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ArtMatters Newsletter Dec 2020

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ArtMatters Newsletter

Welcome to the ACCC ArtMatters Newsletter for December 2020

Greetings,
As we reflect on this past year, we remain thankful. We are humbled by the good we see in our community. We are grateful for the support and friendships in our close-knit community. And, we thank you for being part of the ACCC family. On behalf of the Board of Directors, we wish you all a safe, healthy and happy holiday season.
All the best,
Cynthia Anderson
ACCC President

The ACCC participated in the #GivingTuesday campaign on December 1, 2020. If you missed it, you can still donate through December 24th!

GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world.
GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past 8 years, this idea has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

We rely on donations, sponsorships, memberships, grants, and contributions to support our initiatives and programs throughout the year. We work to fulfill our mission of elevating the arts within our communities. If you’d like to make a year-end donation, we have open arms for your support. We accept donations from individuals, families, charitable funds, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, schools, government agencies and nonprofits. You don’t need to be an artist to support the ARTS!

As a 501(c)3, the Arts Consortium of Carver County is a registered charitable organization. Your Donation should be 100% tax deductible. Please verify with your accountant. Thank you for your support!

You can still donate to our #GivingTuesday campaign through December 24th via our website.

Make a Donation

Holiday Gift Show 2020

Holiday Gift Show, A Fabulous Local Holiday Market

We have a unique collection of one-of-a-kind gifts. Shop local and support our local artists! Our Gift Shop is located just inside the main entrance of the Chaska Community Center. If you’d like to volunteer at the Gift Shop, send an email to giftshop@artsofcarvercounty.org.
Hours: Monday-Friday 11am to 6pm, Saturday 9am to 4pm, subject to volunteer availability.

The Holiday Gift Show Artists’ Reception, at our new location, the Chaska Community Center, was a big success. Many guests arrived. They explored and shopped in the new Gift Shop and enjoyed the Members’ Show in our new Gallery.

ACCC Arts Center

ACCC Members' Show 2020

Members’ Show

Enjoy our Members’ Show Exhibit in the ACCC Art Gallery at the Chaska Community Center. All works are available for purchase unless marked accordingly. Support local artists! This show will be extended through the end of January.

A Carver County Christmas CD

Lift Your Spirits with A Carver County Christmas Music

A beautiful collection of Christmas original and cover songs performed by Carver County Musicians is available for a donation in the Arts Center Gift Shop. We are in the process of planning music concerts featuring songwriters and local musicians and bands. More info to come. ACCC Music CDs are available for purchase at the ACCC Arts Center or on our website. You can choose a physical CD or download now and add it to your playlist on your favorite device! All proceeds benefit the ACCC. Music Liaison, Steve Kelzer music@artsofcarvercounty.org

CD Collection 2020

Literary News

Events will wind down a little during December for the Literary Committee while we finalize our upcoming 2021 schedule. The new year will kick off right away in January with the popular Flash Fiction Contest (theme to be announced Jan 1st). February is slated for a virtual “open mic” reading, March has the Flash Poetry Contest, and in April we celebrate National Poetry Month (Flash Poetry Contest winners announced). Specific information regarding dates, contest and open reading details, and more will be announced the closer we get to January 2021! If you have suggestions for future events, don’t hesitate to contact the Literary Committee at literary@artsofcarvercounty.org.

Volunteer Opportunities

Help us kick off the new year on the best foot possible. We are seeking volunteers for the following roles/positions. If you are interested in learning more, please fill out our Volunteer Form on our website so we can match your skills and talents with various needs for the ACCC. Thank you!

  • Treasurer
  • Volunteer Coordinator
  • Membership Coordinator
  • Gift Shop Volunteers
Volunteer

Membership

Hey Members – Is your online Directory Listing up-to-date? To manage your profile, log into your ACCC Member Account. Go to our ACCOUNT page and login with your email address. If you forgot your password, you can request it to gain access.

Want to Join the ACCC? View our Member Benefits on our Membership page. Direct your questions to: membership@artsofcarvercounty.org

Social Media

Be sure to check out and follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see what is going on with the ACCC. We post regularly about artists, authors, musicians, art, the gallery and more.

https://www.facebook.com/artsofcarvercounty

https://www.instagram.com/artsofcarvercounty

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#GivingTuesday Dec 1, 2020 Donation Campaign

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GivingTuesday Dec 2020

GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and their world. GivingTuesday will kick off the generosity season this year by inspiring people to give back on December 1, 2020, and throughout the year.

