MP Art Rotation
If you submitted art to display, please bring your art to the office of our MP (Pauline Rochefort) at 375 Main Street in North Bay. If you have art currently on display, please come and pick it up! If you need alternate arrangements, please email nbaasecretary@gmail.com
Members Zoom Meeting
Members’ zoom meeting (date changed as the WKP reception is May 27th.)
Deadline to enter the NOAA show
Painting information (do not need to be complete!) due to Beth by the third week of June. Abuelabeth504@gmail.com • payment of 30 dollars due June 30 to Karen. KKlinke-nbaatreasurer@hotmail.com. If you cannot do etransfer, contact Karen for alternate arrangements. The physical paintings will be taken to the show at the end of August.
Art of Small Joys Call for Submissions
Open call for Art, submit interest to museum@callander.ca
Cobolt Artist Colony
Christie Best Pearson Anderson will be the instructor. The Colony is July 13th to July 17th. Held at the Golden Age Club, 22 Argentite St in Cobalt. Instruction will cover such areas as drawing from life; from photos; perspective, composition; value scale; lost and found edges; negative drawing, various other techniques; regular graphite pencils; matt graphite pencils; tinting graphite drawings; tinted graphite pencils; water soluble graphite pencils; graphite powder. There might be a little bit of watercolour paint used.
Send an email to Karen Pilch mcguireg@xplornet.com if you are interested. This will put you on a list of interested people. This year the price will be $200.00 per person.
Noaa art to Beth Jackson
This is the week to deliver your artwork to me, Beth Jackson, 405
Lakeside Dr. North Bay.
Please have it wrapped in a bag or paper with your name on it. I will
inspect your work with you to make sure it is properly wired for
hanging and not oversized. Maximum size, including frame, is 33x38".
(Please read the Rules of Entry either on page 28 of the new NOAA
Bulletin or on the NOAA website.)
A sticker, declaring your work's originality and signed by you, will
be put on the back of your work.
70th NOAA Juried Expo and Meeting
September 9 to 12 in Little Current on Manitoulin Island. Come to enjoy the art as the jury selects what will be in the Northern Ontario Art Association touring show for 2026/ 2027
Taking Good Pictures of Pictures
Join Rob Effinger at the Alex Dufresne Gallery and learn some techniques to take better camera photos of your artwork! Rob has been taking pictures since his high school days when he would develop his own film. He has taught adult courses at Conestoga College, and several sessions at a photography club he led. The session would cover topics relevant to people who use all brands of cameras and phones.
Topics include:
Lighting
Setting up the Shot
Composition and Context
Smartphone and Digital Camera Tips
Bring your cellphone or camera for some hands-on activities. Cost $10 to the Alex Dufresne Gallery.
Nominations for NOAA Positions
The Northern Ontario Art Association (NOAA) is seeking Board Members for the following positions:
President / Vice-President / Director / Tour Scheduling Convenor
If any NBAA member is interested in serving on the NOAA Executive team, please forward your submission to:
by May 30th, 2026.
Barclay House - Bloom and Thrive
All are welcome to join Christine, Randi and Karen at the Barclay house to help residents create art, or just socialize!
Alex Dufresne Art Afternoon
Join for an afternoon of art and creativity. A $2 donation is requested.
Submit artwork for consideration for Pauline Rochefort MP office
If you wish to have artwork displayed at the MPs office, submit an image, the size, title and medium to nbaasecretary@gmail.com. The office of the MP does not limit sizes, but asks no political or controversial subjects be submitted. The office will select, and works will be installed early June! Current works will be removed if you wish at the same time, more info to follow!
Alex Dufresne Art Afternoon
Join for an afternoon of art and creativity. A $2 donation is requested.
AnyFlatSurface Show Opening at Alex Dufresne Gallery
Join Joyce Effinger for the opening of her first solo show at Alex Dufresne Gallery in Callander
Submission Deadline - Art of Birds Watching
Deadline to submit art to the Museum of Northern History Juried show
Alex Dufresne Art Afternoon
Bring your current creations, and join for an afternoon of art. A $2 is requested.
North Bay Public Library
Drop off Art for Display at the Library. Please email image and title and medium to nbaasecretary@gmail.com at least 1 day ahead for label creation.
Deadline for Art for the North Bay Public Library
Submit your art for a display in the showcase inside the North Bay Public Library. Both 2 and 3D art is welcome but space is limited. Send a picture of your work to nbaasecretary@gmail.com including title, dimensions including frame if any, and media, by April 30 so we can set up the display on May 1st.
Alex Dufresne Art Afternoon
Join for an afternoon of creation and communication. Bring $2 as a donation please.
Member’s Paint Day
Emmanual Church Paint Days - Bring your materials and creativity to our member’s paint day! Also bring a lunch ( or buy one nearby). Coffee is $2.
Alex Dufresne Art Afternoon
Join the group for an afternoon of creativity at the Alex Dufresne Gallery in Callander. Bring a 2 dollar donation please!
Alex Dufresne Art Afternoon
Join the group for creation and conversation. A 2 dollar donation is requested.
Negative to Positive - the Swiss Cheese Effect
CARENIE LITTLE presents "NEGATIVE TO POSITIVE (THE SWISS CHEESE EFFECT)"
When: Saturday March 28, 2026
Time: 9 am (to set up) - to 4:00 pm (clean up by 4:30 pm.)
Cost: $50.00
Where: Emmanuel United Church Hall, 395 Lakeshore Dr., North Bay
What: This workshop explores negative space and how it defines and enhances the positive. With visuals, demos, and exercises, using black and white and then a limited palette, we will learn about this important concept. Colour theory and patterning will also be incorporated. To finish, we will use what we’ve learned to work on our own composition using our media of choice.
Essentials: sketch pad, pencils, eraser, ruler, black Sharpie pen (the no-bleed kind if possible), coloured pencils in red, blue, yellow, grey, white.
Optionals: pastels, acrylics, or watercolours and the paper, canvas, brushes, etc to go with. Reference photos (from books, magazines, or our own) with interesting negative spaces, such as plants, people, landscapes, buildings.
TO REGISTER: Email: Maggie Pappoulas at: mpappoulas@cogeco.ca or call/text: 705-303-5509 ** Please register early to hold your spot, as there is a class size limit.
PAYING FOR YOUR WORKSHOP:
Send E-Transfer to: $50.00 to: kklinke-nbaa-treasurer@hotmail.com - Use Password Code: NBAA
OR if paying by cheque or money order: Mail to:
Treasurer / Workshop ***
1057 Tower Drive
North Bay, ON P1B 8G2
If mailing in a cheque, please advise either Beth Jackson at: abluelabeth504@gmail.com or Karen Klinke that you are sending in a cheque/money order to save your spot.
Alex Dufresne Art Afternoon
Come and create with NBAA members - bring a $2.00 donation.
NBAA Member’s Meeting on Zoom
Join the NBAA monthly member’s meeting. Join Zoom Meeting: CLICK ON THIS LINK
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84207520181?pwd=7Ka3udXISC8haNZ8jO2bpWLz45sazs.1
Submission Deadline - Whitewater Gallery Paddle Fundraiser
100 Artists are invited to paint a paddle to help fundraise for the Whitewater Gallery. Pick up your paddle - and submit your finished work by March 11. Update extended to March 19! Gala to follow on March 28th at the North Bay Museum. Contact the gallery to find out entry rules.
Alex Dufresne Art Afternoon
The NBAA meets for an afternoon of creativity. Please bring a $2.00 donation.
Alex Dufresne Art Afternoon
The NBAA meets for an afternoon of creativity. Please bring a $2.00 donation.
