Kingston Arts Council

Kingston Arts Council Mission
We are an umbrella organization devoted to promoting the creation, production, presentation and appreciation of the arts in Kingston and the surrounding region.

To achieve our mission, we:
- Advocate for artists and arts organizations
- Foster and encourage dialogue within the arts community
- Coordinate arts initiatives
- Gather, organize, store, and disseminate arts related information
- Promote the strengths of the arts community
- Encourage excellence in the arts
- Foster education in the arts
The Kingston Arts Council is a registered non-profit organization, originally founded in 1963 to rescue the Grand Theatre from demolition.

In June 2007 the Council agreed to partner with the City of Kingston in taking charge of the arts portion of the Healthy Community Fund , administering and adjudicating these grants to the community. These City of Kingston Arts Funds grants (CKAF) are described in more detail on the grants pages of this site.
Updated bylaws - 2010 AGM

To see the bylaws updated at the 2010 AGM, please download the PDF here: 2010 Bylaws

Ongoing Projects
- Annual Juried Art Salon
- Kingston Portrait Prize
- Kingston Regional Fine Arts and Craft Guide
- Kingston Regional Performing Arts Guide
Committees
- Advocacy Committee, Michael Catlin
- Grants Committee, Ian Hodkinson
- Programming Committee, Julian Brown
KAC Officers 2010-2011
Executive
Joan Heaton, President

Julian Brown, Treasurer

Mike Catlin, Secretary
Board
Susan Belyea

Julian Brown

Michael Catlin

Virginia Clark

Gregory Brookes

Alan Grant

Ashleigh Fortune

Heather Kembel

Danuszia Mordasiewicz

Liz Schell

Pam Staples
Legal Counsel
Mary Ann Higgs, Pro Bono Lawyer
Staff
Krista Oulton Welsh, Executive Director krista[at]artskingston.com

Josh Lyon, Office Administrator - info[at]artskingston.com

Ted Worth, Grants Director; Business Manager - ted[at]artskingston.com

Sayyida Jaffer, Grants Assistant - sayyida[at]artskingston.com
Arts Umbrella Organization
As an arts umbrella, the KAC does not make art, literature, archecture, crafts, design, music or theatre, but seeks to support in every way possible the work of those arts professionals, amateurs, students, and other members of the arts community who do.

There are several ways the council serves the arts community.
Advocacy

The KAC works with those who play a role in the success of the arts community in Kingston, seeking to support the quality of artistic work produced here and its importance to the city.

Further to this activity, the Advocacy Group of KAC has begun to offer information to decision-makers at the City of Kingston on issues pertaining to the arts, including increased funding for the arts.

Projects
The KAC helps nurture and raise awareness of the arts through special projects and partnerships in community initiatives. Some of these have been:

Juried Arts Salon

Kingston Prize for Canadian Portraiture

Kingston Area Performing Arts Guide/li>
Kingston Fine Arts and Craft Guide

Gardening Festival

Birch Bark Canoe Building Project

Kingston Arts Council Gallery

KISS Project

T.C.C. Cummings Project
Activities

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