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Visit the AGP this long weekend!
Saturday, August 30: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, August 31: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Monday, September: CLOSED
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Aug 29
Happy Friday! Today we`re sharing the work of Daphne Odjig from the AGP #PermanentCollection
Daphne Odjig (1919-2016) was a Canadian First Nations artist of Odawa-Potawatomi-English heritage who primarily painted in the Woodland Style. The Woodland School style of painting, popularized by artist Norval Morrisseu, is characterized by bold, black outlines and vibrant colours that often depict relationships between humans, animals, and spiritual beings.
Odjig was the driving force behind the Professional Native Indian Artists Association, a group considered a pioneer in bringing First Nations art to the forefront of Canada`s art world. In her lifetime as a practicing artist, she received many awards for her work, including the Order of Canada, the Governor General`s Award and five honorary doctorates.
Today we share "Tales from the Smokehouse 3," 1970, part of the exhibition, Taking Care: works from the Permanent Collection, on view until October 5, 2025.
Image: Daphne Odjig, Tales from the Smokehouse 3. 1970, acrylic on board. Gift of Tamara Butler, 1987. Collection of the Art Gallery of Peterborough.
#AGPtbo #Collection #DaphneOdjig #IndigenousArtist #IndigenousArt #WoodlandStyle
Aug 29
The Kawartha Autumn Studio returns on September 27 & 28! 🍂
This year’s tour features an incredible 49 artists at 38 studio locations. Be sure to check out the 41st Annual KAST Selections Exhibition at the AGP that features the work of this year’s participating artists. Pick your stops and plan your route!
For more information, visit: kast.agp.on.ca or check out the link in our profile.
🎥 Videography by Zach Ward, @wedesignptbo
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Aug 28
Today we`re sharing the work of April Hickox from the AGP #PermanentCollection ❤️
April Hickox, Canadian lens-based artist, teacher and independent curator has mined the distinctions between personal and public sites through film, video, photography and installation for over 37 years. Her work with objects and the still life is rooted in narrative histories that individuals accumulate throughout their lives and the ability of inanimate objects to shape memory.
Hickox has exhibited widely in Canada with shows at Harbourfront Centre, Winnipeg Art Gallery, The Maclaren Art Centre, Surrey Art Gallery, Oakville Galleries, Tom Thompson Memorial Art Gallery and the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography. Her work is held in private, corporate, and public collections including the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, and the Art Gallery of Peterborough.
Image: April Hickox, Taiwanese Tangerines, 1983, intaglio print on BFK paper, ed. 6/7. Collection of the Art Gallery of Peterborough. Purchased with the assistance of the AGP Volunteers Committee and the Canada Council Art Bank, 1984.
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Aug 22
ᓴᓇᙳᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᑦᑕᑯᐃᓪᓗ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᒥ
Art + Waste in Panniqtuuq
Madeleine Aasivak Qumuataq, Jupa Ishulutak, Kawtysie Kakee
Annie Kilabuk, David Kilabuk, Talia Metuq, Oleepika Nashalik, Malaya Pitsiulak, Micky Renders
This exhibition centers the voices of Inuit artists to share their stories through painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, tapestry and digital media. Aiming to open axes of dialogue and support for Inuit sovereignty, self-determination, and the right to a healthy and safe environment, it ultimately asks us: who gets to define Arctic waste and who is responsible for it?
For more information, visit https://agp.on.ca/exhibitions/art-and-waste-in-panniqtuuq/
#AGPtbo #InuitArt #InuitArtists #Waste #ClimateChange #Arctic #WasteCrisis
Aug 20
This cooler weather has us dreaming of September and the return of the Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour 🍂☀️
The 2025 tour features 49 artists at 38 studio locations, so there is sure to be something for everyone! And be sure to check out the 41st Annual KAST Selections Exhibition at the gallery which features work by each of this year`s participating artists.
