Community Art Exhibit Hosted By One City Peterborough Will Be Hosted At Public Library
/One City Peterborough will be hosting an art exhibit at Peterborough Public Library from Sept. 1 - Oct. 16.
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Barnyard Sessions Are Back At 4th Line Theatre This September
/After a successful run of sold out shows in 2021, 4th Line Theatre is presenting the second presentation of The Barnyard Sessions: All About the Song, in September.
Ben Kunder will perform on September 22. Photo courtesy of 4th Line Theatre.
There will be four musical evenings with some of the region’s most beloved singer-songwriters. The Sessions, produced by local singer-songwriter Kate Suhr, will feature performers such as Greg Keelor (Blue Rodeo), Terra Lightfoot, Aphrose, The Weber Brothers, Julian Taylor, Sarah MacDougall, Ben Kunder, James McKenty, Rick Fines, Evangeline Gentle, Melissa Payne, Dylan Ireland, Emily Burgess, Kyler Tapscott, Nicholas Campbell and Kate Suhr.
In an intimate setting, and in true “Writers in the Round” tradition, four artists will share the stage, taking turns as they reveal how their original music is imagined, conceptualized, and crafted. As the curtain is pulled up, audience members will bear witness to the powerful role of songwriting and the process behind the lyrics.
The event will run for four performances, showcasing different artists each evening. The concerts will all take place at The Winslow Farm in Millbrook from 7 p.m. -8:30 p.m. on September 22, 23, 29 and 30.
“When I had the idea for The Barnyard Sessions in 2021, I never imagined how well-received it would be. Those four nights in early fall of 2021, in the barnyard at the Winslow farm, were magical and I know everyone who attended, felt it. We want to capture that magical again this year with the second instalment of The Barnyard Sessions. These intimate concerts are extraordinary interplays between musicians, music and audiences.”
Tickets for The Barnyard Sessions are on sale now and are available for purchase through 4th Line Theatre’s box office. The capacity for each performance is 100 seats to ensure an intimate experience. Purchase tickets in advance to avoid disappointment, as shows often sell out.
Concerts takes place at The Winslow Farm located at 779 Zion Line, Millbrook:
· September 22 at 7 p.m. – Sarah MacDougall, Ben Kunder, Julian Taylor and Evangeline Gentle
· September 23 at 7 p.m. – The Weber Brothers, Aphrose, Rick Fines and Nicholas Campbell
· September 29 at 7 p.m. – Greg Keelor, Terra Lightfoot, James McKenty and Melissa Payne
· September 30 at 7 p.m. – Emily Burgess, Kyler Tapscott, Dylan Ireland and Kate Suhr
New Public Artwork Installed At Jackson Park Sits Just Below The Surface Of Jackson Pond
/A new public artwork, Handwritten Moon, created by two local artists was installed in Jackson Park on Monday.
File Photo.
The metalwork text piece, entitled Handwritten Moon, is the result of a collaboration between the sculptor, Garrett “Owen” Gilbart, who fabricated the artwork, and the poet, Justin Million, who wrote the text.
Considering land, water and sky and the ways in which water shapes and cleanses us, Gilbart conceived the artwork as text set over a distorted Victorian bookplate hovering just below the surface of Jackson Pond and he commissioned Million to compose the text.
“After talking with Garrett about possible themes and inspirations for this project, I started asking myself a couple of questions: What kind of phrase would be aesthetically striking to read as laid over landscape? What kind of phrase can be both evocative and provocative, while also being respectful to any conceivable onlooker? I wanted anyone who may read it to feel something whether it is something about themselves or about the land,” Million said in the project proposal.
Handwritten Moon will be submerged in Jackson Pond near the Pagoda bridge until just before it freezes in late autumn and will be reinstalled next spring.
Handwritten Moon was commissioned as an artist-initiated project through the City’s Public Art Program. Special projects, such as artist-initiated projects, are a key area of focus of the Public Art Program that enable the program to keep up with emergent practices and provide opportunities for artists to experiment.
The call for proposals was issued this spring and was open to both established and emerging artists, artist teams and collectives, including those interested in expanding their practices into the public realm for the first time. Artists could propose artworks in any scale, scope and medium in any part of the city. The competition received eleven submissions.
City public art projects are reviewed by selection committees composed of five members of the community with interests or expertise in contemporary art, architecture, design, engineering, history, or cultural tourism. The members of the Artist-initiated Projects selection committee were Su Ditta from the City’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee, and Jon Lockyer, Shenoa Poirier, Frank Flynn, and Cydney Langill from the community at large.
