The Art Gallery of Peterborough is located on the traditional territory of the Michi Sagiig Anishinaabe in the territory covered by the Williams Treaty, Treaty 20.
We are a non-profit public gallery with an over forty year history of groundbreaking exhibitions and programs. Located in the City of Peterborough, we are rooted in the Kawartha region and make significant contributions to local culture while actively participating in the broader national discourse.
Mandate
Our goal is to present contemporary visual art by artists from the region and across the nation. Some historical and international works are also shown. The exhibitions are supported by programs including lectures, workshops, and publications. We make curatorial choices in selecting the work for each particular exhibition, whether it is featured in the main gallery or in the smaller exhibition areas.
Vision
A gathering place that engages the community and promotes the arts as a cornerstone of community creativity and development.
Mission
As an exhibition venue with educational programs, the AGP will present a variety of visual art experiences and explorations to stimulate and expand public perception of art as a part of our life and community.
Volunteer with us!
Are you an art lover? Enthusiastic about supporting your regional gallery? Committed to connecting people with art? Then apply to volunteer at the Art Gallery of Peterborough!
About:
The Art Gallery of Peterborough is a not-for-profit public gallery dedicated to exhibiting and collecting contemporary Canadian visual works of art. Exhibitions are augmented with a variety of programs such as artists talks, educational programs, studio tours, workshops for all ages, and publications. The gallery has an active membership program, as well as a gallery shop. The gallery is located in downtown Peterborough, Ontario, adjacent to Del Crary Park, on the shore of Little Lake.
General Requirements:
In addition to the following application, each applicant will be required to attend an interview as well as mandatory orientation and training with gallery staff prior to commencing volunteer service.
Upon acceptance, each volunteer will be asked to provide a Standard Criminal Reference Check (Vulnerable Sector where applicable). We will provide a request letter in order to obtain.
Volunteer with us!
Are you interested in volunteering as part of our Art Education Team?
We have exciting volunteer opportunities for youth (aged 14 - 25) to join our Youth Volunteer Team.
If you are looking to try working in education and the arts, then become a Youth Volunteer! You’ll gain leadership experience in a creative and fun environment, make new friends and some art, too. Most importantly, you’ll be supporting the arts and arts education in our community. AGP Youth Volunteers will learn to work in a team and have an opportunity to support professional artists in a creative space, assisting with Children's Art Programs.
General Requirements:
In addition to the following application, each applicant will be required to attend an interview as well as mandatory orientation and training with gallery staff prior to commencing volunteer service.
If you are 18 or older: Upon acceptance, each volunteer will be asked to provide a Vulnerable Sector Police Record Check. We will provide you a letter to help you obtain this record check.
Apply to exhibit in the Main or Ramp galleries
Application deadline: ongoing
The Art Gallery of Peterborough is located on the traditional territory of the Michi Sagiig Anishinaabe in the territory covered by the Williams Treaty, Treaty 20.
We accept submissions on an ongoing basis from artists and guest curators for the main and ramp galleries. A floor plan of the main gallery is available for download on our website here. Exhibitions are reviewed on an on-going basis and the process can take time. We recognize and appreciate the work required to prepare submissions. Studio visits may be part of the selection process.
Selected artists are supported in the development of their exhibition by the Curator and provided contracts, CARFAC fees that meet or exceed minimums, letters of support for funding applications, fine art shipping, insurance, travel, hospitality, hotel, promotional materials, and documentation. Artists are encouraged to be involved in the exhibition installation plan which is completed by a trained professional installation crew.
We present approximately 16 exhibitions per year: 4 are developed for the main gallery, 8 for the ramp galleries, and 4 from the Permanent Collection of work by established and emerging artists.
The AGP strives to reflect the whole of our community through our programs and operations. We continue to seek major exhibitions and projects that support the work of BIPOC artists, curators and performers.
Please note:
Due to higher than normal volume of submissions, responses may take several months.
Call for Submissions: Juried Exhibition, Art Gallery of Peterborough
As we reflect on the first half-century of the Art Gallery of Peterborough, we invite artists to submit works for consideration to an upcoming Juried Exhibition. How does the work of those who came before us—the art and artists from past exhibitions, the conversations at openings, and the activities in the studio—affect the work we do today? What is our legacy? What is our future?
Looking through old photographs and archives offers us a chance to marvel at where we’ve been and where we’ve come from; at what has changed and what remains. Histories are reconstructions—narratives formed from memories and ephemeral traces. As the Art Gallery of Peterborough enters its 50th year in 2024, we are digging into our archives and reconnecting with our founders to engage with our past.
This Call seeks original new, recent, or past works that resonate with the themes of legacy, archives, nostalgia, ghosts, memory, reflection, survival, and growth. Broadly defined, this Call is intended to welcome a range of responses. A jury comprised of Canadian artists and curators will select works considering artistic merit, relevance, and feasibility, with the aim of developing a strong exhibition that reflects the whole of our community.
Additional details:
Selected artists will receive an exhibition fee and must work with the curator and AGP staff to ensure all details relating to the delivery, installation, exhibition, and promotion of their work are attended to. There is no maximum size as the exhibition will be presented in a space that supports the exhibition of small and large-scale works; however, feasibility will be considered. Works must be ready to install and framed if necessary. Works must be delivered and picked up by the artist or a proxy. Small travel honorariums will be made available based on distance travelled.
Key Dates:
Submission deadline: October 8, 2023
Anticipated notification of results: October 23, 2023
Exhibition (tbc): November 25, 2023 – March 3, 2024