All Posts Tagged With: "Agnes Etherington Art Centre"
Culture Days
Last weekend Canada celebrated the second annual Culture Days, a three-day event filled with opportunities to see, hear and discover culture in and around your city. Artists volunteer their time and creativity to share hands-on, interactive activities that invite the public to participate “behind the scenes,” to discover the world of artists, creators, historians, architects, [...]
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City Of Kingston Arts Fund Grant Recipients Announced
The Kingston Arts Council and the City of Kingston are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011 City of Kingston Arts Fund Grants. The Grants were awarded in two categories, Operating Grants and Project Grants. As part of the Kingston Cultural Plan, and thanks to Kingston City Council, an additional $50,000 was invested in [...]
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What Tourists Say About Kingston
Late last month, Star columnist Adrian Brijbassi visited various destinations in Limestone City, which he highlighted in an article titled: Perfect Weekend in Kingston: Markets, history and relaxation. Brijbassi paid Kingston some very kind compliments, as he remarked that our city is “stocked with credible restaurants…unique experiences that are educational, reasonably priced and easy to [...]
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Guide to March Break
In case your kids haven’t reminded you, March Break is but a few days away. Kids throughout the Limestone District School Board are presently sitting in class watching the clock, and counting down to a week where they’ll be free from finger painting and standardized testing. If you’re like many of the parents I’ve spoken [...]
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Friday Foto
Happy New Year! I hope you had a fun and restful holiday. I spent mine overindulging, to which I’m sure most you can relate. I’m making up for it now with resolutions geared towards personal health and fitness. I recently took up yoga and it has changed my life. I don’t mean to sound overly [...]
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Doors Open Kingston
The Ontario-wide Doors Open program was launched in 2002, while over 3 million visits have been made to heritage sites participating in this exciting initiative. Doors Open is considered a cultural phenomenon, with hundreds of communities participating across the province. Every year, Doors Open Kingston attracts large crowds from across the Limestone City and beyond. [...]
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Artists on Art
The Agnes Etherington Art Centre follows up on their initial ArtDoc’s event with Milly Ristvedt, who gives an informal talk on the work of Jack Bush. Her painting White Note is included in the exhibition, with works by other Canadian artists who explored colour and paint on a grand scale as Bush did. A Tamworth-based [...]
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ArtDocs: Jack Bush
The Agnes Etherington Art Centre is kicking off their Thursday evening ArtDoc’s program with a screening related to the exhibition Bright Colours, Big Canvas. The film features late Canadian painter Jack Bush, who speaks candidly in his studio about his life, work and Canadian art over the previous 25 years. The documentary includes a walkthrough [...]
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Untitled
If you came here looking for this weekend’s events, scroll down a bit and have a look at our new events calendar on the right. (Then come back and read.) Today I’m going to finish up the Queen’s portion of my exploration of large scale art in Kingston. The final work is one that I [...]
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Weekend Woes
This weekend pales in comparison to last, and although there are many things to do tonight and tomorrow, for the most part most are repeat, or otherwise ongoing events. Noteworthy things to see and do include: Downtown: After Then and Before Later exhibit is going down at The Artel April in Paris (a Comedy) is [...]
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