The Kingston Regional Arts Council (KAC) is Ontario's oldest arts council and promotes the arts in Kingston and surrounding region. KAC provides funding to local arts organizations, offers grants to young artists, and acts as an intermediary for funding. It also communicates about arts events through its Arts Guide, website, and social media. Additionally, KAC presents arts shows and offers workshops/opportunities to foster collaboration between artists.

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3. The Kingston Regional Arts Council is Ontario’s oldest arts council.
The KAC is an umbrella organization that promotes the creation,
production, presentation and appreciation of the arts in Kingston and
the surrounding region.
KAC staff, board and volunteers build productive relationships among
artists, arts organizations, audiences, business and community groups,
and all levels of government by the following means:
Funding
• Through the City of Kingston Arts Fund (CKAF), KAC annually
administers over $500,000 of arts funding to local arts
organizations
• The Nan Yeomans Grant for Artistic Development helps promising
young artists further their education and professional growth
• The KAC also acts as an intermediary for Kingston artists and
organizations that would not otherwise have access to funding.
Communication
• Our Arts Guide helps to build audiences and raise awareness of
professional artists and organizations in the Kingston area
• Our social media tools and website, artskingston.ca act as a
valuable information hub keeping artists, patrons, and visitors to
Kingston informed of a wide range of creative activity.
Presentation
KAC plays a lead role in high quality arts presentations:
• The Juried Arts Salon
• Cultural Kaleidoscope
• Building Arts Communities in Kingston
KAC offers:
• year round workshops
• internships
• professional development opportunities
KAC facilitates and encourages collaboration between Kingston and
surrounding area artists and arts organizations with other community
groups.
Advocacy
• KAC regularly attends City of Kingston Council, Arts Recreation
and Community Policies Committee, Cultural Services, and Arts
Advisory Committee meetings on behalf of all members
• KAC is responsible for nominating arts representatives to the Arts
Advisory Committee
• KAC advocates for the arts at a local level as well as provincial
and federal levels.
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4. The Arts Guide for Kingston & Area is published by the Kingston
Regional Arts Council (KAC). No part of this publication may be
reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publisher.
Information published in the guide is current at time of printing. KAC
cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions in the material
contained herein. Users are encouraged to confirm important details
with individual vendors.
©2012 Kingston Regional Arts Council
All rights reserved. Printed in Canada.
Publisher: Kingston Regional Arts Council
Project Manager : Ayanda Mngoma
Design and Layout: Kevin Merritt, www.thestickkid.com
Cover Image: Carl Wiens, www.carlwiens.com
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5. Art on Display (Index)
1000 Islands Gillian Little.................17
Playhouse...................2
Sarah Hale..................10
Artemisia....................4
Nancy McRae.............19
Carolyn Barnett............5
Kevin Merrit................29
Beadapolooza.............25
Metalworks.................22
Roz Bechtel.................5
Peggy Morley..............16
Blue Canoe
Productions.................6 Florence Niven............13
Cantabile Choirs..........8 Vanessa Patterson........20
Andrew Csafordi.........21 Bill Penner...................20
Love Nest JoAnn Ralph................20
Studio Gallery.............21 Skeleton Park
BmDodo Music Festival..............6
Strategic Design...........7 Small Pond Arts...........23
Borderline Galleries.....5 Laurie Sponagle...........29
Barb Carr...................7 Studio 22 Idea
CFRC..........................11 Manufactory
and Open Gallery......24
Sally Chupick..............7
Sue’s Studio Pottery......19
Jane Colden................19
Sydenham
Cornerstone................28 Street Studios...............26
Liz Rae Dalton.............6 Sydenham Street
United Church
Domino Theatre...........9 .....................Back Cover
Stefan Duerst...............9 Taylor Studios..............27
Festival Players of Twisted.......................9
Prince Edward County..12
Beth ten Hove..............25
Ellen Fraser.................29
Theatre Kingston
GoSaBe......................18 ............Inside Front Cover
Grand Theatre.............17 Sharon Thompson........25
Cathie Hamilton...........10 Union Gallery..............20
Heather Haynes...........13 Vernal Equinox............13
John Gerretsen.............19 Verna Vowles...............27
Kingston Frameworks....17 Wallack’s....................29
Kingston Glass Carl Wiens.................25
Studio & Gallery..........10
Jane Yaeger................27
Kingston School
of Dance.....................10
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Roz Bechtel 28
Hendry House Studios
95 King Street East Carolyn Barnett 27
613-539-2553
613-545-5986
www.rozbechtel.com
www.barnett-knits.com
Open by appointment only
Open by chance or by
Original paintings: oil appointment
landscapes, studies and
dreamscapes. Reminiscent of a Handloomed knit and felted
trip to the shore! artwear. Women’s jackets,
wraps, scarves, handmade
shawl pins and sticks, as well
as buttons of polymer clay.
