Fonds 23-008 - Kawartha Artists Gallery and Studio (KAGS) fonds

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Kawartha Artists Gallery and Studio (KAGS) fonds

Level of description

Fonds

Reference code

23-008

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • 1990-2020 (Creation)
    Creator
    Kawartha Artists Gallery and Studio

Physical description area

Physical description

67 cm of textual records
4 photo albums (approx. 450 photographs)
11 scrapbooks

Archival description area

Name of creator

(1990-2020)

Administrative history

The Kawartha Artists Gallery and Studio (KAGS), founded by Dorothy Martin, was a not-for-profit artist collective located in Peterborough, established in June 1990 in the basement of the Peterborough Public Library’s De La Fosse branch. Some of the well-Read more

Custodial history

The collection was originally cared for by the archivist of KAGS, and when the material was dispersed in the early 2020s, it was re-collected by Beth Popham and donated to the Trent University Archives.

Scope and content

The fonds consists of records from the Kawartha Artists Gallery and Studio, including administrative files and meeting minutes, artist biographies, newspaper articles, material from art shows and events, correspondence, newsletters, and photographs andRead more

Notes area

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated by Beth Popham and Studio 201 to the Trent University Archives in July 2023.

Arrangement

Material was removed from binders and rearranged into series.

Restrictions on access

None.

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