4th Annual Art Show & Sale! November 8th, 1-6pm

"Nine and Dine" Golf Tournament

The Mess  invites you to our 3rd annual ...

"Nine and Dine"

        Rivendell  Golf Course

Friday August 15th beginning at 5pm

Shotgun start at 6pm!!!

This fun event to benefit The Mess will be a 9 hole scramble format. The cost for club members will be $35 and $65 for non-members.  This  will include green fees, 10 prize tickets and a delicious meal!  A portion of your fee will also benefit the ongoing operating costs of the open arts studio.  This evening will be a wonderful opportunity for you to see and hear what The Mess is all about. Come out and discover how this art studio is impacting the lives of people living in the Kingston area.  There will be a silent auction of original artwork as well as chances to win artwork and prizes.

Rivendell is a short 20 min drive north of the 401.

Registration deadline is August 11th and the fee must accompany your registration.

  Carts may be reserved for an additional fee of $7pp.

For more information about this event or to register please contact:

Cathy Goodfellow at Rivendell  613 374 3404    or    Sandi Dodds  613 484 3886

Non golfers may join us for dinner for $25

 (includes 10 chances to win artwork)

Come Play on the Holiday!

Come celebrate being Canadian with us!

We will be open from 9-12pm!
Join us on the lawn of St. Andrew's at 130 Clergy St.(corner of Princess St), Kingston.  If it rains we'll be inside.

Summer Art Exhibition @ The Window Art Gallery

Join us for the Opening Night Gala on June 5 at 6-10pm. Meet and speak with the artists about their work. There will be Live Music & Food provided by Bay Jam Restaurant! Pop will be $2.

Admission is FREE!

Meet with our local Party Leaders, Liberal - Sophie Kiwala, NDP - Mary Rita Holland and PC - Mark Bain

The Mess is honoured to be guests of the Different Strokes Art Group! Thank you!


The Summer Art Exhibition be on from June 5th to 15th.  The Window Art Gallery @ 647a Princess Street (at Victoria).

Call 613.549.1528 for details.

9th Annual Frontenac Community Services Fair

This Wednesday, May 7 we will be at the K-Rock Centre along with over 80 other community resources who can provide you with the services you need. Connect with resources such as education, counseling, emergency, financial, social, and much more between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the K-Rock Centre. This event is the 9th Annual Community Services Fair. See you there!

The Mess will be part of the "Gallery Display", we will showcase and sell some of our artwork as well as our art cards!
9th Annual Frontenac Community Services Fair

Evan's Story - Homeless in Kingston - Mental Health Special Report

Here's Evan's story!

A great article about mental health and Evan's struggles...things we talk about with Evan at The Mess because we're friends. 

Mental Health is a struggle for many of us! 

At The Mess we provide opportunities to create art and relationships. A place to build healthy community! 

Thanks for sharing your story in such a public way Evan!

Evan's Story - Homeless in Kingston - Mental Health Special Report

Welcome to Our Student Interns!!

We welcome our two Student Interns to The Mess! Geoff, who is spending Tuesdays with us and Gayle, who is with us on Thursdays for the semester. We enjoy getting to know you a little more each week! Our hope is that we can be a mutual blessing to each other. May we grow healthier together!

A Little Media Coverage!

Michael Lea, a reporter from the Kingston Whig, dropped in last week and hung out with us for awhile.  We shared with him some of what is going on at The Mess.  Here's what he had to write...

Bringing Out Their Inner Artists