ACCC CD Vol 4

Call for Songwriters and Musicians

The ACCC is now creating Volume V of The Songwriters and Musicians of Carver County CD.

We are inviting musicians and songwriters to contact Steve Kelzer if you are interested in participating in the creation of the 5th ACCC Songwriters CD. Seeking current and former Carver County residents.
Original work only, no covers.

Volumes II, III and IV are available for purchase at the ACCC Arts Center or on our CD page. The current Volume is offered with our compliments to new members as they join. 100% of the proceeds from the CD sales are donated to the ACCC.

To learn more, please visit our CD page.

Deadline
March 15, 2019

Contact
Steve Kelzer, Producer
952-465-2384 or
kelzer2025@gmail.com

Passage of Time

Call for Artists for the Passage of Time Exhibit (January 11 to March 15, 2019)

We invite you to submit your art for The Passage of Time Art Exhibit scheduled to open to the public on the 11th of January, 2019. Please mark your calendars for the Artists’ Reception Open House on January 17, 2019.

Life is just a passage of time and it is up to you to pass it as you please. Our sense of time in the past, present and future is a common denominator that each generation shares because time refuses to stand still for any human being. Time possesses the element to forget and to remember; people, places and things in our existence. Only the passage of time separates each generation to their own period in time. We ask you to bring your own meaning to this Exhibit to showcase the Passage of Time as you see its relevance to your life.

Event Location
ACCC Arts Center
7924 Victoria Drive, Studio Level in Victoria MN

Artists’ Reception Open House Date
January 17, 2019, 6:30-8:30pm

Exhibit Dates
January 11, 2019 to March 15, 2019

Exhibit/Arts Center Hours
Wednesdays-Fridays 12-5pm
Saturdays 9am-5pm

Submission Deadline * EXTENDED *
Midnight January 4, 2019

Details
Information about eligible works can be found on our Gallery Standard Categories & Guidelines page. Please read before you submit your entry for consideration. Please feel free to contact us via phone or email if you have any questions. Thank you.

We can accept up to 3 works per artist until the gallery is full. To be considered for the gallery exhibit, email an image of the actual work you are intending to sell, with title of work, medium, dimensions, and pricing details. Please use the subject line: PASSAGE OF TIME Exhibit Entry and email to visualarts@artsofcarvercounty.org. Send by midnight January 4, 2019. Membership is required to be in the show, click here to join the ACCC. On January 5, 2019, we will notify all artists via email regarding acceptance to the exhibit. If space provides, we may contact you to submit additional work for the exhibit.

AFTER your work is accepted, go to the How To Submit Art page and submit your accepted works. Labeled artwork can be brought to the Arts Center on Tuesday, January 8th, 5 – 7pm or on Wednesday, January 9th 12 -5pm. Please make sure your item label matches artwork submitted for the exhibit.

Event Fee
$15.00 for first entry, $5.00 for each additional entry. Entry fee should be paid by January 10th, the day before the Exhibit opens. You can pay with a check or credit card at the Center when you bring your artwork, or pay in advance on our website with a credit card.
Commission fee 40% to ACCC for works sold.

Contact Person
Mary Strother, Gallery Coordinator and Visual Art Liaison
visualarts@artsofcarvercounty.org
952-448-4432

Passage of Time

Writers Read in Victoria

Writers Read in Victoria

Call for Literary Artists and Invitation for the Public

Join us for a new program called Writers Read in Victoria. Local area writers gather to read their poetry and short prose. Light refreshments served.

Program Location
ACCC Arts Center
7924 Victoria Drive, Studio Level
Victoria, MN

Date
Oct. 25, 2018

Time
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

This is a Free Event

Contact Person
Jim Kane
jkanefabulousfiction@gmail.com
952-448-4526

 

Writers Read in Victoria

Holiday Gift Show 2018

Call For Artists for Holiday Gift Show

We are excited to announce our first annual Holiday Gift Show at the Arts Center. With more visitors coming to the center every week, this show is a perfect opportunity to support a diverse collection of extremely talented local artists. We will have a wide selection of one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted gifts to purchase for friends and loved ones for the holidays. This is a free show and open to everyone. All contributing artists are encouraged to attend the Grand Opening.

