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ArtMatters Newsletter January 2020

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ArtMatters Newsletter January 2020

Mark Your Calendar

Youth Art Show-IAA (Integrated Arts Academy) January 8-31
Artists’ Reception for Youth Art Show – IAA Thurs, Jan 9 6:30-8:30pm
Next Step Fund Grant Workshop by MRAC Wednesday, Jan 8 4-5:30pm
New Song Collective – Friday, Jan 10 7-8:30pm
Portraits and Family Exhibit Feb 5 – March 13
Artists’ Reception for Portraits and Family Thurs, Feb 6, 6:30-8:30pm
We have multiple Classes in January and February, see below!

Arts Center Gift Shop and Gallery Hours* open Wed-Fri 12-5pm; Sat 9am to 3pm
Open extended hours for classes and special events
Check our online Calendar for more events, classes and opportunities
*We will close the Arts Center for bad weather when District 112 closes their schools and activities.

Arts Center in January

Integrated Arts Academy Youth Show and Artists’ Reception Jan 9
Enjoy the creative designs of student art from Integrated Arts Academy in District 112. Integrated Arts Academy is a public high school located in Chaska, founded on research linking academic success to the arts and hands-on learning experiences. Their curriculum embeds culinary, horticulture, visual arts, and floral and textile design into core subjects such as math, science, English, and social studies. The rich arts-integrated instruction, small school size (~125 students grades 9-12), and strong community partnerships offer students a true personalized high school education. The show runs January 8-31.

Join us for the Artists’ Reception on Thursday, January 9th from 6:30-8:30pm to meet the student artists and find out the secrets behind the art. Everyone is invited. Savor light appetizers and beverages as you enjoy the music and art of the evening. Free to attend.

Youth Art Show IAA

Next Step Fund Grant Workshop Jan 8
Wednesday, January 8th from 4-5:30pm

The Next Step Fund, funded by the McKnight Foundation, provides project grants up to $5,000 to artists in any discipline for the purpose of career development and artistic achievement. This is a free workshop held at the ACCC Arts Center, Registration is required through the MRAC (Metro Regional Arts Council) website. Limited to 30.

New Song Collective January 10

The Night of the Troubadours, our next New Song Collective, is coming up Friday, January 10th at the Arts Center. We will be serving wine, pop, water, and snacks. Listen and learn from the participating songwriters and musicians: Clark Machtemes, Stephen Smith, Ted Hajnasiewicz, David Falbo, Jackson Atkins, and Steve Kelzer (ACCC Music Liaison)

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ACCC Membership Benefit – Members, be sure to get the current Discount Code from your ACCC Account before you register. Discount Code saves you 10% on all ACCC Classes.

NEW! 3 Mandala Drawing Classes Offered
Tuesdays January 14, February 25 or March 31. Register for 1, 2 or all 3.Class 1: Creating Circles of Beauty (color pencil on small black paper with gel pen embellishments)
Class 2: Healing Hands Mandala (white color pencil on large black paper)
Class 3: Using Symbols in Mandala Making (color pencil on black paper with gel pen and permanent marker embellishments)
Instructor: Jean Kubes-Werremeyer
How to Get Started Writing a Book Jan 18
Saturday, January 18th from 11am to 1pm.
Even if you don’t know what you want to write about, you will find out in this class, and get started simply, with step-by-step instructions in this two hour workshop. Instructor: Debbie Johnson
NEW! 7 Sonnets Jan 21 & 28 
Tuesday, January 21 and 28 9:30-11:30am
The class will explore the history of sonnets, their structural and metrical art. It will study several Shakespearean sonnets, look at a sonnet as expressed in a modern setting, and, yes, write a sonnet. Instructor: Barb Hone
NEW! 2D Needle Felting: Valentine’s Day Project
Sunday, February 2, 2020 3:00-5:30pm
Create a beautiful Valentine’s Day picture with the magic of using the simple tools of a barbed needle and wool! Instructor will provide techniques to create this 2D picture framed by an embroidery hoop, and how to create similar projects.
Instructor: Stephanie Friant
NEW! Shakespeare – Hamlet Series starts Feb 25
Tuesdays, Feb 25, Mar 3, 10 & 17 from 9:30-11:30am
The class will include a brief history of drama, the world view as the Middle Ages tumbled into the Renaissance. Instructor: Barb Hone

Class Details and Registration with button below

Board Application Deadline February 20

The Arts Consortium of Carver County is seeking new board members. The Board serves over 250 ACCC members, including visual artists, writers, musicians, performers, business patrons, and community supporters of the arts. We are seeking board members from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. We hope to bring a diversity of new talents to the board. Qualifications and Submission details

Flash Fiction Contest Deadline Jan 31

Get your creative juices flowing for the 2020 Flash Fiction contest. The theme is IN THE BEGINNING, and entries must be 600 words or less. Deadline for submissions is Jan 31, 2020. For Young Adult (ages 13-18) and Adult (19 and older). Submission information is on our website, link below.  All submitting authors are invited to an event scheduled for Mar. 5, 2020 at the Arts Center in Victoria. Winners will be announced, and there will be an opportunity for everyone to read submissions. Please send questions to flashfiction@artsofcarvercounty.org.

Call for Artists – Portraits and Family Exhibit Deadline Jan 27

We look into your face and we can see your soul… Do you ever have that happen? When you take a picture or sculpt a persona of someone or when you paint the likeness of those familiar to you or someone you capture on the path through life yet never meet.  We are looking for your Interpretations of Portraits and Family at the ACCC Gallery.

Entry deadline is by midnight on Monday, January 27, 2020. Full instructions are on our website on the Portraits and Family Post. You can direct your questions to our Visual Arts Liaison, Mary Strother, at visualarts@artsofcarvercounty.org or 952-448-4432.

Portraits and Family Exhibit

Announcing the 2020 Poetry Contest

The ACCC is accepting entries for the 2020 Arts Consortium of Carver County Poetry Contest from January 1 through midnight March 1, 2020. Please send us your best poem on the theme(s) “Quiet Ones/ Wild Ones.”  The theme may be interpreted broadly to include poems about something quiet or something wild or something both quiet and wild. Let your imagination roam. Your poem will be judged anonymously according to age and resident categories by a group of local poets. Winners will be chosen by Joyce Sutphen, Carver County resident and Poet Laureate, Minnesota. All poets who submit work and the judges will be invited to read their work on April 23 at the Arts Center in Victoria. We look forward to both adult and student submissions!  Link to more information.
Questions?  Please contact Susan Coultrap-McQuin, Literary Liaison

Literary Arts

On Dec. 5 the Literary Arts Committee hosted Writers Read Their Books.  We had a more formal agenda than usual, introducing each author and giving them time to tell us about their books and read a “tantalizing” passage. It was great fun to hear from such a variety of authors. Those who presented included Sarah Collins, Barb Hone, Jim Kane, Sheri Kramer, April Munson, Doug Munson, Dan O’Brien, and Heidi Skarie. The writers were very pleased to sell quite a few books. For those who missed out, their books will still be available for sale in the new year.

As the new year begins, we wish to remind everyone to consider entering the Flash Fiction Contest (deadline Jan. 31) and the Poetry Contest (deadline March 1). The committee has also completed planning for 2020 events. Our schedule will include 2 collaborative activities: one with the visual artists and one with musicians.  Watch for more details about these exciting opportunities in the new year. Happy New Year to all.