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Join us at the gallery this Saturday for behind-the-scenes tours and family friendly studio activities during @heritageptbo Doors Open 2024!
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Vault Tours with AGP Curator, Fynn Leitch
Explore the Permanent Collection and its history with AGP Curator, Fynn Leitch. No registration required.
Drop in Tour Times:
1:00 pm
1:45 pm
2:30 pm
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Drop in Studio Activities
Explore our current exhibitions and then drop in to the AGP studio for a family-friendly art activity.
Suitable for all ages
Drop in between 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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Doors Open Peterborough
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Gallery hours: 11 am – 5 pm
About Doors Open Peterborough: Unlock the hidden histories, untold tales and fascinating secrets of our community’s buildings and spaces. From historical landmarks to modern marvels, every door you open will reveal a unique narrative about the places we live, work and play. Step inside and discover the stories that make our community truly special!
Sep 11
Meet the artists of the 2024 Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour! 🍂🚘🚲🚶♂️☀️🍂
This year’s tour takes place on September 28 & 29 from 10 am – 5 pm
🔗 For more information about each participating artist, visit kast.agp.on.ca or check out the link in our profile
Participating Artists:
City of Peterborough:
Leanne Baird, @annes_studio @limmaginaria_lisamd @christensenfineart @johnclimenhagestudios @autorino88jm @tim_laurin @nickleniukstonecarving @jacksoncreek @instamathos61 @newartybeavis Mary McLoughlin @stanolthuis @nansidler @birdhouse_ptbo @heartfeltinspirations @wayneewoodturning
Emerging Artists Hub:
@emmakmooreart @sheepy_crochet @casandramlee Janet Lutz @bethpopham Marilyn Simpson
Village of Lakefield:
@christy_haldane @stoneylaketextiles
Stephanie Ford Forrester @annshier @kgregg6990 @markhinan @jacobs_faye @majohnstonartist @annettevlieg
Peterborough County:
@aitkenhyde
David Beaucage Johnson @corina_chester @paulchester4272 @valdav_
Don Clark @frankdidomizio_woodturner @garrett.gilbart David Hickey @fernwood.design John Ireland @stoneylakeglassworks @bethaniekaye
Lucy Manley @nabuursart
Rene O’Connor @arothfischerart
Barbara Sorensen @sheldon.storey
#KawarthaAutumnStudioTour #KAST2024 #Peterborough #Kawarthas #StudioTour
Sep 7
Heads up! The Art Gallery of Peterborough will be closed on Sunday, September 8, 2024, reopening on Wednesday, September 11.
We will be open with regular hours on Saturday, September 7, from 11 am to 5 pm.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
For information about exhibitions, events & programs, including the upcoming Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour🍂 visit agp.on.ca or check out the link in our profile.
Sep 6
NEW! Portfolio Development for Teens at the AGP
Do you know a student looking to build a strong set of skills and a portfolio they would be proud to apply to high school arts programs with?
This **NEW** 4-week Portfolio Development for Teens course is led by practicing artists and will help participants build strong fundamental and technical artistic skills. The program is designed for students to put the skills they learn to use by experimenting and creating their own unique style and work.
It’s perfect for those just starting to build their portfolio.
Suitable for ages 11 – 14
Thursdays, October 3 – 24, 2024
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Learn more and register at the link in our profile.
#Portfolio #PortfolioDevelopment #ArtClass #ArtEducation
Sep 6
“Anishinaabekwe artist Olivia Whetung’s ‘tibewh,’ which translates from Anishinaabemowin to ‘a body of water, or shoreline you are in, or on,’ taps into an ancestral re-mapping of the Trent-Severn Waterway. Much like the linked-locked waters it depicts, ‘tibewh’ honours a shared shoreline between Indigenous and non-Indigenous vistas—yet it also questions viewers, and asks settlers and non-settlers to consider their relationship to these unceded and unsurrendered territories.
