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Happy Friday! It’s the last day of the longest February to ever exist, so we’re manifesting spring with this work by Nobuo Kubota from the AGP #PermanentCollection

Nobuo Kubota is a Japanese Canadian multimedia artist who often combines sound, music, installation, and film in his work, which he calls “intermedia.” He is known for his use of extended vocal techniques and sound poetry.

Kubota was a professor at OCAD University from 1970 to 1998. His artwork is in collections like the National Gallery of Canada, and he was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. He is interested in developing a calligraphic style of notation for the depiction of sound, which he calls Sonic Calligraphy. Kubota has received numerous awards, including the Allied Arts Award from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, the Victor Lynch Stanton Award from the Canada Council, and the Governor General’s Award for the Arts. He currently lives and works in Toronto.

Image: Nobuo Kubota, Fermentacio, 1989, from the Atonement series, photolithograph on paper, ed. 21/30. Collection of the Art Gallery of Peterborough. Gift of the artist, Nobuo Kubota, 2009.

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Happy Friday! Today we are highlighting a print which is housed in the AGP’s permanent collection, made by internationally recognized Canadian artist Jack Bush.

Jack Bush started his career painting representational landscapes, heavily inspired by the works of the Group of Seven. Later in his career, Bush moved away from landscape painting, into avant-garde abstraction after he was diagnosed with anxiety and was encouraged by a doctor to experiment with self-expression. He used abstraction in his artistic practice to express feelings and mood which influenced the Toronto art scene in the 1960s and 1970s and bought him international recognition.

Bush is associated with the Colour Field movement, which can be described as works placing less emphasis on gesture and brush strokes, containing large fields of flat, solid colour.

Jack Bush’s "Untitled" print was made as part of the Toronto 20 Portfolio, made in collaboration with the Art Gallery of Ontario and the University of Toronto Press in 1965. This silk screen print contains three large sections of vibrant colour stacked on top of each other. The design is simple, and its shapes contain soft, subdued edges. The combination of the colours used and the subtle tapered edges of the top and bottom commands the viewer`s attention to the centre of the work.

What feelings does it evoke for you?

Image: Jack Bush, Untitled, 1965, From the Toronto 20 Portfolio, silkscreen print on paper, ed/ 73/100. Collection of the Art Gallery of Peterborough. Purchased with the assistance of the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture through a Wintario Grant, 1983.

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Drop in for a visit and warm up in our galleries! ❄️

While you`re here, check out Dr. Roberta Bondar`s solo exhibition "Patterns & Parallels." This exhibition of photography explores the lives of migratory birds as they navigate habitat loss and a climate change.

We`re 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, @wedesignptbo

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🚨 Reminder: one more day to apply to participate in the 2025 Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour!

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.

Deadline to apply: February 19, 2025

For more information and to apply, visit kast.agp.on.ca/apply/ or check out the link in our profile.

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The Art Gallery of Peterborough will be CLOSED today due to inclement weather. We regret cancelling Snofest Family Sunday, and yes, it is ironic to be cancelling due to too much snow! We will reopen Wednesday, February 19th, at 11am. We wish you well and stay safe!

Roses are red ❤️
Violets are blue 💙
Here is a flower
From Andy Warhol to you!

Happy Valentines Day from the Art Gallery of Peterborough!

📷 Andy Warhol, Flowers, 1974, screen-print with hand-colouring on paper, ed. /500. Collection of the Art Gallery of Peterborough. Gift of Stephanie McLeod, 1992.

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We are currently accepting artist applications to the 2025 Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour!

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.

Deadline to apply: February 19, 2025

For more information and to apply, visit kast.agp.on.ca/apply/ or check out the link in our profile.

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Don’t miss this incredible exhibition of photography that explores the lives of migratory birds as they navigate habitat loss and climate change.

Visit Dr. Roberta Bondar`s "Patterns & Parallels" at the Art Gallery of Peterborough until March 16, 2025. We`re open Wednesday to Sunday from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm.

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.

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