A personal message from the Premier.
- SCA222-GA209-5-129
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- 2005
File consists of a letter from Premier Dalton McGuinty congratulating the COAA on its 50th anniversary on behalf of the Government of Ontario.
Central Ontario Art Association
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A personal message from the Premier.
File consists of a letter from Premier Dalton McGuinty congratulating the COAA on its 50th anniversary on behalf of the Government of Ontario.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of material relating mainly to the association newsletter for 1998. Includes page proofs for the newsletters and for flyers advertising events and workshops, some correspondence, snapshots taken at COAA events, and some photocopies of members' artwork.
Central Ontario Art Association
For the Love of Art Studio & Gallery : Margot Snow.
File consists of material created by Guelph watercolour artist Margot Snow. Includes colour prints of her work (mainly in the form of 14 x 10 cm cards), as well as a biography and her curriculum vitae.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of master copies of the COAA newsletters for the year 1997 (Winter, February, March, April, May, Summer, September, and Fall). File also includes a final copy of the September issue.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of miscellaneous material probably accumulated by an unidentified association member. Includes correspondence, photocopied materials (article, poem, COAA executive and newsletter information, etc.), association membership lists, art show invitations, photographs of COAA members and events, and other material.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1996.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of miscellaneous material probably accumulated by association member Linda [last name unknown]. Includes correspondence, photographs of COAA members and of art, an invitation to an art sale, and invitations to Crossection '95 (the annual juried members' show).
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of a scrapbook containing mostly photographs of COAA members with their artwork or taken at association events. Also present are an association brochure, an art sale poster, and a newspaper clipping.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of two copies of a flyer advertising a three-day watercolour workshop by California artist Christopher Schink, sponsored by the COAA.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of a membership renewal notice and renewal form for the Mississauga Arts Council.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of material relating to association membership. Includes a membership booklet for 1996-1997, the master for a brochure about membership, and membership application forms. File also includes blank certificates for a 1994 greeting card competition.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1994. Final copies of four newsletters are also present.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1995. Final copies of two newsletters are also present.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1995. Final copies of two newsletters are also present.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1993. File also includes several final copies of newsletters, correspondence, the association constitution and by-laws, and a membership list.
Central Ontario Art Association
Constitution, by-laws, and annual meeting minutes.
File consists of copies of the COAA constitution and by-laws, a proxy form, and the minutes of the 1993 annual meeting.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of material relating to the COAA members' shows for 1992 amd 1994-1995. Include draft and final entry forms, exhibitors' lists, maps, a press release, a newspaper clipping, and a brochure for Crossection '95 (annual juried member's show).
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1992. File also includes several final copies of newsletters, announcements and flyers for inclusion in the newsletter, and correspondence.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1992. File also includes several final copies of newsletters, announcements and flyers for inclusion in the newsletter, and correspondence.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists mainly of material relating to Crossection, the annual juried show, for 1996. Includes brochures, terms of entry, and a fax containing information about submitting slides for art exhibitions. Also present is a page probably from a 1991 association newsletter containing a call for slides of artwork.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1991. File also includes a small amount of correspondence, flyers, and a final copy of several newsletters.
Central Ontario Art Association
President and executive correspondence (outgoing and incoming).
File consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence of the COAA president for the years 1991-1997. Presidents during this period included: Els Swart, Ursula Reese, Rosey Koivisto, and Linda Kemp. Correspondence relates to the administration of the association, membership, coordinating events and workshops, and the functioning of the executive committee. Includes, as attachments to the correspondence: contracts, clippings, invoices, brochures, etc.
Central Ontario Art Association
Minutes : annual meeting : September 21, 1991.
File consists of minutes of the COAA annual meeting held on September 21, 1991.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1990. File also includes several flyers.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of three copies of a brochure advertising the COAA.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of master copies of COAA logos, newsletter mastheads, and frequently used maps.
Central Ontario Art Association
Constitution and secretary/newsletter editor job description.
