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Utilities-based infrastructure doesn’t have to be boring.

With chaotic comedy, sharp Gen Z references, and a soundtrack that slapped, Queen’s Players lit up the stage at their summer show, proving once again that no one roasts pop culture quite like they do.

During 2025’s Indigenous History Month, the Queen’s University Office of Indigenous Initiatives is hosting a seriesof monthly Elder Talk sessions with Cultural Advisor Te ho wis kwûnt, Allen Doxtator, also known as Al. Al is from the Onedia Nation of the Thames and is a member of the Bear Clan.

From May 17 to July 19,  Soft Sensing is on display inside the Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre at the Tett Centre in Kingston. In this innovative exhibition, artists Greta Grip and Lee Jones, use machine knitting as a medium to transform data into textiles.

For Quilt, art has proven to be a powerful tool for awareness and togetherness.

As Kellyann Marie traversed Europe on their bike for nine months in 2023, they gathered fabrics along the way—sheets from thrift stores, scraps from clothes, remnants of places passed through. These treasures became the foundation of their quilts, stitched together in what would later become part of the we carry each other exhibition at Union Gallery.

Project Red’s Portalis transports their audience through space, time, and dimension. Running on Feb. 13 and 14, Project Red’s annual charity fashion show, Portalis offers a dazzling display of fashion, dance, and music, all for a good cause.

The Tett Artist Residency is fostering creativity and supporting local artists.

Art binds people together. Growing Pains connects four artist’s perspectives on family, cultural identity, and community through various mediums of visual storytelling.

Agnes Etherington Art Centre’s team is growing with the addition of Neshan Tung, focusing on broadening public reception for their re-opening.

Sometimes the best things in life are free. Kingston’s favourite Irish pub, The Toucan, continues its tradition of talented live musicians, and it won’t cost you a cent.

The Artist Impact Movement’s inaugural Kingston show fuses art, fashion, and community, turning Stages Nightclub into a night straight out of New York Fashion Week.

In a world where perfection often feels like the only acceptable standard, it’s easy to forget that growth, creativity, and self- compassion can flourish in the spaces where imperfections exist.

The subtleties of the material world are shaped by a history of movement, as seen through the study of art through a historical lens.

Union Gallery is celebrating the profound connection between the land and its intrinsic connection to Indigenous identity, jointly weaving artwork of resilience and belonging.

Upcoming events include “Daylight Savings Tour” set to burn bright, Kasador to play The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, and art show for charity set at the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning.