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In this newsletter:
- Exhibition Programming
- November Events
- NEWS - Destabilized Municipal Funding
- Holiday Market
- Maker Space Update
- Volunteer Spotlight & Holiday Party
- Jinian's Take
- Juried Members' Exhibition
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Come Closer / Michael Nathaniel Green
September 20 - November 25, 2023
As part of our current exhibition, Artspace is presenting Seeds for Care, a moderated conversation about the intersection of art and mental health with specific reference to psychosis/schizophrenia.
 As an artist with first-hand experience with psychosis, Michael’s recovery and well-being is inextricable from his artistic practice. He is joined in conversation by author Susan Doherty (The Ghost Garden: Inside the Lives of Schizophrenia’s Feared and Forgotten) and Executive Director at Peterborough Youth Services, Gordon Langille in a community dialogue that addresses isolation, and explores creativity and care.
Seeds for Care
November 15, 2023m, 6 - 8pm
Artspace, 3-378 Aylmer St N.
Feeling Tones by Michael Nathaniel Green
Artspace Gallery 2
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In Review:
no experience by Jinian Harwig
Friday Nov 3 (FFPTBO)
6-9pm
Our Intern, Jinian performed her piece no experience during this month's First Friday PTBO art crawl. See Jinian’s Take, below to learn more about this project.
Life Drawing with Kathryn Durst
Wednesday Nov 8
6 - 8:30pm
This month, this 4-part workshop series got underway. The series features artist and instructor Kathryn Durst, and takes participants through an introductory approach to observational drawing of the human form. Click HERE for more information!
Coming Up:
Seeds for Care: A Moderated Conversation about Art and Mental Health
Wednesday Nov 15
6-8pm
No registration required
 Spirit Creatures from Stone, Bone, Metal and Glass
Sunday Nov 19
6-9pm
Join artists and facilitators Brian Nichols and Jane Lowbeer, as they guide you through the process of creating companion spirit creatures, dolls, talismans, or objects to travel with us on our personal life journeys. Click HERE for more info.
Texty Tuesdays: Text as Art
Sunday Nov. 21
6pm to 9pm
The second event in our Text Tuesday series. Each Texty Tuesday session includes interactive writing exercises, group discussions, drawing, and other forms of artistic expression. Click HERE for more info.
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NEWS - Destabilized Municipal Funding
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 On November 6, the City of Peterborough released a draft City budget to the public that included a 5% reduction to its funding to all Service Grant recipients, including Artspace. The New Canadian Centre promptly initiated a joint advocacy letter, to which Artspace has added its name.
A City Council Meeting dedicated to discussion about this proposed budget is scheduled for Tuesday, November 14 at 6pm. So, please tune in! Our Artistic Director, Leslie Menagh - along with representation from other orgs in receipt of Service Grants - has registered her delegation to speak against this funding reduction.
Interested in joining the chorus? CLICK HERE to sign up to speak at the meeting!!!
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 That’s Right. We’re Back!
Our second annual Holiday Market and Fundraiser is just around the corner!
WHEN: December 1st from 6-9pm AND December 2nd from 12-4pm
WHAT: We have an incredibly talented and unique group of vendors lined up for this event! You find everything from fine art, to pottery, to zines, and more. There is something for everyone!
FREE ART MAKING TOO? Yup! After perusing the work of 15+ spectacular vendors, stop by the Maker Space to try out one of our new 3D-printed miniature etching presses!
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This month has brought a fresh, new lineup of Open Studio activities. Join us - FOR FREE - on Thursday evenings from 6-8pm for communal art making.
You can join our weekly activity, bring your own project, or explore some of the supplies we have available in the Maker Space (drawing, collage, mending, or zine-making to name a few).
Check out our November lineup of weekly activities below:
- November 9 - Watercolour Painting
- November 16 - Willow Weaving
- November 23 - CLOSED
- November 30 - BYOC Night! (bring your own craft)
Come one, come all!!
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Volunteer Spotlight + Holiday Party
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Meet Brian Nichols!
Anyone who drops by Artspace on a Wednesday afternoon is very likely to have met Brian Nichols!
Brian has had a career teaching at the post secondary level (psychology, early childhood education and expressive arts), and working as a play and art psychotherapist. In his retirement, his interest now is in managing illness and in palliative care. He currently facilitates retreats for people living with cancer, and facilitates art drop-in opportunities (here at Artspace) for people we have been marginalized. He has a doctorate in psychology and maintains a personal art practice.
The way we see it, Artspace would not be where we are today without the support, generosity, and care that Brian brings to everything that he does.
Join us in saying thank you to Brian for his dedication to making our community a more caring place.
And, by the way, Brian is one of the facilitators for our upcoming workshop, Spirit Creatures from Stone, Bone, Metal, and Glass. Click HERE to find out how to register.
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And, speaking of volunteers…
You’re invited to Artspace’s Volunteer Holiday Party, November 23 from 6-9pm.
Join us for snacks, hot drinks, and craft stations galore! Past, present, and prospective volunteers are welcome to attend.
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no experience by Jinian Harwig
In place of Jinian's Take, Jinian stepped into the role of performer during the First Friday PTBO art crawl. Called no experience, the performance piece engaged the intersection of disability and the workplace.
Read more about no experience HERE.
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Juried Members' Exhibition
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Are you on the fence about applying to the upcoming Juried Members' Exhibition?
Drop in during our regular hours of operations for the opportunity to ask our Artistic Director, Leslie about the application and selection processes, and troubleshoot application challenges.
Unable to drop-in? Please do not hesitate to reach out to Leslie with your questions at gallery@artspaceptbo.ca.
Submission Deadline: November 20, 2023
Exhibition Dates: January 5 to February 24 2024
For more information visit our website.
And if you’re not a member yet, and you’re an artist who would like to be considered for the members' show, join Artspace now!
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Artspace wishes to thank the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their support in creating our extraordinary Maker Space over the past year.
And, we also gratefully acknowledge the ongoing financial support of the following organizations:
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