“GivingTuesday inspires people all around the world to embrace their power to drive progress around the causes they care about, not just on one day but throughout the year.” said Asha Curran, GivingTuesday’s CEO, and co-founder. “With country and community leaders, millions of organizations, and countless givers of all kinds, GivingTuesday is creating a shared space where we can see the radical implications of a more generous world.”

Donate on December 1, 2020

The Arts Consortium of Carver County, like most of our communities, has been heavily impacted by the pandemic. We are very proud to have been in a strong position when we headed into lockdown earlier this year and we are grateful to our artists, musicians, writers, members, volunteers and our arts advocates who support us. The ACCC has navigated this crisis by securing grant money, re-aligning our retail operations and, of course, the support we receive from our members and arts advocate donors like you.

During crises, the role arts play in our lives becomes immeasurable. The Board of Directors extends our thanks to you for supporting the arts in Carver County with us. Please consider donating on Dec 1st.

Facebook Fundraiser 

December 1st is #GivingTuesday and the ACCC can receive MATCHING FUNDS until midnight. We’re raising money for the Arts Consortium of Carver County and your contribution will make an impact, whether you donate $5 or $500. Every little bit helps.

On GivingTuesday, Dec 1, Facebook will match a total of $7 million in donations first come, first served. Please help us double your giving. We have until Midnight (December 1).

Thank you in advance for your support. After midnight your donations are welcome to come in through December 24th but will be at face value. We appreciate all you can do!

DONATE to these ACCC Board #GivingTuesday Facebook Fundraising Campaigns. Click their name to launch the campaign.


Barb Hone
Janet Fahey
Mary Strother
Kristin Lebben
Cindy Anderson

Donate on December 1, 2020

Thank you in advance for your support. After midnight your donations are welcome to come in through December 24th and will be at face value. We appreciate all you can do!

The following ACCC Board Members are running GivingTuesday campaigns on their Facebook pages, click one or more and DONATE via Facebook.

(Facebook links coming on November 30, 2020)

 

Not a Facebook user?

Make a Donation

That’s ok, we can accept your donation securely by credit card on our Donations page on our website or you can mail a check.

We rely on donations, sponsorships, memberships, grants, and contributions to support our initiatives and programs throughout the year. We work to fulfill our mission of elevating the arts within our communities. If you’d like to make a year-end donation, we have open arms for your support. We accept donations from individuals, families, charitable funds, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, schools, government agencies and nonprofits. You don’t need to be an artist to support the ARTS!

As a 501(c)3, the Arts Consortium of Carver County is a registered charitable organization. Your Donation should be 100% tax deductible. Please verify with your accountant. Thank you for your support!

 

Unleash Generosity Dec 2020

Arts Consortium of Carver County

ArtMatters Newsletter Nov 2020

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Welcome to ArtMatters Newsletter Nov 2020! We have several announcements and volunteer needs, thank you for reading!

Artists’ Reception Event a Success!

It was so wonderful to welcome our Member Artists and all the guests to our first Artists’ Reception in our new space at the Chaska Community Center. We loved being able to see everyone – socially distanced and masked up – again! If you haven’t done so yet, be sure to come to the gallery located just outside of the Theater in the CCC. It is open when the Community Center is open. The show is beautiful and an outstanding example of the work our artists are doing in Carver County. Attendees to the reception got to have a sneak peek at the new Art Center as we are busily getting ready for opening on November 4, along with the Holiday Show.

Visit the Members’ Show Exhibit at the Chaska Community Center now through December 28, 2020. The works are located in the hallway near the Theater. Enter through the main entrance and turn right down the hallway.

ACCC Members Show 2020

Holiday Gift Show November 4 – Dec 23

Our highly popular Holiday Gift Show starts November 4th! We have a unique collection of one-of-a-kind gifts. Shop local and support our local artists! Our Gift Shop is located just inside the main entrance of the Chaska Community Center. Hours are Monday – Friday 11am to 7pm, Saturdays 9am to 5pm, subject to volunteer availability.

If you’d like to help Volunteer for shifts at the ACCC Arts Center, please fill out our Volunteer Opportunities Form.

Holiday Gift Show 2020

Literary News

Our virtual reading by Minnesota Poet Laureate, Joyce Sutphen, on Oct. 19 was a great success. Joyce did a wonderful job of reading and telling us about her poems. There was an opportunity in the end for some questions and answers. We have received many positive comments about the evening.

