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ArtMatters Newsletter July 2022

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ArtMatters Newsletter July 2022

ArtStock is July 9th & 10th! Join us at Parley Lake Winery for a weekend of Art, Wine & Music!



Celebrating ArtStock’s 11th Anniversary starting on the 9th and 10th of July, 2022!
Enjoy the Art, fine Wine, live Music, and the picturesque scenery of Parley Lake Winery and Deardorff Orchards!
Do not miss this opportunity to purchase great art, listen to live music, and taste & purchase award-winning wines and a variety of foods from metro-area food trucks.ArtStock at Parley Lake Winery will feature the music of The Brueske’s, Matt and Holly, and Traveled Ground on July 9th and the Blue Skies Band, Ted Hajnasiewicz and Sidewalk Cafe will be performing on July 10th.DATE
Saturday, July 9th (11:00 am – 5:00 pm)
Sunday, July 10th (11:00 am – 5:00 pm)

LOCATION
Parley Lake Winery
350 Parley Lake Rd. Waconia, Minnesota
Volunteer at ArtStock!
We are looking for a few volunteers to help work at the ACCC booth on Saturday and Sunday. The table will have information about ACCC events, and membership and will also have items for sale from the gift shop. We need people to work 3-4 hour shifts on both Saturday and Sunday.  What a great excuse to hang out at Parley Lake, promote the ACCC, and then take some time to wander the booths and enjoy the music and a glass of wine when your shift is over!

 

Visual Art News

 

ACCC Awards Exhibit Winners Announced!

We are so proud of the work displayed in this exhibit! All of these artists featured showcased in this exhibit exude exceptional artistry and commitment to their craft. While we were only able to award a select few of the artists, we are so thankful for every piece that we have hanging in the gallery. Please make sure to visit this display before it comes down in mid-July.

EXHIBIT DATES
June 8 – July 22, 2022EXHIBIT/ART GALLERY HOURS
Monday – Saturday; During the Chaska Community Center hours, the Gallery will be open even when we are closed in the Gift Shop. Gift Shop Hours are Wednesday-Friday 11-3 and Saturday 10-2, or consistent with available volunteer staff and CCC current COVID protocols at the time.
     
1st Place: Abigail Davisson for “Red Turtle” (Left)
2nd Place: Leanne Zeller for “Escape” (Right)
     
3rd Place: Pamela Jolie for “Something Wild” (Left)
Audience Choice Award: Abigail Davisson for “Octopus” (Right)
     
Honorable Mention: Morgan Leigh for “The Welcoming Committee” (Left)
Honorable Mention: Barbara Cobb for “Some Kind of Crazy” (Right)

Register for In To The Woods Exhibition

The ACCC is proud to be presenting the In the Woods exhibition! The exhibition will feature artwork of any medium that showcases woods, nature, wildlife, animals, or things that would be found in the woods. This theme is open to interpretation and we would love to see what In the Woods means to you.

EXHIBIT DATES
July 27 – Aug. 26, 2022ARTISTS’ RECEPTION
Wednesday, August 3rd from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM at the Arts Center. Come meet the artists while enjoying some locally produced wine and delicious hors d’oeuvres.EXHIBIT/ART GALLERY HOURS
Monday – Saturday; During the Chaska Community Center hours, the Gallery will be open even when we are closed in the Gift Shop. Gift Shop Hours are Wednesday-Friday 11-3 and Saturday 10-2, or consistent with available volunteer staff and CCC current COVID protocols at the time.

Art in the Park Festival

Display and sell your art at the annual Art in the Park provided by Chaska Parks and Recreation and Carver County Arts Consortium. Attendees can enjoy music, food, and family-friendly activities along with work from local artists. The event will also feature a live concert featuring musicians from the Songwriters and Musicians of Carver county.

August 28, 2022, from 11 AM-5 PM!

Register by August 1st

  • $50 Booth fee
  • $35 Booth fee for ArtStock vendors
    • Use promo code “ArtStock2022″ to receive the discount.

100 booth sites are available for artists!For more information and registration please click the link below. 

Sign Up for Classes

There’s still time to register for our upcoming writing class:
Intro to Writing – 101 will be held on Saturday, July 16 at the Chanhassen Library’s Longfellow Room.

Have you ever thought about taking a stance in writing? Is there a story inside you but you don’t know the first thing about how to get it onto paper? Start here with Intro to Writing 101, a beginner’s course on the basic principles of plot structure, fleshing out characters, and world-building. We’ll explore simple steps to get your creation started through pop culture analysis and a writing prompt exercise. You’ll also get a writing prompt book to take home to continue your journey outside class!

This class is open to all future writers age 8+ and is only $15 (ACCC members receive 10% off with a membership discount code).

Register Now

 

Beginning Stained Glass Class

Beginning Stained Glass Class will be held over 4 weeks on Thursdays at 6-8 pm in the CCC.

Learn and create at the same time! You will learn all of the steps to create a beautifully stained glass piece of art using the copper foil technique. Each week the instructor will take you step-by-step through the process and will guide you on all the aspects involved in making a unique stained glass creation.

The class fee includes all of the tools and materials, except for the glass itself. You will be able to choose a design and colors at the first class and can purchase your glass “kit” at that time (expected to be no more than $25). Students will pay for their glass by check, cash, credit card or Venmo during the first session.