“This public art commission responds creatively and ingeniously to the site selected by the artists - grounded in the land and changing our perception of place in a way that transforms public spaces to bring new meaning to both Peterborough’s built and natural heritage.” said Su Ditta from the City’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee.
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Peterborough Folk Festival Presents 'We Can Do This' Premiere At Market Hall
/The Peterborough Folk Festival will present “We Can Do This”, a one hour concert film documenting the four day concert series presented at the Rolling Grape Winery in Bailieboro in August 2021, on August 18 at Market Hall.
When the COVID-19 pandemic put a pause on many music festivals, Heritage Canada invited live event producers to reinvent artistic presentations.
Some producers chose not to participate, some aired their festivals on online platforms, but The Peterborough Folk Festival rose to the challenge.
Talented artists, filmmakers and more created a film documenting performances in unique locations with a mobile recording studio.
As the project evolved, the mobile studio concept remained and was implemented by engineer James McKenty and his ‘In Record Time’ mobile studio. James captured the performances in 32 channels of inputs for maximum quality.
By late June, the film evolved further to include a live audience. After exhausting all possibilities of hosting a live event within the City of Peterborough due to COVID 19 restrictions, and looking like the project was in jeopardy, it was decided to host a four day series of concerts at the Rolling Grape Vineyard in Balieboro.
“We Can Do This” is a film that highlights the musical performances of artists emerging from the previous 18 months of pandemic lockdown.
Accompanying the 55 minute film is the limited addi2on VINYL soundtrack album featuring 11 songs recorded live. There are only 400 copies available to the public, with no plans to create a digital download. The album will be available for sale at this year’s fes2val as well as at Blue Streak Records in Peterborough.
‘We Can Do This’ premieres at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre on August 18. There will be two shows at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Admission is a pay what you can donation to The Peterborough Folk Festival. Donations over $20 will receive a tax receipt. Tickets are available at the door.
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Fleming College School of Art And Design Hosting Online Art Auction
/Fleming College’s Haliburton School of Art + Design is inviting the public to take part in the Haliburton School of Art + Design Faculty Art Auction in support of art student bursaries.
Photo courtesy of Fleming College.
After having to cancel the signature fundraising event for the past two consecutive summers due to COVID-19, the annual Auction is back in an online format for the first time ever.
The auction will take place here until August 9 at 8 p.m.
All items have been donated by faculty who teach in Fleming’s Haliburton summer school and full-time programs. Works have been donated by many artists, including Helen McCusker, Rose Pearson, Rob Stimpson, Susan Watson-Ellis, and Todd Jeffrey Ellis.
Items will be added weekly as they become available.
The College will also host an in-person gathering at the Haliburton Campus on Aug. 11 from 5 – 7 p.m. which will include a cocktail reception, special silent auction, and art exhibition led by the instructors and creators at the Haliburton School of Art + Design.
This evening is an opportunity for college staff and students to re-connect with the Haliburton community. Winning bidders from the online auction can pick up items in-person at this event or arrange for pick up/shipping on another date by contacting Scott Walling at scott.walling@flemingcollege.ca or 1-866-353-6464 x 6721.
Proceeds from this event support Haliburton art student bursaries and innovative initiatives at the Haliburton Campus. Donations in support of this project can be made during the auction or online, and a charitable tax receipt will be issued for the full donation amount.
Hometown PTBO: Kim Blackwell on the 30th Anniversary of 4th Line Theatre and Summer Lineup
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This week on Hometown PTBO, Pete Dalliday talks with Kim Blackwell, managing artistic director for 4th Line Theatre about the company's 30th anniversary, the upcoming summer lineup and her journey through three decades with the company.
Winners Of 2022 Bierk Art Fund Bursaries Announced
/The Electric City Culture Council (EC3) has announced the winners of the 2022 Bierk Art Fund Bursaries as Austin Bowie and Ashleigh Gillen. Each student will receive a $1,000 bursary to pursue post-secondary studies in the Visual Arts or Architecture.
The Bierk Art Fund Bursary program was developed and administered by EC3 to support young artists in the community. Annually, they provide bursaries of $1,000 each to two graduating high school students in the City or County of Peterborough.
Austin Bowie is graduating from the Visual Arts Program at Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School, and will study visual arts at NSCAD (Nova Scotia School of Art and Design) in the fall.