Our second virtual event will be held on Nov. 10 at 7pm via Zoom. 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 Nov. 8. 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.

Literary Liaison, Amy Stender literary@artsofcarvercounty.org.

Music News

We are in the planning process to be able to showcase music events at the Chaska Community Center performance space. All ACCC Music CDs are available for purchase at the ACCC Arts Center or on our website as a physical CD or now downloadable! All proceeds benefit the ACCC. Music Liaison, Steve Kelzer music@artsofcarvercounty.org

Thank you Barb Kelzer

The entire ACCC Board and Volunteers would like to extend our sincere appreciation to Barb Kelzer for being our Volunteer Coordinator since the ACCC first opened our Arts Center in June 2018. Due to COVID-19, Barb has recently “retired” from this volunteer position. Barb has been a reliable pillar for the Arts Consortium and kept us humming along by keeping the Art Center open, staffed and organized. She has been invaluable to the arts in Carver County and we thank her for her significant and generous contributions. Best wishes and much love, Barb.

We are currently seeking a new Volunteer Coordinator. This position uses a fantastic, easy to use app called Sling to keep everyone managed. See details below.

Seeking Volunteer Coordinator

This is an exciting time for the ACCC as we recently moved to the Chaska Community Center, in Chaska MN. In addition to our studio and gallery, we host many successful art fairs, music performances, and literary events.

We are currently seeking a Volunteer Coordinator to join our growing and thriving Consortium group. This is a volunteer position, with the following responsibilities:

  • Use the system we have set up, with the fantastic app called Sling, to schedule volunteers
  • Overseeing the development and coordination of the volunteers for the Arts Center
  • Overseeing the training and support of volunteers
  • Ensuring volunteer coverage of center during core business hours and Arts Center classes and special events
  • Working with the Operations and Center Administration Committee to ensure successful volunteer staffing of Arts Center
  • We are not asking you to recruit volunteers, but rather to follow up with those who have already raised their hand to become a volunteer

For further information, please contact Janet Fahey, Board Member or visit our website.

The position requires a minimum monthly time commitment. If you think this opportunity is right for you, please send a message of interest and summary experience information to Janet Fahey, Consortium Board Member at janetfahey@embarqmail.com.

Desired experience:

  • Customer Experience
  • Past scheduling or staffing experience
  • Volunteer experience through nonprofit work

No criminal history.

We desire all of our staff to have a strong passion for the Arts.

Membership

We’d like to give thanks to Linda McNulty for her brief term on the ACCC Board. We appreciate Linda’s input and the effort she put forth helping with our Membership management.

Seeking Membership Coordinator
If you’d like to Volunteer, send an email to janetfahey@embarqmail.com to learn more or go to the Membership Coordinator post on our website.

To manage your ACCC Membership Account, please go to our ACCOUNT page and login with your email address. If you forgot your password, you can request it to gain access.

Want to Join the ACCC? View our Member Benefits on our Membership page. Direct your questions to: membership@artsofcarvercounty.org

Membership Info

Member Benefit – Promote Your Events

As promoted, the Arts Consortium of Carver County’s 3rd annual ACCC Holiday Gift Show will be open November 4 – December 28. We are at our new location, the Chaska Community Center, 1661 Park Ridge Dr, Chaska. Come and shop!

ACCC Members, if you have private events or open houses, please, let us know so we can promote you. It is a membership benefit. We will promote it primarily via Facebook. Send a link to your event to Barb Hone at festivals@artsofcarvercounty.org.

As an organization that is committed to raising up all the arts in the county, please, note there will be a Christmas Market event in Victoria, November 6,7,8 and another called Angel Christmas Market at Sovereign Estate Winery Nov 17 – Jan 2. For more information, click the following Facebook Event links:
Victoria Christmas Market
Angel Christmas Market Call for Artisans

Submit a Nomination or Application for the ACCC Board of Directors

Treasurer: Are you good with numbers and want to volunteer your time? We are seeking an ideal energetic candidate for Treasurer on our Board of Directors. This is a great way to get to do something you love, be immersed in art and are able to stay home while still being effective. If you feel you are a good fit, please apply online, link below. For questions, please contact Cynthia Anderson, info@artsofcarvercounty.org

Members at Large: Seeking artists and supporters of the arts interested in being on the Board of Directors to help navigate the new norms that challenge our organization and to bring focus on the arts. If you believe in the arts and want to help support artists, writers, and musicians in the county through the Arts Consortium, please apply today, or if you know someone who is passionate about the arts, please nominate them, and we will send them an invitation to apply.

