Ag Art Arts Consortium of Carver County

Ag Art – Invitation for Agriculturalists/Farmers Submit by February 28th

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Ag Art – Invitation for Agriculturalists/Farmers to share their Artistic Creations

Having wandered the County and observed all the wonderful yard art, I’m sure you have more in your homes and barns.
The call is for agriculturalists/farmers to photograph their works of art and submit to arttourism@artsofcarvercounty.org to be posted on the ACCC & Barn Quilt websites. Not a contest – just sharing!

LOCATION/VIRTUAL
Virtual Event

View the published submissions

DATE
January 1st through February 28, 2021

DEADLINE – EXTENDED
By Midnight, February 28, 2021

DETAILS
Please include the artist’s name, name of the work, approx. date created, city/township, and your phone number in case we have any questions. Photos should be a JPG with file size of 1MB or less. Photos will be published on the website with descriptions. Email your questions and your entry to arttourism@artsofcarvercounty.org.

FEE
FREE

Sponsored by Art Tourism Committee of Arts Consortium of Carver County

CONTACT
Barb Hone and Janet Fahey
arttourism@artsofcarvercounty.org
952-443-2066

Here’s an example

Ag Art Arts Consortium of Carver County

flash fiction contest

Flash Fiction Contest 2021

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ACCC 2021 Flash Fiction Contest

Write a fiction story of 600 words or less inspired by the theme A VERY BAD DAY WITH A VERY GOOD ENDING. Judges will select the top three stories from two age categories for publication on the ACCC website.

LOCATION/VIRTUAL
There will be a live reading opportunity for contestants via Zoom in March, 2021.

DATE
Contest begins Jan. 1, 2021

DEADLINE
By midnight on Feb. 1, 2021

DETAILS
Contest theme words do not have to appear in the body of the story.

Story maximum: 600 words

Two age categories: Young Adult (13-18) and Adult (19 and older). Judges will determine the top three entries in each category.

Paste your work into the body of an email addressed to flashfiction@artsofcarvercounty.org Include your name, age and story title. Attached files and handwritten entries will not be accepted.
Give us your best new work.  We will not accept stories previously submitted to an ACCC flash fiction contest.
One story per entrant. We will consider the submission of a story as implied permission to publish it on the ACCC website. Tell us if you choose to opt out. Authors retain all other rights.
All submitting authors will be invited to read their work during an online event in March.

Remember, flash fiction should tell a complete story, with a clear beginning, middle and end. Entries should focus on one event or situation. The essential quality of this genre is its limited scope which leads forcefully (yet logically) to an impact. Plot. Conflict. Climax.  Bake these in and rise above slice of life or vignette.

FEE
free

CONTACT
Jim Kane
flashfiction@artsofcarvercounty.org
952 448 4526

flash fiction contest

 

Arts Consortium of Carver County

Shakespeare’s Audiences: Then & Now

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You’re Invited to this Virtual Event

Shakespeare’s Audiences: Then & Now

A Shakespeare play is not really understood unless we can experience the give and take of an audience surrounding actors playing seriously with the script. The scripts that Shakespeare wrote included the audience in the performance, but that significant element has been left out of most modern performances which remove the audience to a darkened space where they can…sleep, instead of listen and respond.  Walter Cannon will discuss a number of places in a number of plays wherein the audience is built into the script, where the plays really make no sense without the audience.

LOCATION
Virtual

MAX NUMBER OF ATTENDEES
20 max

DATE
November 10, 2020

TIME
7:00pm

DEADLINE
Register by November 8, 2020

DETAILS
Walter Cannon, Professor Emeritus of Central College, will talk about Shakespeare’s Audiences:  Then and Now. He will discuss how Shakespeare expected the audiences of his plays to be involved, unlike the way in which the audiences sit away from the stage in the dark these days.  If you are a fan of Shakespeare, you will want to hear this talk.  You may register for the event by emailing literary@artsofcarvercounty.org no later than November 8, 2020.  The Zoom link will be sent out to those who register.  The talk is designed for all who love Shakespeare, whether you are now a student or if you are an older lover of Shakespeare. Please join us for this event and invite your friends to participate also. Professor Cannon will answer questions after his talk.