Register Now

Music News

 

Songwriters of Carver County: CD Release Concert & Art in the Park Festival

Come celebrate the CD release of The Songwriters and Musicians of Carver County Vol. 8 featuring 20 songwriters! Enjoy a live concert performed by musicians from the CD, shop local art vendors, get food and drinks from food trucks, and more.

Sunday, August 28
12:00-5:00pm
Firemen’s Park, Chaska

If you have any questions about upcoming Music Events, please contact Steve Kelzer at music@artsofcarvercounty.org

Literary Booth at ArtStock!

The Literary Committee of ACCC will be sponsoring a writer’s booth at this year’s ArtStock at Parley Lake Winery in Waconia the weekend of July 9-10. Calling all writers of Carver County to help man the booth over the weekend, sell some of your books to new readers and help spread the word about the works of fellow local writers.

CONTACT
Amy Gregg at literary@artsofcarvercounty.org

Featured Artist – Jennifer Patnaude

The expressive style of painting allows me to be my authentic self. My process does not allow me to see objects, instead there exists color, texture, energy, and mark-making. I see collections of lines. I see shadows and shapes. There are acrylic paint layers and builds. I feel. I move. I paint. Shapes are left fragmented and undone. Something is left out. Something is to be filled in. At times my paintings are passages of quiet and calmness. other times they are charged and chaotic. The less blending and tidying allows for a direct experience, raw and intimate.

Jennifer Patnaude
Jenniferspaintings.com

 

Arts Center Gift Shop

Thank you for choosing to SHOP at the ACCC Arts Center Gift Shop and Gallery. We appreciate your support and we look forward to seeing you soon! We are resuming our normal hours now that the holidays of over. We will be re-organizing our displays and will still have PLENTY of beautiful pieces of art for sale.

  • Wednesday – Friday: 11-6
  • Saturday: 9-4

We invite you to consider volunteering at the Arts Center. It’s a great way to learn more about the ACCC and see what’s for sale as our inventory is constantly being updated. We offer complete training; no retail sales experience is necessary. Simply complete theVolunteer Form on our website and we will get you in touch with a trainer.

Any ACCC Member with artwork in our Gift Shop or in an Exhibit who works 6+ hours in the Arts Center Gift Shop in a given month will earn an extra 10% commission on the sale of their work for that month. See our How to Submit Art page for our Gift Shop or the Exhibitions at the Arts Center page for future shows.

Volunteer Opportunities
Get Involved
Follow us on Social Media
Visit our Calendar for Classes, Workshops, Meetings, Readings, Concerts, Artists’ Receptions, Exhibits, and More!
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ArtMatters Newsletter June 2022

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ArtMatters Newsletter June 2022

Calling all Members


Annual Membership Meeting and Awards Celebration

Calling all members to join us for our Annual Membership Meeting and Reception for the First ACCC Awards Show Exhibit. We will start with a gathering in the Gallery, where you can take in the amazing art entered into the first-ever ACCC Awards Exhibit. Sip some wine, listen to the pre-release of the 8th Annual Songwriters and Musicians of Carver County CD and socialize with your fellow art enthusiasts. Then we’ll announce the winners of the ACCC Awards Exhibit and introduce the Board Members and Executive Director, Zachary Hedner. The Annual Meeting provides an opportunity to recap events of the last year, review the Annual Report for 2021, and open the floor for discussion to our members. Join us in celebrating all of the wonderful things the ACCC has done in the past year!

DATE
June 23, 2022; 6:30 – 8:30 PM

LOCATION
Chaska Community Center
1661 Park Ridge Drive, Chaska, MN, 55318

 

Visual Art News

 

Register for the ACCC Awards Exhibit

For the first time, the ACCC is producing a juried show where we will be presenting awards and cash prizes. First prize will win $250 and the title of “ACCC Artist of the Year”. The second prize will win $150, and the third prize will win $100. Our jurors will be presenting additional awards and gift certificates to the ACCC Store. The entry fee is $25 for the first piece and $15 for each additional piece up to three per artist. 

Registration has been extended through June 5!

EXHIBIT DATES
June 8 – July 22, 2022ARTISTS’ RECEPTION (rescheduled to coincide with the Annual Membership Meeting)
Thursday, June 23rd from 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM at the Arts Center. We are requesting that all of the artists are present for this reception. We will be presenting the awards and cash prizes during this reception and will offer wine and hors d’oeuvres.

EXHIBIT/ART GALLERY HOURS
Monday – Saturday; During the Chaska Community Center hours, the Gallery will be open even when we are closed in the Gift Shop. Gift Shop Hours are Wednesday-Friday 11-3 and Saturday 10-2, or consistent with available volunteer staff and CCC current COVID protocols at the time.

Register Now

Register for In To The Woods Exhibition

The ACCC is proud to be presenting the In the Woods exhibition! The exhibition will feature artwork of any medium that showcases woods, nature, wildlife, animals, or things that would be found in the woods. This theme is open to interpretation and we would love to see what In the Woods means to you.

EXHIBIT DATES
July 27 – Aug. 26, 2022ARTISTS’ RECEPTION
Wednesday, August 3rd from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM at the Arts Center. Come meet the artists while enjoying some locally produced wine and delicious hors d’oeuvres.

