This is an archived event from Culture Days 2021.
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Virtual Art Hive @Agnes
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Museum Visual artsDate and time
Location
Agnes Etherington Art Centre
Kingston, ON
Directions: Bus route 20 (operating September–April) and express routes 501, 502, 601, 602, 801, 802 stop nearby at Kingston General Hospital, on Stuart St. Bus routes 601 and 801 also stop at Stauffer Library, on Union St W, one block north of Agnes. Parking Enjoy free surface parking on Queen’s campus on weekends and after 5 pm weekdays. Accessible parking is on Bader Lane near University Ave. Visitors holding an Ontario Accessible Parking Permit are encouraged to book this spot in advance at the reception desk, or by contacting us at [email protected] or (613) 533.2190.
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.
About
Art Hive is a creative community that draws upon the innately therapeutic nature of artmaking. Make time for yourself to recharge and get inspired! Art Hive invites you to experiment and play as you explore the artistic process. Part of Agnes’s Wellness Program, this weekly program is free and projects are designed to use materials you already have on hand. All levels of artistic experience are welcome.
This program is made possible through the generous support of the Birks Family Foundation.
Links
- Register for the free programs agnes.queensu.ca
Organizer
Agnes Etherington Art Centre
Situated on traditional Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee territory, Agnes is a curatorially-driven and research-intensive professional art centre that proudly serves a dual mandate as a leading, internationally recognized public art gallery and as an active pedagogical resource at Queen’s University. By commissioning, researching, collecting and preserving works of art, and by exhibiting and interpreting visual culture through an intersectional lens, Agnes creates opportunities for participation and exchange across communities, cultures, histories and geographies.
Its superb collections—numbering over 17,000 works include cutting-edge contemporary art and fine examples of Canadian historical art, Indigenous art and historicized ancestors, and material culture including the Collection of Canadian Dress and the Lang Collection of African Art. The Bader Collection, comprising over 500 works with a focus on seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish painting, including one portrait and three exquisite character studies by Rembrandt.