Sleepy Summertime for CVA

In the wake of the Art Walk and the significant cut back in Riverside Cafe operational times, the CVA has drifted into another sleepy summer!

New exhibitions are on hold until we secure a new venue for CVA member art to be displayed. We have two new potential art exhibition spaces--the new steak house called Seared (in the same block as Macado's) and the new gourmet food store/sandwich shop going in the old Sleeping Bee location--but both are under construction or in process. We are optimistic that both venues would be high traffic and present good opportunities for art sales.

We will pick up again in the fall with our annual Membership Picnic. Does anyone out there want to host the picnic or suggest a place for the picnic?

Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition of the Baltimore Watercolor Society

This year's exhibition will return to the Arts Barn and Kentlands Mansion Galleries in Gaithersburg, Maryland, running from October 10, 2025, to January 11, 2026. We are excited to have Joel Popadics (AWS, ASMA) as this year's juror of submissions and awards.

The CaFÉ system (CallforEntry.org) is open for applications from now through Aug 6, 2025. Selected artists will be notified by August 29, 2025.

The Gold, Silver and Bronze exhibition prizes will be $1,750, $1,450 and $1,250 respectively. Our total 2024 exhibition awards are on track to meet or exceed 2024’s awards which totaled over $18,000 in cash, gift certificates, and merchandise.

In addition to the Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards, three additional top-tier awards will be conferred to the water media paintings best exemplifying the following, in the estimation of the juror:Creativity
Use of a Timely Contemporary Theme
Use of a Non-Traditional Approach (“Breaking the Rules”) The fee for entering one or two paintings in the exhibition is $30 for BWS members or $45 for non-members.

Additional details, including the exhibition prospectus, may be found on the Mid-Atlantic Exhibition web page.

Sales Tax Reminder

Artists are responsible for paying sales tax to the Commonwealth of Virginia on art sale proceeds.

Here is a link to the Virginia Temporary Sales Tax payment eForm. This form is also available on the CVA website on the "CVA Artist Exhibition Forms" page. If you sell more than three times in a year, you will need to register with the VA Department of Taxation.

In the case of Riverside Café sales, Riverside collects the sales tax from the buyer, The CVA then distributes to the artist their 70% share of the sale plus 100% of the sales tax collected. 25% of the Riverside Café sales goes to Riverside Café, and 5% goes to the CVA.