EXHIBIT/ART GALLERY HOURS
Monday – Saturday; During the Chaska Community Center hours, the Gallery will be open even when we are closed in the Gift Shop. Gift Shop Hours are Wednesday-Friday 11-3 and Saturday 10-2, or consistent with available volunteer staff and CCC current COVID protocols at the time.

ArtStock Applications Requested

We are inviting new and returning artists to apply for a booth in this year’s event of the summer! SLOTS ARE ALMOST FULL, APPLY NOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE in ArtStock 2022!

Celebrating ArtStock’s 11th Anniversary starting on the 9th and 10th of July, 2022!
Enjoy the Art, fine Wine, live Music, and the picturesque scenery of Parley Lake Winery and Deardorff Orchards!

Do not miss this event – the best festival in the Twin Cities’ southwest!

We have over 1200 guests each day!  Art-Lovers come from throughout the Twin Cities area and beyond for the opportunity to purchase great art, listen to live music, and taste & purchase award-winning wines and a variety of foods from metro-area food trucks.

50 booth sites are available for artists. – applications will be juried.
Applications may now be submitted through Zapplicationsto be a part of ArtStock 2022.

Register Now

Art in the Park Festival

Display and sell your art at the annual Art in the Park provided by Chaska Parks and Recreation and Carver County Arts Consortium. Attendees can enjoy music, food, and family-friendly activities along with work from local artists. The event will also feature a live concert featuring musicians from the Songwriters and Musicians of Carver county.

August 28, 2022 from 11AM-5PM!

Register by August 1st

  • $50 Booth fee
  • $35 Booth fee for ArtStock vendors
    • Use promo code “ArtStock2022″ to receive the discount.
100 booth sites are available for artists!

For more information and registration please click the link below.

Sign Up for Classes

Intro to Writing

Intro to Writing – 101 will be held on Saturday, July 16 at the Chanhassen Library’s Longfellow Room.

Have you ever thought about taking a stance in writing? Is there a story inside you but you don’t know the first thing about how to get it onto paper? Start here with Intro to Writing 101, a beginner’s course on the basic principles of plot structure, fleshing out characters, and world-building. We’ll explore simple steps to get your creation started through pop culture analysis and a writing prompt exercise. You’ll also get a writing prompt book to take home to continue your journey outside class!

Register Now

 

Beginning Stained Glass Class

Beginning Stained Glass Class will be held over 4 weeks on Thursdays at 6-8 pm in the CCC.

Learn and create at the same time! You will learn all of the steps to create a beautifully stained glass piece of art using the copper foil technique. Each week the instructor will take you step-by-step through the process and will guide you on all the aspects involved in making a unique stained glass creation.

The class fee includes all of the tools and materials, except for the glass itself. You will be able to choose a design and colors at the first class and can purchase your glass “kit” at that time (expected to be no more than $25). Students will pay for their glass by check, cash, credit card or Venmo during the first session.

Register Now

Music News

 

New Song Collective

The New Song Collective is gathering on Thursday June 9th at the Chaska Community Center Theater at 7pm. Featured songwriters performing live will be Doyle Turner, Ted Hajnasiewicz and Yvette Nelson. Beverages and snacks provided. $5 suggested donation.

Date: Thursday, June 9th
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Location: Chaska Community Center Theater

Literary-Music Collaboration

The Literary and Music Committees of ACCC invite you to be part of an evening of music and literature entitled “August Inspirations” on August 4th in the Theater of the Chaska Community Center. If you would like to read or perform, choose one of the following prompts and create a musical piece or a literary work related to that theme: Farewell, The Meadow, Someday, or Forever.

The music can be instrumental or a song. The literary work can be in any genre. Writers and musicians will perform only one piece and should limit their piece to no more than 5 minutes. If you would like to participate, please notify us by email, including your name, the title of your piece, and the prompt you used no later than July 28th. The subject line of your email should be: August Inspirations Submission.

If you have questions about the event or would like to included in it, please contact Steve Kelzer at music@artsofcarvercounty.org or Doug Munson or Susan Coutrap-McQuin at literary@artsofcarvercounty.org. We are looking forward to this evening of collaboration between musicians and writers. We hope you will join us!

Songwriters of Carver County: CD Release Concert & Art in the Park Festival

Come celebrate the CD release of The Songwriters and Musicians of Carver County Vol. 8 featuring 20 songwriters! Enjoy a live concert performed by musicians from the CD, shop local art vendors, get food and drinks from food trucks, and more.

Sunday, August 28
12:00-5:00pm
Firemen’s Park, Chaska

If you have any questions about upcoming Music Events, please contact Steve Kelzer at music@artsofcarvercounty.org

Literary News

Flash Memoir: Significant Events

If you have a personal story to tell, the Literary Committee of the Arts Consortium of Carvery County has created a new opportunity for telling it. It is Flash Memoir: Significant Events, an evening of short personal stories about one specific incident in the writer’s life – something funny, inspiring, tragic, ancestral, daring, full of conflict, contradiction or mystery – that has impacted and possibly altered life’s journey. Share the inner you. But please, no political or religious rants. June 9 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. in the Wilder Room at the Chanhassen Library. Please keep your piece to 800 words or less. Submit story title and word length to: flashmemoir@artsofcarvercounty.org (You do not need to send story text. This is not a contest.) The deadline for securing a June 9 reading slot is June 4. Writers do not have to be members of the ACCC or residents of Carver County to participate. The public is invited. Beverages and snacks will be served. Questions: Contact Jim Kane at: flashmemoir@artsofcarverycounty.org.