Date: September 27 & 28, 2025
Time: Drop in, 10 am – 5 pm
Cost: Free
More information is available at: kast.agp.on.ca or by checking out the link in our profile.
Image: Kim Beavis Sanderson performing a demonstration in her studio,. Photo by Zach Ward.
#AGPtbo #KawarthaAutumnStudioTour #2025KawarthaAutumnStudioTour #KAST2025 #StudioTour
Aug 19
ᓴᓇᙳᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᑦᑕᑯᐃᓪᓗ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᒥ
Art + Waste in Panniqtuuq
Madeleine Aasivak Qumuataq, Jupa Ishulutak, Kawtysie Kakee, Annie Kilabuk, David Kilabuk, Talia Metuq, Oleepika Nashalik, Malaya Pitsiulak, Micky Renders
This exhibition centers the voices of Inuit artists to share their stories through painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, tapestry and digital media. Aiming to open axes of dialogue and support for Inuit sovereignty, self-determination, and the right to a healthy and safe environment, it ultimately asks us: who gets to define Arctic waste and who is responsible for it?
For more information, visit https://agp.on.ca/exhibitions/art-and-waste-in-panniqtuuq/
#AGPtbo #InuitArt #InuitArtists #Waste #ClimateChange #Arctic #WasteCrisis
Aug 16
Happy Friday! Today we`re sharing the work of Michael Robinson from the AGP #PermanentCollection
Michael Robinson (1948-2010) was a glassblower, printmaker, and poet of Cree descent. Throughout the 1970s, he was at the forefront of the Canadian glass movement, however due to injuries sustained by an accident, Robinson shifted mediums. By the mid 1980s he began exclusively making drawings, paintings and prints.
Robinson’s work represented a merging of both traditional and contemporary Indigenous art.
"… [Robinson`s] inspiration for his art is drawn from his spiritual beliefs. Making people aware of the world around them he believes is the only hope for the future. He also sees as so many a need for global balance. It is important that we see the Earth as a living entity – only then can we understand where we fit." – Gallery Gevik, Artist Profile
Today we share "Fragile Rock 2," 1990, part of the exhibition, Taking Care: works from the Permanent Collection, on view until October 5, 2025.
Image: Michael Robinson, Fragile Rock 2, 1990, etching on paper, AP 6. Purchased with the assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance Program, 1998. Collection of the Art Gallery of Peterborough.
#AGPtbo #Collection #MichaelRobinson #IndigenousArtist #IndigenousArt
Aug 15
Mark your calendars: the Kawartha Autumn Studio returns September 27 & 28, 2025 🎉🍂☀️
The two-day Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour is self guided, self-driven, and admission is free. Since 1984, the Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour has offered visitors the opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look and connect with the artists and makers of Peterborough and the Kawarthas.
The 2025 tour features 49 artists at 38 different studio locations, so there is sure to be something for everyone! And be sure to check out the 41st Annual KAST Selections Exhibition at the gallery which features work by each of this year`s participating artists.
More information is available at: kast.agp.on.ca or by checking out the link in our profile.
Image: Don Clark performing a demonstration in his studio,. Photo by Zach Ward.
#AGPtbo #KawarthaAutumnStudioTour #2025KawarthaAutumnStudioTour #KAST2025 #StudioTour
Aug 13
Happy Friday! Today we`re sharing the work of Kenojuak Ashevak from the AGP #PermanentCollection
Kenojuak Ashevak ᕿᓐᓄᐊᔪᐊᖅ ᐋᓯᕙᒃ (1927-2013) was a Canadian Inuk artist known primarily for her drawings, although she practiced in many mediums including sculpture, engraving, textile, and stained glass.
Part of a pioneering generation of Arctic creators, her career spanned more than five decades.
Today we share Ashevak`s "Sun Owl," 1963, part of the exhibition, Taking Care: works from the Permanent Collection, on view until October 5, 2025.
