Arts & Culture

The latest articles about arts and culture in Peterborough, profiling the rich and vibrant creative community in the area.

A 'Caution floor slippery' sign sits between two paintings at Sadleir House.

A student-led home for the arts: Sadleir House looks to serve community

Despite the effects of COVID-19 on many beloved Peterborough arts and music venues, Sadleir House has weathered the worst of the pandemic. Looking toward the future, the House pledges to reflect its values: inclusivity, community and student leadership.

Latest in Arts & Culture
Signature of R Murray Schafer
Memories of R. Murray Schafer (1933-2021)

Influential composer and artist passes away, age 88. Schafer lived in Peterborough County.

Kelli Marshall dressed in jingle dress regalia holds an eagle feather over her head
Kelli Marshall dances to honour residential school survivors and victims

Event planned for August 29 will showcase music and dance for residential school survivors

Undercurrent: Local artists capture the fleeting beauty of flowers
Gordon Johnston pens playful and attentive portraits of the non-human world
LA Alfonso explores a stranger’s strange archive in Agent Sunless

In his latest media art performance series, Alfonso pushes the boundaries of autobiographical filmmaking and encourages the audience ask with him: who is Agent Sunless?

Review: Dymaxion by Garbageface and Wolfagram

Peterborough rapper delivers a stark vision of technological alienation on latest record

Meet three young Peterborough poets

April is National Poetry Month. This year, the festival’s theme is “resilience,” and that’s something these young poets all embody in their work.

Interview: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson discusses her new record, Theory of Ice

"In my artistic work, I try to operate from a place of generative refusal," the Anishinaabe musician says, "building a world that’s different and is Anishinaabe, but exists in the present."

Stay-at-home order forces postponement of Precarious Festival at the Theatre on King

Meanwhile, performing arts groups are calling for an “equitable and science-driven approach” to the provincial shutdown so they can continue rehearsing and livestreaming

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