The Art School of Peterborough
174A Charlotte St K9J 2T8 Peterborough, ON, Canada

We are excited to introduce our new downtown gift cards! To celebrate this, we are giving away a $25 downtown gift card to five randomly selected winners. Al...l you have to do is to tag three downtown businesses where you would like to use these gift cards at in the comment. The five random winners will be announced on Dec. 18th! See more

We have the Holiday Window Contest winners! Congratulations to The Art School of Peterborough on winning our annual downtown Holiday Window Contest. This year’...s winners are: 1st place The Art School of Peterborough 2nd Place Union Studio 3rd Place Avant-Garden Shop The Art School would like to thank all of its supporters in this year’s Holiday Window Contest, but most of all we want to thank our local essential workers, says Jenni Johnston, Executive Director. This year's theme allowed us to create heartfelt decorations for our community to distribute to their essential workers to say thank you. We are truly grateful for their efforts to help keep our community safe. Please stop by The Art School and show your essential love by picking up a special decoration and deliver it as a thank you this holiday season, free of charge. This is a time when we all need to take a moment and pause and say Thank you. We are sincerely grateful. Thank you, everyone, who have voted for your favourite windows! We also have five $25 downtown gift card winners: Jenn Reid, Ian Scott, Margaret Hamilton, Parth Shah, Jeanette Mahler. A confirmation email will be sent to you!

Online winter votive pottery workshop rolls out today. Kits have been picked up and video is being emailed out! Looking for something to do while cozy inside this holiday season? Check out our workshops available during the holiday break. What a great gift to put under the tree too!!! Www.artschoolptbo.org or give us a call (705)742-3221.

Check out our Mini Market finds through our short video's that features some of our participating artists. Paul Nabuurs has been a long time supporter of The Art School of Peterborough and has painted three stunning minis available for you to bid on. Check out our video below and check out our virtual mini gallery through the link below.... https://docs.google.com/.../1ojPity.../present... Sealed Bids will be accepted in person; Direct Messaging The Art School of Peterboroug...h's social media accounts; by email at [email protected]; or by phone (705) 742-3221. Happy Bidding! #Mini #Auction #Minipainting #painting #supportlocalbusiness #local #artist #notforprofit

Last day to register for the online snowman ball decoration. Pick up packages tomorrow and follow the video . Bring us back your created piece the following Wednesday and we will have them fired and back to you the next week. Register now at www.artschoolptbo.org

Thank you to the voters who cast 1707 votes for us! We are truly grateful for your support. Now we need to deliver some Essential Heart decorations! Stop by and pick up a free ornament to give to your Essential worker(s) this holiday season. Help us distribute them. Show some Essential Love

The Holiday Spirit is Here! Check out what we have been up to! - https://mailchi.mp/nexicom/nov23

Hello!!! We need your help! We could really use your vote for the Art school in our holiday window contest. It ends in an hour (5pm) and it's a tight race. Doesn't take long to vote downtownptbo.ca Thank you for the help!!! https://downtownptbo.ca/2020-dbia-holiday-window-contest/

The Teen Printmaking Teens class was busy block printing last class. They have shared their incredible art work with us! Their first time using the press!

Winter Term is open for Registration! Check our our Mini Market - https://mailchi.mp/nexicom/nov16

The Teen Printmaking class took their artwork outside! Check out their latest pieces, absolutely stunning. Incredible prints on clothes and other pieces of fabric, neat!

Teen Printmaking Students are getting acquainted with tools, techniques & the inking process! So much fun!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CG0mXyZnZYi/ Check out the latest from our acrylic pouring class! Thank you Ross for sharing your art work with us, your beach is stunning!

The kids in Saturday’s Drawing and Painting class are getting into the spooky season! Check out their lovely hand-built pottery pumpkins and hand painted haunted backdrops!

Interested in making your very own mug or bowl with someone special to you? Well you're in luck we have ONE couples spot left for tomorrow's Pottery Date Night. It's running from 7-9:30 pm. Sign up now! www.artschoolptbo.org

Come check out our gift shop, THE LAUNCH. Support locally made! We have beautiful pottery pieces, paintings, hand crafted jewellery, cards, fused glass and more! Also, please don’t forget your mask!

The final days are here...Register now! - https://mailchi.mp/nexicom/oct1

Here’s a sneak peek at our latest online workshop, Pottery Bird Feeders! We have just uploaded NEW workshops, check them out! A lot of Christmas themed hand-built pottery items to make!

Fall Leaf Bowls are out of the kiln! These are the results from our online Pottery Workshop last week. If you are looking to get your hands on some clay checkout our weekly online workshops. Pick up a kit, watch the online video then drop it off for us to fire and finish glazing for you. www.artschoolptbo.org

Check out what our local arts organizations are doing to offer programming and exhibits for our community.

Are you interested in learning a vast array of techniques created by Old Masters? If so, this Fall course is perfect for you: Techniques of the Masters on Tuesday afternoons from 1-4pm with artist Victoria Wallace! The course will familiarize students to wildly diverse painting styles and eras, that will help you get in touch with your own style! Classes start next week! No time to waste!

Here’s a look into our Oil Painting class, such incredible work! Always fascinated walking through the classroom taking a look at everyone’s paintings!

Congratulations to Nicole Hubbert she is the winning bidder in today’s Mini Monday. Thank you to everyone who placed bids today.

What a beautiful rooster pottery piece! Did you know that it takes 2 firings for pottery pieces to be complete? Next step a bisque firing, then it will be painted and dip glazed with a clear coat, followed by a glaze firing. There’s always lots of fun happening in the pottery studio!

A few spots left in our Cartooning for Youth Thursday evenings from 4:30-6 pm with Sebastian Urquhart-Beligan! Come learn the techniques to bringing your characters to life with accurate facial features, adding movement and more!

From working drawings to pulling first artist proofs! Well done crew! Looking forward to our next class! Thank you to the Printmaking for Teens class for sharing their work!

How well do you know The Art School of Peterborough? - https://mailchi.mp/nexicom/oct-19

Our last Mini Monday has arrived! Check out Until we meet again 4x4 oil painting. Sealed bids will be accepted until 8pm tonight by direct messaging the Art School’s Facebook or Instagram account. Bidders will not be contacted throughout the day, so place your ultimate bid and cross your fingers. The winning bidder will be announced at shortly after 8pm tonight. Happy bidding! Until we meet again Jenni Johnston Oil on canvas... 4x4 #minimonday #monday #painting #onlineauction #notforprofit

Has a Fused or Stained Glass class always been on your to do list? Take a moment to check out some of these project that could be possible. Our Fused glass/ Stained glass Open Studio on Thursday from 6-9pm will allow you to work on your own projects with the help of our talented instructor Susan Taylor- Stevenson. Sign up now while you can. Check this off your list this fall. You won’t be disappointed. Classes start October 8th. artschoolptbo.org

We’re getting ready for YOU! The countdown is on for Fall courses to begin! We’re taking all precautionary measures in regards to COVID-19, desks are 6 feet apart, masks are required, daily cleaning of highly touched surfaces and we ask for frequent hand sanitizing. Classes begin October 3rd and run for 10 weeks! There’s still time to register, sign up now before classes fill up!

Here’s a few more vibrant pieces from past Acrylic Pouring students! If you are interested in creating your own show-stopping pieces, sign up now! Limited spots available, classes this Fall are running Mondays from 2-4:30 pm and/or Mondays from 6-8:30 pm