Online Application
Arts Consortium of Carver County

Seeking Membership Coordinator

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The Arts Consortium of Carver County, MN is a non-profit organization bringing Arts to the Community and Communities to the Arts.  This is an exciting time for the organization as we recently moved to the Chaska Community Center, in Chaska MN.  In addition to our studio and gallery, we host many successful art fairs, music performances, and literary events.

We are currently seeking a Membership Coordinator to join our growing and thriving Consortium group.  This is a volunteer position, with the following responsibilities:

  • Send new or renewing members a welcome packet after their completed online membership
  • Follow-up with past-due members as needed, with prepared script, via our ACCC email, or by phone
  • Invite artists to complete their online Directory Profile within their ACCC Member Account to add them as an Artist on the ACCC website
  • Please note: While it would be welcomed, we are not asking you to recruit members, but rather to follow up with those who have already raised their hand to become a member
  • Run various reports from our MembershipWorks software as requested
  • Prepare and submit a brief monthly membership status report to the Board of Directors

This volunteer work can be largely performed remotely or at the Arts Center in Chaska. For further information, please contact Janet Fahey, Board Member or visit our Volunteer Opportunities page.

The position requires a minimum monthly time commitment. If you think this opportunity is right for you, please send a message of interest and summary career background information to Janet Fahey, Consortium Board Member at janetfahey@embarqmail.com.

Desired experience:

  • Customer or Membership Experience
  • Volunteer experience through nonprofit work
  • PC experience

No criminal history.

We desire all our staff to have a strong passion for the Arts!

Volunteer

 

Arts Consortium of Carver County

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

Arts Consortium of Carver County

Seeking Volunteer Coordinator

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The Arts Consortium of Carver County, MN is a non-profit organization bringing Arts to the Community and Communities to the Arts. This is an exciting time for the organization as we recently moved to the Chaska Community Center, in Chaska MN. In addition to our studio and gallery, we host many successful art fairs, music performances, and literary events.

We are currently seeking a Volunteer Coordinator to join our growing and thriving Consortium group. This is a volunteer position, with the following responsibilities:

  • Use the system we have set up, with the fantastic app called Sling, to schedule volunteers
  • Overseeing the development and coordination of the volunteers for the Arts Center
  • Overseeing the training and support of volunteers
  • Ensuring volunteer coverage of center during core business hours and Arts Center classes and special events
  • Working with the Operations and Center Administration Committee to ensure successful volunteer staffing of Arts Center
  • We are not asking you to recruit volunteers, but rather to follow up with those who have already raised their hand to become a volunteer

For further information, please contact Janet Fahey, Board Member.

The position requires a minimum monthly time commitment. If you think this opportunity is right for you, please send a message of interest and summary experience information to Janet Fahey, Consortium Board Member at janetfahey@embarqmail.com or complete the form on our Volunteer Opportunities page, button below.

Desired experience:

  • Customer Experience
  • Past scheduling or staffing experience
  • Volunteer experience through nonprofit work

No criminal history.

We desire all of our staff to have a strong passion for the Arts.

Volunteer

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

ACCC Members Show 2020

Artists’ Reception for the Members’ Show Oct 22

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We invite the public to attend our ACCC Members’ Show 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.

LOCATION
ACCC Art Gallery at the Chaska Community Center
1661 Park Ridge Drive
Chaska MN 55318

DATE
Thursday, October 22, 2020

TIME
6:30-8:30PM

FEE
Free

CONTACT
Mary Strother, Visual Arts Liaison
visualarts@artsofcarvercounty.org
952-448-4432

ACCC Members Show 2020

Arts Consortium of Carver County

ArtMatters Newsletter Oct 2020

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Volume 10, Issue 10 | October 2020

The Arts Consortium of Carver County is Moving to the Chaska Community Center

The Arts Consortium of Carver County is moving our Gallery & Gift Shop into the Chaska Community Center to provide much needed socially distanced space for artists, members, shoppers and guests. We plan to open with the Members’ Show Exhibit in the gallery of the Chaska Community Center. The ACCC Members’ Show opens October 7, 2020.

This move allows the ACCC an opportunity to increase the impact for members, artists and the communities of Carver County by partnering with the Chaska Community Center. The theater, the gallery and larger space will allow for more art to be displayed as well as being able to hold more functions to showcase local live music and literary readings. The Holiday Market featuring local and regional artists is set to open November 4th.

