Art Gallery of Peterborough
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The Art Gallery of Peterborough is a free admission, non-profit public art gallery in Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...

, Canada, a registered charity that depends on the support of its members. It was founded in 1974 by an independent board of volunteers. In 1977 it was given the Foster House by the City of Peterborough, a historical residence set in parkland beside Little Lake. In 1979 The gallery expanded to its current size of 11000 square feet (1,021.9 m²) with the construction of its modernist wing designed by Crang & Boake architects. The gallery is dedicated to exhibiting and collecting visual works of art, with an emphasis on works on paper - drawings and prints. The collection presently numbers over 1,300 pieces. In addition to its permanent collection and exhibitions, the gallery offers many educational programs for adults and children. There is also a gift shop featuring a variety of works by local and national artisans.

The acquisition program is funded by private donations and matching grants from the Canada Council
Canada Council
The Canada Council for the Arts, commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown Corporation established in 1957 to act as an arts council of the government of Canada, created to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts. It funds Canadian artists and...

. Annual operating and management costs are under CDN$500,000, provided by the Ontario Arts Council
Ontario Arts Council
The Ontario Arts Council is a publicly-funded Canadian organization in the province of Ontario whose purpose is to promote and assist the development of the arts for the enjoyment and benefit of all Ontarians...

, the Canada Council for the Arts, and community fundraising efforts. The Peterborough municipal government provides a grant to cover building maintenance and landscaping. The gallery is a member of the Ontario Association of Art Galleries
Ontario Association of Art Galleries
The Ontario Association of Art Galleries was established in 1968 to encourage development of public art galleries, art museums, community galleries and related visual arts organizations in Ontario, Canada. It was incorporated in Ontario in 1970, and registered as a charitable organization...

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Prominent Canadian artists with works in the collection include David Bierk
David Bierk
David Bierk , was an American-born Canadian painter. His work is exhibited at the Nancy Hoffman Gallery in New York City. According to Askart.com , Bierk was primarily active in California and Canada, and he was best known for producing landscape paintings, as well as paintings incorporating "Old...

, Ron Bloore
Ron Bloore
Ronald Langley Bloore, CM, FRSC is a Canadian abstract artist and teacher. He was a member of the Regina Five which included Ken Lochhead, Art McKay, Ted Godwin, and Doug Morton.- Education :...

, Ivan Eyre
Ivan Eyre
Ivan Kenneth Eyre, OM is a Canadian painter.- Life :Eyre attended the University of Manitoba School of Art and the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. He studied under artists Eli Bornstein, Wynona Mulcaster, Ernest Lindner, and George Swinton...

, and Bill Vazan
Bill Vazan
Bill Vazan is a Canadian artist, born in Toronto, Ontario in 1933. He studied Fine Arts at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, and at the École des beaux-arts in Paris. In 1970 he graduated with a B.A. from Sir George Williams University, now Concordia University, in Montreal, Quebec. He...

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Exhibitions

The art gallery holds frequent exhibitions. A sample:
  • 2011 (Summer) Robert Houle
    Robert Houle
    Robert Houle is a Saulteaux First Nations artist, curator, critic, and educator. Houle has had an active curatorial and artistic practice since the mid 1970s...

     - Paris/Ojibwa
  • 2009 (March) Mendelson Joe - Joe's Politicians
  • 2008 Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour collection
  • 2000
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      • 1994
        • 1993
          • 1992
            • 1990
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