File consists of several copies of the association constitution and by-laws, a job description for the secretary/newsletter editor, and photocopied information about keeping minutes.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of material relating to safety in the arts and the health hazards of working with art materials. Includes photocopied information and information printed from the internet, newsletters and bulletins of various art-related organizations, and correspondence (including some e-mails).
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1989.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1988. File also includes some flyers and a small amount of correspondence.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of snapshots taken at COAA events and snapshots of COAA artists with their art. File also includes one piece of correspondence and one exhibition invitation card.
Central Ontario Art Association
Correspondence : Oreen Campbell (file 1 of 2).
File consists of material created and accumulated by Oreen Campbell relating to the history of the association. Includes a project description (possibly for a Canada Council grant), for a documentary about artists in Ontario, prepared by Catherine Milloy; and a personal letter, part draft and part photocopy, written by Campbell and addressed to Cathy [Catherine Milloy?].
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1987. File also includes some flyers, a small amount of correspondence, and a final copy of one newsletter.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1986, as well as page proofs for flyers.
Central Ontario Art Association
Correspondence : Oreen Campbell (file 2 of 2).
File consists of material relating to Oreen Campbell's work on the history of the COAA. Includes photocopied incoming and outgoing correspondence between Campbell and the executive regarding Campbell's progress, as well as some personal correspondence to the president (Larry Barton).
Central Ontario Art Association
Geneva Park : ideas, workshops : 1986-1988.
File consists of material relating to the organization of the annual art weekend and workshops at Geneva Park. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, draft workshops descriptions, etc.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of mailing lists for the COAA membership for 1985-1986, 1988-1992. File also includes lists of paid members and renewals for 1992, as well as some handwritten notes. Some lists are heavily annotated.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists mainly of incoming and outgoing correspondence of COAA secretary Rosey Koivisto for the years 1985-1993. Correspondence relates to the administration of the association, membership, coordinating events and workshops, and the functioning of the executive committee.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter for 1985, as well as page proofs for flyers.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of page proofs for the association newsletter and flyers for 1984. File also includes flyers, a small amount of correspondence, and an agenda for the 1984 annual meeting.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of mailing lists for the COAA membership for 1983-1985 and 1989. Some lists are heavily annotated.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of material relating to the association newsletter and flyers for 1983. Includes newsletters, flyers, correspondence and memoranda, a list of members issued a cheque, the agenda for the annual meeting, etc.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of material relating to the association newsletter and flyers for 1982. Includes page proofs of newsletters, flyers, correspondence, etc.
Central Ontario Art Association
McMichael Gallery file (file 2 of 2).
File consists of material relating to the McMichael Gallery in Kleinburg, Ontario, and mainly to legislation changes in the early 1980s affecting the McMichael Canadian Collection and the response of interested parties (including COAA members) regarding the changes. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, newspaper clippings, politicians' statements given at the Legislative Assebmly of Ontario, transcripts of parliamentary committee meetings (Standing Committee on Social Development), newsletters, fliers, etc. File also contains copies of the Act to Establish the McMichael Canadian Collection (1972) and the Act to amend the McMichael Canadian Collection Act (1981). File probably belonged to Oreen Campbell and most correspondence belongs to Campbell, but some correspondence is also addressed to Doris Law. Includes a letter from Premier William G. Davis.
Central Ontario Art Association
McMichael Gallery file (file 1 of 2).
File consists of material relating to the McMichael Gallery in Kleinburg, Ontario, and mainly to legislation changes in the early 1980s affecting the McMichael Canadian Collection and the response of interested parties (including COAA members) regarding the changes. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, newspaper clippings, politicians' statements given at the Legislative Assebmly of Ontario, transcripts of parliamentary committee meetings (Standing Committee on Social Development), newsletters, fliers, etc. File also contains copies of the Act to Establish the McMichael Canadian Collection (1972) and the Act to amend the McMichael Canadian Collection Act (1981). File probably belonged to Oreen Campbell and most correspondence belongs to Campbell, but some correspondence is also addressed to Doris Law. Includes a letter from Premier William G. Davis.
Central Ontario Art Association
Geneva Park : art shows & artists : 1989-1990s.