NYA Springfest Artisan Fair

This year, the Literary Committee is sponsoring a table at the NYA Springfest Artisan Fair, June 4, 2022 from 9-3 in Norwood Young America, MN. We invite any and all authors/writers who have in print/hardcopy books to come and sell your works and interact with current and future readers alike. Table space is free to writers/authors and there will be room for about 3-4 authors who sign up for a 1-2 hour block to “man the booth” along with a Literary Committee member. This is a great way to get selling experience if you’ve never done a fair/event before. If you are interested in selling your works at the table, please email Amy at literary@artsofcarvercounty.org for information on how to sign up!

If you have any questions about upcoming Literary Events, please contact any member of the Literary Committee of the ACCC at literary@artsofcarvercounty.org or the ACCC Store at (952) 443-3200.

Featured Artist – James Robert Kan

James Robert Kane is a 1968 graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Drafted, he was an infantryman in Vietnam. He has been a newspaper writer, photographer, and editor. He writes fiction, from short stories to novels, has been published in several anthologies, and an online magazine, and has four self-published print books available on Amazon. Ebook versions can be found on Biblioboard. He and his wife live in Chaska.

 

Arts Center Gift Shop

Thank you for choosing to SHOP at the ACCC Arts Center Gift Shop and Gallery. We appreciate your support and we look forward to seeing you soon! We are resuming our normal hours now that the holidays of over. We will be re-organizing our displays and will still have PLENTY of beautiful pieces of art for sale.

  • Wednesday – Friday: 11-6
  • Saturday: 9-4

We invite you to consider volunteering at the Arts Center. It’s a great way to learn more about the ACCC and see what’s for sale as our inventory is constantly being updated. We offer complete training; no retail sales experience is necessary. Simply complete theVolunteer Form on our website and we will get you in touch with a trainer.

Any ACCC Member with artwork in our Gift Shop or in an Exhibit who works 6+ hours in the Arts Center Gift Shop in a given month will earn an extra 10% commission on the sale of their work for that month. See our How to Submit Art page for our Gift Shop or the Exhibitions at the Arts Center page for future shows.

Volunteer Opportunities
Get Involved
Follow us on Social Media
Visit our Calendar for Classes, Workshops, Meetings, Readings, Concerts, Artists’ Receptions, Exhibits, and More!
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Important Updates

Website Updates

Thank you for your patience as we have been making updates to the website. We have been working on streamlining the website to make it cleaner and easier to navigate. Long-awaited updates include: a new and updated calendar to find our events, a new class page where you can register for upcoming classes, a page listing our season of exhibitions, and upcoming events posted on our homepage. We invite you to visit our website to keep up to date and find out more information about the Arts Consortium of Carver County.

By-Laws Update

The bylaws have officially been updated to reflect the Board of Directors’ Vote (3/26/22) & Membership Acceptance (4/21/22). The vote was for “amending our bylaws to disband Board term limits”. Official notice of the membership meeting was sent in the April 2022 ArtMatters Newsletter that was sent out on April 1, 2022. The amendment means that while board members will be elected to serve 2 or 3-year terms, they may continue to run for re-election without restrictions on how many terms they may serve. New candidates will always be welcomed and encouraged to apply in order to keep the Board energized and full of fresh ideas. Eliminating restrictions on how many terms an individual may serve allows us to enjoy ongoing great leadership without an arbitrary, forced resignation. Thank you to the members who attended, voiced their opinions, and voted.

Our current bylaws have been listed on our Board of Directors page on our website.

Annual Membership Meeting

Calling all members! Join for our Annual Membership Meeting. This is the time that we will be conducting official board business, presenting a recap of our past year to the membership, presenting the Annual Report for 2021, and opening the floor for discussion to our members. Join us in celebrating all of the wonderful things the ACCC has done in the past year!

DATE
June 23, 2022; 6:30 – 8:30 PM

LOCATION
Chaska Community Center
1661 Park Ridge Drive, Chaska, MN, 55318

Visual Art News

 

Invited Showcase: Photographers

“Photography is the art of making memories tangible.” – Destin Sparks. Join us as we celebrate a selected few of our ACCC Photographers in the exhibition. In past Gallery Shows, we have been able to see a few pieces from these amazing photographers, but this Invited Showcase will feature a broad scope of work from each of these three artists.

EXHIBIT DATES
May 4 – May 13, 2022

ARTISTS’ RECEPTION
Thursday, May 12, 2022

EXHIBIT/ART GALLERY HOURS
Monday – Saturday; During the Chaska Community Center hours, the Gallery will be open even when we are closed in the Gift Shop. Gift Shop Hours are Wednesday-Friday 11-6 and Saturday 9-4, or consistent with available volunteer staff and CCC current COVID protocols at the time.

 

Register for the ACCC Awards Exhibit

For the first time, the ACCC is producing a juried show where we will be presenting awards and cash prizes. First prize will win $250 and the title of “ACCC Artist of the Year”. The second prize will win $150, and the third prize will win $100. Our jurors will be presenting additional awards and gift certificates to the ACCC Store. The entry fee is $25 for the first piece and $15 for each additional piece up to three per artist. 

