A Community of Creatives
Live Monthly Meetings!
As a member of SOYRA, you will enjoy the benefit of being able to attend in-person monthly meetings. This is a great opportunity for you to meet and network with other artists.
Members Meetings are organized so you can find out all the latest SOYRA news including everything you need to know about upcoming shows and exhibitions.
SOYRA works hard to bring you engaging learning opportunities presented by a variety of qualified art professionals. Every month, you will have the opportunity to listen to a presentation from a guest speaker or watch a guest artist demo their techniques.
Your SOYRA Members Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month in the Aurora Armoury located at 89 Mosley Street, Aurora, Ontario. Doors open at 6:30pm and the meetings start at 7:00pm sharp.
SOYRA operates on a calendar basis from January 1 to December 31 with a break from monthly meetings during the months of July and August.
Previous Guest Artists
Speakers, Demos and Workshops
Here is a list of the artists and speakers we have booked in for Tuesday Members Meetings in 2023:
April 11, 2023
Presenter: Susan Lahey, MA, ISA CAPP
President, Eastern Art Consultants Inc.
Topic: THE ART OF APPRAISING, HOW VALUE IS DETERMINED
May 9, 2023
Artist: Andrew Hamilton
Medium: Multidisciplinary Artist
Topic: Paint like the Group of Seven
September 12, 2023
Presenter: Linda Welch
Creating a Sense of Place
Linda Welch is a York Region photographer and
artist and the current President of SOYRA.
Her work captures timeless moments which trigger a memory or tell a story.
This evening's presentation reveals how she creates a sense of place in her work to freeze a moment in time, prompt a response to a feeling about place or a compelling desire to communicate an idea.
December 12, 2023
Presenter: Geoff Taylor, author of 'Tom Thomson's Last Bonfire'
Topic: An evening filled with lively and engaging entertainment as the author shares his creative version the events surrounding Tom Thomson's mysterious disappearance.
This is also a much anticipated and well attended end of the year social event for SOYRA members. Enjoy an evening of art talk, connect with fellow artist and get your holiday season off to a great start!