Holiday Gift Show 2018

Call For Artists for Holiday Gift Show

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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

ACCC Members’ Show

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Please join us at the ACCC Arts Center Gallery for a show of fabulous works of art by ACCC Artist Members available for immediate purchase. Browse the Center and discover works like paintings, sculptures, pottery, jewelry, photography and more! We look forward to seeing you at the Center.

Event Location
ACCC Arts Center
7924 Victoria Drive, Victoria MN

Dates
Show Dates September 10-November 9

Hours
Wednesday and Thursday 12-5pm, Friday 12-3pm, Saturday 9-3pm

Artists’ Reception
October 11, 2018 6:30-8:30pm at the Arts Center
We invite the public to attend our Member Artists’ Reception to meet some of our visual artist members and speak to them about their work. Each artist has a featured profile for all to enjoy when you visit the gallery in the Arts Center.

Discover work from the following ACCC Artist Members, click on their name to see their Artist Profile:
Deborah Barce
Beth Billstrom
Janet Brose
Annette Coxall
Carter Cripe
Todd Jacobs
Gina Nicolae Johnson
Peter Larson
Jeff Leech
Elynn Lepel
Art Manno
Laura Michel
Maren Mohr
Wendi Moffly
Marla Mullaney
Kathryn Mussack
Terrie Myers
Kathy Nesseth
Maria Ricke
Rayetta Rydquist
Amy Sabatier
Terrence Scholz
Mary Strother
Molly Margaret Strother
Mary Stumpfl
Laurel Sundberg
Jennifer Thurston
Katrina Trent
Noel Van Tol
Neysa Winterer

Event Fee
Free

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

ACCC Members Show 2018

Art Wander 2018

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Art Wander 2018

Art Wander is fast approaching. Wander the countryside of Carver County and visit the Artists during the 2018 Open Studio Tour. September 21-23, 2018

From Potters to Weavers, Painters and Illustrators, Stained Glass Artists, Woodworkers, Sculptors and Jewelers, come visit our many talented artists.
Share their excitement in welcoming you into their homes and studios, demonstrating their techniques and having the products of their creativity
available for you to take home, share as gifts or use as inspiration. You can find the 2018 Art Wander Brochures at Unearthed Arts Gallery in Waconia, all three Mocha Monkey locations, the ACCC Arts Center in Victoria and Re/Max Advisors West in Chaska. They will also be available at all studios during the tour or you can download the brochure by going to the website, artwander.com

Event Location
This is an Open Studio Tour in Carver County, Artists will have their studios and homes open to the public.

Dates
September 21, 22, & 23, 2018

Time
Friday 1 – 6pm
Saturday 9am – 6 pm
Sunday 11am – 4pm

Event Fee
free

Contact
artwander.com
chair@artwander.com
952-454-0216

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Call for Artists for ACCC Members’ Show at Arts Center

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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

Sower Gallery Chaska MN

Opening Reception: “Abstract: Existing in Thought”

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Join us for the Opening Reception of “Abstract: Existing in Thought” featuring artists from the Twin Cities area, and celebrating the growing arts community of Chaska.

Location
The Sower Gallery
145 Enger Blvd
Chaska, MN 55318

Date
Friday, August 31

Time/Hours 
7pm – 9pm

Details
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 featured for this exhibition.

Join us for wine, cheese and artful discussion as we celebrate the growing arts community in Chaska, MN.

Program or Event Fee
Free!

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

Link to more information
http://www.spiritinthehouse.org/sower-gallery/exhibitions/

Carver Community Canvas

Carver Community Canvas

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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

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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

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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

Colors of Summer

COMING SOON… Colors of Summer Exhibit

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The Arts Consortium of Carver County (ACCC) is currently in the process of bringing our new physical space to life. We are pleased to announce we will be opening our new Arts Center in the Notermann Building in downtown Victoria at 7924 Victoria Drive, Studio Level, Victoria MN 55386.

While we are pulling our first exhibition together now, we will officially be opening later this month. Please drop in to see the very first look Colors of Summer, an exhibit of art created by members of our Board. We welcome you to visit us and join in the fun.

Also new for the ACCC is our ever-expanding gift shop which will have a focus on artist made goods. Talk with our volunteers and learn about class schedules and programs in our new space as well as future gallery exhibits open to Members. The Arts Center will have regular hours of operation along with our programming available on our website soon.

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

Image Credit: #551 Chanhassen Nature Preserve C M Bellairs acrylic on board 12 x 12 inches

Arts Consortium of Carver County

Fall Splendor of Quilts Show

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Chaska Area Quilt Club presents their biennial quilt show at the Chaska Community Center September 28-29.  Featured quilt artist and speaker will be Victoria Findlay Wolfe. Event includes a small quilt auction, raffle quilt, and a bed turning, along with hundreds of quilts made by club members. A gallery show will feature challenge quilts inspired by “What is your 15 Minutes of Play.”

Chaska Area Quilt ClubEvent Location
Chaska Community Center
1661 Park Ridge Drive
Chaska, MN 55318

Dates
September 28-29, 2018

Time/Hours
Friday, September 28 10:00 – 6:30
Saturday, September 29 9:00 – 5:00

Program or Event Fee
$7.00

Contact Person
Norma Marien
ngmarien@mchsi.com
952-470-1356

Additional Information
www.caqc.net