Event Location
ACCC Arts Center
7924 Victoria Drive
Victoria MN

Show Dates
November 15-December 24

Time/Hours
Set up: Tuesday, Nov. 13 and Wednesday, Nov. 14
Time: Tuesday 5-7pm & Wednesday 12-7pm
Grand Opening: Thursday, Nov. 15 6:30-8:30pm

Details
To be considered for the show, email 3 images representing work you are intending to sell, with medium and pricing details, with the subject HOLIDAY GIFT SHOW to programs@artsofcarvercounty.org. Artists will be confirmed, and next steps will be provided with instructions on how to submit your art for the Arts Center Holiday Gift Show. Membership is required to be in the show.

Information about eligible works can be found on our Gallery Standard Categories & Guidelines page. Please read before you submit your entry.

Submission Deadline
October 15, 2018
Email of acceptance: October 17, 2018

All work needs to be original and made by the artist.
No mass-produced items, or items made from kits.
Media considered includes paintings, drawings, photography, jewelry, glass, fiber, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, wood and multi-media.
Two dimensional work should be framed, ready to hang or wrapped for display.
Limited wall space for large paintings.
Accepted Artists may need to bring a 6ft table to set up their own display.
A glass cabinet is provided for some fine jewelry.
If your work is accepted please have extra work ready, so we can restock if necessary.
The show will be extensively promoted through postcards, flyers, social media, ACCC newsletter, and local papers. Exhibiting artists will receive their own cards to hand out and an image provided to post on their own website and social media.
Keep in mind, best price point is $100 and less, items $100-$200 sell, but not as quickly.

Event Fee
30% Commission to the ACCC for sold works (for this show only)

Contact Person
Deborah Barce
programs@artsofcarvercounty.org
646-229-0104

Holiday Gift Show

Holiday Gift Show 2018

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Call for Artists for ACCC Members’ Show at Arts Center

ACCC Members’ Show

Call for all member artists, in all genres, to represent their art form in the ACCC Arts Center in Victoria, MN. Event to take place during the Fall of 2018 to introduce the work to the public.

Information about eligible works can be found here:
https://artsofcarvercounty.org/exhibitions-at-arts-center/gallery-categories-requirements/

Hand in visual artworks with the paperwork found here:
(Artists Consent Form)
https://artsofcarvercounty.org/exhibitions-at-arts-center/

Program or Event Deadline
September 1, 2018. Installation time is September 5 from 12-3pm or by appointment.

Event Date/Hours
Open to the public during normal Arts Center hours which are Wednesdays and Thursdays 12-5pm, Fridays 12-3pm and Saturdays 9am-3pm.

Show Dates
September 10 to November 9
Artists’ Reception October 11, 6:30 to 8:30pm

Details
40% commission due to the ACCC following the sale of artworks.
Musicians, writers, performing artists, poets please contact us at programs@artsofcarvercounty.org to schedule a concert, reading or event.

Program or Event Fee
Free to attend

Contact Person
Courtney Miller Bellairs
programs@artsofcarvercounty.org
301-785-8655

Carver Community Canvas

Carver Community Canvas

Join us in creating a Carver Community Canvas! All artists welcome to join us! We provide the canvas and you create your art. Submit it back to us by Aug 25 and we will have our huge community art mural on display in Historic Downtown Carver from August 28 – September 9 (During the very popular Steamboat Days too)

Location
Stop by Riverside Art Studio and Gallery to sign out your canvas. We have over 20 already made and would love to see art on display from our fellow ACCC members too. 208 Broadway N. Carver, MN

Date
Aug 6 – 25, 2018

Time/Hours 
Pick up canvas on Tuesday, Wednesday or Saturday from 10am – 3pm
Drop off on any of these days until Aug 25, 2018

Art Submission Deadline
August 25, 2018

Details
We’ve had all levels of art submitted from those who have never picked up a brush to those who have painted for 60 years. Join us… it’s going to be a great mosaic mural of art! Over 25 already submitted!

Program Fee
FREE

Contact Person
Mary Williamson or Sue Thompson
sue@riversideartcarver.com
952-240-3180

Link for more information
https://www.facebook.com/events/1765016190286026

Sower Gallery Chaska MN

Call for Artists – “Abstract: Existing in Thought” Gallery Show

On Friday, August 31st, 2018 The Sower Gallery will open “Abstract: Existing in Thought”, a juried gallery exhibition to display the beauty that art can portray offering messages up for interpretation by the viewer – pulling away from the lucid message, and towards the conceptual and theoretical. Photography, painting, mixed media and all visual arts will be considered for this exhibition. “Abstract” will be juried by Jeana Sommers, the owner of HeARTful Endeavors in the Northrup King Building in NE Mpls. She’s a mixed media artist and teacher who specializes in upcycling and reuse.

