Arts
  • 6 months 1 week ago

Annual writers’ festival makes literature local

Back again for its eleventh year, the Kingston WritersFest is setting up shop downtown for five full days over the next week.Continue...
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The Glorious Sons head home for historic performance

Richardson Stadium was host to thousands of fans this weekend for The Glorious Sons’ show, titled “Our Little Piece of Work.”Continue...
  • 6 months 1 week ago

Breanna Gordon finds her passion in painting humanity’s downfall

What started as a passionless pursuit of technical art skills for Breanna Gordon (BFA ’20) has turned into a labour of love during her years at Queen’s.Continue...
  • 6 months 1 week ago

Cinemon stop into Musiiki on first-ever Canadian tour

Though Michał Wójcik and Jakub Pałka have been writing and playing music together for almost 14 years, this is the first year they’ve been able to embark on a Canadian tour.Continue...
  • 6 months 1 week ago

The Isabel Bader Centre supports aspiring local musicians

Kingston is already a regular artistic hub, but this month, thanks to the YGK Emerging Musician Competition, aspiring musicians might be the ones getting all the attention.Continue...
  • 6 months 1 week ago

Queen’s alum signs two-book deal for sci-fi series

When Liselle Sambury (ArtSci ’13) set out to pursue a career in linguistics, she never expected to end up with a marketing job in Northern Ontario with a book deal and a burgeoning fiction-writing career.

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  • 6 months 2 weeks ago

On the Count of None examines reality through a surrealist lens

Allison Chisholm’s book On the Count of None is the culmination of years of hard work and random flashes of inspiration.Continue...
  • 6 months 2 weeks ago

Alt-frosh film screening set to shed light on migrants’ rights

This week, members of the Queen’s community will have the opportunity to join an event aimed at breaking down social barriers and unifying people despite their differences.Continue...
  • 6 months 2 weeks ago

Honest Heart Collective talk hometowns and new horizons

Growing up in secluded Thunder Bay, the members of The Honest Heart Collective attribute their perseverance to their industrial hometown’s hardworking spirit.Continue...
  • 6 months 2 weeks ago

Rockin’ the Big House pays tribute to The Hip

A historic Kingston jail was host to thousands of The Tragically Hip fans this weekend for the Rockin’ the Big House charity concert.

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  • 6 months 2 weeks ago

Studio 22’s newest exhibits blend nature and music

Coinciding with the Kingston WritersFest happening Sept. 25 to 29, Studio 22 is exhibiting a work that blends the visual and the literary arts.

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  • 6 months 2 weeks ago

Dumpsters to decorate campus this Sustainability Week

This Sustainability Week, Queen’s campus will be colourfully decorated with environmentally themed paintings on an unlikely canvas—dumpsters.Continue...
  • 6 months 2 weeks ago

Queen’s BFA grad talks environmentally conscious art practices

BFA graduate Claudia Zilstra’s artistic work shows that environmental consciousness is applicable to every discipline.Continue...
  • 6 months 2 weeks ago

Maritime band Walrus talks new album, new tour, and new sound

With their dreamy, synthesized rock sound and drifting vocals, Nova Scotia’s Walrus is coming into their own.Continue...
  • 6 months 3 weeks ago

Art about town: September

Rockin’ the Big House at Kingston Penitentiary

September 14th at 6:00 p.m.

The gates of the Kingston Penitentiary open for their first-ever public concert in support of United Way Kingston. Headstones headline with special guest Tom Cochrane.

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  • 6 months 3 weeks ago

Canadian artists welcome Queen’s class of 2023

This year’s orientation week mystery concert gave first-year students—including me—a good indication of the raucous, fun-filled futures we face here at Queen’s.Continue...
  • 6 months 3 weeks ago

BFA student has high hopes for fourth year

The final year of university can be daunting for students, but for Alexa Bjerknes, it’s a time of hopefulness.Continue...
  • 6 months 3 weeks ago

The 10th Annual Kingston Multicultural Arts Festival draws hundreds

This past weekend, Kingston residents were able to experience food, drink, and art of cultures from all over the globe, all without leaving the cityContinue...
  • 6 months 3 weeks ago

Artsy outings for students this September

Art After Dark Friday

September 27, 7–10 p.m.

Indulge your inner art critic with this free evening tour through downtown Kingston’s art galleries and businesses.Continue...
  • 6 months 3 weeks ago

Barefoot in the Park sets high bar for Domino’s new season

To kick off their 67th season, the first play on Domino Theatre’s new bill is a toast to fresh beginnings.Continue...

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