Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts 390 King St W, Kingston, ON K7L 2X4Saturday, April 20th at 6 pm $15A Show-Stopping, Opera-Inspired, Heartwarming Return to the Spotlight Produced by H'art CentreIn Association with Watershed Festival /Dan School of Drama and...
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Holiday Schedule
Happy holidays! We are closed starting December 16, 2022, and returning on January 9, 2023. Thank you to everyone who supported or participated in inclusive arts this year. Our warmest wishes for the holiday season. The H'art Centre Team
National Exhibit – Connecting Canadians: Freshwater
Connecting Canadians: FreshwaterThe Mix GalleryH'art Centre237 Wellington StreetKingston OntarioGroup tours, by appointment:Every Friday from 10 am - 2 pmFrom October 28 - December 2, 2022Free entranceA National Visual Art Exhibit Celebrating Freshwater Connecting...
First workshops in H’art Centre’s new outreach space to benefit Kingston seniors
This month, H'art Centre unveiled the first community workshops ever to be offered in its new outreach space, THE MIX. The much-anticipated fall workshops feature a line-up of four different mediums, all led by trained professional artists who combine inclusive...
$22,200 Grant Supports H’art Centre’s Outreach Workshops in The Mix
Kingston, ON – In May 2022, H’art Centre received a $22,200 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s (OTF) Resilient Communities Fund. This 9-month grant will support H’art Centre’s recovery from the impacts of COVID-19 by supporting the organization’s art...
A summer like no other: H’art Studio
This summer is full of virtual adventures and music. H'art Studio artists are exploring our city through virtual tours of art galleries and museums. We are discovering sights near and far and imagining wide-open spaces. We are starting with watercolours and mixed...
Go Wireless: A lifeline for seniors
Seniors at Fairmount Home were already preparing to use technology to stay engaged and active before the pandemic hit thanks to a pilot project launched by H’art Centre’s outreach program in December 2018 and implemented in 2019. “Little did we know that our Go...
Remembering Shirley
Our sincere condolences go to the family and friends of Shirley Ballantyne. We know there are many. Shirley was a true community champion. She was a volunteer and then a member of H’art’s board of directors for three years. Even after she finished her term on the...
Studio artists salute community helpers
The first in a series of Finding Good art sales is here –– and available to you online! This collection features 14 painted wood sculptures. The sculptures depict the helpers in our community. Look for a celebration of doctors, teachers, nurses, zoo keepers, 911...
H’art shares expertise across Ontario
Special Olympics Ontario invited Executive Director Katherine Porter and MixAbilities Facilitator Karen Dolan, along with 40+ art educators, instructors, and other education and learning admin staff, to be part of a three-hour panel designed to support the Art Gallery...
H’art presents 2020 Doseger Award
This week at a virtual ceremony, Urooj Salar, a Bachelor of Health Sciences Queen's University student, received the 2020 Brook Catherine Doseger Endowment Fund Award. Urooj, who was the unanimous winner of this year’s award, hopes to pursue a career in health, as she...
Studio unveils first online art sale
We decided to create a new way for H'art collectors to interact with the work on sale. The long-awaited Small Things art sale is here –– and available to you online! We postponed the sale in the spring but didn't forget the work that went into this collection. To...
H’art Studio’s Fall 2020 Programming
Today, we are pleased to announce the details of our Fall 2020 H'art Studio programming. The Fall session, which we are calling Season of Solos, will include visual arts, music, and dance workshops on the theme of "inspiration". The new session begins on September 8th...
A Message From The Founder: Our Phased Return
This has been a challenging time and the COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on all of us. As most of Ontario is now entering Stage 3 of the Framework for Reopening Our Province, we wanted to thank you for supporting H’art Centre during this time of...
Your look into reopening protocols
Since March, while we pioneered virtual programming, H'art Centre focused on getting ready for our eventual return to on-site programming. In consultation with Kingston's Public Health inspectors and nurses, we prepared the Centre with enhanced protocols, processes,...
Small Things
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.We will update you about the new schedule and venue when the information is available.
Juvenis presents Transmogrification
TransmogrificationTHE BOX237 Wellington StreetKingston, Ontario May 3-5, 2019 | Additional shows at 2:00 pm on Saturday and SundayYouth: $4General: $8Transmogrification is a dance-based, multidisciplinary performance series, that authentically tells the...
Axé Capoeira Workshops
Axé Capoeira, Kingston’s premiere Capoeira Academy offers instruction in all aspects of this beautiful Brazilian Art Form: Music, dance, acrobatics, and powerful self-defense. Axé Capoeira Kingston will guide you confidently as a beginner through your first steps on...
Puppeteering Workshop – Calliope presents Clay & Paper Theatre
Puppeteering Workshop - Calliope presents Clay & Paper TheatreTHE BOX237 Wellington StreetKingston, OntarioNovember 25, 2018Learn staging and movement from Canada's resident puppet theatre company! As part of our Midwinter Celebration, Calliope presents a half-day...
2018 Vince Love Club
December 19, 2018 The Vince Love Club is an annual gathering for H’art School participants and invited guests. Dress your best to honour Vince and to take a moment to remember what is truly important in life: music, dancing, laughter, and friends. ...
Special Like You
Special Like You August 16, 2018 A new dance presentation for parents, caregivers, and family members of registered H'art School participants. Seating is very limited, call 613-545-1392 today to reserve your seats.
Reelout & Chipped Off | Cloudburst
Reelout Arts Project Inc. & Chipped Off Performance Collective present CLOUDBURST a play by Thom FitzgeraldTHE BOX237 Wellington StreetKingston, OntarioNovember 8-11, 2017Reelout Arts Project Inc. & Chipped Off Performance Collective present CLOUDBURST a play...
Propeller Dance: Live-Stream Screening
THE BOX 237 Wellington Street Kingston, ON June 21, 2017 2:00 pm If you have never seen Ottawa's award-winning Propeller Dance perform, now is your chance! Join us in THE BOX inclusive performing arts space (237 Wellington Street, Kingston) for a free...
Peacequest presents Motherhouse
PeaceQuest presents MotherhouseTHE BOX237 Wellington StreetKingston, OntarioFriday April 7th – 7:30pmTickets $10 at the doorPeaceQuest Kingston and Theatre Kingston commemorate the Vimy Ridge battle by holding a staged reading of David Fennario’s Motherhouse, on...
ASUS Equity presents Down There
ASUS Equity and Diversity presents Down There THE BOX 237 Wellington Street Kingston, Ontario March 3-5, 2017 Down There is a collection of stories written, directed, and produced by Queen’s students and other talented artists. Down There discusses a range of identity...
Justin Hines Joins Stellar Speaker Line Up
H’art School is pleased to announce award-winning singer/songwriter Justin Hines has joined the Able Artists 2012 speaker lineup. Thanks to the Ontario Arts Council, H'art School will once again host the Able Artists forum on Wednesday, November 21st from 6-8 p.m. at...