FEE
Free

CONTACT
Amy Stender
literary@artsofcarvercounty.org
651-434-2249

Call for Artists for Holiday Gift Show Nov 4-Dec 23

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ACCC Holiday Gift Show 2020

Calling all ACCC Artist Members! Please join us at the new ACCC Gift Shop in the Chaska Community Center (CCC) for the 3rd Annual Holiday Gift Show. We look forward to showcasing YOU, our extremely talented local artists and your works. We look for a wide selection of one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted gifts for purchase for the holidays. All contributing artists are encouraged to attend the Artists’ Reception. We look forward to seeing you at the Community Center in Chaska. All media is welcome.

NEW LOCATION

ACCC Gift Shop at the Chaska Community Center
1661 Park Ridge Dr.
Chaska, MN 55318

IMPORTANT DATES

Entry Fee Deadline: by midnight on Thursday, Oct 29, 2020 (Registration Form below)

Notification of Acceptance for NEW ARTISTS: will be sent via email on or before by Friday, Oct 30, 2020. RETURNING ARTISTS can go right to the How To Submit Art page after Registering/Paying the Entry Fee.

Show Dates: November 4 – December 23, 2020

Artists’ Reception: Thursday, Nov 12, 2020, 6:30 – 8:30 PM

We invite the public to attend our Holiday Gift Show Artists’ Reception to meet some of members and speak to them about their work. We are CoVid prepared, state mandates at the time will apply to all guests.

Art Drop-Off: Saturday, Oct 31 9-3pm or Monday, Nov 2 4-7pm
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: Monday, Dec 28, 4-7pm or Tuesday, Dec 29 12-3pm
Any work 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 11-7pm
Saturday 9am-5pm
Or consistent with available volunteer staff

PROCESS
Information about eligible works can be found on our Gallery Standard Categories & Guidelines page. Please read before you submit your Entry Fee below. Keep in mind, best price point is $100 and less, items $100-$200 sell, but not as quickly. 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. 30% commission due to the ACCC following the sale of artworks.

To be considered for the show, 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 or wrapped for display.

Limited wall space for large paintings.

Accepted Artists may need to bring a 4-6ft table to set up their own display. ACCC will provide tablecloths for a uniform visual. Bring display units for your items for visual interest, ACCC will add holiday greens etc. for festive appeal.

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 pick up Holiday Show postcards to hand out. Copy the image of the postcard below and post it on your website and social media.

Membership IS required to be in the show. To Join the ACCC, go to our Membership page, renewals can be done on the Account page on our website. We will notify all NEW 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 so you can Register and pay the Entry Fee. If you haven’t signed into your ACCC Membership Account yet, 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 Entry Fee.

VOLUNTEER AT ARTS CENTER
We would like each artist to contribute their time by volunteering for two (or more) shifts at the Arts Center during the show to experience first-hand the excitement the Holiday Gift Show brings our guests. You will be volunteering alongside an experienced volunteer, performing tasks like greeting guests, helping package up purchases, monitoring the space.  Last year we experienced a significant increase in guests for this show and it’s nice to have another set of eyes working with you. And if you like it, you can become a regular volunteer at the Center! Center hours are listed above. The Arts Center Volunteer Coordinator will reach out to you after artists have been accepted for the Holiday Gift Show and share the available shifts.  Please have your calendars ready when you drop off your artwork so you can sign up for an open shift at that time.

FEE

ACCC Member $15 flat-fee, regardless of number of works (i.e. 1-101 pieces is still the same fee!)
30% Commission to the ACCC for sold works (for this show only).

New this year, the Registration Form asks additional questions and is used in lieu of the initial email with 3 images and descriptions, this helps to streamline the process.

In addition to contact info, the Registration Form asks Artists to:

  1. List your medium (For example, photography, greeting cards, pottery, wood, jewelry)
  2. Briefly describe your artwork
  3. What is the price range of your items?
  4. Anything else we should know about your artwork for the Holiday Gift Show?
  5. 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 the Holiday Gift Show, you will get an email confirmation saying your work is accepted, AFTER you get that confirmation, 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.

