Become a Member!
Become a part of the KSOA community through our membership program! Some benefits to becoming a member are:
- Entry into our yearly Members Show in the Window Art Gallery
- Receiving our Members Newsletter
- Getting early notifications about upcoming classes and workshops
- Once a year special discounts on workshops
- An invitation to a Member's Only Opening Reception to the Juried Exhibition
- Helping support KSOA!
General membership is $10 and lasts for 12 months.
- Entry into our yearly Members Show in the Window Art Gallery
- Receiving our Members Newsletter
- Getting early notifications about upcoming classes and workshops
- Once a year special discounts on workshops
- An invitation to a Member's Only Opening Reception to the Juried Exhibition
- Helping support KSOA!
General membership is $10 and lasts for 12 months.
Join Our Team!
KSOA is excited to be hiring a summer camp team to help develop, organize and lead our summer camps this year!
Deadline to apply is Sunday, May 12th.
For more information about the positions and how to apply, please follow the links below.
Deadline to apply is Sunday, May 12th.
For more information about the positions and how to apply, please follow the links below.
Exhibition Opportunities
Window Art Gallery is dedicated to showcasing artwork from contemporary artists and collectives working in a variety of media. WAG strives to present artwork that reflects and uplifts diverse voices from the Katarokwi-Kingston community.
Window Art Gallery maintains an open call for submissions and welcomes applications from emerging, mid-career, and senior artists. We are accepting submissions for 2025.
Window Art Gallery maintains an open call for submissions and welcomes applications from emerging, mid-career, and senior artists. We are accepting submissions for 2025.
The perfect place for your solo or group art exhibition. |
Teaching Artists
We accept applications to join our teaching team on an ongoing basis. Please email contact@ksoa.info with a statement of interest and brief proposal.
Board of Directors
We are currently seeking new Board Directors!
The KSOA Board of Directors is a governance board that supports the sustainability of Kingston School of Art and Window Art Gallery by providing strategic direction and development, monitoring operational efficiencies and best practices, ensuring financial and regulatory compliance, and promoting the interests and mission of KSOA in the community. Directors are elected to the Board for a 3-year term and attend a minimum of 6 meetings per year.
The Board of Directors is particularly interested in members from equity-deserving groups; those with experience in HR/policy development, fundraising, and/or facilities; and/or those with lived experience in any area of the arts (visual, fine, performing, music, digital, film, literature, etc) as an artist, arts educator, and/or arts manager.
Please send a letter of interest to Christianne Wojcik KSOA Board President, at president@ksoa.info and include the following:
-What interests you about KSOA and serving on the Board of Directors?
-What is your experience with the arts?
-Are there any particular ideas you have that would help promote the KSOA mission in our community?
The deadline to submit a letter of interest is Friday, May 24, 2024.
As a voluntary member of KSOA’s Board of Directors, responsibilities include:
The KSOA Board of Directors is a governance board that supports the sustainability of Kingston School of Art and Window Art Gallery by providing strategic direction and development, monitoring operational efficiencies and best practices, ensuring financial and regulatory compliance, and promoting the interests and mission of KSOA in the community. Directors are elected to the Board for a 3-year term and attend a minimum of 6 meetings per year.
The Board of Directors is particularly interested in members from equity-deserving groups; those with experience in HR/policy development, fundraising, and/or facilities; and/or those with lived experience in any area of the arts (visual, fine, performing, music, digital, film, literature, etc) as an artist, arts educator, and/or arts manager.
Please send a letter of interest to Christianne Wojcik KSOA Board President, at president@ksoa.info and include the following:
-What interests you about KSOA and serving on the Board of Directors?
-What is your experience with the arts?
-Are there any particular ideas you have that would help promote the KSOA mission in our community?
The deadline to submit a letter of interest is Friday, May 24, 2024.
As a voluntary member of KSOA’s Board of Directors, responsibilities include:
- Supporting the mission and values of KSOA by supporting the organisation to achieve its goals and by helping to involve others in KSOA’s work.
