Gallery News and Updates

By Ashlyn GregoryIn their exhibition Keeping Time, on display in the Queen’s Square Gallery from March 15 – May 31, 2025, Laura Peturson and Andrew Ackerman create an enchanting environment that invites viewers to consider the passage of time. Inspired by the woods surrounding their home in Callander, Ontario, the artists use the remnants of children’s forts as a foundation from which to examine natural life cycles and the aging of children.

Artist Stephen Altena’s solo exhibition, Everything Was So Pretty, is about looking at the world and all of its beautiful things through the eyes of a child. The Cambridge Art Galleries’ exhibition will be opening at the Preston Gallery this month.

Artists Laura Peturson and Andrew Ackerman reflect on their shared experience as parents, their feelings on the insularity of family, and the nature of time in their upcoming Cambridge Art Galleries’ exhibition Keeping Time at the Queen’s Square Gallery.

The Cambridge Art Galleries is proud to celebrate its commitment to art and health, an investment that strengthens social infrastructure and addresses vital mental health needs in our community. Through creative programming, the Art + Wellness Project fosters belonging, combats social isolation, and demonstrates the transformative power of art in supporting well-being.

Olivia Mae Sinclair's exceptional artwork, It Takes Two, has been proudly added to the permanent art collection of Cambridge Art Galleries. A jury chose the piece as the newest acquisition from the Queen’s Square exhibition, Next in Fibre: 20th Anniversary of Fibreworks.

Cambridge Art Galleries and Idea Exchange are excited to launch a new collection of art and exhibition catalogues that are now available for members to browse and borrow.

Cambridge Art Galleries and Idea Exchange are honoured to support and host the Cambridge Poppy Project. This community art project of Remembrance is created with hand-knit and crocheted poppies made and donated by community members.