The 62nd<\/sup> Aurora Art Show and Sale will take over Aurora Town Hall on Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The show will feature more than 350 works from more than 120 York Region-based artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sponsored by TD Bank and youth sponsor the Optimist Club of Aurora, the event is billed as one that \u201cfosters connections between artists, art enthusiasts, and collectors, bolstering the local art community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn our modern world, we\u2019re rushed, there\u2019s never enough time, we\u2019re flying for one thing and we\u2019re chasing another. Some people book massages to try to reset their stress level, some people try to go for walks, but then they don\u2019t have time \u2013 but this show is in your back yard,\u201d says Shelley Ware, Special Events Coordinator for the Town of Aurora. \u201cHonestly, you come into the show on a Saturday and your emotions are moved. I\u2019m not sure of any other service you could provide or exercise class you could do, or trail you could walk, that will give that experience. It can only happen during this show.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n With a waiting list for artistic adults, it\u2019s a point not lost on the local creative community \u2013 regardless of age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou have to be ready to register once we open the floodgates because there\u2019s such a demand for artists who want to be in the show and are proud to be able to make the cut,\u201d Ware adds. \u201cThen, with our Youth category, to date we\u2019re still accepting nominations. You have to appreciate some of the youth over the previous years have stayed in the category and now they\u2019re in the adult category. It\u2019s like their first experience here guides them in their journey because they get to meet other artists. They get to see that they can make a career out of this, a side passion, or even a side commerce opportunity as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Linda Welch, a long-time Director with the Society of York Region Artists (SOYRA), and a long-time collaborator on the Aurora Art Show and Sale, cites one young man who first put his work forward for the Youth category a number of years ago, stayed in touch as a volunteer as he studied at OCAD, and is now a professional curator at an Oakville gallery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another secret ingredient in keeping the Show fresh after 62 seasons is being nimble and evolving with the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A brand-new category in the juried portion of the Show this year is devoted to work on Chinese Scrolls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYork Region has a very significant Chinese population and we wanted to broaden out our representation, not just culturally, but the kind of art they would submit on scrolls didn\u2019t fit our traditional hanging, mounting and framing requirements, so we worked on adapting to that,\u201d explains Welch. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to reflect the culture of the Region as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n That, adds Ware, is reflective of the \u201cfluid\u201d nature of art and the professional nature of this partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI personally think the professional artists we have are very skilled and I think that\u2019s [due to] the reputation of the Town, but also the reputation of the Society of York Region Artists that this is a sought-out show, that they want to be identified as having being in the show, and, after 62 years, it\u2019s got history, it\u2019s got longevity, it\u2019s got stamina \u2013 even with COVID thrown in there. The demand for the show didn\u2019t diminish because it\u2019s so strong. We shouldn\u2019t be surprised it\u2019s in its seventh decade.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adds Welch: \u201cAnd what you see one year isn\u2019t necessarily what you\u2019re going to see another year, and that\u2019s the exciting part of it, but the key factor is people know they can submit three, maybe up to four pieces, depending on the category, and they know they have to submit their best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information on the 62nd<\/sup> Annual Aurora Art Show & Sale, including how to submit your work, visit aurora.ca\/ArtShow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Brock Weir <\/p>\n\r\n Art offers limitless possibilities and that\u2019s certainly true for artists who have participated in the Aurora Art Show and Sale, an enduring partnership between the Town of Aurora and the Society of York Region Artists. 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