Welcome!

Welcome to the Society of York Region Artists!

We are a non-profit organization serving all of the nine municipalities belonging to the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario, Canada. Our home base is located in Aurora, Ontario.

For the past 38 years, SOYRA has been offering artists like you the opportunity to exhibit and sell their artwork as well as providing a strong base for artists to network and establish friendships with fellow artists and other likeminded creative people.

We encourage you to take some time to explore our website and find out more about what we do and how you can benefit from being a member.

Submission are now CLOSED!

SOYRA is excited to bring you the 2025 Small Works Holiday Art Sale.

Our Sponsor for the sale is the Unwind Yarn House who, we're happy to say, has opened up their store to us and is going to be the host of this year's sale!

Directions: 390 Davis Drive, Newmarket, ON L3Y 7T8

We're Moving to the SOYRA Gallery!

It's official! As of Fall 2025, SOYRA will have it's headquarters located at Aurora Town Hall, Second Floor, 100 John West Way, Aurora ON, in the SOYRA Gallery.

This is a great opportunity for SOYRA and the membership. Monthly meetings will be held at this location as well as any workshops and upcoming special events. More to come regarding this.

Starting in September, our monthly meetings will be moved to Wednesdays and will be held at Aurora Town Hall, 3rd Floor, in the Skylight Gallery. Same time, same great presenters, same good company.

Look forward to seeing you!

Plein Air & Still Life Events

Plein Air events are going strong! Each month, SOYRA has a location confirmed. Members are invited to join as these locations all offer excellent setting to paint en plein air and enjoy an outing with fellow artists.

Sunday, October 26

10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Contact our fab plein air organizer Bill at bill@blunshof.com for more info.