Image: Kenojuak Ashevak, Sun Owl, 1963, stone cut on paper, ed. 28/50. Gift of Dr. John Bell, 1997. Collection of the Art Gallery of Peterborough.
#AGPtbo #Collection #KenojuakAshevak #InukArtist #InuitArt
Aug 8
Visit: Prologue. Portraits for future selves ✨
Works from the Youth Art Mentorship Program. On view at the AGP until October 5, 2025.
Speaking in the vocabularies of fantasy and reality in the grammar of abstraction and realism, these artists deconstruct and reconstruct their world with hope and anxiety.
The culmination of the 2024/25 Youth Art Mentorship program, this exhibition includes painting, drawing, collage, and sculpture by artists Lillian Bleecker, Jay Hopkins, Violet Jackson, Anaïs Le Goaix, and AJ Livings.
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About the Youth Art Mentorship Program (YAM):
Now in its fourth year, YAM provides an opportunity for artists at the end of their high school careers to work with an artist-mentor, developing work for exhibition at the Art Gallery of Peterborough.
Through the program, selected youth artists receive training in visual arts and creative administration, which can open doors to a breadth of careers including animation, industrial design, architecture, and the non-profit sector.
Photos by Zach Ward, We Design Group
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Aug 7
Visit the 41st Annual KAST Selections Exhibition, on view at the AGP until October 5!
This exhibition features work by each of this year`s participating artists. Offering a wide range of mediums and processes, the Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour has something for everyone. Masterful, honest, striking, delicate, whimsical, and contemplative, this group of artists exemplifies our strong and vital community.
Pick your favourites and plan your route.
For more information, visit https://agp.on.ca/exhibitions/41st-annual-kast-selections/
Image 1: Lucie Lemieux-Wilson, Newfoundland, 2024, acrylic on paper
Image 2: From the opening reception. Photo by Zach Ward, We Design Group
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Aug 6
✨ Drumroll please ✨ Our Summer Raffle has officially come to an end and the lucky winners are:
First Prize, Cottage Toys Kayak: Margie Moore
Second Prize, Ste. Anne`s Spa Gift Basket: Doris Hiller
Third Prize, Round of Golf for Two at the Peterborough Golf & Country Club: Suzanne Galloway
Congratulations to all of the lucky winners! And thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket ❤️ You have helped us raise a total of $2,175 for gallery programming.
Thank you also goes out to the generous sponsors who donated a prize in support of the gallery: Cottage Toys, Ste. Anne`s Spa, and Peterborough Golf & Country Club!
Thank you to our Fundraising & Development Committee for all of their behind-the-scenes work, including selling tickets and supporting fundraising initiatives at the Art Gallery of Peterborough.
Jul 31
Visit the AGP this long weekend! ☀️
Saturday, August 2: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, August 3: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Monday, August 4: CLOSED
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Jul 31
Just opened at the AGP: Art + Waste in Panniqtuuq
Madeleine Aasivak Qumuataq, Jupa Ishulutak, Kawtysie Kakee, Annie Kilabuk, David Kilabuk, Talia Metuq, Oleepika Nashalik, Malaya Pitsiulak, Micky Renders
July 26 – October 5, 2025
For more information about this exhibition, visit: https://agp.on.ca/exhibitions/art-and-waste-in-panniqtuuq/ or head to our website by clicking the link in our profile.
#AGPtbo #Exhibition #InuitArtist #WasteCrisis #Arctic
Jul 31
Last chance to get your tickets! 📣
Purchase your tickets for our first ever Summer Raffle by 3:30 PM tomorrow for a chance to win one of three incredible prizes from Cottage Toys, Ste. Anne`s Spa, and Peterborough Golf & Country Club.
DRAW DATE: Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Tickets are $10 each, or 3 for $25. Buy yours on your next visit to the gallery. All proceeds go toward supporting gallery programming.
Support the gallery and win great prizes! For more information visit our website at: agp.on.ca/support/raffle. You can also get there by clicking the link in our profile.
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Jul 30
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