File consists of material relating to programs organized by the COAA, and mainly the annual workshops at Geneva Park (Longford Mills, Ontario) for 1994-1996 and the annual juried exhibition called Crossection for 1980-1982. Material relates to the organization and arrangement of the events. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, reports, flyers and invitations, brochures, programs, exhibition lists, minutes, budgets, draft workshop descriptions, etc.
Central Ontario Art Association
Central Ontario jury, Kitchener : Mar. 27, 1979.
File consists of a letter and a draft registration form relating to the Crossection exhibition for 1979.
Couling, Gordon
File consists of material relating to the organization of the annual juried show of the COAA, called Crossection, for the years 1979 to 1997. Includes flyers, brochures and invitations (some drafts); correspondence (some drafts); entry forms and guidelines; lists of entries and award winners; jurors' remarks; handwritten notes, etc. [Does not include all of these items for each year.]
Central Ontario Art Association
Minutes : annual and executive meetings.
File consists of material relating to annual and executive meetings of COAA. Includes notices and agendas for meetings; minutes of executive meetings for the years 1992-1997; minutes of annual meetings for the years 1978-1983, 1987, 1990, 1993-1997; reports and financial statements; a small amount of correspondence; a copy of the constitution and by-laws; and the position description for the secretary.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of a sketch pad belonging to artist and COAA member Pat Walsh. The spiral-bound notebook contains mainly photographs of buildings in and around London, Ontario, and also contains ephemera, newspaper clippings, and other material. It appears to have been created in preparation for or after a COAA sketching trip.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of material relating mainly to membership in COAA. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding membership issues, most with Isabelle Quick; reports; handwritten notes; etc.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of material relating to COAA tours in Portugal. Includes travel itineraries and updates and a travel guide.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of mailing lists for the COAA membership for 1977, 1981-1984, and 1988. Some lists are heavily annotated.
Central Ontario Art Association
Minutes : executive meetings : 1977-1993.
File consists mainly of agendas and minutes for meetings of the COAA executive as well as annual meetings and other special meetings. File also includes a small amount of correspondence, financial statements, handwritten notes, and other material prepared for the meetings.
Central Ontario Art Association
Events and workshops : 1976-1980 (file 1 of 2).
File consists mainly of flyers, programs, and invitations for events and workshops organized by COAA for the years 1976 to 1980. Events include Christmas parties, field trips, sketching and painting trips, gallery weekends, workshops, and annual meetings. File also includes some correspondence and applications forms relating to grants from the Ontario Arts Council and some correspondence relating to arrangements for a sketching weekend in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Central Ontario Art Association
Tours : Sheridan College Society of Painters and Photographers.
File consists mainly of material relating to international tours by the Sheridan College Society of Painters and Photographers. Includes flyers and mailings regarding the tours, as well as some flyers for COAA workshops.
Central Ontario Art Association
Events and workshops : 1976-1980 (file 2 of 2).
File consists of flyers, announcements, and registration forms for workshops, tours, and other events.
Central Ontario Art Association
Geneva Park workshops brochures.
File consists of brochures and registration forms for the annual art workshops at Geneva Park, held by the Central and East Central Ontario art associations. Includes brochures for the years 1975-1978, 1984, 1986, 1989-1990, and 1996-1997. Some brochures contain annotations.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of a notebook, probably kept by Ruth Camplin. Contains handwritten minutes of the 1972 annual meeting, notes from a 1976 meeting, and other handwritten notes.
Central Ontario Art Association
Working file : Oreen Campbell : 1.
File consists of material created and accumulated by Oreen Campbell and relating to her work on the history of the association. Some material relates to the events and the history of the COAA and some relates to the coordination of the a Belwood School reunion (it is unclear how this event relates to the activities of the COAA). Includes correspondence, flyers for COAA events, draft histories of the association, draft and final versions of the association's constitution, exhibition lists, financial statements (1972), annual meeting minutes (1983), newsletters, clippings, and other material.
Central Ontario Art Association
Membership lists : 1970, 1995-1996.
