2014

The Whole Shebang: The Tett Centre Grand Opening

2014.11.27

Mark your calendar! January 31, 1-3:30. pm Doors open at noon.Bring your family, bring your friends, and get ready for an afternoon of drums, musical monsters, ghost stories, aerial dance inspired by... Read More

Theatre Kingston stages Isabel Bader Centres first theatre production

2014.11.19

By Hollie Pratt-CampbellDavid Ives' play Venus in Fur could be described as a very ‘meta’slice of theatre on many levels –though perhaps especially for a male director like Brett Christopher, who... Read More

Tett art groups explore the ‘fabrics of movement’ through unique collaboration

2014.11.12

By Hollie Pratt-CampbellEach November, the Kingston Handloom Weavers and Spinners hold their annual show and sale, which features many of the different fabrics and articles of clothing members have... Read More

Meet the Tett’s new community engagement coordinator, Shannon Brown

2014.10.16

By Hollie Pratt-CampbellLanding the job of community engagement coordinator at the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning was like a dream come true for Shannon Brown.“Everything that I’ve done in... Read More

Tett community art project adds splash of colour to Kingston City Hall

2014.10.02

By Hollie Pratt-CampbellUnsuspecting passersby found themselves drawn into the world of art and culture on Saturday, Sept. 27 when Kingston City Hall came alive with colour, hip hop and breakdancing... Read More

Artistic director looks to launch Kingston onto theatre world stage

2014.08.06

By Hollie Pratt-CampbellBrett Christopher has big plans for the future of theatre in the Limestone City.“My hope is that I can provide plays that are of a quality that can be seen anywhere in the... Read More

Seeking community board members

2014.06.26

The Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning (TCCL), a not-for-profit corporation set up to oversee the governance and management of the Tett Centre, invites interested members of the community to... Read More

Dentist’s steady hands find easy transition into jewellery making

2014.06.24

By Hollie Pratt-Campbell When Janet Ross isn’t sitting in her dentist’s chair, filling cavities and reconstructing patients’ teeth, she can be found in the loft of her country home north of Kingston... Read More

Potter’s hobby becomes his life’s work

2014.05.27

By Hollie Pratt-CampbellWhen Marc Lemieux walked into his first pottery class with the Kingston Potters’ Guild in 1990, he had no idea he was starting down what would eventually turn into a very... Read More

The Whole Shebang

2014.05.13

Kingston Arts Council’s Cultural Animator, Irina Skvortsova, is one of the many participants in a collaborative, multidisciplinary art project, The Kingston Shebang, set to take place at the opening... Read More

Local artist honours friend’s memory through art and community work

2014.04.25

By Hollie Pratt-CampbellChantal Thompson had just moved from Kingston to Toronto to study at the Ontario College of Art and Design when she got the news that her friend and former bandmate Joe... Read More

Artist forges new paths and connections at Modern Fuel

2014.04.10

By Hollie Pratt-CampbellMichèle LaRose is living proof that it’s never too late to follow your heart.In 2002, she left behind a successful, decades-long career in national museums and archives and... Read More

Building generations of creators and patrons

2014.04.01

By Hollie Pratt-CampbellIt’s no real surprise that Greg Tilson’s son, George, is demonstrating some serious musical skill (particularly for percussion) at the early age of eight months. Greg and his... Read More

Liquor and Limestone: A sobering look at Kingston’s boozy past

2014.03.26

By Hollie Pratt-CampbellIt may seem hard to imagine today, but Morton’s Brewery was one of seven brewery/distilleries located in Kingston throughout the 19th century, and as many as four operated... Read More

The Tett Centre construction site on March 3, 2014

Tett Centre video update

2014.03.12

Are you curious about the latest construction at the Tett Centre? The City of Kingston has recently released a video detailing the work to date and you can check it out here.

Great dancers dance like there’s nobody watching

2014.03.10

By Hollie Pratt-CampbellFor Gillian Baker, dance is life.“It’s kind of like breathing for me,” says the 15-year-old Kingston School of Dance (KSD) student. “I love it, but it’s beyond that, to the... Read More

Young artist brings history to life on the streets of her hometown

2014.03.07

By Hollie Pratt-CampbellWhen Anna Sudac moved from Kingston to Toronto to study musical theatre in 2003, she always hoped that she might someday return to the Limestone City to live and work after... Read More

Tett Centre construction update - March 6, 2014

2014.03.06

The renovation and rejuvenation of The J K Tett Arts Complex has been in progress for many years. The City of Kingston purchased the circa 1820’s site in 1971 at the urging of John K. Tett, then the... Read More