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KawarthaNOW: AGP celebrates 50 years…with It’s All About ART

October 8, 2024

The gallery’s largest annual fundraiser includes an online silent auction beginning October 11 and a 1970s-themed in-person live auction on October 26

By Megan Gallant

The Art Gallery of Peterborough is gearing up for its It’s All About ART, the gallery’s largest fundraising event of the year, and in honour of the gallery’s 50th anniversary, things are getting groovy.

That’s right — this year’s auction is transporting guests back to the 1970s when the gallery was just getting its start. Alongside stunning local artwork, the live event will see no shortage of disco balls, bell-bottoms, and the musical stylings of the decade’s greats like Elton John and Pink Floyd.

A room full of people and artwork on display at the It's All about ART auction. The event logo appears on a screen above the crowd and a display of artwork extends from the left toward the center of the image
Art lovers and supporters of the Art Gallery of Peterborough at the 2023 “It’s All About ART” fundraising auction at The Venue in downtown Peterborough. For 2024, the gallery is celebrating 50 years with a 1970s theme for its largest fundraiser of the year, which will see the return of both a live in-person auction on Saturday, October 26 and an online silent auction running from October 11 to 26. (Photo: Zach Ward)

“It really is a fun opportunity to really bring people’s attention to 50 years of volunteer work, 50 years of local artists supporting and exhibiting, and 50 years of contributions that have been made by our community to help this organization thrive,” says Art Gallery of Peterborough director Celeste Scopelites. “It’s really quite amazing when we look back at the history.”

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It’s All About ART Fundraising Auction

It’s All About ART is the Art Gallery of Peterborough’s most important fundraiser of the year and supports the gallery’s outstanding exhibitions and education programs.
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