Agnes hosts two workshops this summer: 18 July and 28 August 2023. They are for all faculty interested in integrating Agnes’s programs and activities into their syllabi for the fall semester. If you are interested in participating, we ask you to RSVP at: nasrin.himada@queensu.ca.

The first workshop, on 18 July, 1–3 pm, features guest speakers Sebastian De Line (Associate Curator, Care and Relations), Qanita Lilla (Associate Curator, Arts in Africa) and Danuta Sierhuis (Digital Development Coordinator) and is facilitated by Nasrin Himada, Agnes’s Associate Curator, Academic Outreach and Community Engagement, and Yasmine Djerbal, Associate Director, Centre for Teaching and Learning.

The workshop covers new practices and approaches to showcasing Agnes’s collection through:

+ an online database and other digital platforms;
+ a guide to constructing ethical frameworks and relations with the collection through pedagogical tools;
+ exchanging of ideas for integrating assignments;
+ and incorporating Agnes’s exhibitions, programs, events and workshops into your curriculum.

The second workshop on 28 August, 1–3 pm, features guest speakers Suzanne van de Meerendonk (Bader Curator of European Art); and Sunny Kerr (Curator of Contemporary Art).