Carmel Art Association

The Carmel Art Association (CAA) is a Not-for-profit arts organization and gallery located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The CAA is Carmel's oldest gallery. It features the work of many local artists living on the Monterey Peninsula. Many of its members were early California artists. The CAA is a 501(c)(3) organization.[1]

Carmel Art Association (CAA)
Location of the Carmel Art Association
Established1927 (1927)
LocationDolores Street, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Coordinates36.556667°N 121.920556°W / 36.556667; -121.920556
TypeArt Gallery
DirectorBoard of Directors
Websitecarmelart.org

History

The CAA was founded in 1927 at the home of Miss Josephine M. Culberston. The originator of the plan was Jennie V. Cannon of Berkeley, California, who was a frequent visitor to Carmel and owned a summer cottage there. Pedro Joseph de Lemos was elected the first president of the CAA in August 1927.[2] The association filed articles of incorporation on January 26, 1934.[3]

In October 1927, the first show of 41 artist took place in the Seven Arts building of Herbert Heron. In 1933, the gallery was moved to its present location on Dolores Street.[4]

Paul Whitman - Monterey Cypress

Exhibitions
E. Charlton Fortune, Monterey Bay (Oakland Museum of California)

One of the first CAA exhibitions was on June 3, 1928 at the Stanford Art Gallery of oil paintings and water colors by 25 of its members. One of the paintings was by Percy Gray called "Coast Near Monterey".[5]

Jo Mora was active in the Carmel community and served on the board of directors of the CAA, where his sculptures were exhibited between 1927 and 1934.[3]

Salvador Dali joined the CAA. On June 8, 1947, he participated as an art expert and juror in a contest sponsored by CAA that awarded high school students from Albany High School in Oakland, California.[6]

On July 28, 1988, the CAA held an exhibition of paintings and graphics by six early members. Francis McComas was one of them.[7]

Awards

The gallery has won awards in the following areas:

Publications
  • Carmel Art Association: Today. Author: Carmel Art Association, Carmel, Calif., 1988, OCLC 27866383
  • Carmel Art Association: its legends and legacies 1927–2007. Authors: Dick Crispo; Lisa Crawford Watson. Carmel, Calif., 2007, OCLC 289664504
  • Richard Lofton, 1908-1966: a painter's painter. Carmel, Calif., 2004, OCLC 84711047
  • John O'Shea and friends: John O'Shea, Burton Shepard Boundary, Theodore Morrow Criley : Carmel Art Association, August 5 through August 31, 1993. Carmel, Calif., 1993. OCLC 35330515

Notable members

References
  1. "Carmel Art Association". carmelart.org. Carmel Art Association. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  2. "Carmel Art Body Forms". Oakland Tribune. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  3. "Art Group Files Corporation Papers". The San Bernardino County Sun. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  4. Edwards, Robert W. (2012). Jennie V. Cannon: The Untold History of the Carmel and Berkeley Art Colonies, Vol. 1. Oakland, Calif.: East Bay Heritage Project. pp. 177–245. ISBN 9781467545679. Archived from the original on 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  5. "Carmel Art Exhibit Opens at Stanford". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  6. "Albany High Student Awarded Art Prize". Oakland Tribune. 1947-06-08. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  7. "The Carmel Art Association". www.newspapers.com. 1988-07-28. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  8. Schley, Mary (2012). "Chamber honors outstanding businesses at annual awards dinner" (PDF). pineconearchive.fileburstcdn.com. The Carmel Pine Cone. Retrieved 2020-04-25. page 22
  9. "Best Art Gallery". www.montereycountyweekly.com. 2015. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  10. "Where the voting is fun and the candidates don't stuff your mailbox" (PDF). pineconearchive.fileburstcdn.com. The Carmel Pine Cone. 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-25. page 14
  11. Baine, Wallace (2019-01-04). "Salvador Dalí loved Monterey. Here's why". SFChronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
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