Carmel Art Association
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| Established | 1927 |
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| Location | Dolores Street between 5th & 6th Ave., Carmel-by-the-Sea, California |
| Coordinates | 36°33′24″N 121°55′14″W / 36.556667°N 121.920556°W |
| Type | Art Gallery |
| Founder | Jennie V. Cannon |
| Director | Board of Directors |
| Architect | Clay Otto |
| Website | carmelart |
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]
The CAA was founded on August 8, 1927, by a small group of artists who gathered at “Gray Gables,” the modest home and studio of Josephine M. Culbertson and Ida A. Johnson at the corner of Seventh and Lincoln in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 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.[2] Pedro Joseph de Lemos of Carmel was elected the first president of the CAA in August 1927. A constitution presented by Ada B. Champlin was accepted with some amendments.[3] In late October 1927, the exhibition of 41 artists took place in Seven Arts Building in Carmel.[4] The association filed articles of incorporation on January 26, 1934.[5]
Artist and playwright Ira Mallory Remsen (1876-1928) was active with the Carmel Art Association when it was at the corner of Seventh and Lincoln Street. On July 8, 1929, artists Ray and Dorthy Woodward purchased Rem's studio for $6,000 (equivalent to $109,872 in 2024).[6]
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