Dr. Joan Schwartz inducted as 2022 ACA Fellow
The has inducted Dr. Joan M. Schwartz, Queen's Art History Professor and Leverhulme Visiting Professor at the Centre for GeoHumanities, Royal Holloway, University of London, as its newest 2022 ACA Fellow.
Research Postcards: Cicely Haggerty in New York City
Our Research Postcards series heads next to New York City, as we check in with M.A. candidate Cicely Haggerty and her archival research on the A.I.R. Gallery in Brooklyn:
Art Conservation program founder appointed to the Order of Canada
Ian Hodkinson, founder of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥'s Art Conservation program, has been . Alongside Queen's alumna Moira Hutchinson (Arts'64, M.A.'68) and Queen's supporter R. Jamie Anderson, Hodkinson was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of "his pioneering and extensive contributions to the preservation and conservation of Canada's cultural heritage."
Research Postcards: Ben Pulver in Paris
Next in our series of Research Postcards is a glimpse of Paris, France, where M.A. candidate Ben Pulver is researching pre-Internet telecommunications art:
M.A. student curates sustainability-focused Union Gallery exhibition
M.A. student Akosua Adasi has curated , the exhibition currently on at Union Gallery's Main Space until July 23, 2022. The exhibition, featuring works by nine Katarokwi-Kingston-based student and professional artists, looks at sustainable futures in our local and global surroundings.
Prof. Antonia Behan discusses weaver Ethel Mairet
Art History professor Antonia Behan discusses her The Journal of Modern Craft article, "Ethel Mairet's Textile Biotechnics and the Aesthetics of Materials", as part of . Prof.
Postcards from Venice: pasta by sunset
Our special Q&A series continues with another glimpse of Venice and the Biennale, courtesy of ARTH 380 student Elise Masotti:
Research Postcards: Prof. Gauvin Bailey in the Mascarene Islands
As our summer series of Research Postcards continues, we check back in with Prof. Gauvin Bailey from the far-flung islands of La Réunion and Mauritius. There, Prof. Bailey resumes his research on the architecture and social history of the former French colonies in the Indian Ocean:
Open Art Histories Pedagogy Institute comes to campus
From June 16-18, 2022, Open Art Histories will hold its at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre and Union Gallery.
The Institute brings together educators from various disciplines, examining important pedagogical issues, strategies for increasing arts education's accessibility and diversity, and methods of putting these concepts into practice.