SUDBURY -- A travelling art exhibition put on by the Northern Ontario Art Association is in Sudbury this week.

The 63rd annual juried exhibit features 40 unique pieces of artwork from artists all across northern Ontario.

Bonnie Hallay, who is the NOAA representative for the Sudbury Art Club, says there are about 130 paintings submitted each year.

"I remember when my painting was first picked; it was like the feeling of Christmas or something like that. It was just amazing because I entered many years and didn’t get in," said Hallay.

The travelling exhibit gives artists a chance to be featured and recognized in multiple communities across the region. It also gives art lovers a chance to experience one of a kind pieces that they wouldn't typically get to see.

"Each piece of artwork reflects the particular community that it’s coming from," said Myrna Kanerva, who visited the Sudbury exhibit on Monday. "I know I will never travel to some of these communities myself, but I get to see maybe a little glimpse of what that community is about."

The exhibit is at the Carmichael Community Centre at 1388 Bellevue Avenue, around the corner from the Carmichael Arena, in Sudbury this week. The exhibit is open from noon until 4 p.m. daily and will end on Saturday.

Tony Chezzi, from the Sudbury Art Club, says it's a great exhibit to bring to the city every year.

"It certainly helps us to promote the arts in northern Ontario. This is a vibrant exhibit by artists from across northern Ontario, so people will get an idea of what’s happening in the art scene across northern Ontario and it helps promote art in Sudbury as well,” said Chezzi.

The show is heading to North Bay on Sunday.