SOYRA
22 Church Street L4G 1G4 Aurora, ON, Canada

This workshop for Teens aged 14 to18 would make a perfect early Christmas gift!

From our friends at Pine Tree Potters - support the annual EMPTY BOWLS event! See details in their post.

As we honour our veterans this week, take a moment to view some amazing artwork by local students in this special Remembrance Day Exhibit. ' We Remember ' is sponsored by Aurora's Royal Canadian Legion, Col. Fred Tilston VC Branch 385 View the Virtual Skylight Gallery at: aurora.ca//recreation-arts-and-cultu/skylight-gallery.aspx

A new online series with Andrew Sookrah

SOYRA members are creative people! Congratulations to Diane Ament (on right) , longtime board member of the Newmarket Stage Company (NSC) and SOYRA member, as she is presented the prestigious President’s Award by Association of Community Theatres by Central Ontario’s (ACT-CO) Anne Currie-O’Brien.

Need some entertainment this Friday? Landscape Artist of the Year Canada Airing on CBC Television & CBC Gem | October 9 at 9 pm... If you missed it on cable this spring, catch the nationwide broadcast of the four-part series Landscape Artist of the Year Canada starting this Friday on CBC TV and CBC Gem. The series brings together artists from across the country to compete in an unscripted artistic challenge. As part of the grand prize, the winning piece will be on view at the McMichael on a historic easel belonging to both Tom Thomson and AY. Jackson. Tune in for special content featuring McMichael Executive Director Ian Dejardin on the history of landscape painting in Canada! Mark your calendars: October 9 at 9 pm EST. (Note: This is a repeat of the original showing) See more

We regret to inform you that the Aurora Art Show and Sale, scheduled to take place on October 3 and 4, has been cancelled. I can assure you, the Town of Aurora in partnership with SOYRA brainstormed every possible alternative plan to host the event this year, but it is unfortunately not possible. A number of factors influenced this decision, one being Aurora Town Hall’s continued closure to the public.

Grab your brushes, paints and head out to scout for a great location in King Township!

Congratulations to Lucy Quintero. Her beautiful artwork is on the cover of the fall issue of Mosaic!

Virtual Show Opportunity in East Gwillimbury!

Congratulations to Lucy!

Announcing the Aurora Street Wall Mural Program! A unique opportunity for local artists! The purpose of the murals is to create a sense of pride, reduce graffiti and tagging, and allow neighbourhoods to shape their community through beautification. The murals will be created on Town-owned retaining walls along Yonge Street. The first location is the west-facing retaining wall located just north of the Yonge St. and Catherine Ave. intersection. Application Deadline: August 27..., 2020 The winning Artist is eligible for up to a maximum of $3,700 in funding for the production of the mural Program’s first mural as detailed in the program guidelines. Specific criteria include: Selection process Mural location Themes Eligibility Submission requirements The application and guidelines are available online at: https://webforms.aurora.ca//Downtown-Street-Wall-Mural-Pro

McMichael Virtual Plein Air Competition Deadline: August 23, 2020

Visit Sandra Murphy’s virtual gallery!

https://mcmichael.com/event/virtual-en-plein-air/ CALL TO ARTISTS!!! :D

Last November, we were looking forward to John McQuade from Fleming College as a guest speaker. His talk was focused on Miksang, a Tibetan word roughly translating to ‘good eye’. Miksang is a discipline of perception that connects clear seeing and delivers equivalent images that are simple, brilliant and heartfelt. It is not just about taking photographs; it is about the experience of seeing and expressing what we see clearly and precisely through the medium of photography. Learn to see the world in a fresh way. An extensive power outage throughout Aurora caused the cancellation of that presentation. We re-booked McQuade for our June meeting. And then the pandemic changed everything. John looks forward to meeting SOYRA members at some future date. It was interesting to read this blog on Painterskeys about the concepts of Miksang.

To all our followers, programs and activities are still 'on hold' for the foreseeable future. In the meantime, please enjoy some of these current online exhibitions. SOYRA members are exhibiting!

Connected: Aurora’s Online Art Show. The webpage is live with extended viewing until May 25! Please use the link below to access the site. www.aurora.ca/artshow/ Submissions are from artists who had applied for the 58th Aurora Art Show which has been rescheduled.... SOYRA is grateful for to ongoing support provided by the Town of Aurora! Enjoy the exhibit!

Today is the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Group of Seven's first exhibition in 1920 at the Art Gallery of Toronto (now the Art Gallery of Ontario). ...To mark the occasion here is the cover of the original exhibition catalogue and a photo of each of the founding seven members. . 1. Catalogue 2. Lismer 3. Jackson 4. Varley 5. Harris 6. Carmichael 7. Johnston 8. MacDonald See more