Start working on your pieces now, we cannot wait to see what you will create! Register now for the First ACCC Awards Exhibit show.

EXHIBIT DATES
June 1 – July 15, 2022ARTISTS’ RECEPTION
Thursday, June 16th from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM at the Arts Center. We are requesting all of the artists are present for this reception. We will be presenting the awards and cash prizes during this reception and will be presenting live music, wine, and hors d’oeuvres.EXHIBIT/ART GALLERY HOURS
Monday – Saturday; During the Chaska Community Center hours, the Gallery will be open even when we are closed in the Gift Shop. Gift Shop Hours are Wednesday-Friday 11-6 and Saturday 9-4, or consistent with available volunteer staff and CCC current COVID protocols at the time.

ArtStock Applications Requested

We are inviting new and returning artists to apply for a booth in this year’s event of the summer! SLOTS ARE ALMOST FULL, APPLY NOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE in ArtStock 2022!

Celebrating ArtStock’s 11th Anniversary starting on the 9th and 10th of July, 2022!
Enjoy the Art, fine Wine, live Music, and the picturesque scenery of Parley Lake Winery and Deardorff Orchards!

Do not miss this event – the best festival in the Twin Cities’ southwest!

We have over 1200 guests each day!  Art-Lovers come from throughout the Twin Cities area and beyond for the opportunity to purchase great art, listen to live music, and taste & purchase award-winning wines and a variety of foods from metro-area food trucks.

50 booth sites are available for artists. – applications will be juried.
Applications may now be submitted through Zapplicationsto be a part of ArtStock 2022.

Sign Up for Classes

Paint Pour Fused Glass Art will be held Thursday, May 19, 6:30-8:30 pm in the CCC. During this class, you will create a colorful design on glass with enamel paints to make a plate or bowl. A variety of techniques will be demonstrated and you can choose your own colors. Once dried, the instructor will fuse your designs onto a solid color base and then slump it into the mold of your choice. Your beautiful plate or bowl will be ready to pick up at the Gift Shop 1-3 weeks after the class. The cost of the class is $75 and includes all the supplies to make one piece. This class is for ages 14 and up.

You can sign up for this class here.

Music News

 

New Song Collective

New Song Collective

The New Song Collective is gathering on Thursday, June 9th at the Chaska Community Center Theater at 7 pm. Featured songwriters performing live will be Doyle Turner, Ted Hajnasiewicz, and Yvette Nelson. Beverages and snacks provided. $5 suggested donation.

Date: Thursday, June 9th
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Location: Chaska Community Center Theater

Literary-Music Collaboration

The Literary and Music Committees will be putting on a joint event on August 4th at the Chaska Community Center Theater. Prompts to write poems, short stories and music will be coming shortly.

Songwriters of Carver County: CD Release Concert & Art in the Park Festival

Come celebrate the CD release of The Songwriters and Musicians of Carver County Vol. 8! Enjoy a live concert featuring musicians from the CD, shop local art vendors, get food and drinks from food trucks, and more.

Sunday, August 28
12:00-5:00pm
Firemen’s Park

There will be 20 songwriters featured in this year’s Songwriters and Musicians of Carver County Vol. 8. CD release concert is set for August 28th.

If you have any questions about upcoming Music Events, please contact Steve Kelzer at music@artsofcarvercounty.org

Literary News

Flash Memoir: Significant Events

If you have a personal story to tell, the Literary Committee of the Arts Consortium of Carvery County has created a new opportunity for telling it. It is Flash Memoir: Significant Events, an evening of short personal stories about one specific incident in the writer’s life – something funny, inspiring, tragic, ancestral, daring, full of conflict, contradiction or mystery – that has impacted and possibly altered life’s journey. Share the inner you. But please, no political or religious rants.

June 9 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. in the Wilder Room at the Chanhassen Library. Please keep your piece to 800 words or less. Submit story title and word length to: flashmemoir@artsofcarvercounty.org (You do not need to send story text. This is not a contest.)

The deadline for securing a June 9 reading slot is June 4. Writers do not have to be members of the ACCC or residents of Carver County to participate. The public is invited. Beverages and snacks will be served. Questions: Contact Jim Kane at: flashmemoir@artsofcarverycounty.org.

NYA Springfest Artisan Fair

This year, the Literary Committee is sponsoring a table at the NYA Springfest Artisan Fair, June 4, 2022 from 9-3 in Norwood Young America, MN. We invite any and all authors/writers who have in print/hardcopy books to come and sell your works and interact with current and future readers alike. Table space is free to writers/authors and there will be room for about 3-4 authors who sign up for a 1-2 hour block to “man the booth” along with a Literary Committee member. This is a great way to get selling experience if you’ve never done a fair/event before. If you are interested in selling your works at the table, please email Amy at literary@artsofcarvercounty.org for information on how to sign up!

If you have any questions about upcoming Literary Events, please contact any member of the Literary Committee of the ACCC at literary@artsofcarvercounty.org or the ACCC Store at (952) 443-3200.

Theatre News

Evolution of Stephen Sondheim Cabaret

Tickets are now on sale for Chaska Valley Family Theatre‘s 4th Annual Cabaret Fundraiser, The Evolution of Sondheim. A live performance celebrating Steven Sondheim’s music and lyrics, the legendary composers who inspired his works, and some of the many notable creatives he inspired.

All ticket holders are invited to join us before the show at 7:00 PM for a reception with light refreshments.

