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Drop in to the Gallery Shop this holiday season and find something special for someone on your holiday shopping list! 🎁✨
The Gallery Shop at the AGP features the work of over 60 artists from across the region, so you can feel good knowing that every purchase from the shop supports gallery programs as well as local artists and makers.
The Gallery Shop is open Wednesday to Sunday from 11 am – 5 pm until December 21!
#AGPtbo #GalleryShop #Shop #ShopLocal #LoveLocalPtbo @ptbokawarthaschamber @theboroptbo @ptbodbia
Dec 12
Don`t forget: the deadline for the 2026 Youth Art Mentorship Program is this Sunday!
☑️ Create artwork and learn new skills with the support of an artist-mentor
☑️ Learn about exhibiting your work from art professionals currently working in a gallery
☑️ Participate in a group exhibition at a public art gallery and get paid an artist fee
Entering its 5th year, this program offers senior high school students the opportunity to work directly with professional mentors in a gallery setting. Successful applicants will develop a new body of work and be featured in a group exhibition at the Art Gallery of Peterborough.
Don’t miss this incredible opportunity!
The deadline to apply is December 14, 2025
For more information about the Youth Art Mentorship and how to apply, visit: https://agp.on.ca/youth-art-mentorship-program/ or check out the link in our profile.
#AGPtbo #YouthArtMentorshipProgram #ArtEducation #YouthArtists @kprschools @kprdsb @pvnccdsb @crestwoodsecondary @crestwoodstudentcouncil @tas_sac @kennersac @ascvi_sac @ascvi_arts_department @st.petercss @hcssstudent_council @integratedartsptbo @ptboyouthempowerment @ptbo.youth.empowerment @lakefieldcs @paceatpcvs
Dec 12
There are still a few spots left in our Holiday Printmaking Adult Art Camp!
Explore linocutting and block printing techniques to create seasonally inspired stamps for decorating or printing your own wrapping paper.
Thursday, December 18
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Suitable for ages 18+
Grab a friend, or bring a date, and get festive in the AGP studio. ❄️✨
Register online, by phone, or in person! More information is available at: https://agp.on.ca/learn/programs/adult-programs/adult-art-camp/ or check out the link in our profile.
#AdultProgram #AdultArtCamp
Dec 11
A little Tuesday late morning #throwback to three weeks ago when exhibiting artist, Couzyn van Heuvelen, and curator Erin Szikora, led us on an inspiring Talk & Tour of the exhibition: CAMP.
CAMP is on view at the Art Gallery of Peterborough until January 4, 2026.
This exhibition is organized and circulated by The Robert McLaughlin Gallery @rmgoshawa. For more information visit: https://agp.on.ca/exhibitions/camp/ or check out the link in our profile.
Photos by Zach Ward, We Design Group.
#InukArtist #Sculpture #Exhibition @qajaaqjuaq
Dec 9
Are you interested in participating as an artist in the Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour? We are currently accepting applications to KAST 2026!
The studio tour offers artists working in a range of styles and media the chance to open up their working spaces to the public, share their artistic practice, connect with potential supporters and the community, while also promoting their work. Each year, the Art Gallery of Peterborough also mounts a supporting exhibition to preview the outstanding quality, spirit, and variety of artists on the tour.
Deadline to apply: February 1, 2026
For more information and to apply, visit the KAST website at: https://kast.agp.on.ca/apply/ or check out the link in our profile.
#AGPtbo #KawarthaAutumnStudioTour #KAST #Apply
Dec 8
Ernest Daetwyler’s Loveseat is looking particularly dreamy under tonight’s Super Moon 🌕 ❄️⛄️❤️
Credit: Ernest Daetwyler, Loveseat, 2006, carved Indiana limestone. Purchased with the assistance of the Walter & Gordan Duncan Foundation, the AGP Volunteers Committee and the Canada Council for the Arts, 2007. Collection of the Art Gallery of Peterborough.
@ernestdaetwyler #Loveseat #SuperMoon2025 #DelCraryPark #PublicArt #Limestone
Dec 4
We would like to wish Dr. Roberta Bondar a very Happy 80th Birthday today.
To mark the occasion we`re sharing a few photos from her most recent exhibition at the AGP, "Patterns & Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive," which ran from Jan 10 – Apr 13, 2025.
