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Holiday Hours at the AGP 🌷
Friday, April 18: CLOSED
Saturday, April 19: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, April 20: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Monday, April 21: CLOSED
#AGPtbo #HolidayHours
Apr 17
Opening Reception: New Exhibitions ✨
Join us to celebrate the opening of Spencer J. Harrison | Museum of Closetry and Laurie De Camillis | Four Seasons on Saturday, April 26 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm.
Spencer J. Harrison (he/him) is an Artist, Activist, and Educator. Spencer has been painting and creating installation-based art for forty years, and his work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.
Laurie De Camillis is an oil painter who lives and works in Toronto. A founding member of the Canadian Art Collective, she has exhibited broadly in Canada and internationally in both group and solo exhibitions.
For more information about each exhibition, visit our website at https://agp.on.ca/whats-on/exhibitions/. You can also get there by by visiting the link in our profile.
Image 1: Spencer J. Harrison, Globe de Mariée, 2025, found and altered objects
Image 2: Laurie De Camillis, Airport Road, oil on birch panel
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This event is free to attend and open to the public.
All are welcome.
We strive to be a scent-free facility; please help us keep the air we share fragrance free.
The AGP is an accessible venue with automatic doors at the front entrance, and a ramp system that connects to the lower gallery space. Accessible and gender inclusive washrooms are located on the main level. Accessible parking is available in front of the gallery. If you have any questions or would like to discuss an accommodation, please call us at 705 743 9179.
The nearest bus route is Collison (route 10) with a sheltered stop on George Street between Perry and Lock streets, and a sheltered stop heading south on George Street at Market Plaza
Apr 17
📣DEADLINE EXTENDED
Our Peterborough community is changing and growing and so are we. If you are an art lover and enthusiastic about supporting your regional gallery, we want to hear from you!
We are currently seeking applicants to join the AGP Board of Directors or the Fundraising & Development Committee.
Successful candidates will serve as ambassadors for the organization, and offer leadership, insight, and support as members of the Board of Directors and the Board’s committees.
Application Deadline, extended to: Wednesday, April 23 at 11:59 pm
More information and how to apply is available at: agp.on.ca/connect/volunteer/call-for-board-members/
#AGPtbo #ArtGalleryOfPeterborough #Volunteer
Apr 16
Just opened at the AGP: Laurie De Camillis | Four Seasons 🍃☀️🍂❄️
Out in the open air, through the seasons and across the landscape, Laurie De Camillis renders what she sees in oil painted brushstrokes, en-plein-air. With birch panel and palette in hand, she sets up an ad hoc studio amid the trees and water, land and sky, and creates each artwork reflecting the colours and textures as nature composed them.
After graduating with honors from the Vancouver School of Art, Laurie lectured at the school now known as Emily Carr University and went on to teach at the Banff Centre and for the Federation of Canadian Artists. She participated in several museum exhibitions and has shown widely in Canada and Internationally both in group and solo exhibitions. Laurie currently lives and works in Toronto and is a founding member of the Canadian Art Collective.
For more information about this exhibition, visit: https://agp.on.ca/exhibitions/four-seasons/ or check out the link in our profile.
Image 1: Spring Light Reflection, oil on birch panel
Image 2: Missing Birches, oil on birch panel
Image 3: Airport Road, oil on birch panel
Image 4: Red Dogwood, oil on birch panel
#AGPtbo #LaurieDeCamillis #OilPainting #EnPleinAir #Exhibition @lauriedecamillis
Apr 16
Hello April 🌷✨ Check out what we`re up to this month:
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EXHIBITIONS
Dr. Spencer J. Harrison
Museum of Closetry
curated by Lucas Azevedo Cabral
April 26 – July 20, 2025
Laurie De Camillis
Four Seasons
April 12 – June 22, 2025
Warhol: Not so well hidden in plain sight
works from the AGP Permanent Collection
curated by Lucas Azevedo Cabral
April 26 – July 20, 2025
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EVENTS
April 19 & 20: Community Event
Build a Community Paper Garden
drop in, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
free to participate
April 26: Opening Reception, New Exhibitions
Dr. Spencer J. Harrison | Museum of Closetry, and
Laurie De Camillis | Four Seasons
2:00 – 4:00 pm
open to the public, free to attend
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EDUCATION PROGRAMS
April 17: Adult Art Camp
Mixed Media, Collage, and Paint
ages 19 +, from 6:00 – 8:00 pm
April 19: Saturday Art Club
Optical Illusion Art
ages 7 – 11, from 1:00 – 4:00 pm
April 26: NEW: Art Start!
