The Studio

The following people teach and conduct research in the arts and in arts education:

Bolden, Ben
Assistant Professor of Music Education

Elliott, Stephen
Dean of Education, Co-coordinator of Artist in Community Education

Johnston, Aynne
Associate Professor of Dramatic Arts Education, Co-coordinator of Artist in Community Education

Luce-Kapler, Rebecca
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research

Solar, Angela
Lecturer in Elementary Visual Arts Education

Upitis, Rena
Professor of Arts Education

Affiliate Member

Pat Sullivan, Public Programs Officer, Agnes Etherington Art Centre

Past Members

• Julia Brook
• Bev Coles
• Janice Finkle
• Jordana Garbati
• Eileen Harris
• Scott Hughes
• Jan LeClair
• Jane MacDonald
• Margaret Meban
• Larry O'Farrell (see UNESCO Chair in Arts and Learning)
• Holly Ogden
• Anna Peterson
• Ann Patteson
• Jun Qian
• Katharine Smithrim
• Rebecca Stroud
• Meagan Troop
• Jane Zigman

Established in 2008, the Open Studio is a community program offered to people from Kingston and the surrounding area to experience various forms of art-making. The aim is to provide informal arts learning opportunities to participants of all ages. Participants have introductory exposure and exploration within a medium, under the guidance of a practicing artist. For more information or to register for a workshop please email open_studio@hotmail.com.

Previous Workshops

2011-2012

• Tools and Techniques for Beginning and Experienced Artists with Joanne Gervais
• Here’s Frankie Pumpkin Sculpting with Diane Irwin
• Lino Printing for Beginners with Claire Grady-Smith
• Sound, Movement, and Poetry Collage Workshop with Michelle Silagy
• Silly Sock Creatures with Kiley Rider
• 10 Easy Steps to Creating a Solid Plot with Glen C. Strathy

2010-2011

• Haiku Poetry with Philomene Kocher
• Face and Body Drama Workshop with Elizabeth Morris
• Aboriginal Hand Drumming and Social Singing with Gwenith Kikkewa
• Felting – Vessels with Andrea Graham
• Art without the Thinker – Acrylics with Heidi Mack
• Introduction to Soapstone Carving with John Sabourin

2009-2010

• Introduction to Soapstone Carving with John Sabourin
• Eco-Arts with Heather O’Reilly
• The Craft of the Novel with Helen Humphreys
• Art without the Thinker – Mixed Media with Heidi Mack
• Step Dancing with Sheeshum & Lotus
• Jewellery Making with Havery Shultz

2008-2009

• Taiko Drumming with Yakudo
• Haiku Poetry with Philomene Kocher
• Face and Body Drama Workshop with Elizabeth Morris
• Introduction to Soapstone Carving with John Sabourin
• Songwriting with Fireweed
• Rhythm and Metaphor: A Poetry Workshop with Michael Lockett

Art on the Walls exhibitions feature the work of local artists, students, and faculty in The Studio.

Previous Exhibitions

2010-2011

• Art of Truth Compassion Tolerance
• Education Community Art Exhibition with Robert Bohler, Angela Costello (aka Solar), Steve Elliott, Aynne Johnston, Chris Pardy, Bob Petrick, Kilmeny Raynier (aka Aynne Johnston), Michelle Wang, Alan Wilkinson
• ACE (Artist in the Community Education) Visual Artists - Creat(ed)

2009-2010

• Education Community Art Exhibition with Steve Dinicol, Stephen Elliott, Caitlin Henderson, Robert Horgan, Aynne Johnston, Eric Martinen, Marg McIntyre, Bob Petrick , Amie Revell, Angela Costello (Solar), Alan Wilkinson, Jody Wright, Jonathan Yu
• ACE (Artist in the Community Education) Visual Artists

2008-2009

• Michael Farnan - Exploring a Natural Habitat
• Dave Gordon, Painter - Recent Works (Artist Educator in Residence)
• JoAnn Ralph, Pen and Ink & Mona Youssef, Oil on Canvas - Recent Works
• ACE (Artist in the Community Education) Visual Artists

