50/50 is back!
And submissions open May 1st!!!!

Artspace welcomes submissions from members for our upcoming 50/50 exhibition and fundraising event. Not a member? Become one here?

This iteration of 50/50 will take place at the Peterborough Public Library

Click this link for more information and to fill out the Artwork submission form

Key Dates:
May 1: Submissions open
May 30: Submissions close
June 8 - 9: Artwork drop-off at Peterborough Public Library
June 11-July 8: Exhibition at Peterborough Public Library
July 9: 50/50 Celebration + artwork pick-up at Peterborough Public Library

Artwork restrictions:
Due to the unique location of this year's show each artist will only be able to submit up to two works with a maximum total width of 24 inches or 61cm

All works must be delivered ready to hang on a wire. This means you must provide your own hardware on work (loops, screw eye, D rings etc).

Image Description: Black text with a neon outline superimposed over a washed out image of artwork being laid out to hanf on the gallery walls. The text reads "Be Brave Submit to 5050"

Erring at King George!
Two weekends only! May 6-8 & 13 - 15

By now you have probably hears the buzz around town about the upcoming Erring at King George project!

More information and tickets available here

Erring is a multi-arts festival that will see dozens of performing and visual artists as well as community groups taking over all three floors of the now closed King George Public School. Numerous performing and visual artists will transform classrooms, hallways, offices and even the gym into exhibition spaces.

in·form by Kelly O'Neill and Leslie Menagh photographed in situ at King George School

Manar Moursi: The Loudspeaker and the Tower

Opens May 28th

We are so excited to present Manar Moursi: The Loudspeaker and the Tower, organized and circulated by Trinity Square Video and SAVAC with support from Ontario Arts Council.

Using the mosque as its starting point, The Loudspeaker and the Tower examines the apparatus of the minaret as a vertical symbol of power and as a horizontal multiplier of official and unsanctioned narratives. Moursi’s installation revolves around a set of associated characters — residents of once agricultural lands, mosque custodians, imams, architects, artists, and a parrot — to further understand the radical complexities of these structures.

Opening May 28th

Image Courtesy of the artist, Trinity Square Video, SAVAC.

Image description: Two young people, both BIPOC one male presenting and one female presenting, standing on an all black backdrop, facing the camera wearing black leggings and t shirts with their right hands up in the air as if taking a pledge. Neither figure is looking at the camera. inestead they both look neutrally at something off camera to the right of the photographer.

José Andrés Mora: The Mornings in Reverse

Digital Publication now live!

The digital publication for José Andrés Mora: The Mornings in Reverse is available for download now!

Download the publication here

The publication featuring essay by Camila Salcedo and documentation photographed by LFdocumentation will be available for download on our website FOR FREE for the remainder of the show run.

Once the show is over you will still be able to access the publication on our web store in a pay what you can basis

Image description: Wide shot of Gallery 1. 4 works are semi visible on two walls in various hues of pink, yellows, and blues.
Documentation by LFdocumentation

Participate in our
Public Consultation

Two years after we had to shut down for the first time due to Covid safety measures we wanted to check in with you, our community, to see how you want Artspace to move forward.

Follow this link to fill out the google form

If google forms are not accessible to you please reply to this email and we can send you our question sheet directly.

This public consultation will remain open until at least our Annual General Meeting this summer and will be used by the board and staff to help guide they next few years at Artspace.