Sensory Art
ages 4 – 6, from 1:00 – 4:00 pm
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For more information about gallery events and programs, visit: https://agp.on.ca/whats-on/events/ or check out the link in our profile.
Image 2: Dr. Spencer J. Harrison, Globe de Mariée, 2025, found and altered objects
Image: 4: Laurie De Camillis, Red Dogwood, oil on birch panel
Image 6: Dr. Spencer J. Harrison, Globe de Mariée (detail), 2025, found and altered objects
#AGPtbo #ArtGallery #WhatsOn #Exhibitions #Programs
Apr 15
Do you know someone interested in applying to a secondary school arts program? The AGP has developed a program to help support the process!
This new four-week course is designed for students aged 11 to 14 who are looking to develop a portfolio of work and prepare for a secondary school art program, such as the Peterborough Integrated Arts Program at Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School. It will help participants develop skills and techniques that boost their artistic skill and creativity while emphasizing the importance of taking risks.
Join us in the AGP studio each week from April 24 – May 15 and learn directly from practicing artists in our community to create a standout portfolio of your own!
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Details:
PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT FOR TEENS
4-week course
Weekly: Thursdays, April 24 – May 15
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Suitable for ages 11 – 14
Fee: $132
Learn more and register at: https://agp.on.ca/…/teen-programs/portfolio-development/ or check out the link in our profile.
#AGPtbo #Portfolio #ArtEducation #ArtProgram
Apr 15
Join our team!
We are hiring an Education Assistant and a Curatorial and Public Programs Assistant to work with us this summer through the Young Canada Works (YCW) program.
Deadline to apply:
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Applicants must be YCW eligible.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit: https://agp.on.ca/about/employment/ or check out the link in our profile.
#AGPtbo #SummerJobs #YoungCanadaWorks
Apr 14
Join us! We are currently seeking applicants to join the AGP Board of Directors or the Fundraising & Development Committee.
Successful candidates will serve as ambassadors for the organization, and offer leadership, insight, and support as members of the Board of Directors and the Board’s committees.
Our Peterborough community is changing and growing and so are we. If you are an art lover and enthusiastic about supporting your regional gallery, we want to hear from you!
Application Deadline: Wednesday, April 16 at 11:59 pm
More information and how to apply is available at: agp.on.ca/connect/volunteer/call-for-board-members/ or visit our website by heading to the link in our profile.
#AGPtbo #ArtGalleryOfPeterborough #Volunteer
Apr 7
Maintenance has been completed earlier than expected and the gallery will OPEN on Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6 from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm! Family Sunday remains cancelled this month.
We hope everyone is doing okay out there!
Apr 4
UPDATE: Maintenance has been completed earlier than expected and the gallery will OPEN on Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6 from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm! Family Sunday remains cancelled this month.
We hope everyone is doing okay out there!
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The Art Gallery of Peterborough will be closed to the public for unscheduled maintenance from Friday, April 4, 2025, until Sunday, April 6, 2025. Unfortunately that means that we will be cancelling this weekend`s scheduled Family Sunday event.
We will be reopening to the public Wednesday, April 9, 2025, for our regularly scheduled hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday.
Thank you for your understanding!