Registration Form

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CONTACT PERSON

Cindy Anderson, ACCC President, Visual Arts Committee
giftshop@artsofcarvercounty.org
612-386-6156

Here are some media files you can use to help promote the show on Facebook, Instagram and your website.

ACCC Holiday Gift Show 2020

Holiday Show Poster 2020 (PDF)

Holiday Gift Show 2020

Facebook Header Image

Holiday Gift Show 2020

Instagram Post

 

Previous Shows

Holiday Gift Show

Poems from the Heartland Oct 19th

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Poems from the Heartland:  Joyce Sutphen will read poems of hers that people have loved, anthologized, set to music or in other ways held dear.  Join us for an evening of fine poetry you will not want to miss in these hard times. You can learn more about Joyce by visiting our Honorary Members page.

LOCATION
This is a Virtual Event, via Zoom. People interested in joining the Zoom Event can email the Literary Committee to “pre-register” to get the Zoom link for the event.

DATE
October 19, 2020

TIME
7pm – 8pm

DEADLINE
October 16, 2020 to pre-register for Zoom link invite and/or submit questions for author via Literary Committee email

DETAILS
Please email the Literary Committee to pre-register for this event. An email containing the link for the Zoom event to this live reading event will be sent out the day before (October 18th). Joyce will also answer any reader/viewer questions if submitted via Literary Committee email prior to event. Submission cut-off for questions is October 16, 2020 so Joyce has time to prepare.

Literary Committee email: literary@artsofcarvercounty.org

FEE
Free, pre-registration required

CONTACT
Amy Stender
literary@artsofcarvercounty.org
952-443-3200

 

ACCC

Arts Consortium of Carver County

Winners for the 48-Hour Poetry/Prose Writing Contest

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The Literary Committee of the Arts Consortium of Carver County (ACCC) would like to thank all those who participated in our 48 Hr Writing Contest! We had many fantastic entrants and it caused many heated debates over who our top picks would be, though we have finally narrowed down our top picks to two entrants in the poetry portion of the contest.

Poetry Winners

 

“Ghost Flower” by Kara Thom

Light slices through damp earth, shameless

this grace like a knife—no syringe, pulling life

 

from the feeders of trees, parasite of a parasite,

numbing my heart, my hands, my lip.

 

Stick, nor stone, no word penetrate

with a sip of the bruisy tincture. But the bloom,

 

absent of chlorophyll, clusters around temples;

gray hair on the forest floor. This candle douter,

 

with the same power—to extinguish fire.

I, too, am most potent when I hang my head

 

low in translucent meditation. Just be;

appear where you are needed most.
“Sky” by Shannon Wetzel
Skies painted with slashes of lipstick red
Thunder cracking overhead
Angry clouds dark and heavy
Torrents of rain beating down on battered ground
Lightning filling the skies as jagged as a serrated knife
Quiet- clouds slowing drifting apart to reveal blue skies
Arched colors forming a rainbow on a cool summer day
ACCC Members' Show 2020

Call for Artists – ACCC Members’ Show Oct 7-Jan 23

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NEW LOCATION – At the Chaska Community Center

Hello Members!

We want to share with you some exciting news, a little breath of fresh air… Our board has been continuing to think about and plan, how we can approach a new normal during this time. One of the things that comes up more than others during these past few months is how we can serve our members and residents in Carver County and do it safely. Through our many discussions in changing our environment and needs due to COVID-19, we are moving our Gallery Exhibits to the Chaska Community Center. This will increase the number of shoppers and visitors to our Center which will be beneficial to Holiday sales. The environment is large and open so we can provide a much safer space for members, shoppers, and guests.

Although we have had significant event cancellations and we were functioning through reduced volunteer hours earlier this year, we are moving forward! We have a great connection and are welcoming the openness that the Chaska Community Center provides. Our desire is to keep consistency for members. We are working to bring more online projects on board as well as some socially distanced activities. We look to reignite our programming through exhibits with social distancing, online and in class/learning opportunities in the works, retail functioning with social distancing and online sales in place, etc. We have an exceptional team of board members and volunteers and we are excited for our new future in the new normal.

We are capable and positive as we react, respond, re-strategize, recover and realize what is needed to stay connected to you, our member audience, and our communities during this time. Many people are ready to re-explore the arts and programming, and we are here for them and for you.

