- 41st Annual NOAA Juried Painting Exhibition – Opened Sept. 28, 1997 in Lively – jurors Richard Edwards and Charlie Rapsky - Doris Foster, Zoey Wood-Salomon and Hilkka Pellikka accepted
- Bon Soo Art Show – Feb. 1997 - featured artist Zoey Wood-Salomon (she also had a solo exhibit at Water Tower Inn)
- AAS Spring Art Show – Sault Ste. Marie Museum
- AAS president – Teresa Brownwright
- NOAA Rep – Richard Lebel
- NOAA Vice President – Fran Pond
