ArtMatters March Newsletter
ArtMatters March Newsletter 2019
Mark Your Calendar
Mar. 9 Afternoon Concert with Ted Hajnasiewicz, 3-5 pm, Arts Center
Mar. 15 Deadline for the Poetry Contest
Mar. 15 Deadline to contact Steve Kelzer about Vol V of Songwriters and Musicians of Carver County
Mar. 19 ACCC Annual Meeting, 6:30 pm, Arts Center
Mar. 20 Youth Art Month Visual Arts Show open, Arts Center
Mar. 21 Youth Art Month Visual Arts Reception, 6:30 pm, Arts Center
Ap. 11 Culture and Community Exhibit opens, Arts Center
Ap. 11 Writers Read Poetry, Reception and Reading, 6:30 pm, Arts Center
Ap. 18 Artists’ Reception, Culture and Community, 6:30 pm, Arts Center
ACCC Arts Center – A busy place!
Join us Saturday, March 9 for a concert at 3:00 pm in the Arts Center featuring Ted Hajnasiewicz, a local Singer Songwriter. Ted has a 30-year career spanning many genres and is a captivating performer. Driven to write the perfect song, Minneapolis-born singer/songwriter Ted Hajnasiewicz is constantly composing, learning, listening, playing and singing. This Is What I Do CD is a culmination of years of song crafting. It includes Ted’s favorite songs in one album to provide a relatable soundtrack for the lover, the loser, the sinner and the saint – roles we all play at different moments in life. Ted’s CD will be available for purchase at the concert. To learn more about Ted Hajnasiewicz, visit tedhtunes.com. For more information, contact Steve Kelzer.
The Annual Meeting for all members of the Arts Consortium of Carver County will be held on Tuesday, March 19 at 6:30 pm in the Arts Center, Victoria.
All members are welcome to join us for a review of the past year and to learn more about what we envision for the upcoming year. We will introduce and appoint new board members. Winners of the Flash Fiction Contest will read their work. We hope you will join us for this annual meeting as we enter our 10th year as the Arts Consortium of Carver County.
Our current show, Passage of Time, opened on January 11 and explores fifteen artists’ interpretations of the idea of passing time. Our retail shop is adding new display space and new items created by artists of Carver County. Our next exhibition is entitled, Culture and Community. If you would like more information about the exhibit, contact Mary Strother. For information on retail, contact Deb Barce.
The Youth Art Month Visual Art Show begins Mar. 20 (sneak preview at the Annual Meeting) and will celebrate the creative visual art of students from District 112 Eastern Carver County Schools, students in grades K-12. We invite you to come see how local students are embracing the Arts. All are welcome to attend the Student Artist Reception on Mar. 21 to meet some of the students. The show will run through April 5. For more information, contact Jeff Lenzmeier.
Arts Center Hours
Wednesday – Friday 12-5pm, Saturday 9am-5pm
Arts Center Available for Rent
Did you know you can rent the ACCC Arts Center? We offer our space for a variety of events like planning meetings, business or networking meetings, small concerts, etc. You don’t need to be a Member to rent our facility, but Members do receive a discount.
If you’d like to use our Arts Center for your next event, please visit the Arts Center page on our website for reservation instructions.
We Love Our Volunteers
Arts Center Volunteers: We always welcome new volunteers to help us in the Arts Center for a few hours every month. We will provide training by experienced volunteers before you would work on your own. You can always choose to work with others. It is fun and supports the arts in our county. If you are interested, please fill out the Volunteer Form, link below.
Volunteers are needed. We can use more volunteers in many areas, including for ArtStock: Art, Wine & Music (July 13-14) , Victoria Fine Art Fair (Aug 3), and on Liaison committees in the Visual, Literary, Music or Performing Arts. If you are interested in helping out on either of the festivals or with a committee, please fill out the Volunteer Form on our website, link below.
Thank you for your support of the Arts Consortium of Carver County! Volunteer Form
Literary Arts
Carver County Library system sponsored a Local Author Bookshelf Live Read on Feb. 9, broadcast live and also recorded for view on the local Chaska communications channel. Several ACCC members read excerpts from their stories. The 2019 Flash Fiction contest deadline was Feb. 23. Winners will be announced at the Annual Meeting and will join us to read their work. The work of the winners will be posted on our website. For more information, contact Jim Kane.
The 2019 Poetry Contest for school-age children and adults is underway with a deadline of March 15. Please check the submission guidelines on our website and submit your best poem on the theme of Minnesota: Our Home. We will celebrate poetry month and our winners at a reception on April 11 entitled Writers Read Poetry. All those who submitted poems and any others who would like to read their poetry are invited to participate. We will award ribbons to our contest winners at the event and winning poems will be posted on our website. For more information, contact Susan Coultrap-McQuin.
Music Arts
Work is continuing on Vol. 5 of the Songwriters CD. A CD release concert will be held on June 7th at the Chaska City Square Park. If you are interested in participating on the CD, contact Steve Kelzer before March 15.
Visual Arts
REGISTRATION IS OPEN
Artists can register for booth space for ArtStock Art, Wine & Music Festival held on July 13 & 14, 2019 at Parley Lake Winery and Victoria Fine Art Fair held on August 3, 2019 in downtown Victoria near the Charlson Thun Community Bandstand and Bayfront Park. Registration is open to ACCC Members and Members will receive a $25 Coupon prior to paying for the booth. Details are on each festival’s page on our website.
Art Tourism / Barn Quilts of Carver County, MN
2019 tours and speaking engagements are being booked as we speak! Community Education Groups, Park & Recreations Groups, Senior Groups, Church Groups, Quilting Clubs, and History Clubs are just a few of the types of groups that want to explore Carver County each year. Do you? If you are interested in a tour, email Janet Fahey.
MEMBERSHIP UPDATE – PLEASE READ
We have fully converted all of our Members to our new membership management system called MembershipWorks. You should have received an email with the news and instructions to request your password and log into your new ACCC Membership Account from our website.
If you have not requested your password yet, please go to our Account Page and request it today, link below.
Attention Artists, Business and Organization Members – it’s important that you log into your account and complete your online Directory Listing. We uploaded as much information as we could, but we need you to add your images, phone number, link to social media accounts and a description of your services, products or artist biography.
Future Membership email reminders will come 30-days and 10-days prior to your renewal date from admin@artsofcarvercounty.org email address.
Thank you to everyone who has joined or renewed your ACCC Membership. If you have questions about your ACCC Membership, or need assistance, please contact Michelle Aspelin at admin@artsofcarvercounty.
