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690 Queen Street East Sault Ste. Marie, Canada
2nd Floor - Sault Ste. Marie Museum
Meetings @ 7:00 p.m. 2nd Wednesday of each month
Sept - June
 

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Over 75 Years of Arts and Culture

Algoma Art Society has been fostering the arts in Sault Ste. Marie since 1948. We aim to develop local talent, to promote exhibitions, competitions, classes, sketching trips and lectures, to invite prominent artists, and to create a greater interest in art, so that the Sault will become a center of arts & culture.
 

History of the Algoma Art Society

The Algoma Art Society is the oldest Visual Art Group in the City of Sault Ste. Marie, since it’s inception on January 16, 1948. Our membership consists of visual artists working in Watercolours, Acrylics, Oils, Pastels, Yupo, Encaustics, Collage and Photography.

We are a non-profit organization whose aims are to promote local exhibitions, competitions, workshops, classes and lectures; provide access to prominent artists; to arrange for annual sales of members’ work and to support, encourage and develop the talent and ability of local artists by providing opportunities for them to become more proficient in their field.

Over the many years this organization has been in existence many prominent artists have been associated with us including members of the Group of Seven. Algoma Art Society members traveled on many outdoor painting excursions with F. H. Varley, A. J. Casson and A. Y. Jackson.

 

What You Need To Know About Us

In short, anyone who shows an interest in art! We welcome artists of all backgrounds and look forward to networking, sharing ideas & exploring new ones with people.

Benefits to joining us are not limited to, but include:
- Special guest speakers, demonstrations and workshops
- Share ideas and skills
- Painting/drawing get-togethers
- Eligible to enter work in society's and NOAA juried and non-juried shows
- Eligible to display artistic profile and artwork on Algoma Art Society Website
- Keeps you informed about upcoming workshops and opportunities to exhibit
- Artistically stimulating

We meet at 7:00 p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from September to June. Special club get-togethers are held in December and June. Meetings held at the Sault Ste. Marie Museum (2nd floor), 690 Queen St. East.

 
 

The names of the former Algoma Art Society members who had their NOAA letters are:

Diana Blazek - accepted in NOAA 2 times - examples of her artwork

Nancy Caldwell (deceased) - accepted in NOAA 3 times – examples of her artwork

Elaine Clay (deceased) - accepted in NOAA 14 times – examples of her artwork

Phyllis Dorman - accepted in NOAA 7 times – examples of her artwork

Doris Foster (deceased) - accepted in NOAA 9 times – examples of her artwork

Ellen Hadath - accepted in NOAA 8 times - examples of her artwork

Myrtle Harrison (deceased) - accepted in NOAA 20 times – example of her artwork

Joan Kelly - (deceased) - accepted in NOAA 11 times - example of her artwork

Katie Kopec (deceased in 2001) - accepted in NOAA 12 times – examples of her artwork

Janina Krywienczyk (deceased) - accepted in NOAA 40 timesexamples of her artwork

Sally Moorhouse (deceased)  - accepted in NOAA 7 timesexamples of her artwork

Hilkka Pellikka  - accepted in NOAA 8 timesexamples of her artwork

 

Fran Pond (deceased) - accepted in NOAA 38 times - examples of her artwork

Fran Rideout - accepted in NOAA 46 times

Gil Song - accepted in NOAA 21 times

Rita Tuckett (deceased) - accepted in NOAA 12 timesexamples of her artwork.  The black and white art piece with three trees and faint images of figures dancing in the background was titled Dryads of the Morning for a price of $15.00.

Rita Tuckett went on to become a well known actress:

https://archive.macleans.ca/article/2006/1/30/rita-kathleen-tuckett-1909-2005

 

We would like to honour and acknowlege past members of the Algoma Art Society that received their NOAA letters. These members include Fran Pond, Doris Foster, and Rita Tuckett (who went on to be a famous movie star!) and others.

This list will be updated so please check back soon.

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