Call for Artists – Family Connections Exhibit Jan 27 to Feb 27
You are cordially invited to explore your work and creativity and present at our upcoming Family Connections Exhibit in the Gallery. We are looking for one-of-a-kind works to showcase what family means to you. We ask you to examine your who, what, where and how you connect with family. We look to lift up your diversity and welcome all with open arms. All forms of media are encouraged and welcome. All contributing artists are encouraged to attend the Artists’ Reception. We look forward to seeing you and your individual visions of family at the ACCC Gallery in the Chaska Community Center.
LOCATION
ACCC Arts Center at the Chaska Community Center
1661 Park Ridge Dr.
Chaska, MN 55318
IMPORTANT DATES
Entry Fee Deadline: extended to Friday, January 22, 2021 (form below)
Notification of Acceptance for Artists: will be sent via email on, or before January 22. Please go directly to the How To Submit Art page after Registering/Paying the Entry Fee.
Show Dates: January 27 – February 27
Family Connections Exhibit Artists’ Reception: Thursday, Feb 11, 2021, 6:30 – 8:30 PM (Virtual or in-person to be determined)
We invite the public to attend our Family Connections Exhibit, Artists’ Reception to meet and talk with artists about their work. We are CoVid prepared, state mandates at the time will apply to all guests.
Art Drop-Off: Friday, Jan 22, 11-6pm or Saturday, Jan 23, 9-4pm
We will ask you to pick a 2-hour window when you register and pay your entry fee, so we are prepared for you.
Art Pick-Up: Friday, Feb 25, 11-6pm or Saturday, Feb 27, 9-4pm
Any artwork left at the Arts Center in the CCC 30 days after an exhibit ends, becomes the property of the ACCC.
EXHIBIT/ART GALLERY HOURS
Monday -Friday 11-6pm and Saturday 9am-4pm. During the Chaska Community Center hours, the Gallery will be open even when we are closed in the Gift Shop. Gift Shop Hours for January are Wednesday-Friday 11-6 and Saturday 9-4, or consistent with available volunteer staff and CCC current COVID protocols at the time.
PROCESS
Information about eligible works can be found on our Gallery Standard Categories & Guidelines page. Please read before you submit your Entry Fee below. Please feel free to contact us via phone or email if you have any questions. The ACCC reserves the right to curate the work upon submission. 40% commission due to the ACCC following the sale of artworks.
To be considered for the Family Connections Exhibit, please complete the Registration Form below.
GUIDELINES
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 with wires or canvas wrapped and wired, ready to hang. Cost of wiring will be charged to you at time of pick up if not wired.
Three-dimensional work should have finished bottoms and will be presented on pedestals.
The show will be promoted through postcards, flyers, social media, ACCC newsletter, and local papers. Exhibiting artists will pick up Exhibit postcards to hand out and help promote the Artists’ Reception and the Exhibit, pick up at Art Drop off. Copy the image of the postcard below and post it on your website and social media.
Membership is not required to be in the show. We invite you to join if you are a nonmember to enjoy many benefits and to save on entry fees. To Join the ACCC, go to our Membership page, renewals can be done on the Account page on our website. We will notify all artists via email regarding acceptance to the exhibit by the Notification of Acceptance date listed above. If space provides, we may contact you to submit additional work for the show.
Members, please SIGN IN to your ACCC Account to Register and pay the Entry Fee online. If you haven’t signed into your ACCC Membership Account for a while, please go to our Account page for instructions and to request your password. Membership status questions can be sent to membership@artsofcarvercounty.org. If your account is past due, you will not be able to pay the Member Rate Entry Fee until annual membership fee is paid.
VOLUNTEER AT ARTS CENTER
Any ACCC Member with artwork in our Gift Shop or in an Exhibit who works 6+ hours in the Arts Center in a given month will earn an extra 10% commission on the sale of their work for that month. To indicate you’d like to become a Volunteer, please complete the Volunteer Form on our Volunteer page on our website.
FEE
ACCC Members $15 for first entry, $5 for each additional entry, up to 4 total.
Nonmembers $25 for first entry, $10 for each additional entry, up to 4 total.
40% Commission to the ACCC for sold works
New: The Registration Form asks additional questions to streamline the process.
In addition to contact info, the Registration Form asks Artists to:
- List your medium (For example, photography, greeting cards, pottery, wood, jewelry)
- Briefly describe your artwork
- What is the price range of your items?
- Anything else we should know about your artwork for the Exhibit?
- Please CHOOSE an Art Drop Off Time 2-hour window from list so we can spread out Artists
If you are a NEW ARTIST to ACCC Exhibits, AFTER your work is accepted, go to the How To Submit Art page and submit your actual works.
RETURNING ARTISTS, go right to the How To Submit Art page after you Register/Pay Entry Fee.
Labeled artwork can be brought to the Chaska Community Center on the Art Drop-Off date listed above. Please make sure your item label matches artwork submitted for the exhibit. Wall artwork must be ready to be hung with wire on the back of your work.
CONTACT PERSON
Visual Arts Committee (Cindy Anderson, Mary Strother, Mary Williamson, Kristin Lebben)
visualarts@artsofcarvercounty.org
Cindy Anderson 612-386-6156
Family Connections Exhibit, feel free to copy this image for marketing purposes.
We are happy to announce that our first grant for “The Art of Being Human Series – Creating Community through the Arts” has been accepted! It is about opening new horizons with the intersection of race, class, gender and inclusivity in Carver County Communities. We look forward to starting this programing this year. Watch for new activities and class offerings in 2021. Thank you to Anne Krocak and Cindy Anderson for putting the grant together, we are so pleased that it was accepted!
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