We have a great connection and we welcome the openness that the Chaska Community Center provides. We are working to bring more online projects on board as well as some socially distanced activities. We look to reignite our programming during the COVID-19 pandemic 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.

Cynthia Anderson, President ACCC
info@artsofcarvercounty.org
ACCC Members' Show 2020

JOIN US!

Members’ Show October 7- Dec 28
Join us at the Chaska Community Center for this exhibit. The Artists’ Reception is Thursday, October 22, 6:30-8:30pm. By midnight on Thursday, October 1 is the Entry Deadline, details for artists.
Mary Strother, Visual Arts Liaison visualarts@artsofcarvercounty.org.Holiday Gift Show November 4 – Dec 23
Our highly popular Holiday Gift Show starts November 4th, at the Chaska Community Center. If you are an ACCC Artist and you’d like to participate in this festive, retail market event, please email giftshop@artsofcarvercounty.org.

Literary News

The ACCC Literary Committee is excited to announce a live, virtual poem reading coming in October. Poems from the Heartland:  Minnesota Poet Laureate Joyce Sutphen will read poems of hers that people have loved, anthologized, set to music or in other ways held dear. Join us October 19, 2020 at 7pm for an evening of fine poetry you will not want to miss in these hard times. Please email the Literary Committee (literary@artsofcarvercounty.org) by October 16, 2020, 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 the event (submission cut off for questions is October 16, 2020 so Joyce has time to prepare).

48-Hour Writing Contest Winners
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. The winners are Ghost Flower by Kara Thom and Sky by Shannon Wetzel. You can read the winning entries on our website.

Literary Liaison, Amy Stender literary@artsofcarvercounty.org.

Music News

These are exciting times for us with our move to the Chaska Community Center. We are in the planning process to be able to showcase music events at the Chaska Community Center performance space. More to come! Music Liaison, Steve Kelzer music@artsofcarvercounty.org

Art Tourism/Barn Quilts of Carver County

September was a “book signing” month. September 19, Donna Franz “At the Farm” hosted a signing for the newly released Barn Quilts and Carver County, MN book. The following Saturday, a second signing was held at Parley Lake Winery. Thanks for supporting the literary arts and the barn quilts in Carver County. Barb Hone & Janet Fahey.

Membership

To manage your ACCC Membership Account, please go to our ACCOUNT page and login with your email address. If you forgot your password, you can request it to gain access. Want to Join the ACCC? View our Member Benefits on our Membership page.

Linda McNulty, ACCC Board of Directors, Membership
membership@artsofcarvercounty.org

Membership Info

Creating Through COVID

Mary WilliamsonAs the Board has been adjusting and keeping up with all of the changes we are experiencing due to change in physical location as well as COVID, we have been working towards a couple new interactive platforms.

Online education has swept across the world as students and businesses have needed to accommodate their employees in training or students in schools.  As a non-profit, we are no different, we want to continue to add value to your experience with the ACCC.

As an art instructor I have realigned my own teaching to online.  It has allowed me to stay in touch with students and continue their lessons as well as reach so many more than I ever could have by myself in my studio. If you’d like help coordinating an online class to teach, please reach out to us at classes@artsofcarvercounty.org with your ideas. We can help bring your craft, skills, technique or instrument to our audience. You can also learn more on our How to Submit A Class page.

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Mary Williamson, Multi-media Artist, ACCC Board Member at Large

Volunteer

If you’d like to Volunteer for a Committee or a specific task or project, please visit our Volunteer Opportunities page and we will match your availability, talents and interest with ACCC needs. Thank you for your support!

Volunteer

Submit a Nomination or Application for the ACCC Board of Directors

Treasurer: Are you good with numbers and want to volunteer your time? We are seeking an ideal energetic candidate for Treasurer on our Board of Directors. This is a great way to get to do something you love, be immersed in art and are able to stay home while still being effective. If you feel you are a good fit, please apply online, link below. For questions, please contact Cynthia Anderson, info@artsofcarvercounty.org

Members at Large: Seeking artists and supporters of the arts interested in being on the Board of Directors to help navigate the new norms that challenge our organization and to bring focus on the arts. If you believe in the arts and want to help support artists, writers, and musicians in the county through the Arts Consortium, please apply today, or if you know someone who is passionate about the arts, please nominate them, and we will send them an invitation to apply.

Online Application

Social Media

Be sure to check out and follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see what is going on with the ACCC. We post regularly about artists, authors, musicians, art, the gallery and more.

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