Best of 2025 Contests
We're fortunate to live in a great state with a tremendous variety of businesses, events, venues, professional services, and fun things to do across all regions! This is your opportunity to show your support for The Bay School Community Art Center and Art Speaks Gallery by voting for us in these two very important contests. These contests are always fun to participate in, whether as a competitor or voter!
Thanks in advance for your support and helping us expand our name recognition!
Virginia Living Magazine's Best of Virginia 2025
Starting January 2, 2025, and running until midnight January 31, you can show your support for your favorites across regions and categories throughout the state of Virginia. Results will be published in the May edition of Virginia Living.
We won Best of awards in 2022 and 2023, and you can help us earn some bragging rights for 2025. We're pleased to be competing in several categories in the Eastern Region, and we'd appreciate your support. Here are categories you either can find us listed in or we'd love you to write us in as noted:
- Annual Charity Event: Bay School Annual Fine Arts Auction, Mathews
- Art Gallery: Bay School Community Arts Center, Mathews
- Art Event: Art Speaks Juried Exhibition, Mathews
- Festival: The Bay School Family Art Festival, Mathews (please write in your vote)
- Summer Camp: The Bay School Summer Art Camps, Mathews (please write in your vote)
Access Virginia Living's Reader's Survey and start voting!
Coastal Living Magazine's 2025 Best of Reader's Choice Awards
Starting January 3, 2025, and running until midnight March 7, you can vote across a variety of categories. Results will be published in the July/August 2025 edition of Coastal Virginia Magazine.
The Bay School and Art Speaks Gallery is not listed in this competition, so your write-in votes would be appreciated in the following categories:
Under Arts & Entertainment Category
- Best Art Gallery: Art Speaks Gallery at The Bay School (please write in your vote)
Under Education Category
- Best Summer Camp: Bay School Community Art Center Summer Art Camps
Please note: Write-in votes are only accepted until February 2. Then the list will be updated to reflect write-ins. If enough individuals write us in, we'll be listed after February 2.
Access Coastal Virginia's Best of 2025 Contest and begin voting!