Upcoming events.
Modern Fuel Indigenous Makers Market
Modern Fuel x Flint and Maple bring a collective of Indigenous artisans in the Kataro’kwi region together.
For more information, check out the Modern Fuel website
Fat Goose Craft Fair
One of the coziest craft fairs in town… a long-time dream of mine come true.
“Back for its 15th(!) year, the Fat Goose Craft Fair is looking for applications from crafters of all feathers. This year we will be back at the ever charming Grant Hall at Queen’s campus.”
For more information, check out the Fat Goose website
Mashkawizii Miinikaanan Strong Seeds
"Mashkawizii Miinikaanan: Strong Seeds" is a circle of kinship, connection, and learning where youth can collaborate on a gallery installation that shows love for the land, this place, and our brilliant, beautiful, Indigenous selves. This program features regularly occurring beading circles, led by local Indigenous Artists and Knowledge Keepers, who will assist in sharing legends and histories of Katarokwi-Kingston. "Mashkawizii Miinikaanan: Strong Seeds" endeavours to inform participants of the pre-colonial histories and stories of this land, create artworks using traditional techniques, and foster relationships between participants from all backgrounds of Indigeneity.
REGISTER HERE
Program Accessibility:
This program is free and includes all necessary materials. Prior experience with beading is not required. Participants will be utilizing small materials (i.e. 11/0 seed beads and size 10/0 beading needles). Each session will include complimentary refreshments. Funding is available to subsidize transportation costs.
Beading Instructors
Liv Rondeau
Taylor Tye
Please Note: Niki Boytchuk-Hale will be present at the Beading Circles to conduct an inquiry aimed at understanding how the "Mashkawizii Miinikaanan: Strong Seeds" is nurturing cultural connections, kinship, and learning among Indigenous youth. This inquiry seeks to enhance programming and ensure sustainability. Participants will always have the option to decide how, when, and if they wish to contribute to this inquiry. Before the conclusion of the "Mashkawizii Miinikaanan: Strong Seeds," they will also have the opportunity to review all collected data and ensure they are comfortable with its potential sharing. Any information gathered will be shared solely with community partners and prospective funders.
"Mashkawizii Miinikaanan: Strong Seeds" was created in partnership with Kingston Native Centre and Languages Nest, Four Directions Indigenous Student Centre, Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre, and Kingston School of Art. This project is funded by the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area.
Kingston Intercultural Festival
The Intercultural Arts Festival is a celebration of our rich cultural diversity here in Kingston. Enjoy free, family-friendly activities, including live music and dance performances, workshops, international markets and cuisine.
Women's Art Festival
The Women’s Art Festival is an annual celebration of women’s creativity in the arts. Each year, we host free community programming, including live music, art installations and a vibrant artisan marketplace featuring the best artists in the Kingston area.
Skeleton Park Art's Festival : Fat Goose Collective Artisan Market
Come and enjoy the 19th anniversary of the Skeleton Park Arts Festival, a non-profit annual summer solstice celebration, during the June 22 & 23 Summer Solstice Weekend. This free, family-oriented event takes place in McBurney Park and the surrounding neighbourhood.
The headliners for this year’s festival includes the JUNO-nominated group Kobo Town, Anishinaabe-Canadian alt-rock band, Status Non Status, Kingston-Iranian Santur player, Sadaf Amini, reggae band, The Human Rights, the alt-country singersongwriter Justin Rutledge, the Undertow Brass Band, who will lead the annual Porch Jazz Parade through the Skeleton Park neighbourhood, and the Department of Illumination, who will lead family activities in the park including a giant boxtopia pirate ship!
Saturday and Sunday’s programming will also feature local food vendors, community organization information booths, and the new partner arts organization, The Fat Goose Collective, who is in charge of the Artisan Market from 10am-5pm on June 22, 23.
To help SPAF continue with the year-round programming, including the wildly popular free community newspaper, The Skeleton Press, please consider making a charitable donation (tax receipts auto-generated via Canada Helps) by visiting skeletonparkartsfest.ca
Skeleton Park Arts Festival is a free, grassroots, multi-disciplinary art experience that happens in Kingston on the summer solstice weekend, and at pop-up events around the neighbourhood all year round.
The Skeleton Park Arts Festival runs June 22 & 23, 2024 in McBurney Park, just north of downtown Kingston.
For more details visit: Skeleton Park Arts Festival June 22 & 23, 2024 Solstice Weekend