About COAA:

The Central Ontario Art Association (COAA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing individual and group opportunities in art instruction, encouragement of art appreciation, pooling of area efforts and resources, development of area leadership in visual art and fostering inter-group co-operation and participation in visual arts.

Our membership is widely dispersed and very diverse, embracing all media and all levels of artistic development. Through workshops, informal paint-outs, sketching trips, annual juried and members' exhibitions, and bi-monthly newsletters, our widely spread group of over 300 artists network and mentor each other.