2007-2008

• Sharon Thompson - Heart Freedom: Healing and Binding
• Preston Schiedel - Selections from the "Where the Waters Meet" Portfolio
• Stephen Elliott - Encaustic Painting Still Life Tables

2006-2007

• Julie Withrow-Still Life Paintings
• Atelier Presse Papier, Trois Rivier First Pan American Wood Cut Conference
• Heather B. O'Reilly – Blackboots - Bullshit and Rhetoric of Power
• Aïda Sulcs, Coloured Pencil Drawings

2005-2006

• Leslie Sorochan - Drawings
• Keith Skelton - Photographs
• Cheryl-Ann Webster - The Beautiful Women Project
• ACE Visual Artists
• Mary Lynn Baker - New Paintings

2004-2005

• Kim Woodman - Paintings - Wind and Water
• Magda Lewis - Photographs Beauty, Courage and Heartbreak: Images from Cambodia and Vietnam & Daniel Oxley - Mixed Media on Wood and Paper Memory Echo: Fugitive Portraits
• Steve Elliott - Encaustic Painting & Angela Costello - Silkscreen Printing - Still and not so still Life
• Education Community Exhibition with Gillian Andrews, Adrianna Baker, Siscoe Boschman, Jo-Anne Lachapelle-Beyak, Zabe MacEachren, Sara McCallum, Faye Murphy, Ann Patteson, Anastasia Reid, Jessica Rowland, Alanna Peters
• ACE Visual Artists
• Jamie Brick, Sculptor & Carol Rowland-Ulmann, Printmaker symbiosis

2003-2004

• Lynda Rook - Photographs
• Elaine Krueger - Paintings
• Peggy Morley - Paintings
• Andrea Dodwell - Paintings
• Holly Dean - Calligraphic Paintings (Artist Educator in Residence)
• Education Community Exhibition with Lorna Hendry, Angela Costello, Stephen Elliott, Magda Lewis and the Stone House Painters
• ACE Visual Artists
• Alex Jack - Paintings
• Art Options Kingston Group Show

2002-2003

• Angela Costello- Silkscreen Prints - Flora, Fauna, Felines, Females
• Linda Hetherington, Bethany Garner, Fran McArthur - Fibre Art Threads
• Sara Hale – Batik
• Education Community Exhibition with The Stoneworks Group: Janice Finkle, Jane MacDonald, Ann Patteston, Katharine Smithrim, Rena Upitis, Sheryl Bond, Steve Elliott, Aynne Johnston, Magda Lewis, Zabe MacEachren, Lynda Wilde (R. Luce-Kapler book cover photograph)
• Murals for Kingston General Hospital Memory

2001-2002

• Holly Dean - Calligraphic Paintings (Artist Educator in Residence)
• Grand Opening of The Studio - Holly Dean Art Exhibition
• Murals for Pediatric Step-Down Unit, Kingston General Hospital created by Queen's Teacher Candidates (Alternative Practicum)

The Artist-Educator in Residence program hosts one or two artists each academic year. These artists interact with our students and faculty, offering a variety of workshops, individual sessions, and group performances.

Previous Artist-Educators in Residence

2010-2011

• Shane Carty, Actor – Voice
• Andrea Graham, Feltmaker

2009-2010

• Helen Humphries, Writer
• Teilhard Frost, Sam Allison, Martha Couper, Musicians, Dance Caller

2008-2009

• Dave Gordon, Painter
• Kathy Armstrong, Drummer

2007-2008

• Steven Heighton, Writer
• Kristen Van Ginhoven, Actor

2006-2007

• Aïda Sulcs, Coloured Pencil Artist
• Shane Carty, Actor – Voice

2005-2006

• Gail Sidonie Sobat, Writer
• Kathy Armstrong, Drummer

2004-2005

• SaBooge Theatre (Jodi Essery, Andrew Shaver), Actors
• Alana Kapell, Encaustic Painter

2003-2004

• Ellen Dissanayake, Writer
• Holly Dean, Calligraphic Painter
• David Earle and Grace Miyagawa, Dancers 

2002-2003

• Dan Yashinsky - Story Teller
• SaBooge Theatre (Jodi Essery, Andrew Shaver), Actors
• R. Murray Schafer, Composer

2001-2002

• Holly Dean, Calligraphic Painter
• Ian Tamblin, Musician and Composer

Notes at Noon is a lunchtime concert series featuring students, faculty, and staff.