Join us in wishing Dr. Bondar Happy Birthday! 🎉🎂
📷 Photos by Zach Ward, from the exhibition "Patterns & Parallels" at the AGP, Jan 10 – Apr 13, 2025.
#80forBondar #HappyBirthday @robertabondarfoundation
Dec 4
Couzyn van Heuvelen | CAMP
Curated by Erin Szikora and Leila Timmins
Born in Iqaluit, Nunavut, but living predominantly in Southern Ontario, Couzyn van Heuvelen’s artistic practice explores Inuit cultural sovereignty and the tools and technologies of living on the land. Known for his large-scale sculptural works, van Heuvelen’s playful approach seamlessly blends traditional practices with contemporary materials and fabrication processes, asserting the resiliency and adaptability of Inuit culture.
This exhibition is organized and circulated by @rmgoshawa
CAMP is on view at the Art Gallery of Peterborough until January 4, 2026.
For more information about this exhibition, visit: https://agp.on.ca/exhibitions/camp/ or check out the link in our profile.
@qajaaqjuaq #CouzynvanHeuvelen #Camp #InukArtist #Sculpture #Exhibition #ArtGallery #AGPtbo
Dec 4
It`s Giving Tuesday! ❤️
If you can, we invite you to consider donating to the Art Gallery of Peterborough this giving season. Your contributions, no matter how large or small, help us keep our admission free and our programs affordable, ensuring everyone in our community has access to art.
Help us continue connecting audiences with art, inspiring the next generation of artists, and contributing to our vibrant and creative community.
About Giving Tuesday:
Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. It’s now evolved into a movement that unleashes the power of radical generosity around the world. Giving Tuesday reimagines a world built upon shared humanity and generosity.
Visit our website at https://agp.on.ca/support/donate/ to learn more, or visit the link in our profile.
📷 1: AGP Youth Volunteer, Jane, helps out in the studio during Summer Art Camp
📷 3: A visitor explores the exhibition, "Art + Waste in Panniqtuuq." Photo by Brooke Hannah.
📷 5: City Councillor, Joy Lachica, engages a visitor during an exhibition. Photo by Zach Ward.
📷 7: Visitors discuss artist Spencer J. Harrison`s exhibition, "Museum of Closetry," curated by Lucas Azevedo Cabral. Photo by Zach Ward.
📷 9: 2025 Youth Art Mentorship Program participants, front left: Lillian Bleeker, Jay Hopkins, Anaïs Le Goaix, artist-mentor Spencer J. Harrison, AJ Livings, and Violet Jackson
#GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday2025 #Donate #Support #AGPtbo #ArtGallery
Dec 2
Hello December ✨☃️❄️ check out what we`re up to at the gallery this month:
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EXHIBITIONS
October 11, 2025 – January 4, 2026
Couzyn van Heuvelen | CAMP
curated by Erin Szikora and Leila Timmins
organized and circulated by the
Robert McLoughlin Gallery
Peter Kohut
Stalagmites
Taking Care II
works from the Permanent Collection
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EVENTS
Dec 7: Family Sunday
drop in, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
free to participate
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STUDIO PROGRAMS
Dec 18: Adult Art Camp | Holiday Printmaking
ages 18+, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Dec 20: Saturday Art Club | Clay Ornaments
ages 7 – 11, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Dec 27: Art Start! | Winter Wonderland
ages 4 – 6, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
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OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Youth Art Mentorship Program
2026 Application Deadline: December 14, 2025
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HOLIDAY HOURS
Dec 22 – 26: CLOSED
Dec 27: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Dec 28: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Dec 29 – 31: CLOSED
Jan 1: CLOSED
Jan 2: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
regular hours resume January 2, 2026
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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.
#AGPtbo #ArtGallery #WhatsOn #December #Exhibitions #Events #Programs
Dec 1
Through the repeating motif of an antique clock, artist Peter Kohut explores questions about grief, time, and memory in his solo exhibition: Stalagmites.
Visit "Stalagmites" at the AGP until January 4, 2026.
For more information about this exhibition, visit our website at: agp.on.ca/exhibitions/stalagmites/ or check out the link in our profile.
Image 1: Peter Kohut, Penumbra, 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of Galerie St-Laurent+Hill
Image 2: Installation view of "Peter Kohut | Stalagmites." Photo by Zach Ward.
#Exhibition #ArtGallery #OilPainting
Nov 27
Calling all high school artists: we are now accepting applications to the 2026 Youth Art Mentorship Program!