As always, we welcome any questions, comments and/or feedback you might have. Please feel free to contact us at info@artsofcarvercounty.org.

Thank you,

Cynthia Anderson, President ACCC

P.S. If you would like to be an instructor for in person or online classes you can learn more by visiting our How to Submit a Class page.

Call for Artists 
ACCC Members’ Show 2020

Calling all ACCC Artist Members! Please join us at the ACCC Gallery in the Chaska Community Center (CCC) for our opening Members’ Show. We want to feature all your fabulous works of art! Most work will be available for purchase. Buyers are now ready to enjoy art while socially distancing, that’s why we are partnering with the Chaska Community Center Arts so we can provide plenty of space to browse the Gallery and discover works of art to include paintings, sculptures, pottery, jewelry, photography, literary and more! We look forward to seeing you at the Center in Chaska. All media is welcome.

Do you have a short piece of prose or a poem that is framed or on a canvas and prepared for hanging on a gallery wall? The ACCC and its Literary Committee are continuing the initiative to display short literary works along with art in the Members’ Show. Any writer who wishes to display a poem, flash fiction, or another short literary work, prepared for hanging on a wall, can submit it under the “Other” category in the Members’ Show guidelines.  Your writing must use at least 16 font size. Note that items in the show must be for sale.

IMPORTANT DATES
Apply by email deadline: by midnight Thursday, October 1, 2020 (instructions below)
Entry Fee deadline: by midnight Thursday October 1, 2020 (form below)

Complete your Directory Listing: before or by midnight Thursday, October 1st.
Notification of Acceptance: will be sent via email: before or by Friday, October 2nd

Exhibit Dates: October 7 – December 28th, 2020 The show has been extended to January 23, 2021

Artists’ Reception: Thursday October 22, 2020, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
We invite the public to attend our Member Artists’ Reception to meet some of our literary and 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. We are CoVid prepared, state mandates at the time will apply to all guests.

Art Drop-Off: Saturday, October 3, 10-2pm or Monday, October 5, 12-3 PM. We will ask you to pick a 1-hour window when you register and pay your entry fee so we are prepared for you.

Art Pick-Up:  NEW times coming due to change of the exhibit end date. Artists will be notified via email as soon as they are determined. Any work left at the Arts Center in the CCC 30 days after an exhibit ends, becomes the property of the ACCC.

Holiday Gift Show Preparation: This year, Art in the Members’ Show will overlap with the Holiday Gift Show, a time when we bring in even more Art for sale (opens Nov 4th). We are now accepting requests to be included in the Holiday Gift Show. Let us know ahead of time to reserve your spot by sending an email to giftshop@artsofcarvercounty.org. More to come…

NEW LOCATION
ACCC Arts in the Gallery at the Chaska Community Center
1661 Park Ridge Dr.
Chaska, MN 55318

EXHIBIT/ART GALLERY HOURS
Monday – Friday 12-7pm
Saturday 9am-5pm
Or consistent with the CCC hours

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 Members’ Show, apply by email to visualarts@artsofcarvercounty.org by the deadline above. We can accept up to 4 works per artist until the gallery is full. Be sure to include your name, phone, images of your work, image list specifying the medium, size and retail price of each work submitted. Submit your Entry Fee at the same time you submit your work for consideration.

Membership IS required to be in the show. To Renew or to Join the ACCC, go to our Membership page. 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 exhibit.

Members, please SIGN IN to your ACCC Account so you can pay the Entry Fee. If you haven’t signed into your ACCC Membership Account yet, 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 Entry Fee.

ARTIST STATEMENT
Our volunteer committee will take your Artist Statement and a photo of you from your ACCC Directory Listing on the ACCC website and display it in the Gallery near your work. If you have not completed your Directory Listing, now is the time to create one or update what you have on the website. Start by logging into your Account and look for the Directory tab. If you haven’t logged in yet, you can ask for your password and then get started. Printed Artist Statements will be created on October 4th or later, so make sure your profile is updated by midnight, October 2. ACCC Account Page. Need help with your Directory Lisiting? You can contact membership@artsofcarvercounty.org.

ENTRY FEE
ACCC Members $15 for first entry, $5 for each additional entry, up to 4 total.

