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| Ottawa Mixed Media Artists is a non-profit organization located in Ottawa, Canada, which supports mixed media visual artists through meetings, exhibitions and workshops. Founded in September 2001, OMMA currently has over 170 members.
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Welcome to this interactive OMMA website. This is a public restricted site which means that although anyone may view this webgroup only members of Ottawa Mixed Media Artists may join. Please identify yourself clearly when applying to join the website. Each member may then post messages,create an album of their own mixed media paintings, consult documents and/or create a reciprocal link to their own website. This site is constantly being updated. We hope you will come back often. We also welcome your comments. Contact us.
BACKGROUND
Ottawa Mixed Media Artists emerged in response to a need for an Ottawa-based visual arts organization devoted solely to the burgeoning field of mixed media.
OMMA was formed in the Fall of 2001. After two successful and well-received Members’ Shows in early 2002 (Nepean Visual Arts Centre in January and Britannia Gallery in March) plus six general meetings, the inaugural meeting of the volunteer executive committee was held July 9, 2002 and OMMA was well on its way. (For more details click here.)
VISION STATEMENT
OMMA is a group of visual artists working in an experimental and expressive manner, freely incorporating a variety of art media into their work, using traditional and innovative materials and methods. It’s not unusual to find watercolour, acrylic, collage, ink, pastel, charcoal and more, in a single piece. Our work tends to be non-representational and abstract, though not always. Our motto is: “Artists with attitude".
As a group, our primary goal is to provide our members with opportunities for exhibiting their work and for further artistic development, in a spirit of mutual support and encouragement.
Another important goal is to provide art lovers in the community with the opportunity to connect with our contemporary and innovative work.
| The Spirit of the group is:
• warm, friendly and enthusiastic
• open and informal
• collaborative and inclusive
• supportive and respectful
| We make art with:
• a strong sense of design, colour and rhythm
• spontaneity and improvisation
• a willingness to explore and discover
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FEES
Joining fee:
Individual $30.00 | Annual Renewal Membership fee (due September):
Individual $20.00 |
Click here for a membership application form to join Ottawa Mixed Media Artists.
MEMBERS' MEETINGS
Dates
Second Tuesday of September, November, January, March and May. See our Program for dates.
Time
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Location
Heritage Room, Nepean Visual Arts Centre, Nepean Sportsplex, (Woodroffe just south of Huntclub),Ottawa.
Meeting Format
Brief business meeting followed by an art-related event (e.g. speaker, discussion, demonstration).
Minutes
Site members may view the minutes of members' meetings here.
Program
View our program here. WORKSHOPS
Our Professional Development Team is ongoingly contacting local, national and international artists who lead workshops. Our intention is to host several workshops and “hands-on” demonstrations each year.
EXHIBITIONS
Our Exhibitions Team is constantly scouting out venues and organizing group shows for our members. We provide frequent opportunities for our members' work to be seen by the public.
