In 2024, artists gathered at a lodge in Northern Ontario to learn about old growth forests and paint "en plein aire" -- after which they presented their works at Latitude 44 Gallery in Toronto.

2023 Event

Ontario Society of Artists joined artists of The Broken Forest  Group to bring awareness to plans to  develop Escarpment lands and farms near Collingwood, ON May 26 to 28, 2023

Photos from 2023

Standing Up For Old Growth Forest - part of an anniversary celebration in 2022

‘Standing Up for Ontario’s Old Growth Forest’ is an Exhibition by 16 OSA artists who traveled to Temagami and Kirkland Lake to work on-site and then return to their studios to complete the process.  The Exhibition will take you from the forests to completed art work.  This Project is part of the 150th Celebration of the OSA. 

The hope is to create greater awareness of the importance of forests and their contribution to the health of the planet.

Janet Hendershot
Chair/Curator
Standing Up for Ontario’s Old Growth Forest

• Kim Atkins
• Josy Britton
• Heidi Burkhardt
• Gill Cameron
• Sharron Corrigan Forrest
• Peter Dušek
• Cesar Forero
• Marina Hanacek
• Janet Hendershot
• Lisa Murzin
• Frances Patella
• Dominique Prévost
• Clare Ross
• Barb Simmons
• Quan Steele
• Dermot Wilson