New Kingston Arts Council Grants fund both student and community art

Since 2007, the City of Kingston Arts Fund has worked with the Kingston Arts Council to distribute over $11 million to the city’s arts sector

July 27, 2026

On June 9, the Union Gallery opened a new exhibit by artist Elyse Longair, titled Worlds World Worlds.

July 27, 2026

On July 23, Florida-born artist Kellyann Marie hosted “Story Stitched in Fabric: A Textile Memory Workshop” at the Tett Centre. Limited to 20 people, the workshop gave participants the opportunity to tell stories through cyanotype and collage.

June 29, 2026

On June 7, Queer Collage Collective (QCC) hosted their annual Queering Collage event with a special focus on Pride Month. Throughout the afternoon, shared tables became covered in artwork, as participants exchanged ideas and affirmations over tea and snacks.

The Union Gallery‘s latest exhibit, A Convergent Evolution of Wet Places, conceptualizes “wet places” as figures of bathrooms, fountains, and public baths to materialize connections between sexuality and space.

The Tett Gallery’s latest exhibition, Forthcoming, affirms there are creative futures for young artists aspiring to venture into the arts.

A new poetry project emerging at the University of Waterloo (UW) could form unexpected connections on Queen’s campus.

Union Gallery’s newest Project Room exhibition, Feeling Along the Edges of Uncertainty, asks viewers to sit with the unknown.

The city around you is quietly teaching you how to think about value. In , urban infrastructure becomes a site for critique.

Queen’s 2026 Writer-in-Residence developed a creative new way to host insightful conversations with your partner.

Homeownership has become increasingly unattainable for young people. Dwelling in Delusion turns that reality into something tangible through craft.

This week, the John Deutsch University Centre (JDUC)’s Wallace Hall was transformed into a space for somber contemplation and hopeful celebration of Iranian artistry and culture.

Long before mainstream publishers opened their doors, Black writers in Canada were already telling their own stories.

For many Canadians, the national story of slavery begins and ends with the Underground Railroad. A History Exposed: The Enslavement of Black People in Canada dismantles that myth.

Grant opportunities are increasing for local artists this year.

Kingston’s art scene is reaching new heights this winter with “Midheaven.”

Union Gallery’s ‘the black experience…time & memory’ mixed media exhibition spotlights decades of Black history at Queen’s University.

Burnt-out candles crowded around the edge of a dirty sink, overflowing with used bath bombs. Beauty creams and face masks litter the shelves and floor, surrounded by piles of crumpled, stained laundry. Empty wrappers flit about the floorboards.

One studio has helped four artists take flight. 

Some memories fade; “Sweet Dreams” refuses to.

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