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Before comment sections and online forums, people turned to newspaper advice columns to ask the questions they couldn`t ask anywhere else. 💌

Join us on June 4 for "Letter Readings from the Archives," an evening of live performances drawn from the real letters and responses featured in JoEllen Brydon`s exhibition "Elizabeth Thompson Advises." Developed in part through a residency at Trent Radio, the project brings these personal histories to life through voice, performance, and conversation.

Featuring live readings by incredible voice talent from the area and beyond, the evening will conclude with a Q&A panel discussion.

Details:
📅 Thursday, June 4 from 7:00 – 9:00 PM
🎟️ $15 | Ages 18+
‼️ Limited seating. Pre-registration required.

Learn more and register at: https://agp.on.ca/event/elizabeth-thompson-advises-letter-readings-from-the-archives/ or visit the link in our profile.

Photos by Zach Ward, We Design Group

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"Whether old master or contemporary, all of the works of art I most admire seem to have one thing in common — an `after image` …something about the painting that lingers in the mind and makes one want to come back to it." – Tony Urquhart

Happy Friday! Today we`re sharing the work of Tony Urquhart from the AGP #PermanentCollection

Canadian artist Tony Urquhart worked across painting, sculpture, and assemblage over a career spanning more than six decades. His work frequently referenced architecture, landscape, memory, and rural structures, often through heavily textured surfaces and constructed forms.

These sculptural relief works reflect Urquhart’s longstanding interest in built environments and material surfaces. Their weathered textures and architectural forms create objects that feel both familiar and quietly enigmatic.

Born in Niagara Falls, ON, Urquhart was also a major advocate for artists` rights in Canada and a co-founder of CARFAC. He was named to the Order of Canada in 1995 and received a Governor General`s Award in Visual and Media Arts in 2009.

This work is currently on view as part of the exhibition, "House and Home: works from the Permanent Collection,” until June 28, 2026

📷Tony Urquhart, Five Dark Houses #1-5, 1991, oil and lacquer over durabond. Gift of the artist Tony Urquhart, 1993. Collection of the Art Gallery of Peterborough.

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This is your sign to spend an afternoon looking at art instead of your phone. We`ve got three exhibitions for you to explore 👇

➡️ JoEllen Brydon | Elizabeth Thompson Advises
Paintings, archives, and real advice column letters come together in an exploration of the stories that people tell, to others and themselves.

➡️ All About ART
Returning this spring as an exhibition, featuring work by invited artists in support of the gallery`s exhibitions and programs.

➡️ House and Home: works from the Permanent Collection
This exhibition brings together works from the Collection that reflect memory, comfort, and the people and places we return to.

We`re open Wednesday to Sunday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm.
Free Admission.

For more information about each exhibition, visit our website at: agp.on.ca/whats-on/ or check out the link in our profile.

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