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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
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Join us as we launch the season of gifting and celebration!

SHOP FOR JOY
Thursday, November 20
drop in from 2:00 - 9:00 pm

For more information, visit https://agp.on.ca/event/shop-for-joy/ or visit the link in our profile.

#HolidayShopping #ShopLocal #LoveLocalPtbo #LocalArtists #LocalMakers
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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🔶ARTIST TALK: Couzyn van Heuvelen

Join artist Couzyn van Heuvelen, alongside curators Erin Szikora and Leila Timmins, at the AGP for a tour of the exhibition: CAMP.

Thurs. Nov. 20 from 7 - 9 PM
Tour begins at 7:00 pm. No registration is required.

This event is free to attend.
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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🎨 Looking to spark your creativity? Join us on Sunday, November 30 for an inspiring Mixed Media Collage Workshop with local artist, Jeffrey Macklin.

Suitable for ages 18 +

Learn more: agp.on.ca/learn/programs/adult-programs/mixed-media-collage-workshop/

#Workshop #MixedMedia #Collage
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Thinking about pursuing further education in art and design? Join us at the on November 23 from 11 am – 4 pm for a free information session and portfolio reviews by representatives from the Ontario College of Art and Design University.

For more info: agp.on.ca/event/portfolio-review-ocadu-x-agp/
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Calling all high school artists: we are now accepting applications to the 2026 Youth Art Mentorship Program!

The deadline to apply is December 14, 2025

For more information and how to apply, visit: https://agp.on.ca/youth-art-mentorship-program/

#ArtEducation #YouthArtists
November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Join us as we launch the season of gifting and celebration!

SHOP FOR JOY
Thursday, November 20
drop in from 2:00 - 9:00 pm

For more information, visit https://agp.on.ca/event/shop-for-joy/ or visit the link in our profile.

#HolidayShopping #ShopLocal #LoveLocalPtbo #LocalArtists #LocalMakers
November 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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🔶ARTIST TALK: Couzyn van Heuvelen🔶

Join exhibiting artist, Couzyn van Heuvelen, alongside curators Erin Szikora and Leila Timmins, on Thurs. Nov 20 for a tour of the exhibition: CAMP.

Tour begins at 7PM. No registration required.

This event is free to attend and open to the public.
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Through the repeating motif of an antique clock, Peter Kohut explores questions about grief, time, and memory.

Visit Peter Kohut's exhibition, Stalagmites, on view at the AGP until Jan. 4, 2026.

More info at: https://agp.on.ca/exhibitions/stalagmites/

#Exhibition #ArtGallery #OilPainting
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Thank you to all who joined us back in October for the Opening Reception of two incredible new exhibitions at the AGP:

Couzyn van Heuvelen | CAMP

and

Peter Kohut | Stalagmites

Both are on view at the gallery until January 4, 2026.
Don't miss them!

More info at agp.on.ca/whats-on/exhibitions/
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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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
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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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
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May 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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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
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
May 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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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.

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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
May 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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📣 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...
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May 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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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
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
May 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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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!
April 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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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!
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April 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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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
Two people view Dr. Roberta Bondar’s photographs installed at the Art Gallery of Peterborough
March 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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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...
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
March 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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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

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March 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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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 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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March newsletter hot off the virtual presses! Check it out: mailchi.mp/cb0c6474986d...

Consider subscribing! We send out a newsletter on the first Thursday of each month, directly to your inbox, so you never miss what we're up to at the gallery.

#AGPtbo #ArtGallery #Exhibitions #Events #Programs
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March 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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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...
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 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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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, Fermentacio, 1989, from the Atonement series, photolithograph on paper, ed. 21/30. Gift of the artist, 2009.
February 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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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."

We're open Wednesday to Sunday from 11 am - 5 pm and admission is free!

For more info visit: agp.on.ca
Two people view Dr. Roberta Bondar’s exhibition of photography at the Art Gallery of Peterborough
February 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM