ArtMatters Newsletter June 2020
ArtMatters Newsletter Volume 10 Issue 4 | June 2020
Greetings
The ACCC Arts Center Gallery and Gift Shop located here in beautiful downtown Victoria is going to reopen it’s doors on Wednesday June 3rd on an appointment basis. Connect with us. We can arrange for a pick-up or we invite you to come in person to our Gift Shop. Our volunteer base is currently limited due to CoVid-19 so we will accommodate opening as much as possible during this time with pre-planning. If you would like to shop our store, please schedule an appointment, and as always, if our doors are open, we welcome you to come in. Send your request to giftshop@
We will be following the State of Minnesota’s Guidelines to Reopening Business. We will have masks, gloves, sanitizers and visuals to help keep you safe.
During the break we have created the ACCC Pandemic Arts Journal, a place for you to share images of your works of visual art, short stories, poems, music and more. Please go to our website and submit your entries online. We welcome young to young at heart to take part in this year long expression of life as we feel it, see it and know it, in the new norm. We invite you to become part of the story. Join us.
Create on and Stay Safe,
Cynthia Anderson
President
Email your Gift Shop questions to GiftShop@artsofcarvercounty.
Promoting You on Social +
The growing consumption of information and the increased screen time many are experiencing has led us into bringing more visuals of the artwork available for sale at our gallery and gift shop to the public platforms. We continue to promote our Artists and their artwork via Facebook and Instagram. We have space to accept in new work which enables us to promote new and exciting finds for our followers. If you would like to add to the interest and have your work featured in our posts, please let us know about your new creations and how we can work together. Each month we will also showcase artist members through articles in the local newspapers. Contact us at giftshop@
ACCC Pandemic Arts Journal
Have you been writing, creating music or visual art during the pandemic? Would you like to share your work with a larger audience? We’d love to have you submit what you have created for the ACCC Pandemic Arts Journal, an interdisciplinary collection of Music, Literature, and Visual Art. We are accepting submissions in written, photo, song or video form. Take a look at the wonderful contributions we have already published on our website and send us your inspiration today. The guidelines for submission are on our website.
#Haikus4Healing
For those of you who are “sometimes writers,” we’d love to have you submit a haiku for our ACCC Facebook page, use #haikus4healing on your post. Have some fun with this one. Write a haiku on your sidewalk, take a picture, and post it on https://www.facebook.com/Artsincarvercounty.
Submit a Nomination or Application for the ACCC Board of Directors
The ACCC is seeking a writer to serve as Literary Liaison on the Board. If you are interested, please complete a board application on our website, link below. If you have questions, please contact Susan Coultrap-McQuin, literary@
Treasurer: Are you good with numbers and want to volunteer your time? We are seeking an ideal energetic candidate for Treasurer on our Board of Directors. This is a great way to get to do something you love, be immersed in art and are able to stay home while still being effective. If you feel you are a good fit, please apply online, link below. For questions, please contact Cynthia Anderson, info@
Member at Large: Seeking artists and artists at heart interested in being on the Board of Directors to help navigate the new norms that challenge our organization and to bring focus on the arts. If you feel you are a good person to help create that change, we welcome you to apply today or nominate someone you know who might be interested.
ACCC Membership
Not an ACCC Member? Consider joining! Our Membership page lists all the benefits and opportunities we offer our Members.
If you are a Member, please take a minute to log into your ACCC account and review your Membership. You can see when you joined and when your Membership is up for renewal. We automatically send you reminder emails before your due date. Membership questions can be directed to our Membership Coordinator, Beth Billstrom at membership@artsofcarvercounty.
Go to our Account page to access your Membership info as well as your Directory Listing. Keep it up-to-date. Be sure to include your social media accounts as we have been promoting our Member artists on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Volunteer Opportunities with the ACCC
The Arts Consortium of Carver County Volunteers are working diligently behind the scenes on some exciting new opportunities for 2020. Volunteer and work to bring the arts to the people of your community. We seek a wide range of strengths and talents, art experience not required. We are actively looking for additional Members for our Board of Directors to fill several positions and for people to serve on a committee, special project or participate in new initiatives. Volunteer Form.