Commissions considered.
Walking distance from Downtown Kingston 5

8. Blue Canoe Productions
@Blue_Canoe_Pro
Affordable. Professional. Local.
The Summer Arts Showcase
Theatre, Music and Dancing Puppets!
July 12th to August 18th
Hair Live in Concert at the Grand Theatre
Next to Normal The tony award winning
groundbreaking musical
Avenue Q Winner of the Tony Triple Crown
For tickets or more information visit us at
www.bluecanoeproductions.ca. All tickets will be on
sale at the Grand Theatre Box Office 613-530-2050,
www.kingstongrand.ca
Liz Rae Dalton 6
Little Pump House Gallery
#2 King Street, Gananoque
raedalt@kos.net
www.lizraedalton.com
Marine inspired Art & Design
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Barb Carr 3
262 Main St., Sally Chupick 5
Barriefield Village
Kingston, ON K7K 6W4 The Gallery at the Porch Door
613-544-4081 2611 Unity Road, Elginburg
barbecarr@hotmail.com 613-531-4545
www.barbcarr.ca www.sallychupick.com
Open by chance or appointment Open Wednesday - Sunday
1 - 5 pm (May - August)
Vibrant, colourful collages;
collagraphs, engravings and Sally’s seasonal studio gallery
other original printmaking opens May 2nd. Showing Sally’s
techniques. recent paintings plus a selected
variety of unique fine art and
gifts by area artisans. Credit and
debit payment options available
throughout the summer.
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Twisted 8
1396 Bath Road, Loyalist
Domino Theatre 26 Gymnastics
Harold Harvey Centre - 52 Please see website or call/email
Church Street for events and classes.
613-549-2735
www.dominotheatre.com 613-929-HOOP(4667)
Domino Theatre is pleased to www.twistedcircusarts.com
present a variety of performances
Twisted offers performances,
during its 60th season! This
workshops, classes (individual
season, Domino Theatre plays
and group) and parties. Aerial
host to The Theatre Ontario
Arts including static trapeze,
Festival May 15th - 19th; and
silks and aerial yoga, Also
will feature these productions:
Acrobalance, hoopdance and
Bedside Manners, The
flexibility.
Mousetrap, The Icicle Princess,
The Last Romance, Enchanted
April, Bedtime Stories, and Fox
On The Fairway.
Walking distance from Downtown Kingston 9

12. Kingston Glass 16
Studio and Gallery
56 Queen Street
613-547-9149
www.kgsg.ca
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10-6,
Cathie Hamilton 1
Sundays 12-4
NGB Studios All are welcome to come see the
12 Cataraqui Street ancient art form of glass blowing
www.cathiehamilton.com in our studio while taking in a
613-530-2636 gallery space that features over
30 Canadian artists in various
Open most afternoons or call to
media including glass, ceramics,
view art
wood, oil painting, mixed media,
Cathie Hamilton is a talented and textiles.
multi-faceted artist who works in
a number of mediums and styles.
She is at home when working
with all paint types including
acrylics, oils, and watercolours.
Kingston School 17
Of Dance
110 Princess Street Sarah Hale 2
613-548-8272
Arden Batik
www.kingstonschoolofdance.ca
1029 Elm Tree Road, Arden, ON
2012 marks The Kingston Open Wednesday - Sunday,
School of Dance’s 45th year 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
as Kingston’s only non-profit 613-335-2073
dance school. Dedicated www.ardenbatik.com
to the education, success,
Enjoy the unique art of Sarah
and enjoyment of the art of
Hale, and frequently see the
dance, regardless of social
artist at work. Sarah uses the
barriers or ability, KSD offers
traditional wax-resist art of batik
dance programs for all ages,
as a landscape medium, and she
preschoolers to adults.
has found the process uniquely
suited to capturing the colours
and textures of the rocky terrain
of the Land O’ Lakes region.
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14. Professional theatre in a rural paradise.
For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again /
Encore une fois si vous permettez
By Michel Tremblay, Translated by Linda Gaboriau
Performances in English et en francais
In the Wake
By Downstage Creation Ensemble
The Man from the Capital
Book and Lyrics by Colin Heath, Music by John Millard
July and August 2012
festivalplayers.ca
1.866.584.1991
Just one hour from Kingston!
Accommodation packages available.
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Heather Haynes
Heather Haynes Studio
613-767-9090
www.heatherhaynes.com
By appointment only
Heather is an international artist
showing in many galleries across
North America and in the U.K.