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Previous Notes at Noon Concerts

2011-2012

• Trevor Strong, singer/songwriter
• Amanda Lynne Janhke, singer/songwriter
• Notes at Noon Sing-along Jam Session!
• Josh Collins, Guitar and voice

2010-2011

• Trevor Strong, singer/songwriter
• Andrew Laviolette, singer/songwriter
• The Melissa Renshaw Jazz Trio
• Janessa Lafleur, piano
• Jennifer Slight, soprano, with Janessa Lafleur, piano
• Gateway Conference, which included two 40-minute noon-hour concerts that ran as a festival-style line-up, with each performer having a short 10-minute set. Performers: Daniel Pinizotto, singer/songwriter, Studio Choir, Meagan Troop, Director, Andrew Laviolette, singer/songwriter, Karen Chorney, singer, performing musical theatre classics, Trevor Strong, singer/songwriter, Anchal Soni, Bollywood dance, Melissa Renshaw, Colin DeBourcier, Janessa Lafleur, Vocal Trio, and scenes from “Shakespear Lives!”, Musical Theatre

2009-10

• William Egnatoff, flute & Julia Brook, piano
• David MacLean, violin, Kate Gurnham, soprano, & Alli Pfaff, piano
• Leah Brown, soprano; Chris DeLuca, tenor; & Julia Brook, piano

2008-09

• Julia Brook, piano
• Excerpts from the BEd Musical: All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, Directed by Chris DeLuca, Holly Ogden, & Michelle Searle
• Pearl Schachter, harp, William Egnatoff, flute, & Julia Brook, piano

2007-08

• Eliza Jane Scott (Singer-songwriter)
• Scott Davey (singer-songwriter)
• Three Bums on a Bench (Holly Ogden, Rena Upitis, & Julia Brook, piano)
• Rachel Read, soprano
• William Egnatoff, flute, & Jeff Hanlon, guitar
• Notes at Noon Extravaganza

• Artists for Schools and Communities provides schools and communities, throughout Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec, with experiences of artistic excellence and creative process that awaken creativity.
• Arts Education Partnership: a private, non-profit coalition of education, arts, business, philanthropy, and governmental organization that demonstrates and promotes the essential role of arts education in enabling all students to succeed in school, life, and work.
• Canadian National Arts Centre has a number of education and outreach programs.
• Canadian Network for Arts and Learning (CNAL/RCAA): brings together all stakeholders engaged in arts education, across disciplines and regions. This includes artists, arts organizations, educators, schools and academia, policy-makers, funders, and other umbrella organizations - Researchers and Individuals that share our vision for arts education for all Canadians.
• ISME International Society for Music Education.
• Learning Through the Arts: an educational partnership designed to transform the teaching and learning processes in our public school systems, using the arts as tools for delivering general curriculum.
• LEA UNESCO Arts and Education site.
• Music Education Research is an international refereed journal which draws its contributions from a wide community of researchers. MER publishes research covering a broad range of topics, including the development of musical understanding and creativity, the effects of gender, culture, ethnicity, class, and disability on musical attitudes, learning and behaviour, philosophical discourse surrounding values, principles, and purposes, and affective, artistic, and aesthetic development in and through music.
• NSEA International Society for Education through the Arts.
• Prologue to the Performing Arts: Ontario organization that works with arts councils, foundations, corporations, school districts, parent groups, teachers, and professional artists to bring performing arts experiences into school communities.
• UNESCO Chair in Arts and Learning: a UNESCO Chair in Arts and Learning at the Faculty of Education, Queen’s University.