Location
The Sower Gallery
145 Engler Blvd
Chaska, MN 55318

Dates
August 31st – October 26

Deadline
Friday, August 3rd

Submission Requirements

You may submit up to five(5) jpeg images for one $20 fee. Each additional image will be $5. All entries must be submitted electronically in JPG format only. Email your images along with the completed form below to: info@SowerGallery.com with the name of the show and your last name in the email subject line. Payment via Paypal or credit card online at SowerGallery.com.

Images should be sized no larger than 11”x14” at 72dpi, and less than 1 megabite in disk space size. Image file names must include artist’s last name and title of the piece in the following format: daVinci_MonaLisa.jpg

Entries are due by Friday, August 3rd for jurying.

Accepted artists will be notified via email by August 10th. Drop off for accepted works will be Monday, August 27th – Wednesday August 29th, from 10am – 6pm.

All accepted work must be properly matted, framed, and wired for hanging – gallery wrapped canvases will also be accepted with clean neat edges. As with any juried exhibition the jury may select any, one, all, or none of your entered images. The decision of the jury is final. The Sower Gallery will charge a 25% commission on all gallery sales. Please note whether the works are for sale, and the retail price for each.

Event Fee
$20/ 5 images, $5 each additional image

Contact Person
Kristen Macauley
Kristen@SowerGallery.com
612-247-3276

Link to more info:
http://www.spiritinthehouse.org/sower-gallery/upcoming-and-artist-calls/september-october-2018-abstract-existing-in-thought/

Sower Gallery Chaska MN

Call for Artists: Interfaith Through the Arts

On Saturday, November 10th, 2018 The Sower Gallery will open “Interfaith Through the Arts: 2018”, a juried gallery exhibition celebrating the diversity of faiths and religions throughout our world. Photography, painting, mixed media, sculpture and all other visual arts will be considered for this exhibition. “Interfaith” will be juried by Pastor Dean J. Seal from Shepherd of the Hill Church, who has a Master’s degree in Theology and the Arts, and has worked closely with the arts community of the Twin Cities for over 25 years, and was a pioneer of the Minnesota Fringe Festival. All forms of visual arts will be accepted for jurying.

Location
Sower Gallery
145 Engler Blvd.
Chaska, MN 55318

Application Deadline
October 5th

Important Dates
Deadline for Submissions and Payment, October 5th by 11:59pm
Notification of Accepted Work, October 12th
Delivery of Artwork to Gallery, November 8th– November 9th from 10am – 6pm
Opening Reception, Saturday, November 10th from 7am – 9pm
Pick-up After Exhibit, December 7th– 8th, from 10am – 5pm.

Details
link to view full Prospectus

Program or Event Fee
$20 for 5 images, $5 for each additional image

Contact Person
Kristen Macauley
Kristen@SowerGallery.com
612-247-3276

Purple Prince Exhibit

Call For Artists Purple/PRINCE Exhibition

The Arts Consortium of Carver County (ACCC) is planning a Purple/PRINCE Exhibition/Dedication at our new Arts Center. The idea is that this exhibition will be ongoing and will always be a highlight for those visiting the Arts Center. We are seeking work by ACCC Artist Members that was inspired by Prince and his legacy.

Please send an email to programs@artsofcarvercounty.org with the following information describing your entry/ies. Works may not exceed 20 inches in height, width or depth. Up to 3 different works may be entered.

Location
ACCC Arts Center
7924 Victoria Drive, Studio Level Victoria MN

Date
Ongoing in the Gallery during Gallery Hours

Deadline
For email entry and image, Saturday June 30, 2018, 12pm.

Contact Person
Courtney Miller Bellairs
programs@artsofcarvercounty.org
301-785-8655

Specifications to include with your entry 
Title
Date of Work
Category (see below)
Media/Technique
Does your work exhibit any elements of digital process?
Height (may not exceed 20 inches)
Width (may not exceed 20 inches)
Depth (may not exceed 20 inches)
Retail Price (all works must be for sale)
Image (SEE TERMS BELOW) Yourname_title.jpg

Images due by noon Saturday, June 30, 2018.
Accepted entrants will be notified by email to bring their work in during the collection/installation period.
Collection of Works and Installation – Sunday July 1 12:00 noon – 1:00pm.

Artist Consent Form
Download, complete and include the Artist Consent Form with your submission.