The Evolution of Sondheim Cabaret will be held at the Chaska Community Center Theater at 1661 Park Ridge Drive, Chaska, MN 55318 on May 20 & 21, 2022.

Buy Tickets Now By Clicking Here!

Artist Spotlight – Dan Arnold

I have been in and around art all my life both professionally and personally playing in many different areas and mediums. Working on bowls and birdhouses started several years ago while “Wood with Color” is a more recent endeavor. I have displayed my pieces in the past, but only now am I starting to show and sell them. Variety and imagination drive my work. I create in a number of categories using mostly found materials and letting nature be a big part of what I do. I’m taking what are common, well-known shapes and pushing those boundaries. With birdhouses, I’m looking to create visually interesting works for both birds and humans by putting art in trees, in the yard, or on the mantles. More and more of my birdhouses are being viewed as indoor art representing both art and our interest in our feathered friends. My bowls are hand-carved to expose wood grain that can only happen when you leave the conventional lathe-shaped bowl behind, creating a functional, yet very organic shape. This allows me to follow the shape that nature has laid out without restrictions. Wood with Color starts with an interesting live edge and interesting grain patterned board, with added design to fit the board’s natural personality. This piece is then cut, poured with color resin, and played with resulting in a colorful design. By day, it brings color and smiles into a room, by night enjoy the natural warm wood grain and design patterns. These pieces have the look of stained glass but allow for expanded design and color control.

Dan will be joining the Art Wander this September where you can see his work in person!

Dan Arnold:
Birdhouse Crazy
facebook.com/DanCreates1
annie@arnoldostrom.com

 

Arts Center Gift Shop

Thank you for choosing to SHOP at the ACCC Arts Center Gift Shop and Gallery. We appreciate your support and we look forward to seeing you soon! We are resuming our normal hours now that the holidays of over. We will be re-organizing our displays and will still have PLENTY of beautiful pieces of art for sale.

  • Wednesday – Friday: 11-6
  • Saturday: 9-4

We invite you to consider volunteering at the Arts Center. It’s a great way to learn more about the ACCC and see what’s for sale as our inventory is constantly being updated. We offer complete training; no retail sales experience is necessary. Simply complete theVolunteer Form on our website and we will get you in touch with a trainer.

Any ACCC Member with artwork in our Gift Shop or in an Exhibit who works 6+ hours in the Arts Center Gift Shop in a given month will earn an extra 10% commission on the sale of their work for that month. See our How to Submit Art page for our Gift Shop or the Exhibitions at the Arts Center page for future shows.

Volunteer Opportunities
Get Involved
Follow us on Social Media
Visit our Calendar for Classes, Workshops, Meetings, Readings, Concerts, Artists’ Receptions, Exhibits, and More!
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ArtMatters Newsletter April 2022

ArtStock 2022

Applications Now Open!

Celebrating ArtStock’s 11th Anniversary starting on the 9th of July, 2022!
Enjoy the Art, fine Wine, live Music, and the picturesque scenery of Parley Lake Winery and Deardorff Orchards! 

Do not miss this event – the best festival in the Twin Cities’ southwest!

We have over 1200 guests each day!  Art-Lovers come from throughout the Twin Cities area and beyond for the opportunity to purchase great art, listen to live music, taste & purchase award-winning wines and a variety of foods from metro-area food trucks.

50 booth sites are available for artists. – applications will be juried.
Applications may now be submitted through Zapplications to be a part of ArtStock 2022.

Visual Art News

 

Upcoming Gallery Show – Green Card Voices Touring Exhibit

Presented by Green Card Voices, this touring exhibit was inspired by the acclaimed book Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from a Minneapolis High School. The exhibit includes stories of lost loved ones, life in refugee camps, walks through deserts, and first snowfalls. The young people featured in the exhibit immigrated for many different reasons, but a common thread unites them; despite tremendous tribulation, they continue to work toward the futures of which they dream.

EXHIBIT DATES
April 1 – April 30, 2022

ARTISTS’ RECEPTION
Thursday, April 14th from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM at the Arts Center.

EXHIBIT/ART GALLERY HOURS
Monday – Saturday; During the Chaska Community Center hours, the Gallery will be open even when we are closed in the Gift Shop. Gift Shop Hours are Wednesday-Friday 11-6 and Saturday 9-4, or consistent with available volunteer staff and CCC current COVID protocols at the time.

Upcoming Gallery Shows, May – July 2022

*Please note that the Board of Directors voted in favor of waiving the gallery fees for ACCC Members for all future exhibits (except the ACCC awards exhibit that will be featuring a cash prize). Non-member pricing will remain the same.


Announcing the ACCC Awards Exhibit

For the first time, the ACCC is producing a juried show where we will be presenting awards and cash prizes. First prize will win $500 and the title of “ACCC Artist of the Year”. The second prize will win $250, and the third prize will win $150. Our jurors will be presenting additional awards and gift certificates to the ACCC Store. The entry fee is $50 for the first piece and $25 for each additional piece up to three per artist.

Start working on your pieces now, we cannot wait to see what you will create! The registration link will be sent out in the May newsletter.