- Understanding KSOA’s programs and activities; identifying ways in which they can assist, and by taking responsibility and initiative to support KSOA’s various projects.
- Acting as an ambassador for KSOA by helping to create the interest and excitement that brings ideas, volunteers, new partnerships, and other resources to the organisation.
- Assisting in building a strong, stable team of staff, board members and volunteers, by promoting collaboration, creating stability and ensuring orderly recruitment.
Volunteers
Kingston School of Art is almost entirely volunteer-run, and we'd love to have you join us. There are many ways to become involved in the operations of the school and gallery. We aim to offer volunteer experiences that are mutually beneficial for our volunteers and our organization.
Programming & Special Event Volunteers
These volunteers help out before, during and after programming run by KSOA, whether it's during our classes, off-site events, workshops, festival booths, or specialty programming! Programming Volunteers are needed to help set-up, clean-up, and/or help lead the program or booth! Any Programming Volunteers wishing to work in our classes or children's workshop will need to provide a valid CPIC. Practicum students wishing to gain their hours at KSOA need to submit a letter of intent and resume directly to contact@ksoa.info.
Marketing & Engagement Volunteers
These volunteers help us get the word out there! Marketing volunteers can be tasked with helping create marketing materials, or help put up posters around the city when events are coming up!
Juried Exhibition Volunteers
These volunteers are committed to helping out during our biggest fundraiser of the year: the Juried Exhibition! Duties for these volunteers can range from helping during artwork in-take and pick-up, moving pieces during the jurying process, putting up posters, finding fundraising, helping during the opening receptions, and more! The Juried Exhibition is a year-long planning process with the main need for help happening from August - October. Juried Exhibition Volunteers are also still welcome to enter the show themselves! Only Juried Exhibition Committee members are exempt from entry.
Gallery and Administration Volunteers
This team is the front line of Kingston School of Art and Window Art Gallery, welcoming visitors during open hours and public events. Additionally, volunteers provide assistance with registering participants for classes, answering inquiries, and maintaining demographic tracking information. These volunteers may also be tasked with helping with the installation and/or take-down of exhibits in the Window Art Gallery, or prepping the gallery for the next show.
Questions? Email contact@ksoa.info for more information!
Programming & Special Event Volunteers
These volunteers help out before, during and after programming run by KSOA, whether it's during our classes, off-site events, workshops, festival booths, or specialty programming! Programming Volunteers are needed to help set-up, clean-up, and/or help lead the program or booth! Any Programming Volunteers wishing to work in our classes or children's workshop will need to provide a valid CPIC. Practicum students wishing to gain their hours at KSOA need to submit a letter of intent and resume directly to contact@ksoa.info.
Marketing & Engagement Volunteers
These volunteers help us get the word out there! Marketing volunteers can be tasked with helping create marketing materials, or help put up posters around the city when events are coming up!
Juried Exhibition Volunteers
These volunteers are committed to helping out during our biggest fundraiser of the year: the Juried Exhibition! Duties for these volunteers can range from helping during artwork in-take and pick-up, moving pieces during the jurying process, putting up posters, finding fundraising, helping during the opening receptions, and more! The Juried Exhibition is a year-long planning process with the main need for help happening from August - October. Juried Exhibition Volunteers are also still welcome to enter the show themselves! Only Juried Exhibition Committee members are exempt from entry.
Gallery and Administration Volunteers
This team is the front line of Kingston School of Art and Window Art Gallery, welcoming visitors during open hours and public events. Additionally, volunteers provide assistance with registering participants for classes, answering inquiries, and maintaining demographic tracking information. These volunteers may also be tasked with helping with the installation and/or take-down of exhibits in the Window Art Gallery, or prepping the gallery for the next show.
Questions? Email contact@ksoa.info for more information!
Equity Statement
Kingston School of Art is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in all facets of our programming and operations. We welcome applications from qualified applicants of all sexualities, races, gender identities, socioeconomic statuses, and (dis)abilities. Should you feel comfortable doing so, please indicate whether you self-identify as a member of an equity-seeking group in your application.