Her current themes include her
successful tree series and more
recently her African inspired
pieces.
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1 Cathie Hamilton 12 Cataraqui Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2 GoSaBe Development & Design 332 York St. . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Barb Carr 262 Main St . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4 Sue's Studio Pottery 34 Alma St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5 Skeleton Park Music Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6 Niven Glass Originals 800 Marwood Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
7 Beadapalooza 747 Gardiners Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8 Twisted Circus Arts 1396 Bath Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9 Sharon Thompson 307 Frontenac Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
10 BmDodo Strategic Design 348 Bagot Street. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
11 Wallack's 290 Princess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
12 Sydenham Street Studios 178 Sydenham Street . . . . . . . . . 26
13 The Grand Theatre 218 Princess Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Theatre Kingston 218 Princess Street . . . . . . . Inside Front Cover
14 Kingston Frameworks 198 Princess Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
15 Borderline Gallery & Glass Framing
197 Wellington Street N. . . . . . . . . . . . ............ 5
16 Kingston Glass Studio & Gallery
56 Queen Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
17 Kingston School of Dance 110 Princess Street . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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14 Metal Works Contemporary Goldsmithing
352 King E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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19 Cornerstone Fine Arts/Fine Crafts
255 Ontario Street. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Featuring Nancy McRae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Featuring Ellen Fraser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20 Sydenham Street United Church
82 Sydenham Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover
21 Studio 22 Idea Manufactory and Open Gallery
320 King Street E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
22 Jane Colden 65 Macdonnell Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
23 Union Gallery 101 University Ave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
24 Taylor Studios 285 King Street. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
25 CFRC Campus and Community Radio Station
Lower Carruthers Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
26 Domino Theatre 52 Church Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
27 Carolyn Barnett 14 Richard Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
28 Hendry House Studios 95 King Street E
Featuring Beth ten Hove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Featuring Roz Bechtel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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1 Artemisia 7 Spring St........................................ 4
2 Sarah Hale 1029 Elm Tree Road, Arden........... 10
3 Vanessa Patterson 2837 Rutledge Road.......... 20
4 Peggy Morley 138 Robert St............................ 16
5 Sally Chupick 2611 Unity Rd............................ 7
6 Liz Rae Dalton 2 King Street, Gananoque......... 6
Peggy Morley 3
1264 Millhaven Road, Odessa
613-572-2268
www.peggymorley.com
Open by appointment only
Peggy Morley uses encaustic
to capture the uniqueness of
the everyday in her rich use of
colour and texture. Represented
by Gallery Raymond or at her
studio.
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Gillian Little 22
Sydenham Street Studios
178 Sydenham Street - Studio 7
613-542-7413
Fridays and Saturdays 12 - 5 pm 13
Fine art photography. The effects
of time and the elements on
nature, its colours, textures and
designs, have awakened my
passion and offer a fresh way of
seeing what is all around us.
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Development
GoSaBe
and Design
info@gosabe.com
Ben Hall
Sarah-Jane Whittaker
613-532-5574 m
613-542-1691 h
What do new
clients find when
they look for you
online?
Do you have a
modern, mobile-
optimized web
presence?
We develop both large- and small-scale sites
with a range of features (e.g., image galleries).
We use
software
that allows
you to edit
your website
when you
want, even
from your
smartphone.
Our starter package is priced at $500 and
includes a year of basic hosting, a $100 value.
www.gosabe.com
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21. www.artskingston.ca
Sue Lyon 4
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Sue’s Studio Pottery
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 34 Alma Street
 613-544-7573
 www.suesstudiopottery.com
 Open by appointment
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 Pots to beautify your home:
 an enticing array of functional
 and sculptural pieces thrown
 or hand-formed in stoneware
 with rich earthy glazes. Pottery
 classes and demonstrations also
 available.
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Nancy McRae 19
613-546-7967 (Cornerstone)
nancymcrae@yahoo.ca
Work displayed at Cornerstone
Jane Colden 22
Fine Canadian Crafts. Open 65 MacDonnell
daily. janecolden@cogeco.ca
www.janecolden.com
Original oil, acrylic, and
watercolour paintings of the Through her expressive use of
Rideau lakes, Thousand Islands, colour and texture, Jane creates
and City of Kingston. Original a wide variety of paintings
paintings, fine prints, and art from abstracts to whimsical still
cards. Cornerstone, 255 Ontario life. Check out her website and
St. at Princess St. feel free to contact her here in
Kingston.
Walking distance from Downtown Kingston 19

22. Vanessa Patterson 3
ArtSoul Creations
2837 Rutledge Road, Sydenham,
ON
613-376-6380 Bill Penner 12
www.artsoulcreations.ca
178 Sydenham Street
Vanessa brings unique and 613-217-3020
whimsical elements to fabric
sculptures. Made of natural fibre
materials and textile hardener, Dry and wet media on paper
her sculptures withstand the
elements, making them ideal for
home or garden.
