The Kingston & Area Association of Museums, Art Galleries and Historic Sites, is seeking community volunteers to serve as jurors during the upcoming peer-review process.
The City of Kingston Heritage Fund is preparing for its 2026-2027 grant cycle, and local residents are being invited to help decide which cultural organizations and heritage projects receive support.
The Kingston & Area Association of Museums, Art Galleries and Historic Sites, known as KAM, administers the fund for the city. It is now seeking community volunteers to serve as jurors during the upcoming peer-review process.
The fund supports museums, archives, galleries, historic sites and cultural heritage projects across Kingston. The money is intended to help organizations grow their audiences, improve programming, build capacity and remain sustainable.
KAM Managing Director Zane Smith says the grants provide meaningful support to Kingston’s cultural heritage sector. He says community volunteers are essential to the review process and help ensure applications are considered fairly.
Jurors will review either operating grant applications or project grant applications. They will work with the adjudication chair and grant review officer as part of an impartial assessment process.
The city says the program is designed to strengthen Kingston’s identity, enrich cultural life and attract residents, newcomers and visitors. Organizers are looking for jurors with different backgrounds, skills and lived experiences who reflect Kingston’s diversity.
The adjudication meetings will be held online through Zoom in two sessions over a two-week period beginning Sept. 28.
Anyone interested in volunteering must submit a juror expression of interest form by Aug. 28. The form is available through the KAM website and can be returned by email to managing.director@kingstonmuseums.ca.
The volunteer role offers residents a direct say in supporting the stories, places and organizations that help define the city.
Alternate formats are available upon request through the KAM office.
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