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Art Hives at the Agnes: for your wellbeing

Feb 14, 2022

This eight-week virtual series runs Mondays from 4-6pm, offering graduate and undergraduate students the chance to recharge and get inspired in the healing nature of creating art.

Shop local: join the student-curated fundraiser, Cézanne's Closet

Feb 14, 2022

Curated this year by M.A. candidates Katie Hetherington and Maggie Whitmore, Cézanne's Closet culminates in a virtual event on February 19, where your ticket guarantees you an artwork from among the 70+ pieces donated by professional & student artists.

Submissions open for 2022 Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference

Feb 14, 2022

For this year's Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference, the theme is "Reaching Beyond". The conference showcases undergraduate research and creative work, and for those interested in submitting an abstract, the deadline is February 18, 2022.

Take a look: the Spring 2022 Craft History Workshop schedule

Feb 14, 2022

Covering wide-ranging topics from Indigenous femininity to crafts in times of war and displacement, each session runs via Zoom.

Union Gallery kicks off BIPoC Art Series, "Beyond Words"

Feb 12, 2022

Each Saturday from 1pm-3pm, this free virtual program fosters safe creative spaces for Queen's students and Katarokwi-Kingston community members who identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of colour.

A fresh look at Art Conservation

Feb 02, 2022

Get an insider's look at the unique Master of Art Conservation Program at Queen's University, in their just-released video:

M.A. student Hailey Chomos' Agnes review published in BU journal

Feb 01, 2022

Boston University History of Art & Architecture's graduate student journal, SEQUITUR, just published an exhibition review by current Art History M.A. student Hailey Chomos. Chomos reviews Studies in Solitude, the ongoing exhibition at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre.

Gauvin Bailey's new book: a close look at imperialist architecture

Jan 31, 2022

In its consideration of public architecture in French-imperialist India, Siam, and Vietnam, The Architecture of Empire also places a focus on the architects themselves, almost all of whom remain relatively unknown.

Union Gallery calls for proposals for 2022 public art project

Jan 27, 2022

Union Gallery is calling proposals for its summer 2022 public art project, titled From One Place to Another: Wandering Art. Successful applicants will receive a paid opportunity to research, produce, and present new work via the Wandering Art Station.

Prof. Matthew Reeve winner of 2022 HBA Book Award

Jan 19, 2022

Associate Professor Matthew Reeve is a joint recipient of a Historians of British Art Book Award for Exemplary Scholarship on the Period between 1600-1800 with his book, Gothic Architecture and Sexuality: The Circle of Horace Walpole.

How M.A.C. student Kristen Fader restored a WWII British propaganda poster

Nov 12, 2021

In response to a call for stories of student achievements, Kristen Fader (M.A.C., 2023) describes her use of a Karibari board, to restore the condition of a WWII British propaganda poster:

M.A.C. candidate receives first National Gallery Diversity Internship

Sep 30, 2021

Art Conservation student Tirza Harris is the first recipient of the National Gallery of Canada's new NGC Conservation Internship Program for Diversity.