Union Gallery 23
Stauffer Library
101 University Ave
613-533-3171
www.uniongallery.queensu.ca
Tuesday-Friday: 11 am - 5 pm,
Saturday: 11 am - 4:30 pm
The Union Gallery is a non-
profit organization committed
to increasing awareness and
appreciation of contemporary
visual arts. As well as
showcasing visual art and related
programming by university
Joann Ralph student artists, the gallery
presents professional artists
www.joannralph.com
with regional, national and
international profiles both at the
gallery and in off-site projects.
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23. Kingston Arts Council Ad 2012
www.artskingston.ca
Andrew
Csafordi
Art
Beeswax
ENCAUSTIC
Studio Gallery
www.andrewcsafordi.com www.loveneststudios.com
WorkShops Available
A true county experience in
a beautiful country setting.
Artist Andrew Csafordi's
encaustic sculptural paintings
- exhibited in a century old barn
Gallery - reach out beyond the
board and stir the imagination.
Rich layered textures of bees
wax, fibre, wood, and other
materials take the eye on
a detailed visual journey.
Inspired by nature, artist and
Encaustic painting workshops photographer Tara Wilkinson
available. See website creates sculptural art nests
for details. from fibres, twigs and other
found materials. Each nest
features a luscious array of
fibres, colours and textures,
and is unique in character
and spirit. Greeting cards,
framed prints, shadowboxes
and more can be found in
her charming, restored
Bees Wax Paintings
chicken coop Gallery in the
heart of Ontario’s thriving
wine region.
Andrew Csafordi Studio Gallery • Love Nest Studio Gallery
54 Wilson Road, Bloomfield, in the heart of Prince Edward County
Off Hwy 62, First Rd. N. of Cty Rd. #1 & Huff Estates Inn & Winery
Open Daily: 10 AM-5 PM, Apr-Oct (closed Wed) (613) 393-1572
Walking distance from Downtown Kingston 21

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contemporary jewellery
Fresh jewellery designs by 30
celebrated Canadian jewellery artists
www.metalworkskingston.com
metalworkskingston.com ~ 613 544 5078 ~ metalworks@kos.net
352 King Street East ~ Kingston, Ontario ~ K7L 3B6
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3 2 O K i n g S t r e e t E a s t , 2 nd F l oor
613 546 7461- s22.c a
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday : 12 to 6
Friday Nights: 7 to 10 & Sunday: 1 to 4:30
D eli ghtful
C i rcumsta nc e
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Carl Wiens
11 Queen Street
Picton, Ontario
613-476-2500
carlwiens.com
Assignment illustration and
printmaking. Prints available at
Oeno Gallery, Prince Edward
County
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Sharon Thompson 9
Beth ten Hove 28 307 Frontenac Street
613-542-4294
Hendry House Studios www.sharonthompson.ca
95 King Street East Open by appointment only
613-539-7200
www.bethtenhoveart.com I paint to be intimate with life.
Open by appointment only Using the formats of abstraction,
still life and landscape, I focus on
Original paintings: mixed media shape, space, light and energy
to express this sense of intimacy.
with gold leaf.
Walking distance from Downtown Kingston 25

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Jane Yaeger
Verna Vowles
214 Old Orchard Road,
613-546-6915 Sandhurst Shores, Bath, ON
www.vernavowles.com Phone Number: 613-352-7544
www.thesetreez.com
Vowles’ InnerVision paintings Open by appointment.
develop from deep emotion
without limitations of pre- An art lover/collector’s dream,
planning. The freedom of letting Jane Yaeger-Cygnus Studio
the subconscious direct the offers the finest contemporary
process results in passionate, and antique art, design
lively colours, shapes, lines, services, poetry, prose, music,
textures, and meaning. performances, heart centred
performance coaching, and
‘Bookends Society’ meetings.
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Wallack’s 11
Art and Drafting Supplies
Ellen Fraser 19 290 Princess
Cornerstone Fine Canadian Craft 613-549-5806
255 Ontario Street Mon - Thu: 8:30 am - 5:30 pm,
Kingston, ON K7L 2Z4 Fri 8:30 am - 7:00 pm
613-546-7967 Sat 9:00 am - 5:30 pm,
efraser@storm.ca Sun 12:00 - 5:00 pm
www.cornerstonefinecrafts.ca
Open daily and summer evenings
Unique jewellery designs
handcrafted in silver and gold.
Walking distance from Downtown Kingston 29