SHEGUIANDAH—A reception to open the 61st Northern Ontario Art Association (NOAA) Juried Exhibition is awaiting visitors at the Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah offering a unique opportunity to see the top artistic submissions from artists across the North.
“The NOAA is a group of 15 independent art clubs throughout Northern Ontario,” said Manitoulin Fine Arts Association (MFAA) President Christie Pearson Anderson. She went on to note that the organization was founded in 1949 “with a specific goal of furthering art education within remote Northern communities, as well as promoting the appreciation of their original art.”
“There really are some remarkable works here,” said Manitoulin’s own widely recognized Artist Emeritus Ivan Wheale, who was on hand for the reception.
Artists must be a current member of a member club to submit work and the club fees, based on membership, are $10 per artist (not including photographers and craftsman/artisans).
The MFAA currently has 56 members, consisting of 37 artists and 19 artisans. An entry fee of $25 allows NOAA members to enter one piece of work to the jury. If an artist has four pieces accepted into the juried exhibitions they earn the right to use the letters NOAA after their name. The MFAA has several members who have earned that accolade.
The 61st Annual NOAA Juried Exhibition and AGM was hosted this year by the Porcupine Art Club and was held at the Timmins Museum on September 16, 2017. This was the first year that entries were accepted by digital submission instead of shipping work to the jury site.
The jurors, Cesar Forero and Anita Spadafore had their work cut out for them, with 135 entries out of which only 38 were selected for the exhibit.
Seven MFAA members submitted works and artist Lauren Satok’s mixed media work entitled ‘Moosonee Train Station’ was selected as one of those for the exhibit.
The exhibit will remain at the Sheguiandah museum until June 25, then leaving for stints at Temiskaming, Kirkland Lake and ending in Moonbeam.
The Moonbeam Art Association will be hosting the 62nd Annual Juried Exhibition on September 15, 2018 at the Moonbeam Gallery, 93 St. Aubin Avenue in Moonbeam.
