Arts Organizations
 Artspace
The Art School of Peterborough
Kawartha Artists Gallery & Studio
Kinmount and Area Artisans Guild
Patria Music Theatre
Peterborough Arts Umbrella
Artspace
Artspace is a multidisciplinary artist-run centre with non-profit charitable status committed to supporting the growth and development of contemporary artists and related art practices and dedicated to artistic freedom and exploration. For more information phone 748-3883. Artspace hours are now Tuesday to Friday, 12 noon - 6 p.m., and Saturdays 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Visit Artspace's web site at www.artspace-arc.org.
The Art School of Peterborough
The Art School of Peterborough is a not-for-profit private art school, boasting "the most professional and extensive programme in the visual arts in the county of Peterborough for both children and adults." Programs include: painting and drawing, mixed media, cartooning, mask and puppet making and pottery studio work.
The School is located in the Tunnel Arcade of the Charlotte Mews, 178A Charlotte St, Peterborough. For more information please call (705) 742-3221.
Kawartha Artists Gallery & Studio
Founded in 1990, KAGS is a co-operative of artists supported by its members. Intended to supply the Peterborough area art community with affordable gallery and studio space, the KAGS now has a unique gallery and studio entirely run by member volunteers. The Kawartha Artists’ Gallery and Studio is a non-profit organization. Any money earned is used to cover operating expenses and to improve its facility. Located at 420 O'Connell Rd. in Peterborough. For more information, call (705) 741-2817.
Kinmount and Area Artisans Guild
Created in 1999, the Kinmount and Area Artisans Guild's primary project is the highly successful Kinmount Artisans Marketplace, located in the heart of beautiful Kinmount, Ontario. The Marketplace has had 80 local members contributing to the arts and the crafts on display and for sale all year long.
In addition, the Guild hosts many events and activities all year long including Spring and Christmas sales, the Thanksgiving Homecoming Studio Tour (12th year) and our many instruction classes.
Contact us at (705) 488 1414, by writing the Guild at Box 6, Kinmount, Ontario, K0M 2A0 or better still come and visit our Marketplace.
Winter Schedule - Fri, Sat, Sun (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
Spring/Summer Schedule - Every day (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
Patria Music Theatre
Patria Music Theatre Projects is a not-for-profit company dedicated to producing the large-scale, environmental, music theatre works of world renowned, Canadian composer, author and environmentalist R. Murray Schafer. Every summer in the heart of The Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve these shows thrill audiences with their natural settings, breathtaking beauty and haunting music.
For more information, contact Lesley English, General Manager, Patria Music Theatre Projects
P.O. Box 108, West Guilford, ON, K0M 2S0; Call (705) 754-4167, or visit www.patria.org
Peterborough Arts Umbrella
The Peterborough Arts Umbrella (PAU) is an incorporated, not-for-profit organization with charitable status, formed by the merging of The Peterborough Arts Council and The Peterborough Festival of The Arts and dedicated to serving practitioners of all artistic disciplines in Peterborough and surrounding area.
The hours of the PAU's gallery in the square are Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. To find out more about the Peterborough Arts Umbrella, phone:(705) 749-3220, fax: (705) 749-2818
or email: info@pauart.com.
Visit the PAU web site at www.pauart.com, for exhibit and membership information, hours and articles from PAUL, The PAU's newsletter featuring events and people in the membership community. Any arts and culture organizations holding events in the Peterborough area may have them listed in PAUL by contacting the PAU.
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