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In this newsletter:
- On Exhibition
- Upcoming Events
- Maker Space Highlights
- Jinian's Take
- Call for Submissions - 2024 Members' Exhibition
- Volunteer Highlight
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Come Closer / Michael Nathaniel Green
September 20 - November 25, 2023
Thank you to folks who joined us from near and far the opening reception of Come Closer. It was a sunny September afternoon in the gallery, filled with friends and family, and bubbling with conversation about Michael's work.
COMING UP: We're hosting a talk with Michael and author, Susan Doherty on the topic of mental health and artistic and creative practice on the evening of November 15. So stay tuned for upcoming updates about that.
Please drop in to take in this exhibition during our regular visiting hours between Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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Culture X
Sep 14-Dec 14, 2023
Please don't forget to check out this annual virtual showcase of Trent University Cultural Studies Undergraduate artworks. Culture X features the work of studio course students who have submitted their work for the prestigious the Gregory R. Frith Memorial Prize.
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Isadora Jam
Tuesday Oct 3, 4:30-6:30pm
If you are interested in exploring projection as part of an exhibition, installation, or theatre production, don't miss this opportunity to network and share ideas with local professionals working with this exciting software. Learn how to access Isadora in this community. For more information join the Isadora Fan Club facebook group. No previous experience required.
Thanks to the Peterborough Foundation, TTOK, Public Energy Performing Arts, Market Hall, Artspace and the Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival.
First Friday PTBO
Friday Oct 6, 7-9pm
We're open during Peterborough's monthly art crawl, so plan to stop by to visit our current exhibition, and partake in some Maker Space makery.
Acrylic Painting Workshop with Nicole Bauberger
Sunday Oct 15, 10am-4pm
Join celebrated artist and instructor Nicole Bauberger for this one-day workshop on advanced acrylic technique. Designed to expand and deepen our knowledge of acrylic painting, participants will draw on each other's knowledge and experiences to develop their skills and advance their artistic goals.
Register Here
Introducing Texty Tuesdays
Every 4th Tuesday of the month
Texty Tuesdays is a monthly gathering of artists / creatives / writerly types interested in the use of language as an artistic medium. The format of each Texty Tuesday will include a slideshow of examples and relevant remarks, followed by a hands-on dry media exercise, and a move toward zine production. As all Texty Tuesdays will be geared toward zine production, our goal is to spur, prompt, and provoke the production of zines to be part of the Book and Zine Fest in March 2024.
October Texty Tuesdays: Signature Workshop / Handwriting & Art
Tuesday Oct 24, 6pm - 8pm
The inaugural Texty Tuesdays workshop is an opportunity to practice cursive, work on your signature, and explore the art in text. THIS IS AN ALL-AGES WORKSHOP and is kid-friendly. No previous experience required!
Register here
APPLY NOW!!!
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 The Maker Space was bustling this past month with new faces and activities, with machine & hand sewing taking and lino print making taking centre stage. Huge thanks to our Maker Space users for doing what you do, and characterizing this space with such care and curiosity and joy. We love it!
Open Studio
It’s been about a month since we switched our weekly Open Studio gatherings to Thursday evenings. And so far, it’s going swimmingly! We're seeing a flow of new and familiar faces come through the door. Good conversation unfolds, there's coffee and tea, and free art supplies make for a pretty great night out, if we do say so ourselves!
Feel free to join our weekly activity, or you can bring your own projects &/or explore some of the supplies available (drawing, collage, mending, or zine-making to name a few).
Thursday Open Studio activities for October:
October 5 - Crochet
October 12 - Spooky Applique
October 19 - Pumpkin Carving (BYOP)
October 26 - Collage Story Making
FYI: Our Programming Coordinator, Jillian is away for the month of October. So please reach out to our Artistic Director, Leslie with questions. Leslie can be reached gallery@artspaceptbo.ca, and is happy to answer questions and help you connect...
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Jinian's Take is Back!
Yep, Jinian has returned for a second semester as a Cultural Studies (Trent U) Intern. Here is where she'll capture her thoughts - sometimes about what's on exhibition, or otherwise what's on the brain.
Of all the pieces featured in Micheal Nathaniel's Come Closer, Drinking from the river of forgetfulness speaks to me the most. Something about this little gold statue sparks memories of a cartoon design from my childhood. The figure's simple stance and curved edges possess a certain innocence. It's head is missing, cutting short its innocence, but there isn’t a despair in this loss. The form of a scythe, mounted above the innocent gold figure, hangs in space not in a menacing way, but somehow friendly, dangling flowers over the figure as if in apology. Once violent turned kind. In this way, the piece speaks to an optimistic approach to pain and trauma.
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Call for Submissions - 2024 Members' Exhibition
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Call for Submissions - NOW OPEN
Artspace invites its members to submit artworks for consideration in a juried group exhibition that will launch the artist-run centre’s January 2024 season, and 50th anniversary celebrations.
Selected works will resonate with the centre’s commitment to nurturing the development and presentation of new work from artists of all disciplines. They will also reflect a moment of looking back and looking forward, and of the hope for meaningful dialogue and community engagement.
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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Say hello to our volunteer feature of the week, Sarah Cullingham!
A few words from Sarah about her art practice and what Artspace means to her:
“My own art practice mostly involves making funny handcrafts around my kitchen table...and lots of writing, both academically and otherwise. I love volunteering at Artspace because of the people I get to work with. Plus, it's a beautiful space to work in. I have learned so much from the other volunteers and the participants at the (One City) art drop-in. It's a great way to connect and build a sense of community that centers creativity and expression. And it's a lot of fun.”
Sarah has been a warm, joyful, and reliable presence at Artspace for almost a year now. If you drop by One City’s art drop-in on Wednesday, you will almost always find her! Whether helping facilitate activites, creating alongside attendees, serving tea & coffee, or helping with set-up and tear down, Sarah is busy making others' experiences better by being at Artspace.
Big thank-you, Sarah, for all that you do!
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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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