“I want to pursue a career in the arts and continue studying arts because it is my passion and what makes me happy,” said Bowie. “I not only love creating art, but also enjoy being able to speak and teach others the things I have discovered, whether it be from my own practice or researching other artists / movements / techniques and more.”
Ashleigh Gillen is graduating from Adam Scott Collegiate Vocational Institution, in the Arts and Culture Special High Skills Major program, and will be studying at Carleton University’s Azrieli School of Architecture in the fall.
“Art is my passion. I am excited to expand my knowledge of art, design and their practical applications. I want to combine art in multimedia with my other interests like science and social consciousness,” she said. “I am interested in the combination of styles, textures and media to communicate ideas through art.”
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Youth Art Mentorship Program Presents 'Being In The World' At The Art Gallery Of Peterborough
/The Art Gallery of Peterborough invites the public to celebrate the opening of Being in the World, works from the Youth Art Mentorship Program on June 25 at 4 p.m.
SPENCER J. HARRISON IN HIS STUDIO. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ART GALLERY OF PETERBOROUGH.
This exhibition is the culmination of the Youth Art Mentorship Program (YAM), which began in Fall 2021 to provide a unique opportunity for youth artists to gain hands-on experience and insights supporting their future careers in the arts.
Selected by a jury of arts professionals, these young artists worked with mentor Spencer J. Harrison to produce an exhibition that speaks to the process of navigating being.
"Working with artists at this stage in their careers is fantastic; they are unencumbered by the art world around them and make honest work interpreting their worlds,” said Harrison. “These young artists each made very different artwork that really reveals how they see and understand their surroundings. I believe they will teach us and change the world."
YAM fostered three artists.
Sama Hojabri, a grade 12 art student enrolled in the Thomas A. Stewart Integrated Arts program for Visual Arts, was born in Tehran, Iran and grew up in a family with an artistic background.
She mainly uses pencil crayons and acrylic paint, but she has also experimented with pen and ink, collage, wood engraving, sculpture, ceramics, screen printing, oil painting, encaustic, digital, charcoal, photography, graphite, and watercolor.
Toula Pappas received her first set of pencil crayons when she was six years old, which led her to her first art class at the Art Gallery of Peterborough.
She has won many poster contests and art competitions including the Top Art Student Award at St. Peter’s Catholic Secondary School in Grade 10, and she was selected to paint a mural for the school’s GSA club.
Enzo Stimpson has been invested in art from a very young age and in recent years has found passion in photography. He was brought up in an extremely artistic household and always felt drawn to the arts rather than sports or academics.
Stimpson began started making comics at a young age and quickly became fond of charcoals and other mediums but didn't find that any of them 'clicked' until taking a photography class with local artists Jason Wilkins and Daniel Crawford. Stimpson is a grade 12 student in the Integrated Arts Program at TASS for visual arts.
Local Artist Brings Superheroes to Life For Saturday's Inaugural Capable Con
/New superheroes came to life as the biggest art project for local artist Mariah Yee as she designed all the characters for the inaugural Capable Con this Saturday.
Each character took approximately 40 hours to produce including their backstory and concept. Her mother, Leslie Yee is a CPD vice-chair and has vision loss. Leslie travels around with her guide dog, Akira. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
The free event is held by the Council for Persons with Disabilities (CPD) from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. outside the VentureNorth building. A play-on word of the popular event Comic-Con, Capable Con is designed to create open, healthy dialogues about disabilities and accessibility.
Yee created seven characters, each with their own disability and superpower. Each character set took roughly 40 hours of work with all works completed over the span of seven months.
“It was a great opportunity for me to potentially do something with my artwork and do something impactful here in Peterborough,” said Yee, CPD communications coordinator.
CPD volunteers helped create the concept and ideas of the superheroes before Yee made the illustrations for them.
“Some of them were accepted pretty quickly and some of them had to go through some adjustments and that’s just a part of the design process,” said Yee, CPD communications coordinator.
Each superhero is being featured at the event. The following are the characters showcased for Capable Con:
Scout and traveller, a hero with vision loss and his guide dog
Amanda Auriel, a hero with hearing loss but can read body signals and lips to capture words spoken. She uses a skateboard with her name spelled out in sign language.
Power Pals Jordan and Jamie who are on the autism spectrum. They possess the power of hyper-focus, unconventional outlooks, pattern recognition, great memory and recall.
Bionica Bot, an amputee gymnast with interchangeable parts for her arm to suit the task at hand.
An unnamed hero in a wheelchair.
