Currently on Exhibit: Dipping Lace into Honey by Peggy Fussell
Dipping Lace into Honey is an intimate installation of handmade lace, honey, beeswax, and animation by Peggy Fussell. Using a crocheted doily made by her great-grandmother as a pattern, Fussell creates new doilies and lace trims, then dips these pieces into honey and beeswax to create stop-motion animations. These animations are then projected onto and through the lace and handmade prints.
2026 Pocket Gallery Artists
Kingston Hidden Artist Collective | Letters Between Us
January 19 - March 13
Letters Between Us is an interactive exhibition that facilitates an anonymous exchange between KHAC artists and the wider community through handwritten notes. By inviting visitors to read, respond, and reflect, the project fosters empathy, reduces stigma, and creates a space for honest expression and connection.
Peggy Fussell | Dipping Lace into Honey
March 23 - May 15
This immersive installation combines handmade lace, beeswax, and projected animation to explore generational memory, caretaking, and women’s labour. Drawing from a family doily, Fussell transforms domestic textiles into moving images that honour craft, history, and the stories embedded in material objects.
Harvey Tolentino Doniego | Q(we’re)
May 25 - July 17
Pronounced queer, Q(we’re) is a multidisciplinary exhibition exploring identity, liminality, and queer futures. Through photography, poetry, painting, and participatory elements, the exhibition creates an unapologetically queer space rooted in community, joy, and lived experience.
Portia Chapman (Love Art by Po) | Being Seen
July 27 - September 18
Being Seen is an immersive rawhide and light sculpture installation inviting participants to step into a glowing environment of circular forms. Centred on affirmation and belonging, the work celebrates individuality, togetherness, and the power of being recognized and present.
Ann Decker | Do You Know Me Now
September 28 - November 20
This interactive exhibition pairs portraiture and abstraction through colour, sound, and digital engagement. QR codes connect physical paintings to virtual works and audio stories, encouraging viewers to reflect on how we perceive, know, and represent one another.
Abby Nowakowski | Abundance Dance Party
November 30 - January 30
Rooted in reciprocity and collective care, Abundance Dance Party transforms the gallery into a space of shared making and exchange. Through participatory installations and textile works, the exhibition explores rural queer knowledge, mutual aid, and hopeful, community-driven futures.
About the Gallery
The Pocket Gallery is a small but dynamic exhibition space in the foyer of the Kingston Arts Council office, located in the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning. Previously known as UNIT 115, this space now offers paid exhibition opportunities for KAC members.
Whether you're an emerging artist or a seasoned professional, the Pocket Gallery offers an exciting, flexible, and supportive environment to exhibit your work.
About the Exhibition Program
Location
The Pocket Gallery is housed in the foyer of the Kingston Arts Council office. The KAC office is located in a high-traffic area on the first floor of the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning, in Unit 115, and is open to the public Monday through Friday from 10AM – 5PM, as well as additional evenings and weekends for special events.
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Program Goals
The Pocket Gallery program seeks to:
- Support KAC Members with paid exhibition opportunities;
- Foster connections across the local arts ecology;
- Support and showcase artists working in varied fields of practice;
- Provide professional development opportunities for emerging and mid-career artists;
- Offer a space for creative exploration, including the exhibition of experimental artworks and installations; and
- Support and engage artists and audiences from equity-deserving communities.
Curation & Installation
KAC staff are generally responsible for installation and deinstallation, however, we are open to varied approaches to curation and installation of Pocket Gallery exhibitions. Exhibiting artists are welcome to curate and/or install their own exhibitions to varying degrees, depending on their preference and experience. Emerging artists are also welcome to support curation and installation or shadow KAC staff during these processes as a professional development opportunity.
Parallel Programming
Pocket Gallery exhibitions create opportunities for parallel programming and activities. This could include opening or closing receptions, artist talks, community artmaking sessions, exhibitions that invite viewer participation, and more! We encourage applicants to explore opportunities for parallel programming when applying, however, parallel programming should remain feasible within the program’s budget and KAC staff capacity, as well as the artist’s own capacity. In other words, we’re not looking for a major programming series, but rather a simple activity either embedded in the exhibition itself or offered as a one-off event.
Artist Fees & Sales
The artist fee for Pocket Gallery exhibitions is $600, with additional budget allocated towards parallel programming as needed. Exhibition fees are set according to CARFAC’s 2025 Minimum Recommended Fee Schedule (Category I, Single Work / Small Sites: $494); artist fees for duos or small collectives may be negotiated separately, pending budget.
The KAC will direct patrons to the artist to purchase any works directly from them. Should the artist wish for KAC to facilitate sales on their behalf, a 20% commission fee will be collected to support administrative and staffing costs.
The Pocket Gallery program is funded in part by Play Gaming and Entertainment. We are grateful for their support in helping make this program possible.
Questions?
Please contact B.C. Gorrie at PCC@artskingston.ca if you have any questions about this program!