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Happy Friday! Enjoy these #florals from the AGP Permanent Collection as we head into another gorgeous spring weekend. 🌷

Image 1: David Hockney, Gregory, 1974, etching in three colours, on paper, ed. /75. Gift of Stephanie McLeod, 1992

Image 2: James Griffiths, Morning Glories, no date, watercolour on paper. Gift of Dorothy Hubbs, 1996

Image 3: Moira Clark, Salon, 1982, etching and aquatint on paper, ed. 4/20. Purchased with the assistance of the AGP Volunteers Committee and the Canada Council Art Bank, 1984

Image 4: George Reid, Still Life with Rose, c. 1903, watercolour on paper. Gift of Miriam Davidson Kaffka, 2011

Image 5: Jim Dine, Hand Coloured Flower, 1980, hand-coloured lithograph on paper, AP. Gift of Evelyn Aimis, 1992

Image 6: Sarah Nind, Untitled, 1987, oil on wood. Gift of Peter Norris, 1994

Image 7: Andy Warhol, Flowers, 1974, screenprint with hand colouring on paper, ed. /500. Gift of Stephanie McLeod, 1992

Image 8: Denise Ireland, Garden Gate, 1983, acrylic on canvas. Gift of Alan M. Schwartz, 1985

Image 9: Elspeth Stevenson, Untitled, 1977, pastel on paper. Gift of Mary Thompson, 1985

#AGPtbo #PermanentCollection #Art #Spring #Flowers #DevilWearsPrada

We`re thrilled to announce the participating artists of the 2025 Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour!

Since 1984, KAST has offered visitors the opportunity to visit the working studios of artists and connect with the artists and makers of Peterborough and the Kawarthas. This year`s tour is sure to be outstanding, with many new and returning artists joining us.

Introducing the Participating Artists of KAST 2025:

City of Peterborough:
Leanne Baird, Kim Beavis-Sanderson, Anne Cavanagh, John Climenhage, Em Farquhar-Barrie, Cydnee Hosker, Nick Leniuk, Janet Lutz, Jeffrey Macklin, Lisa Martini-Dunk, James Matheson, Karyn McKnight, Mary McLoughlin, Cathy Ogrodnik, Elizabeth Popham, Nan Sidler, Ann Way-Nee, and Vince Way-Nee

Village of Lakefield:
Emerance Baker, Holly Edwards, Kay Gregg, Christy Haldane, Mark Hinan, Mary-Anne Johnston, Ann Shier, and Annette Vlieg

County of Peterborough:
Thomas Aitken & Kate Hyde, Doug Andrews, David Beaucage Johnson, Corina Kiefert Chester, Paul Chester, Don Clark, Lynda Cunningham, Valerie Davidson, Tina Fridgen, Garrett Gilbart, Lesley & Al Kroach, Louise Laroche, Lucie Lemieux-Wilson, Lucy Manley, Paul Nabuurs, Rene O’Connor, Kelly O’Neill, Barbara Sorensen, Cathy Stalkie, Todd Ulrich, and Tricia van Oostveen

For more information about the Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour visit, kast.agp.on.ca or checkout the link in our profile.

#AGPtbo #KawarthaAutumnStudioTour #KAST2025

The Museum of Closetry is a love letter to the hidden, forgotten, and erased.

Through found objects, assemblage, and layered narratives, artist 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.

The the exhibition invites viewers to reflect on what it means to belong, to remember, and to make space for the stories that history has tried to hide.

Visit the Museum of Closetry at the Art Gallery of Peterborough until July 20, 2025.

For more information, visit https://agp.on.ca/exhibitions/museum-of-closetry/ or check out the link in our profile.

📷 1: Airforce Jewellery, 1941 – 1945. Photo by Zach Ward, @wedesignptbo
📷 2: From the Opening Reception. Photo by Zach Ward, We Design Group
📷 3: Spencer J. Harrison, One of Her Entourage, 2023, graphite, pencil crayon, Masters Thesis proof, and found objects on opaque mylar. Photo by Zach Ward, We Design Group

#AGPtbo #SpencerJHarrison #Exhibition #Installation @sjh137 @caabral_

📣 Reminder: Tomorrow is the deadline to apply!

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

“I share my short time with trees, hills, grasses, sky, and all the living things; with all that is around me and without which I would not exist. I sit and paint realizing my life is also just a moment squeezed between the light years passed and the light years ahead I will never see. We are immersed in a web of all things within a moment of time, a glimpse.” – Laurie De Camillis

Laurie De Camillis | Four Seasons is on view at the Art Gallery of Peterborough until June 22.

For more information about this exhibition, visit: https://agp.on.ca/exhibitions/four-seasons/ or check out the link in our profile.

Image 1: from the opening reception of Laurie De Camillis | Four Seasons. Photo by Zach Ward
Image 2: Laurie De Camillis, Edge of the Field, oil on canvas

#AGPtbo #Exhibition #Painting #Landscape #PleinAir

The changing season brings the return of warmer weather, longer days, and new exhibitions and programs at the AGP! ✨

Check out what we’re up to this month:

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EXHIBITIONS

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
and
Queer Provenance: Collecting as Care
works from the AGP Permanent Collection
curated by Lucas Azevedo Cabral
April 26 – July 20, 2025

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EVENTS

May 4: Family Sunday
drop in, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
free to participate

Upcoming events in early June:

June 4: In Conversation: Spencer J. Harrison and
Lucas Azevedo Cabral
virtual talk, 7:00 – 8:00 pm

June 8: Artist Talk + Tour
Museum of Closetry
2:00 – 4:00 pm

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EDUCATION PROGRAMS

May 22: Adult Art Camp
Sculpture: Clay Creations
ages 19 +, from 6:00 – 8:00 pm

May 24: Saturday Art Club
Clay Sculptures
ages 7 – 11, from 1:00 – 4:00 pm

May 31: NEW: Art Start!
Under the Sea
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: opening reception, Spencer J. Harrison, Museum of Closetry. Photo by Zach Ward.
Image 4: opening reception, Spencer J. Harrison, Museum of Closetry. Photo by Zach Ward.
Image 6: opening reception, Spencer J. Harrison, Museum of Closetry. Photo by Zach Ward.

#AGPtbo #ArtGallery #WhatsOn #May #Exhibitions #Events #Programs

Thank you to all who joined us over the weekend to celebrate the opening of two new exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Peterborough! It was an incredible afternoon filled with art and community ❤

Laurie De Camillis, Four Seasons, is on view at the Art Gallery of Peterborough until June 22.

Spencer J. Harrison, Museum of Closetry, curated by Lucas Azevedo Cabral continues until July 20, 2025.

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

Photos by Zach Ward, @wedesignptbo

#AGPtbo #OpeningReception #Exhibitions

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

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