EXHIBIT DATES
June 1 – July 15, 2022ARTISTS’ RECEPTION
Thursday, June 16th from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM at the Arts Center. We are requesting that all of the artists are present for this reception. We will be presenting the awards and cash prizes during this reception and will be presenting live music, wine, and hors d’oeuvres.EXHIBIT/ART GALLERY HOURS
Monday – Saturday; During the Chaska Community Center hours, the Gallery will be open even when we are closed in the Gift Shop. Gift Shop Hours are Wednesday-Friday 11-6 and Saturday 9-4, or consistent with available volunteer staff and CCC current COVID protocols at the time.

Classes are Back

We are planning to offer a great variety of Arts classes this year – including new offerings and repeats of previous favorites. To start the spring out, Katie Trent is planning two popular glass fusing classes for kids and adults.

Fused Glass Heart Pendants will be offered Saturday, April 30, 9-10 am in the Chaska Community Center. In this class, participants will create 2 beautiful custom heart pendants using bits of clear and colored glass. These pendants make great Mother’s Day or teacher gifts. The pendants will be ready for pick up the following week at the Gift Shop. The cost is $25 and includes all of the materials, including a leather necklace and pretty gift wrappings for your pendants. This class is for ages 8 and up, though a younger child would be welcome with a supervising teen or adult.

Paint Pour Fused Glass Art will be held Thursday, May 19, 6:30-8:30 pm in the CCC. During this class, you will create a colorful design on glass with enamel paints to make a plate or bowl. A variety of techniques will be demonstrated and you can choose your own colors. Once dried, the instructor will fuse your designs onto a solid color base and then slump them into the mold of your choice. Your beautiful plate or bowl will be ready to pick up at the Gift Shop 1-3 weeks after the class. The cost of the class is $75 and includes all the supplies to make one piece. This class is for ages 14 and up.

You can sign up for classes here.

Music News

New Song Collective
Plans are underway for the next New Song Collective to be held on April 7 at the Chaska Community Center Theater. This event will be celebrating women composers. We’ll share more details in the coming weeks.

If you have any questions about upcoming Music Events, please contact Steve Kelzer at music@artsofcarvercounty.org

New Song Collective

Literary News

Celebration of Poetry Event – April 11, 2022

April 11, 6:30 PM, Shepherd of the Hill Church, 145 Engler Blvd, Chaska

April is National Poetry Month. The poets and writers of the Arts Consortium of Carver County are holding A Celebration of Poetry. The public is cordially invited to attend. There is no cost but donations are welcome. Our celebration will be held on April 11 at the Shepherd of the Hill Presbyterian Church in Chaska at 6:30 PM. Students and adults will read favorite poems (their own or someone else’s) and talk for a few moments about why they love writing and/or reading poetry. Refreshments will be served. If you are a poetry lover yourself or if you have always been curious about why people like poetry, do join in our celebration. Masks are encouraged. 

Students and Adults who would like to be in the program must respond by April 4th to poems@artsofcarvercounty.org Include the title of your poem, your name, and that of the author of the poem you will read if it is not yours. You do not have to send the poem in advance. Parents or teachers may submit the information for their students; if so, please include the student’s school and grade because we like to acknowledge their success. We hope you will join the celebration!

CLICK HERE for the website and additional details.

If you have any questions about upcoming Literary Events, please contact any member of the Literary Committee of the ACCC at literary@artsofcarvercounty.org or the ACCC Store at (952) 443-3200.

Celebration of poetry

Norwood – Young America Springfest Artisan Fair

This year the Literary Committee is sponsoring a table at the NYA Springfest Artisan Fair, June 4, 2022 from 9-3 pm in Norwood-Young America. We invite any and all authors/writers who have in print/hard copy books to come and sell your works and interact with current and future readers alike. Table space is free to writers/authors and there will be room for about 3-4 authors who sign up for a 1-2 hour block to “man the booth” along with a Literary Committee member. This is a great way to sell\get selling experience if you’ve never done a fair/event before. If you are interested in selling your works at the table, please email Amy at literary@artsofcarvercounty.org for more information on how to sign up.

Poetry Reading in Victoria

ACCC member, Susan Coultrap-McQuin, will do a Poetry Reading on April 14 at 6:30pm in the Victoria Library/ City Council Chambers and on Facebook (www.carverlib.org), 1670 Stieger Lake Lane, Victoria.  She will read poems from her new book What We Bring Home as well as some new work. She will also talk about the art of writing poetry.  Her book is for sale in the Arts Center.

If you have any questions about upcoming Literary Events, please contact any member of the Literary Committee of the ACCC at literary@artsofcarvercounty.org or the ACCC Store at (952) 443-3200.

 

Artist Spotlight – Chaska Valley Family Theatre

Chaska Valley Family Theatre just closed its production of Bright Star at the Chaska Community Center Theatre on March 27, 2022. Directed by our Executive Director, Zachary Hedner, this production featured many local actors, singers, dancers, musicians, painters, and artists. This show also highlighted detailed scenic painting that was taught in one of our classes by Board Secretary Hannah Johnson and Anne Krocak.

Bright Star has also presented in collaboration with our exhibit Whispers to the Past. Together the collaboration attracted over 2,000 audience members and attendees of the gallery. Written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Bright Star opened on Broadway in 2016. Chaska Valley Family Theatre presented the regional premiere of this relatively new work, bringing meaningful theatrical and artistic programming to Carver County.

Visit Chaska Valley Family Theatre’s website for upcoming productions.