Apr 3
The Art Gallery of Peterborough is still recovering from the effects of this weekend`s ice storm. We will be closed today, Wednesday, April 2, but are reopening with regular hours beginning tomorrow, April 3, 2025.
We hope everyone is doing okay out there!
Apr 2
This weather forecast is giving #StayHomeClub and so is this work by Ken Danby from the AGP Permanent Collection 🌧️❄️
Ken Danby (1940-2007) was a celebrated Canadian painter and printmaker who was best known for his photo realistic style and emphatically Canadian compositions. Originally from Sault St. Marie, Danby enrolled at the Ontario College of Art (Toronto) in 1958, but by 1960 he left his formal studies, citing the College’s emphasis on abstract art at the time.
Danby’s preference for realism was not popular. Many practicing artists during Danby’s early career heavily favoured abstract expressionism; a post-war, avant-garde style that emphasized spontaneity and emotion and rejected figurative work.
In this print, Danby’s mastery of the genre is clear in complexity and detail. Working in layers, the artist would create a separate drawing on a nylon screen for each individual colour and then apply the pigment screen by screen; a laborious and intensive process. “Under the Arch” conveys the artist’s technical skill and evokes a familiar tension between the warmth of shelter and the cold of the outdoors.
Image: Ken Danby, Under the Arch, 1972, silkscreen on paper, ed. 71/100. Collection of the Art Gallery of Peterborough. Gift of the Evelyn Aimis Gallery, 1991.
#AGPtbo #KenDanby #Realism #Printmaking #PermanentCollection
Mar 28
2 more weeks to see Dr. Roberta Bondar`s "Patterns & Parallels" at the AGP!
Featuring a collection of photographs from astronaut and environmentalist Dr. Roberta Bondar, this exhibit explores the lives of migratory birds as they navigate habitat loss and climate change.
Patterns & Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive is on view at the Art Gallery of Peterborough until April 13.
Drop in for a visit. The AGP is open Wednesday to Sunday from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm and admission is free.
For more information about the exhibition, visit: agp.on.ca/exhibition/patterns-and-parallels or check out the link in our profile.
Photo by Zach Ward, We Design Group
#AGPtbo #RobertaBondar #Photography
Mar 26
Join our team!
We are hiring an Education Assistant and a Curatorial and Public Programs Assistant to work with us this summer through the Young Canada Works (YCW) program.
Deadline to apply:
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Applicants must be YCW eligible.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit: agp.on.ca/about/employment/ or check out the link in our profile.
#AGPtbo #SummerJobs #YoungCanadaWorks
Mar 25
COMING SOON: Dr. Spencer J Harrison | Museum of Closetry at the Art Gallery of Peterborough
Join us on Saturday, April 26 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm to celebrate the opening of Dr. Spencer J. Harrison`s, Museum of Closetry, curated by Lucas Azevedo Cabral.
Through found objects, assemblage, and layered narratives, Dr. Spencer J. Harrison and curator Lucas Azevedo Cabral create a fictional museum that imagines queer history as abundant and visible. The exhibition reclaims cultural gaps and archival silence, using them as fertile ground to craft a world where queer identities have always thrived.
Spencer J. Harrison (he/him) is an Artist, Activist, and Educator. Spencer has been painting and creating installation-based art for forty years, and his work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.
Lucas Azevedo Cabral is a curator and arts administrator with a background in communications and community engagement. Lucas has held positions at McIntosh Gallery, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Artcite Inc., and Artspace Peterborough.
For more information about this exhibition, visit: https://agp.on.ca/exhibitions/museum-of-closetry/ or check out the link in our profile.
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This event is free to attend and open to the public.
All are welcome.
Image: Dr. Spencer J. Harrison, Globe de Mariée, 2025, found and altered objects
#AGPtbo #SpencerJHarrison #CanadianArt #CanadianArtist #Exhibition #ComingSoon
Mar 21
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