The Chesapeake Arts Center (CAC) is a 58,000 square-foot multi-disciplinary arts center located in Northern Anne Arundel County, just inside the Baltimore beltway.

CAC serves approximately 70,000 visitors annually through diverse arts experiences in two theaters — a 751-seat Main Stage theater and a 120-seat Black Box — 2 exhibit galleries, 3 ceramics studios, 2 dance studios, the Michael Stanley MakerSpace, a STEAM classroom, and other multi-purpose arts classrooms and spaces.

CAC’s year-round arts experiences include hundreds of classes and workshops each year for all ages and backgrounds in disciplines ranging from dance, drama, and STEAM to ceramics, visual arts and cosplay. Scholarships ensure students with limited financial means can access our arts classes for free or at a greatly reduced fee. We partner with regional arts organizations to present music, drama, and dance performances in our theaters and support area businesses, community groups, schools, and others to present their offerings on our stages in a professional setting. We curate and mount 15-20 exhibitions in our galleries each year to showcase the artwork of individual artists and arts groups, including emerging artists and students. Exhibits are free to artists to show work and to the public to attend. We engage the community through special events including two free signature events — an Open House each Spring and Arts in the Park each fall.

All our activities are supported by our generous community — through grants, individual and foundation gifts, membership, class tuition, and ticket fees. Ensuring the arts are accessible to all, CAC’s many arts offerings are free and those that have a fee are affordably priced.

We invite all in our community visit CAC — visit the galleries, attend an event or performance, or take an arts class or workshop.