Looking forward to 2025 opportunities. We are scheduling our meetings with education as our focus for the artists and opportunities to show your art this year. Please keep checking the events page for new offerings! Come join us and grow in your exposure and talent.
Welcome to the Chesapeake Bay Art Association!
The Chesapeake Bay Art Association (CBAA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that raises funds to benefit the John B. Tenney Memorial Scholarship Fund which is awarded to high school seniors planning to further their education in the arts. CBAA was founded in Ocean View, Norfolk, VA on August 8, 1961, when 15 local artists were invited to a meeting to discuss forming an Art Guild for the area. Since then, CBAA has encouraged growth and knowledge of art throughout the region, while proudly bringing a diverse group of artists together.
We host 3 EVENTS that are held annually - The Spring Members Show, The CBAA Art Crawl, and The Ocean View Art Show in the fall.
Additional opportunities for showing and selling are available.
We meet monthly between Ocean View and Virginia Beach in various locations, and offer standard membership for local artists, and associate memberships for art supporters. Please inquire at cbaamembership757@gmail.com for updates, newsletters and current events and follow us on Facebook.
2025 Board Members
Gretchen Boals - President
Vacant - Vice President
Tosha Watkins- Treasurer
Philippa Smithey -Secretary
Board of Directors Val Parnell (2024 President), Gina Buzby (Scholarship Chair)
