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The Art Gallery of Peterborough (AGP) is a not-for-profit public art gallery that exhibits and programs, keeping pace with the art scene in Peterborough-Nogojiwanong and beyond. Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm agp.on.ca
What do you call wood when it's scared?
PETRIFIED 👻🪵
From all of us at the AGP, have a safe and Happy Halloween!
📷 Philippe Raphanel, Late Afternoon, 1987, graphite on paper. Gift of Peter Norris, 1994. Collection of the Art Gallery of Peterborough.
#HappyHalloween #SpookyTrees #SpookySeason
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Join us this summer as an AGP Youth Volunteer!
The application deadline is: Sunday, June 15, 2025
For more information, visit our website at: agp.on.ca/connect/volu...
#AGPtbo #Volunteer #YouthVolunteer #SummerArtCamp
Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour and AGP logos with text that says: September 27 & 28, 2025, visit kast.agp.on.ca
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
We're thrilled to announce the participating artists of the 2025 Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour!
For more information about this year’s event, visit: kast.agp.on.ca
A two tier jewellery box lined in blue silk containing mementos and Air Force jewellery in various heart shapes. Two tin type photos of men in Air Force uniforms sit on the second tier of the box among the jewellery
A visitor in the gallery views an installation of the artist Spencer J Harrison that contains drawings in Mylar and framed portraits of royalty
People gather in an exhibition space. Two people in the center are engaged in a conversation as they look at an installation of framed found portraits and Mylar drawings by the artist Spencer J Harrison
Spencer J. Harrison’s Museum of Closetry is a love letter to the hidden, forgotten, and erased.
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.
Don’t miss it.
agp.on.ca/exhibitions/...
Graphic with text that says: We Are Hiring, Young Canada Works Education Assistant, Duration 14 weeks, May 26 - August 29, 2025, Application Deadline May 8, 2025, More information: agp.on.ca/about/employment
Graphic with text that says: We Are Hiring, Young Canada Works Curatorial and Public Programs Assistant, Duration 14 weeks, May 26 - August 29, 2025, Application Deadline May 8, 2025, More information: agp.on.ca/about/employment
📣 Reminder: Tomorrow is the deadline to apply!
We are hiring an Education Assistant and a Curatorial and Public Programs Assistant to work with us this summer through the Young Canada Works program.
Application Deadline:
Thursday, May 8, 2025
For more information, visit: agp.on.ca/about/employ...
May at the AGP
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
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
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
It’s finally May, and that means another lineup of things to do at the gallery! Check out what we're up to this month 🌷⬇️
For more information about gallery events and programs, visit: agp.on.ca/whats-on/eve...
#AGPtbo #ArtGallery #WhatsOn #May #Exhibitions #Events #Programs
Maintenance has been completed earlier than expected and the gallery will OPEN on Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6 from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm! Family Sunday remains cancelled this month.
We hope everyone is doing okay out there!
Text that says: the gallery will be closed from Friday, April 4 to Sunday, April 6, 2025 on top of an image of the exterior of the gallery
The Art Gallery of Peterborough will be closed for unscheduled maintenance from Fri. April 4, until Sun. April 6, 2025.
We will be reopening to the public Wednesday, April 9, 2025, for our regularly scheduled hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday.
Thank you for understanding!
Two people view Dr. Roberta Bondar’s photographs installed at the Art Gallery of Peterborough
2 more weeks to see Dr. Roberta Bondar's "Patterns & Parallels" at the AGP!
Patterns & Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive is on view at the Art Gallery of Peterborough until April 13.
For more information, visit: agp.on.ca/exhibition/patterns-and-parallels
#RobertaBondar #Exhibit
Graphic with text that says: We Are Hiring, Young Canada Works Education Assistant, Duration 14 weeks, May 26 - August 29, 2025, Application Deadline May 8, 2025, More information: agp.on.ca/about/employment
Graphic with text that says: We Are Hiring, Young Canada Works Curatorial and Public Programs Assistant, Duration 14 weeks, May 26 - August 29, 2025, Application Deadline May 8, 2025, More information: agp.on.ca/about/employment
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:
Thurs. May 8, 2025
Applicants must be YCW eligible.
More information at: agp.on.ca/about/employ...
Two young people wearing green smocks paint together in an art studio
Do you know a young person interested in applying to a secondary school arts program? The AGP has developed a program to help support the process! ⬇️
Portfolio Development for Teens
4-week course
Thursdays, April 24 – May 15
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
ages 11 – 14
Fee: $132
agp.on.ca/learn/progra...
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Join us! We are currently seeking applicants to join the AGP Board of Directors or the Fundraising & Development Committee.
Application Deadline: Wednesday, April 16 at 11:59 pm
More info and how to apply at: agp.on.ca/connect/volunteer/call-for-board-members/
#VolunteerOpportunity
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March newsletter hot off the virtual presses! Check it out: mailchi.mp/cb0c6474986d...
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March at the AGP
Two people engage with one of Dr. Roberta Bondar's photographs by pointing something out on the image
EXHIBITIONS Dr. Roberta Bondar Patterns & Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive continuing to April 13 Legacy: dedications to the next generation works from the KPRDSB Permanent Loan continuing to April 6 In Transition: days to nights works from the AGP Permanent Collection continuing to April 6
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS March 10 - 14: March Break Art Camp Famous artists & their techniques ages 7 - 11, from 1:00 - 4:00 pm daily Saturday, March 22: Saturday Art Club Mosaics ages 7 - 11, from 1:00 - 4:00 pm Saturday, March 29: NEW: Art Start! Puppet Making ages 4 - 6, from 1:00 - 4:00 pm
March has arrived and that means another lineup of things to do at the gallery! Check out what we're up to this month ⬇️
For more information about gallery events and programs, visit: agp.on.ca/whats-on/eve...
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, Fermentacio, 1989, from the Atonement series, photolithograph on paper, ed. 21/30. Gift of the artist, 2009.
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21.02.2025 21:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Local artist Jeffrey Macklin is one of the gallery’s many incredible art educators.
Today, he was busy in the studio with a local school group creating cyanotypes inspired by Dr. Roberta Bondar’s current exhibition. Check it out! ⬇️
Check out this wonderful article by Meg Gallant at KawarthaNOW covering all of the incredible educational programs the AGP has to offer our community ❤️ Learn more at agp.on.ca/learn/
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Two people view Dr. Roberta Bondar’s exhibition of photography at the Art Gallery of Peterborough
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."
We're open Wednesday to Sunday from 11 am - 5 pm and admission is free!
For more info visit: agp.on.ca
Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour 2025, application deadline: February 19, 2025
🚨 Reminder: one more day for area artists to apply to participate in the 2025 Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour!
Deadline: February 19, 2025
More info available at: kast.agp.on.ca/apply/
Screenprinted drawing of a carnation in a vase with a curving grey line in the background by the artist Andy Warhol
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
Blue background with text that says: Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour 2025 Application Deadline, February 19, 2025
We are accepting artist applications to the 2025 #KawarthaAutumnStudioTour!
The studio tour offers artists working in a range of styles and media the chance to open up their working spaces to the public, connect with supporters, and promote their work.
Deadline: Feb 19, 2025
kast.agp.on.ca/apply/
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Hello February 🩷 Check out all of the incredible things happening at the gallery this month in our February E-Newsletter: mailchi.mp/ab2a6f75e479...
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