October 1st 2026 The Queen's Bachelor of Fine Art program was founded nearly 60 years ago by André Biéler—a Canadian painter and teacher, the first director of the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, and the organizer of the 1941 Kingston Conference at Queen’s that helped set the Canada Council for the Arts in motion. To honour his legacy, we launched the André Biéler Lecture in 2025. The 2026 lecture featured internationally renowned artists Marlene Creates and Philip Beesley, bo