The St. Catharines Art Association meets at the Trillium United Church, 415 Linwell Rd, St. Catharines - at 7 p.m. on each fourth Tuesday of the month.
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Our meeting on Tuesday May 27 2025 will feature a keynote presentation from Amanda Burk.
SCAA Vice President Chandi was instrumental in making the booking with Amanda and forwarded the following background information:
Topic: Reflections on Drawing : Research, Creation & Curatorial Projects
Speaker: Amanda Burk MFA, Brock University
Amanda is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Visual Arts in the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts at Brock University, where she teaches drawing and studio foundations. Burk is an artist, educator, and researcher.
Her own studio practice is centred in drawing and her research interests focus on contemporary Canadian drawing and studio-based pedagogy. Her artwork has been exhibited both nationally and internationally and can be found in such collections as: the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Cobra to Contemporary (Netherlands), and the City of Toronto. Burk has worked as an Associate Researcher with the NSCAD University Drawing Lab and collaborated on the study: "Effects of Language and Schema on Drawing Performance", as well as the publication, "Researching the Teaching of Drawing", published by Vernon Press (2022).
From 2011 - 2016, Burk ran Line Gallery in North Bay, Ontario, as a curatorial research project, producing 25 solo exhibitions featuring the work of drawing artists from across Canada, and in 2016 was asked to curate an exhibition for the Art Gallery of Sudbury, titled, "Assemble: Five years of contemporary Canadian drawing". Burk received her MFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and her undergraduate degree from the University of Waterloo.
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This will be one of those "don't miss it events"!
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Additional Exhibition Update and Announcement
SCAA 2025 Spring Exhibition
The Spring Exhibition was a great success. We are pleased with the level of visitor interest and attendance. Several artists received inquiries and a couple of paintings were sold.
Please note: Artwork pick-up from Mabo will take place at the St. Catharines Public Library on Saturday, May 31st, between 9am and 12noon.
SCAA 2025 Fall Exhibition
Our Fall Exhibition will be held at the Crystal Ball Cafe in Crystal Beach from September 6th to 30th. Please see below for key information and important dates:
• A maximum of 25 small to medium-sized paintings (up to 20" x 16")
priced below $275 will be accepted, on a one painting per artist basis.
• The Crystal Ball Cafe will retain a 20% commission on any artwork sold
Artists may sign up with a $20 fee on Tuesday, May 27th around 6:30pm, prior to the monthly meeting. Hang-ready artwork must be delivered to Chandi's residence (Unit 39, On the Henley, 88 Lakeport
Road, St. Catharines) on Wednesday, September 3rd between 9am
and 12noon.
• The Opening Reception will be hosted by the cafe owner on Saturday, September 6th from 5pm to 7pm. All members are invited.
• The exhibition will conclude on September 30th.
• Artwork pick-up will be from Chandi's residence on Saturday, October 4th between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon.