The massive Victorian façade hides a painful past that most of the... Read more
Artist Derek Sullivan is looking to break the bond between image and experience.
Spanning the entire wall above the entrance, Sullivan’s dynamic installation piece entitled... Read more
Over a million pencil strokes later, Derek Sullivan believes he has transformed the feel of the lobby at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre.
Unlike most murals, Problems That... Read more
For decades, Kingston Penitentiary was a dumping ground for Canada’s most diabolical criminals. “A huge, huge warehouse of wasted lives,” to borrow the words of one former... Read more
The art world is fickle and mercenary, and there is a sense that working together offers artists a greater chance of critical and commercial success. The most important such group... Read more
As Canada commemorates the end of the military mission in Afghanistan, a new exhibition at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre (AEAC) explores issues around international conflict... Read more
What was Rembrandt like away from the canvas? Who were his competitors and friends? And while he’s known as a master now, what was his influence in his lifetime?
These kinds of... Read more
Art is often viewed as a transformative experience, and for installation artist Nichola Feldman-Kiss, creating it was, too.
Feldman-Kiss is one of three artists whose work is... Read more
Nan Yeomans’ Intimate Views provides a unique look back at Kingston.
The exhibit, fully titled Intimate Views: The Watercolours of Nan Yeomans, is now on display at the Agnes... Read more
Something you may or may not be aware of is that the Agnes Etherington Art Centre (AEAC), on Queen’s University campus, has two genuine Rembrandt van Rijn paintings. This may... Read more
It has been said that good things come in small packages, and this is certainly true of three smaller exhibitions on view at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre on the Queen’s... Read more
Rembrandt’s fellow travellers depicted contrasts of light and dark that provide an interesting diversion from the varied greys of a Kingston winter.
However, it’s not only... Read more
Alicia Boutilier remembers the first time she had a phone call from Ottawa-based art collector and philanthropist Ruth Soloway. “She was testing the waters,” recalls Ms.... Read more
Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, and Museum of Health Care at Kingston
Howie Tsui’s unsparing display of bodily trauma in “Friendly Fire” at the Agnes Etherington Art... Read more