STANDARD CATEGORIES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ACCC GALLERY
1. OIL / ACRYLIC / MIXED MEDIA: Must be properly framed for protection of the work and safe handling. Oil paintings must be dry.
2. SCULPTURE: All plaster sculpture must have a permanent base. Bas-reliefs (no plaster) must have a secure ring at the top. Sculpture with a base must be firmly attached to the base.
3. WATERCOLOR / GOUACHE / CASEIN / TEMPERA: Must be properly framed and covered with glass or Plexiglas. It is recommended that work larger than 30” x 36” be covered with Plexiglas.
4. DRAWINGS / PASTEL: See above, same rules as for 3.
5. PRINTS: See above, same rules as for 3.
6. CERAMICS / GLASS: Delicately constructed work requiring more than normal careful handling is not eligible. Plaster objects not acceptable. Tile works – single tile or multiple tiles mounted on a single platform must include their own suspension system.
7. TEXTILES / FIBERS: Hand-made and/or hand-decorated items are eligible.
8. PHOTOGRAPHY: Color or black and white. Traditional presentations must be framed and covered with glass or Plexiglas. Non-traditional presentations must also be framed, but not necessarily covered with glass or Plexiglass.

SPECIAL RULES
1. Entries in 1, 3, 4, 5, and 8 must be properly framed. For the protection of your work as well as that of others, frame should extend beyond the surface of the work.
2. Unusually shaped pieces that require hanging must have appropriate hanging devices attached or included (2, 6, and 7).
3. Excessively fragile works and very heavy objects requiring special handling may be entered subject to approval of the Programs and Events Committee.

TERMS
PHOTOGRAPHY
For publicity purposes, each entrant may submit a digital image(s) of their work. Images should be in JPEG format. We recommend the shortest dimension of the submitted image be 1000 pixels. Artists MUST submit AT LEAST ONE DIGITAL IMAGE of each entry. For three-dimensional art each image may be used to present a different view of the object in space. For two-dimensional art the first image must be a full, frontal view, while the other two may be details of the work.

ELIGIBILITY
Original works by ACCC member artists. Work of student members eligible only if executed without the help of the instructor.

NUMBER OF WORKS
Please list all works submitted to the ACCC on this form. Applicants may enter up to 3 works.

LIABILITY AND INSURANCE
Experienced workers and volunteers will take every precaution to ensure that works are not damaged. The ACCC will not be responsible for loss or damage to artworks, including frames and mountings, no matter how they are caused, and all works are submitted to the gallery subject to this condition. However, it is suggested that artists insure work privately if they feel the need for such protection.

FOR SALE 
Any accepted work that the exhibitor chooses to list as FOR SALE will be sold, as displayed, through the Arts Consortium of Carver County at a commission to the ACCC. All accepted entries into organized exhibitions may remain on exhibit throughout the duration of that show. Works for sale in the ARTS CENTER may be taken away at the time of sale. Sale price includes frame, please price your work accordingly. A social security number or Tax ID is required on the registration form for pieces listed as ‘for sale’. All accepted work to the ACCC Gallery and Gift Shop will require a Consignment Agreement from the Artist.

PUBLICITY
The ACCC reserves the right to photograph any work in the exhibition for educational, catalog, internet or publicity purposes

AWARDS
In select ACCC exhibitions, Awards will be made to meritorious entries. Winners will be announced at the Artists’ Reception, in Southwest Metro newspapers and on the ACCC website. The jury will consist of recognized individuals in diverse media.

Arts Consortium of Carver County

Call For Artists – two huge opportunities

ArtStock Logo 2018Hello!

Spring has arrived! If you haven’t signed up yet, there is still time to apply for these two spectacular Arts Consortium of Carver County community events.

ArtStock Art, Wine & Music Festival 2018
The festival is the 2nd weekend in July, 14-15, at the picturesque Parley Lake Winery in Waconia, MN. It is our 8th year. We are the biggest & best art festival in the Twin Cities’ southwest!

Victoria Fine Art Fair 2018Victoria Fine Art Fair logo
The 2nd Saturday in August – 11th. Fine art in a grassy setting with Stieger Lake as a backdrop. Music will be playing at the new Charlson Thun Community Bandstand. Our new Arts Center will be open. Restaurants and ice cream – just steps away.

Apply – www.zapplication.org.

Both event applications are on Zapplication; both are juried; both are sponsored by the Arts Consortium of Carver County.

ACCC Members: be sure to use the discount code when you register so you save $50 on your registration fee for being a Member. The code was emailed to all members earlier this year. If you don’t have the code, and you are a current ACCC Member, please email us and we will give you the discount code.

For more information:
https://artsofcarvercounty.org/artstock
https://artsofcarvercounty.org/art-fair

Arts Consortium of Carver County