☑️ Create new artwork and learn new artistic skills with the support of a professional artist-mentor
☑️ Learn what it takes to mount an exhibition from art professionals currently working in a gallery setting
☑️ Participate in a group exhibition at a public art gallery and get paid an artist fee
Entering its 5th year, this program offers senior high school students the opportunity to work directly with professional mentors in a gallery setting. Successful applicants will develop a new body of work and be featured in a group exhibition at the Art Gallery of Peterborough.
Don’t miss this incredible opportunity!
The deadline to apply is December 14, 2025
For more information about the Youth Art Mentorship and how to apply, visit: https://agp.on.ca/youth-art-mentorship-program/ or check out the link in our profile.
#YouthArtMentorshipProgram #ArtEducation #YouthArtists @kprschools @kprdsb @pvnccdsb @crestwoodsecondary @crestwoodstudentcouncil @tas_sac @kennersac @ascvi_sac @ascvi_arts_department @st.petercss @hcssstudent_council @integratedartsptbo @ptboyouthempowerment @ptbo.youth.empowerment @lakefieldcs @paceatpcvs
Nov 26
Giving Tuesday is coming up on December 2! ❤️
If you can, we invite you to consider donating to the Art Gallery of Peterborough this giving season. Your contributions, no matter how large or small, help us keep our admission free and our programs affordable, ensuring everyone in our community has access to art.
Help us continue connecting audiences with art, inspiring the next generation of artists, and contributing to our vibrant and creative community.
About Giving Tuesday:
Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. It’s now evolved into a movement that unleashes the power of radical generosity around the world. Giving Tuesday reimagines a world built upon shared humanity and generosity.
Visit our website at https://agp.on.ca/support/donate/ to learn more, or visit the link in our profile.
📷 1: Artist Couzyn van Heuvelen (left) and Curator Leila Timmons (right) in the exhibition: CAMP. Organized and circulated by The Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Photo by Zach Ward.
📷 3: Local youth artist, Lillian Bleecker, getting her photo taken alongside her work in the 2025 Youth Art Mentorship Program exhibition, "Prologue. Portraits for future selves." Photo by Zach Ward.
📷 5: Dr. Roberta Bondar delivers opening remarks in her exhibition, "Patterns & Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive." Photo by Zach Ward.
📷 7: Families participating in the September Family Sunday event in the AGP studio. Photo by Brooke Hannah.
📷 9: AGP Visitor Services staff, Tess Kelsey, welcoming visitors at the front desk. Photo by Zach Ward.
#GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday2025 #Donate #Support #AGPtbo #ArtGallery
Nov 25
🎨 Looking to spark your creativity? Join us this weekend (Sun. Nov. 30) for an inspiring Mixed Media Collage Workshop with local artist, Jeffrey Macklin.
Whether you’re eager to explore new techniques, or just want to have fun expressing yourself, this workshop promises to ignite your inspiration and bring joy to your artistic journey. Explore shape, pattern, layering, colour, and design to create a work on panel, ready to hang in your home.
Suitable for ages 18 +
Learn more and register at: agp.on.ca/learn/programs/adult-programs/mixed-media-collage-workshop/ or visit the link in our profile.
#Workshop #MixedMedia #Collage
Nov 25
Thinking about pursuing further education in art and design? Join us this Sunday (Nov 23) at the Art Gallery of Peterborough for a free information session and portfolio reviews by representatives from the Ontario College of Art and Design University.
Gain insights to help you prepare a successful portfolio for your fine art program applications.
For more information and to book your review session, visit: agp.on.ca/event/portfolio-review-ocadu-x-agp/ or check out the link in our profile.
Nov 22
Are you interested in participating as an artist in the Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour? We are currently accepting applications to KAST 2026!
The studio tour offers artists working in a range of styles and media the chance to open up their working spaces to the public, share their artistic practice, connect with potential supporters and the community, while also promoting their work. Each year, the Art Gallery of Peterborough also mounts a supporting exhibition to preview the outstanding quality, spirit, and variety of artists on the tour.
Deadline to apply: February 1, 2026
For more information and to apply, visit the KAST website at: https://kast.agp.on.ca/apply/ or check out the link in our profile.
#AGPtbo #KawarthaAutumnStudioTour #KAST #Apply
Nov 21
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