About Us

Purpose of the Ottawa Art Association

To encourage the appreciation of art in the community; and,

To encourage members in the practice of original fine art in the categories of Oil, Watercolour, Acrylic, Pastel, Mixed Media and Other media such as handprints, graphite, ink, charcoal and painting on silk.

The Association's Constitution reiterates these aims. (Viewable in Adobe pdf reader format)

 

Major Activities

For nine months of the year, members exhibit their work in the Foyer of the Ottawa Little Theatre at 400 King Edward Avenue, Ottawa. The hangings occur on a Sunday morning in which members participate to submit, register, and hang the works. This is a friendly event that some members follow with Brunch. Two of these months are devoted to the Fall and Spring Awards shows.

We also have nine monthly meeting (Summer and December excepted) in which to meet other members, and hear a lecture, demonstration or critique of our submitted art work. This is on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm., 1480 Heron Road, Ottawa.

The newsletter and website keep everyone up to date. Outings are regularly arranged and normally advertised in the newsletter.

 

History

The Ottawa Art Association is the most venerable association in Ottawa dedicated to the promotion of " the Arts " . The attached is an overview of its history.

OAA Practice

The practice of the O.A.A. in recent years has been to concentrate its interest on the history, theory and practice of the VISUAL ARTS, interpreted to date by the Association to include painting and sketching, ORIGINAL WORK, in all popular media, in particular oils, acrylics, pastels & watercolours. In this we have been largely influenced by our regular use of the Little Theatre, where the facilities lend themselves to the display of medium sized paintings or wall hangings, but not to larger items or self standing sculptures.

With respect to SCULPTURES it was decided that their suitability for display would be decided by the Convenor, at his/her discretion, that accepted Association criteria be applied, particularly with respect to the need for ORIGINALITY, and that an upper weight limit of 20 lbs be imposed in the case of displays at the Little Theatre, where the facility does not lend itself to the display of self-standing sculpture.