File consists of three association membership lists, from 1970, 1995, and 1996.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of several copies of the treasurer's report for 1970 and a statement of receipts and disbursements for the year eneded September 30, 1970.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of material relating to the administration of the COAA and the planning and organization of events at the annual conference at Geneva Park for 1970, created and accumulated by association president Gery Puley. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence; conference programs, registration information, and other conference materials; a typed constitution of the COAA and of the Teachers Council; handwritten notes; an issue of Art Magazine (published by the Society of Canadian Artists in Toronto); and a financial statement.
Central Ontario Art Association
Events and workshops : 1970-1975 (file 1 of 2).
File consists of material relating to the promotion of workshops and events held primarily from 1970-1973, and includes some material relating the organization of the events. Includes flyers and announcements for workshops and other COAA events, incoming and outgoing correspondence, newsletters, flyers from other organizations, financial statements (1970-1972), a members' mailing list (1973), a directory of art associations in Ontario, handwritten notes, and other material. Most correspondence is addressed to Marlene Jofreit or Oreen Campbell.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of material created and accumulated by Harry L. Sandford, chairman of the association's Program Committee. Material relates to the coordination of events and includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, flyers, registration forms, association newsletters, a membership list, and handwritten notes.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of the Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1970: no. 1 (January), no. 2 (March), no. 3 (May) and no. 4 (September).
Central Ontario Art Association
Constitution, membership and workshop information.
File consists mainly of material relating to the constitution of the COAA. Includes several versions of the constitution (some with annotations), information about the association and the logo, blank forms, workshop guidelines, correspondence, and minutes of the 1991 annual meeting.
Central Ontario Art Association
Events and workshops : 1970-1975 (file 2 of 2).
File consists of material relating to the promotion of workshops and events held primarily from 1970-1973, and includes some material relating the organization of the events. Includes flyers and announcements for workshops and other COAA events, incoming and outgoing correspondence, newsletters, flyers from other organizations, financial statements (1970-1972), a members' mailing list (1973), a directory of art associations in Ontario, handwritten notes, and other material. Most correspondence is addressed to Marlene Jofreit or Oreen Campbell.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of the Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1969: vol. 2, no. 1 (January); vol. 3, no. 1 (April); vol. 4, no. 1 (June); vol. 5, no. 1 (September); and vol. 6. no. 1 (November). Duplicates are present.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of material relating to advertising in the COAA Bulletin. File kept by Ruth Camplin, editor. Includes correspondence, handwritten notes, a typed. list of advertising rates, and three issues of the publication Palette Talk.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of material relating to the membership of the COAA, possibly accumulated by Oreen Campbell. Includes correspondence regarding membership and address changes, handwritten notes, membership lists, and other material.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of material relating to requests by the COAA for assistance from the Province of Ontario Council for the Arts, and information from the Council. Includes correspondence (with several COAA members); draft (handwritten) proposals, grant applications, and correspondence; handwritten notes; a news release and an annual report from the Council; instructions for submitting grant applications to the Council; and other material.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of material relating to the publication of the Bulletin of the COAA (mainly the 1970 volume). Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, announcements and invitations, newsletters, clippings, a cover mock-up, and other material.
Central Ontario Art Association
Secretary-treasurer : correspondence.
File consists of the incoming and outgoing correspondence of Joyce Holman in her role as secretary-treasurer of the association.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of the Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1968: May and November. Duplicates are present.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of a list of exhibitors at the Centennial Exhibition for Women Artists of Ontario (Operation Ontario Art '67), and an invitation card for an exhbition and opening reception for an unrelated art show in Elora (including works by Oreen Campbell).
Central Ontario Art Association
East Central Ontario Art Association.
File consists of material relating to the East Central Ontario Art Association. Includes a history of the association, and the bulletins for March, 1966, and October, 1967.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of material relating to membership in the COAA and in the teachers' council of the association. Includes lists of members of the teachers' council, incoming and outgoing correspondence relating to memberships and fees, a directory of art associations of Ontario (1969), and a newspaper clipping. Correspondence is with Gery Puley and Isobel Page.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of the Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1967: February, March, and June. Duplicates are present.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of three copies of a one-page typed history of the COAA [prepared by Oreen Campbell?].