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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 Chaska Community Center on the Art Drop-Off date listed above. Please make sure your item label matches artwork submitted for the exhibit. The artwork must be ready to be hung with wire on the back of your work.

CONTACT PERSON
Mary Thoreson Strother, Gallery Coordinator and Visual Art Liaison
visualarts@artsofcarvercounty.org
952-448-4432

ACCC Members' Show 2020

Arts Consortium of Carver County

48 Hour Prose/Poetry Contest

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A writing exercise for all ages that requires participants to write and submit a piece of prose or poetry within a 48 hour (2 day) window. Writing piece MUST contain the following words: knife, lipstick; prose 600 word limit, poetry 300 word limit.

LOCATION
This is a virtual event

DATES
September 14-16, 2020

DEADLINE
by midnight on September 16, 2020

DETAILS
Submissions can be sent to the ACCC Literary Committee email:  literary@artsofcarvercounty.org. First, second, and third place pieces will be featured on the ACCC social media pages, as well as the names of all who participated. Include your name, email address, phone number, and your titled poem or prose.

FEE
This is a FREE event

CONTACT
James Kane
literary@artsofcarvercounty.org

ACCC CD Vol VI

Volume VI CD Now Available for Download

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The Songwriters and Musicians of Carver County, Volume VI is now available for download at
Celebrate the wonderful work of the songwriters and musicians who so graciously donated their talents to create this CD. Your purchase helps us continue to promote the music scene in Carver County. You can purchase a physical CD from our website and we will mail it to you!
Learn more about this CD and all the volumes on our CD page.
ACCC CD Vol VI
Artists of Color Experience

Call for Artists for Artists of Color Experience

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Artists of Color Experience Call For Artists

Looking for Artists of Color to be part of the Arts Consortium’s Artists of Color Experience Art Show. Art will be shown in our gallery in Victoria and option to sell your art as well.

Artists of Color Experience honors all artists of color – we invite you share stories through visual art, music and literary art. We look forward to seeing many interesting and beautiful works of art.

LOCATION
ACCC Arts Center Gallery
7924 Victoria Drive, Studio Level
Victoria MN 55386

EXHIBIT DATES
July 18 to August 30, 2020

ARTS CENTER HOURS
EXHIBIT is open during Arts Center Hours
Saturdays 9-5pm
(subject to Volunteer availability)

Appointment Shopping can be scheduled by emailing giftshop@artsofcarvercounty.org

DEADLINES
Entry Deadline: by midnight Friday, July 17, 2020 (complete form below to enter)

DETAILS
Notification of Acceptance will be sent:  on or before July 17, 2020
Exhibit Dates: July 18 to August 30, 2020

Art Drop-Off:  Contact Sue Thompson at visualarts@artsofcarvercounty.org to make arrangements.
Art Pick-Up: Contact Sue Thompson at visualarts@artsofcarvercounty.org to make arrangements.
Any work left at the Arts Center 30 days after an exhibit ends becomes the property of the ACCC.

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. Thank you.

  • 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. So, the commission paid to the ACCC goes from 40% to 30%.  To Volunteer at the Arts Center, visit our Volunteer page.

We can accept up to 3 works per artist until the gallery is full.

After you complete the Entry Form below, email your 3 images of your work to visualarts@artsofcarvercounty.org to complete your entry.

Membership is not required to be in the show. To join the ACCC, go to our Membership page. 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 exhibit.

FEE
There is no charge for Members or Nonmembers for this exhibit.

CONTACT
Sue Thompson, Exhibit Coordinator
visualarts@artsofcarvercounty.org
952-240-3180

AFTER your work is accepted, go to the How To Submit Art page and officially submit your accepted works. Labeled artwork can be brought to the Arts Center on the Art Drop-Off date listed above. Please make sure your item label matches artwork submitted for the exhibit. MAKE A NOTE ON YOUR ART INTAKE FORM IF YOUR ARTWORK IS NOT FOR SALE, FOR DISPLAY ONLY.

You may use the graphic below to help promote the exhibit.

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Artists of Color Experience

Right click to copy and save the image for marketing. It’s the perfect size for a Facebook or Instagram post!