Through beadwork reinterpretations of each of the 42 locks along the 386 kilometres of Trent-Severn Waterway, Whetung’s Anishinaabekwe practice suggests a connection to the land that reaches far beyond confederation’s understanding of Turtle Island. The artist asks viewers, What is land? What is water? Who does it belong to? And also: What are our responsibilities to these lands and waters we occupy? How do we mark and enact that responsibility?” — Shannon Webb-Campbell, for Canadian Art, 2017
This piece is part of the exhibition, “Watershed,” featuring the work of Mary Anne Barkhouse, John Boyle, Brad Copping, Liz Magor, Stan Olthuis, Amanda Strong, and Olivia Whetung. On view at the Art Gallery of Peterborough until October 6, 2024
Artwork: @oliviawhetung Olivia Whetung, tibewh, 2017, 10/0 Czech seed beads, nylon thread, canvas, aluminum push pins. On loan from the Indigenous Art Collection National Juried Art Acquisition, 2020-21 501126 A-PP
#Watershed #Exhibition #ArtGallery #ArtGalleryOfPeterborough
Sep 4
Happy September! 🍂 The days are getting cooler, the nights are getting longer, and we’re counting down to the Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour!
This year’s tour takes place on September 28 & 29, 2024 from 10 am – 5 pm
The two-day Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour is self-driven, and admission is free.
For more information, check out our **NEW** Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour website at kast.agp.on.ca
#KawarthaAutumnStudioTour #KAST2024 #40thAnniversary #StudioTour
Sep 3
“That was a pivotal moment… Just realizing that I can use my body to speak.” – Rebecca Belmore in an interview with Canadian Art Magazine
Happy Friday! Today we’re exploring the work of Indigenous contemporary artist, Rebecca Belmore, from the AGP #PermanentCollection.
Belmore is well known for speaking about identity through performative acts – integrating natural materials and repetitive movements to say something with her body. We can see this in her large-scale photographs, “Untitled 1, 2, and 3”, from the series “White Thread” (2004) which examines the relationship between spaces, Indigeneity, colonialism, and the body.
Emphasizing form, white fabric is wrapped around Belmore’s body; contorting and suspending her in a white room that insinuates the suffocating nature of a space rooted in colonial practices.
“Her photographs of a woman wrapped in cloth suggest, alternatively, swaddling, a papoose, a straitjacket, and even Harry Houdini,” explains Clint Burnham in an article for ARTFORUM. The work Belmore produces is both performative and political. This work confronts the nature of an Indigenous body in an institutional space, and the fine line between pain and performance.
A member of the Lac Seul First Nation (Anishinaabe), Rebecca Belmore is an internationally recognized multidisciplinary artist. She is the recipient of many awards and accolades including the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation’s VIVA Award (2004), the Hnatyshyn Visual Arts Award (2009), the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts (2013), and the Gershon Iskowitz Prize (2016). She has received honorary doctorates from OCAD University (2005), Emily Carr University of Art + Design (2018), and NSCAD University (2019).
Image: Rebecca Belmore, "Untitled 1, 2, and 3," from the series "White Thread," 2004, pigmented inks on 100 percent cotton, neutral PH paper, ed. 1/5, Purchased with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance Program, 2010
#AGPTbo #Collection #RebeccaBelmore
Aug 23
Plan a visit to the AGP and check out our current exhibition, "Watershed."
Featuring the work of Mary Anne Barkhouse, John Boyle, Brad Copping, Liz Magor, Stan Olthuis, Amanda Strong, and Olivia Whetung, this exhibition considers the ways in which power dynamics teeter at the surface of the water.
Drop in and check it out during our summer hours. We’re open daily, from 11 am – 5 pm, during the month of August ☀️
For more information, visit: https://agp.on.ca/exhibitions/watershed/, or check out the link in our profile.
Photo by Zach Ward
#AGPtbo #Watershed #Exhibition #GroupExhibition #ArtGallery
Aug 16
Reminder: the deadline to apply to the 2024 KAST Emerging Artists Hub is coming up!
Are you a local artist who is interested in participating in the Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour to share your practice, but don`t have a public ready studio? Apply to join the KAST Emerging Artists Hub!
This pop-up space, located at the Peterborough Public Library, will feature local artists and makers working across a range of media and styles, who may face barriers to access the studio tour as artists. This is a great opportunity for area artists who may not have a studio space that is accessible to the public to participate in the Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour.
The deadline to apply to participate is August 19, 2024.
For more information, visit: agp.on.ca/join-us/art-submissions/ or check out the link in our profile.
The 2024 KAST Emerging Artist Hub is generously supported by a Community Advancement Project Grant through Community Futures Peterborough @cf_peterborough
#KawarthaAutumnStudioTour #KAST2024 #StudioTour #EmergingArtistsHub #AGPtbo #Anniversary
Aug 14
Check out these highlights from our KAST 40th Anniversary Celebration! 📷
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend, along with participating Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour artists, both past and present. And thank you to special guest, Mayor Jeff Leal, for joining us to celebrate 40 years of artistic excellence in Peterborough and the Kawarthas!
The Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour is coming up on September 28 & 29, 2024. Be sure to check out our website and pick up a tour map so you can plan your stops. Full details at agp.on.ca/kast/
Photos by Zach Ward
#AGPtbo #KawarthaAtumnStudioTour #KAST2024 #StudioTour #Celebration #Anniversary
Aug 12
Plan a visit to the Art Gallery of Peterborough this weekend! 🏖️
Holiday Hours:
Saturday, August 3: 11 am – 5 pm
Sunday, August 4: 11 am – 5 pm
Monday, August 5: CLOSED
#HolidayHours #LongWeekend #VisitAnArtGallery
Aug 2
The Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour (KAST) celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year, making it one of the longest running Studio Tours in Canada. To mark the occasion, we will be hosting a special 40th Anniversary Celebration!
Join us on Thursday, August 8 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm, along with current and past participating artists, our sponsors, stakeholders, and supporters, to celebrate 40 years of artistic excellence in Peterborough and the Kawarthas.
This event is free to attend and open to the public. All are welcome.
For more information about the Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour, visit: https://agp.on.ca/kast/ or visit the link in our profile.
#KAST #KAST2024 #Anniversary #KawarthaAutumnStudioTour #Celebration
Aug 2
Happy August! There are so many fun things happening at the gallery this summer, and we`ll tell you all about them in our August E-Newsletter ☀️
Check out the link in our profile to access it, and if you haven`t already, consider subscribing! We send out a newsletter each month, directly to your inbox, so you`re always in the know about all things AGP.
Image: two works by Mary Anne Barkhouse, part of the group exhibition, "Watershed." Photo by Zach Ward, @z.w.ward @wedesignptbo
#AGPtbo #Newsletter #WhatsOn
Aug 1
Meet Lesley Givens, one of our many exceptional AGP Art Educators!
Lesley is a graduate of Trent University, BA Cultural Studies, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, BFA in sculpture and art history and Queen’s University, B. Ed. Artist in Community Education specialization. As an innovative artist and art educator for over 25 years, Lesley strives to cultivate authentic learning experiences with an emphasis on exploring the creative process through community, collaboration and courageous risk taking.
Her approach is holistic and collaborative, dedicated to building meaningful connections with well-being and engagement at the core.
Lesley joined the Art Gallery of Peterborough earlier this year and we are thrilled to have her as part of our team of Art Educators. She has been busy up in the AGP studio this summer teaching a number of our summer art camps, engaging and inspiring the next generation of artists and makers.
Say tuned: we`ll be spotlighting more of the incredibly talented artists and art educators that make up the AGP Education Team in the coming weeks.
Photo courtesy of of @cultivatorofcreativity
#AGPtbo #ArtEducation #ArtEducators #SummerArtCamp #ArtCamp #ArtGalleryOfPeterborough #MeetTheTeam
Jul 31
Have you visited our current exhibition, "Watershed," yet?
Contemplating wetlands and beaver dams, the Trent-Severn Waterway and canoes, this exhibition considers the ways in which power dynamics teeter at the surface of the water.
“Watershed,” features the work of Mary Anne Barkhouse, John Boyle, Brad Copping, Liz Magor, Stan Olthuis, Amanda Strong, and Olivia Whetung.
Drop in and check it out during our summer hours. We’re open daily, from 11 am – 5 pm, during the months of July & August. ☀️
For more information, visit: https://agp.on.ca/exhibitions/watershed/, or check out the link in our profile.
Photos by Zach Ward @z.w.ward @wedesignptbo
#Watershed #Exhibition #GroupExhibition #Water #Waterways #AGPtbo
Jul 29
Extended Deadline — KAST Emerging Artists Hub: Call for Applications!
Are you a local artist who is interested in participating in the Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour to share your practice, but don`t have a public ready studio? Apply to join the KAST Emerging Artists Hub!
In celebration of its 40th Anniversary in 2024, we have developed a special project for the Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour. This pop-up space, located at the Peterborough Public Library, will feature local artists and makers working across a range of media and styles, who may face barriers to access the studio tour as artists.
We have extended the deadline for applications to August 19, 2024!
For more information, visit: agp.on.ca/join-us/art-submissions/ or check out the link in our profile.
#KawarthaAutumnStudioTour #KAST2024 #StudioTour #EmergingArtistsHub #AGPtbo #Anniversary @ptbolibrary
Jul 19
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