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of several draft versions of the history of the COAA, written in different years; some were prepared by Oreen Campbell.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of material relating to the arrangement of sketch trips and workshops, probably accumulated by program coordinator Margaret Lucas. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, flyers and programs for workshops and trips, a membership list, a meeting agenda, several registration lists, and other material.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of material probably accumulated by association secretary Pat Ziegler. Some material relates to registration for an art weekend at Geneva Park, including correspondence and handwritten notes. File also includes a list of art teachers and potential art teachers, and a list of Community Programs regions and offices (Ontario Government).
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of the Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1966: October and August. Duplicates are present.
Central Ontario Art Association
Working file : chronological 3.
File consists of miscellaneous material probably accumulated during the process of researching and writing the history of the COAA, mainly relating to the association membership. Includes typed membership lists (heavily annotated), lists of teachers and of participants at a workshop, correspondence, flyers and newsletters, and an exhibition catalogue.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists mainly of material created and accumulated by Joyce Holman in her role as secretary-treasurer of the association. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, exhibition entry forms and regulations, exhibitors' lists, newsletters, flyers and announcements, minutes from the 1970 annual meeting, etc. Some correspondence was also received by Oreen Campbell.
Central Ontario Art Association
Design and sketching weekend : October, 1965.
File consists of completed registration forms for a design and sketching weekend held in Doon in October, 1965. Also present are handwritten notes and a small amount of correspondence.
Central Ontario Art Association
Guelph Creative Arts Association.
File consists of material from the Guelph Creative Arts Association, some or all of it probably accumulated by Gordon Couling. Includes a newsletter (November 1980), flyers, and the minutes of an executive meeting (1965).
Couling, Gordon
File consists of the Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1965: February, March, April, August, September, October, and November.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of the Five Counties Art Association/Central Ontario Art Association bulletin for 1964: [February?], April, July, August, September, October, and November.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of miscellaneous material probably accumulated by an unidentified association member. Includes a ts. draft of COAA history, the association's constitution, a travel itinerary for a COAA trip to Mexico, an article about effective committee work, and brochures on ceramics and on the art of Peter Etril Snyder.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of miscellaneous material accumulated by association members. Includes correspondence, advertisements, page proofs for a bulletin, COAA letterhead, a completed questionnaire, a newspaper clipping (relating to a sculpture at Wilfrid Laurier University), etc.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1963: vol. 9, no. 1-3 (February, June, September).
Central Ontario Art Association
Constitution and miscellaneous.
File consists of the COAA constitution and by-laws, one piece of correspondence to Gery Puley, and several loose pages from the association news bulletin. One of these pages contains the minutes of a special executive meeting in which association historian and past president William Vickers reported that he had commenced recording the historiay of the association.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of a notebook (probably kept by association secretary R.L. Ziegler) containing a handwritten membership and address list. Notebook also contains an handwritten draft of an article for the newsletter and one piece of correspondence.
Central Ontario Art Association
Working file : chronological 2.
File consists of miscellaneous material probably accumulated during the process of researching and writing the history of the COAA, mainly relating to the association membership. Includes handwritten and typed membership lists, lists of potential teachers and of participants at a workshop, correspondence, flyers, and an exhibition catalogue.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of a notebook kept by association secretary Pat Ziegler for 1962-1963 containing handwritten draft minutes of meetings, draft correspondence and notices, a membership list, and other handwritten notes.
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1962: vol. 8, no. 1 (March).
Central Ontario Art Association
File consists of the Five Counties Art Association bulletin for 1961: vol. 7, no. 1-3 (February, June, November).
Central Ontario Art Association
Working file : Oreen Campbell : 3.
File consists of material probably accumulated by Oreen Campbell and relating to her work on the history of the COAA. Includes correspondence, typed histories (drafts) of the association (including two written by Lloyd Minshall), minutes of annual meetings for 1970 and 1973, flyers, a newsletter, and the association constitution and procedures manual (1961). Some items may have been removed from other files (espeically if marked "N.B.").
Central Ontario Art Association