"Pay Attention. Be Astonished. Talk about it." These words from poet Mary Oliver are an invitation to be aware of what is happening in our world, and to notice what we may overlook. What we choose to notice matters. What we pay attention to shapes what we care about, and ultimately what we choose to make. 

Dates & Hours

Join us at the Tett Centre for Creativity & Learning for a building-wide celebration of Culture Days! On Saturday, September 26, explore arts, creativity, and community throughout the Tett, with activities taking place both inside and outside the building.

Try your hand at a family-friendly plein air art activity led by Harvey Doniego, and drop into the Malting Tower for Afro Dance with Edem Abbeyquaye, featuring Afrobeat music and low-barrier, easy-to-follow movements that everyone can pick up and enjoy together.

Come "let your heart all out" at this special Tragically Hip community singing workshop with members of Kingston's very own Road Apples! All voices, ages and levels are welcome!

Curious about giving worn clothing a new life through visible mending? Join Tett Artist-in-Residence Lee Jones for a hands-on workshop exploring the connections between textiles, weaving, and computing.

Participants will learn how to read and translate weaving patterns into decorative woven patches that can be used to repair and personalize clothing and other textiles. Lee will introduce the historical relationship between weaving and computing and demonstrate how digital weaving tools can be used to design your own visible mending patterns.

Kids Creativity Club is a drop in artmaking program at the Tett Centre for Creativity & Learning catered towards families with children aged 10 and under. Participants enjoy a variety of hands-on creative arts activities with local artists and volunteers. Come and explore, create, and be inspired at Tett Centre!

Artists Sumera Khan and Leisa Rich from Tett Centre’s Creativity Studios will take part in a curated studio tour, guiding you through Kingston’s vibrant arts community and offering a behind-the-scenes look at the studios, practices, and perspectives of talented local artists.

Explore the city, discover new work, and meet the artists who help make Kingston’s creative community so distinctive.