- 46th Annual NOAA Juried Painting Exhibition – Opened in Sept. 2002 in Gore Bay – jurors Sheila McMullen and Ivan Wheale. Hosted by Manitoulin Arts Assoc. – Honorable mentions to Doris Foster, Hilkka Pellikka and Lotte Steube. Six AAS members accepted.
- AAS Meeting Guest Speakers: Jean Burke – fabric art, Zoey Wood-Salomon – painting technique and John Metheany – oil painting.
- Algoma Art Society President and Past NOAA President – Heillie Gordon
- NOAA Rep – Elaine Clay
