Agnes Etherington Art Centre
36 University Avenue (at Bader Lane), Queen's University, Kingston ON K7L 3N6
hours: Tues-Fri 10-4:30, Thur 10-9, Sat & Sun 1-5. Holiday Mondays 1-5 (May-Sep). Holiday closure: 22 Dec 2018 -- 1 Jan 2019.
admission: FREE. Donations are welcome. Underground parking at University Avenue and Stuart Street; enter off Stuart Street. Free aboveground parking on Queen's campus on weekends and after 5pm weekdays.
T: 613 533 2190
[email protected]
http://agnes.queensu.ca
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TAG: African, Canadian, Clay and Glass, Contemporary, Drawings / Ink / Pastels, European, Frontenac, Historical, Inuit Art, Mixed Media / Collage, Modern, Ontario Association of Art Galleries (OAAG), Ontario Museum Association (OMA), Paintings (oil, acrylic, encaustic, egg tempera, w/c, pastel), Photography / Lens-based, Printmaking (woodcut, engraving, etching, lithography, screenprint, monoprint, etc.), Public Galleries / Museums, Sculpture / Assemblage / Installation Art, University Galleries / Museums, Video / Film / Sound
EXHIBITIONS
25 Aug -- 2 Dec 2018 | Fall season launch Thur 20 Sep, with members' preview 5-6pm; public reception 6-7:30pm:
Tau Lewis: when last you found me here.
25 Aug -- 2 Dec 2018 | Fall season launch Thur 20 Sep, with members' preview 5-6pm; public reception 6-7:30pm:
The hold: movements in the contemporary collection.
25 Aug -- 2 Dec 2018 | Fall season launch Thur 20 Sep, with members' preview 5-6pm; public reception 6-7:30pm:
Printmakers at War, 1914-1918.
28 Apr -- 2 Dec 2018 | Spring / Summer season launch Fri 27 Apr, with members' preview 5-6pm; public reception 6-7:30pm:
Artists at Work: Picturing Practice in European Tradition.
5 Jan -- 7 Apr 2019 | Winter season launch Thur 17 Jan, 5-6pm (members' preview); 6-7:30pm (public reception):
Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts.
5 Jan -- 5 Aug 2019 | Winter season launch Thur 17 Jan, 5-6pm (members' preview); 6-7:30pm (public reception):
Rome, Capital of Painting.
25 Aug 2018 -- 7 Apr 2019 | Fall season launch Thur 20 Sep, with members' preview 5-6pm; public reception 6-7:30pm:
In the Present: The Zacks Gift of 1962
28 Apr -- 12 Apr 2020 | Spring / Summer season launch Fri 27 Apr, with members' preview 5-6pm; public reception 6-7:30pm:
The Art of African Ivory.
EVENTS
Thur 15 Nov 2018, 6-9pm:
Art and Black Canada panel discussion. FREE and open to the public. [...]. 15 Nov: Speakers: Mark Campbell, Dina Georgis and Kristin Moriah. In the Agnes Atrium.
Thur 22 Nov 2018, 6:30-8pm:
Art Makes Sense Roundtable. Program Coordinator Shannon Brown discusses the innovative Art Makes Sense Accessible Art Program; and artist-consultant Lisa Figge and Curator of Contemporary Art Sunny Kerr share
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Thur 29 Nov 2018, 6:30-8:30pm:
Artist's talk – Jinny Yu will discuss her painting and sound installation Don't They Ever Stop Migrating? currently on view in The hold, drawing upon her personal responses to recent refugee crises and context
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Sundays 2-3:30pm, 9 Dec 2018, 13 Jan 2019:
INSIDE AGNES – Music, art and tea. 9 Dec: Featuring Canta Arya School of for Strings, eastern Ontario's leading school for Suzuki string education; and Bader Curator and Researcher of European Art Dr. Jacquelyn N
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Sundays 2-3:30pm, 9 Dec 2018, 13 Jan 2019:
Creation Station. (FREE family care in the Studio).
Thur 17 Jan 2019:
Winter season launch: Members' preview 5-6pm; public reception 6-7:30pm.
Fri 25 Jan 2019, 1pm:
NOW Society Ensemble featuring Lisa Cay Miller and Carol Sawyer.
Thur 31 Jan 2019, 7-8:30pm:
Philosopher's Cafe. "Philanthropy, Modern Art and the Jewish Diaspora in Kingston and Canada."
Late Night Thursdays: Drop in and visit the galleries. The Agnes stays open until 9pm every Thursday. Admission is FREE!
TOURS
Thursdays 12:15-1pm, 22 Nov 2018 & 24 Jan 2019:
FREE Thursday tours. These lunch-hour exhibition tours are available on a drop-in basis; make them a monthly ritual! 22 Nov: Printmakers at War, 1914-1918. 24 Jan: Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts.
Group tours may be arranged by calling the Program Coordinator at 613 533 6000 x77053. Fees apply for custom tours.
