The Hudson Valley Art Association (HVAA) was founded in 1928 by artists of the Hudson Valley Region in the studio of Jasper Cropsey (1823-1900), one of the most celebrated American landscape artists of the Hudson River School. It is the aim of the Association to preserve and encourage the character, knowledge, craftsmanship and respect for natural form, color and design which distinguish fine painting and sculpture. HVAA holds an annual exhibition of oils, aqua media, pastels, graphics and sculpture in the exhibition galleries of invitational associations.

The HVAA Annual Exhibition jurors are looking for submissions which are original images of representational and traditional realism that display aesthetic appeal and technical skill. No forms of distorted artwork are accepted by the Hudson Valley Art Association at their exhibitions.