Join Kingston’s Trevor Strong, of the Arrogant Worms, and Humour Me curator Maxime Valsamas for a conversation around the themes and mechanics of caricature and humour. The evening also features a musical performance by Trevor Strong, followed by a Q&A.

Biographies

Trevor Strong is a writer, performer, musician, and one-third of the music-comedy group, The Arrogant Worms, who have toured incessantly across Canada for thirty years. He has published three books, and written for several CBC radio shows, including the Irrelevant Show. He is currently completing his PhD in Education at Queen’s University and holds a Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Doctoral Scholarship. His research for his Master’s in Education degree focussed on humour in education and culminated in his guide, Understanding Humour a Teacher’s Handbook.

Maxime Valsamas received his PhD in Art History from Washington University in St. Louis in May 2020. His dissertation was on 19th-century French caricatures and political works and titled “Sustaining the Republic: The Power of Political Prints by Honoré Daumier, Édouard Manet, André Gill, and Alfred Le Petit.” 

Slow down! Deeply observe works of art in select Agnes exhibitions. Guided by community facilitators, this contemplation practice allows for relaxation and new insights. Part of Agnes’s Wellness Program. We will send you the link to connect to this online program via Zoom.

Other Worlds is the third in a series of exhibitions organized by Amy Malbeuf and Jessie Ray Short exploring the work of Métis artists. In this iteration, Amy Malbeuf, Suzanne Morrissette, Tannis Nielsen, Jessie Ray Short and Tiffany Shaw-Collinge ground themselves within and move beyond the earth and solar system to ruminate on outer, inner, and deep space. With a particular focus on the ethereality of science and technology, the artists examine their relationships to unseen forces and concepts of spirit and in/visibility.

This program is made possible through the generous support of the Steadman Foundation.