ARTSPACE Dog Days of Summer Update

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The Gallery is closed for the month of august
Now Hiring: Interim Director
Last week of The Loudspeaker and the Tower
Coming in September ............ Mikiki!
Maker Space updates and expansion!

As we really and truly sink into deep summer we want to thank all of you for your continued support of Artspace. It's been a long couple of years but we are ecstatic to see people returning to the gallery, checking out our off-site shows, and renewing their memberships at a rate not seen since 2017!!

The gallery will be closed in August to re-group and prep for more fantastic fall programming. While we may not have the doors open the team will still be accessible over email

Departure of Director of Operations and Development
Dylan Dammermann

A message from Dylan:

In the last year I have had the honour of representing and managing Artspace as the Director of Operations and Development. As of the end of this month the time has come for me to move onto my next adventure.

I wanted to take a moment to thank the dedicated arts community in Peterborough for making my time at Artspace so memorable, and in my opinion successful! I truly have enjoyed my time as co-director of Artspace and am so excited to see how the organization and community continues to grow and change.

A special thank you to the Board of Directors, their dedicated leader Eryn Lidster, and my fantastic volunteer crew!

Calling all Arts Admin!
Artspace is hiring an Interim Director

Applications are now open for the position of Interim Director and will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled .

Check our Website for the full job description

The abridged version:

Job title : Interim Director

Contract details: 12 month contract with the possibility for renewal

Pay rate: 55k Salary

Hours: Full time 35h/week with flexible schedule options

The ideal candidate will have garnered a wide range of experience in arts administration, curating, fundraising, building strong professional relationships, financial management, marketing and outreach, grant writing and team building.

Artspace is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against for any reason, including race, colour, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, mental health or medical condition. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and the needs of the organization.

Last week of Manar Moursi's
The Loudspeaker and the Tower

You still have two more chances to see
Manar Moursi's : The Loudspeaker and The Tower !

Take in the immersive show and pick up a free publication
Friday July 29th from 3 - 6:30pm or Saturday July 30th from 12 - 4pm.

Show description:

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.

The exhibit is organized and circulated by Trinity Square Video and SAVAC with support from Ontario Arts Council.

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

Image description: Two BIPOC dancers wearing black leggings, and black t-shirts standing in front of a black backdrop. Both dancers are looking off camera making the same hand motion, not aknowledging eachother.

Mikiki: Port Monteau

Opening early Septmeber

THIS IS NOT A DRILL WE CAN NOW ANNOUNCE OUR NEXT SHOW WILL BE

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Mikiki

Port Monteau is a series of new video and sculpture works by Toronto based artist Mikiki. Works were produced following a self-lead research trip taken to their home territory on the east coast, where they connected with land and family. The show explores themes of intersectionality, queerness, nourishment, and community through the lens of Mikiki’s mixed settler and Mi'kmaq ancestry, queer identity, and HIV status.

Keep tabs on our website for more information in the coming weeks!

Still from upcoming film works by Mikiki 2022

Maker Space Updates

Have you heard the good news?

Artspace was selected as a recipient of an Ontario Trillium Fund Resilient communities grant!

With this grant we aim to expand the maker space to be larger, more accessible, and have more tools/materials for the community to access!

We are so happy to announce that we have hired local artist and academic Jillian Ackert as our contract Maker Space Coordinator!

Jillian is settling in well and is excited to start the community consultation portion of this project

If you have thoughts about the development of the maker space or want to know more about the project use this link to drop her a line!

Email Jillian about the maker space