Chaska Valley Family Theatre

Chaska MN, US
https://www.cvft.org

Special Membership Meeting – April 21, 2022 

April 21, 2022, 7:00 PM – 7:15 PM. ZOOM Special Membership Meeting.

The Arts Consortium of Carver County is calling a special meeting for our members where we will be taking a vote on “amending our bylaws to disband Board term limits”. Attendance is not required, but if you would like to provide input or discussion on this topic please attend the meeting. A formal vote will be held for all who attend after the discussion.

Link to join the ZOOM meeting: Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 570 971 1650
Passcode: ACCC

Arts Center Gift Shop

Thank you for choosing to SHOP at the ACCC Arts Center Gift Shop and Gallery. We appreciate your support and we look forward to seeing you soon! We are resuming our normal hours now that the holidays of over. We will be re-organizing our displays and will still have PLENTY of beautiful pieces of art for sale.

  • Wednesday – Friday: 11-6
  • Saturday: 9-4

We invite you to consider volunteering at the Arts Center. It’s a great way to learn more about the ACCC and see what’s for sale as our inventory is constantly being updated. We offer complete training; no retail sales experience is necessary. Simply complete the Volunteer Form on our website and we will get you in touch with a trainer.

Any ACCC Member with artwork in our Gift Shop or in an Exhibit who works 6+ hours in the Arts Center Gift Shop in a given month will earn an extra 10% commission on the sale of their work for that month. See our How to Submit Art page for our Gift Shop or the Exhibitions at the Arts Center page for future shows.

Volunteer Opportunities
Get Involved
Follow us on Social Media
Visit our Calendar for Classes, Workshops, Meetings, Readings, Concerts, Artists’ Receptions, Exhibits, and More!
ArtMatters Newsletter March 2022

ArtMatters Newsletter March 2022

in ,

ArtMatters Newsletter

ArtMatters Newsletter March 2022

ArtStock 2022

Applications Now Open!

Celebrating ArtStock’s 11th Anniversary starting on the 9th of July, 2022!
Enjoy the Art, fine Wine, live Music, and the picturesque scenery of Parley Lake Winery and Deardorff Orchards! 

Do not miss this event – the best festival in the Twin Cities’ southwest!

We have over 1200 guests each day!  Art-Lovers come from throughout the Twin Cities area and beyond for the opportunity to purchase great art, listen to live music, taste & purchase award-winning wines and a variety of foods from metro-area food trucks.

50 booth sites are available for artists. – applications will be juried.
Applications may now be submitted through Zapplications to be a part of ArtStock 2022.

Visual Art News

Whispers to the Past 2022

Upcoming Gallery Show – Whispers to the Past

The theme of Whispers to the Past encompasses art related to time, memory, history, and personal experience. This theme of this exhibit is highly open to the interpretation of the artist and can reflect a memory, an event in history, Early-American Artwork (e.g. Quilts), nature scapes, or artwork from the beginning of your journey.

The show is being presented alongside Chaska Valley Family Theatre’s production of Bright Star which is running in the theatre March 10-27, 2022. This show was written and composed by comedy-legend Steve Martin, and Edie Brickell. Based on the true story of the Iron Mountain Baby, this show features a stunning bluegrass score with the central themes of family, redemption, tradition, and forgiveness. The setting of the show is in the Appalachian Mountains during the 1920s and the 1940s, and there are flashbacks in time, including the song “Way Back in the Day”. Bright Star is being directed by the ACCC’s Executive Director, Zachary Hedner.
EXHIBIT DATES
March 9, through March 30, 2022
ARTISTS’ RECEPTION
Wednesday, March 16th from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Arts Center.
EXHIBIT/ART GALLERY HOURS
Monday – Saturday; During the Chaska Community Center hours, the Gallery will be open even when we are closed in the Gift Shop.
Gift Shop Hours are Wednesday-Friday 11-6 and Saturday 9-4, or consistent with available volunteer staff and CCC current COVID protocols at the time.
WE ARE STILL ACCEPTING PIECES FOR THIS EXHIBIT UNTIL MARCH 7, 2022.

Looking Ahead – Gallery Shows

Music News

New Song Collective
Plans are underway for the next New Song Collective to be held on April 7 at the Chaska Community Center Theater. This event will be celebrating women composers. We’ll share more details in the coming weeks.

If you have any questions about upcoming Music Events, please contact Steve Kelzer at music@artsofcarvercounty.org

New Song Collective

Literary News

National Poetry Month

Coming soon in April is National Poetry Month. The Literary Committee is planning a fun evening of verse and spring, so keep your eyes open for more information as we get closer.

If you have any questions about upcoming Literary Events, please contact any member of the Literary Committee of the ACCC at literary@artsofcarvercounty.org or the ACCC office/Gift Shop at 952-443-3200.

Artist Spotlight – Jackson Atkins

Jackson Atkins is a songwriter from Chanhassen, Minnesota. He got his start in the Minneapolis music scene playing guitar for rock ‘n’ roll band The Goondas, spending the better part of a decade in rowdy clubs and a Ford Econoline. During that time, he continued to write and play the quieter, moodier songs that make up his current setlist. The style is both personal and minimalist, drawing inspiration from long-dead blues and folk legends, as well as contemporaries like Charlie Parr.

Jackson Atkins

Minneapolis MN, US

9522371544
jacksonatkins.bandcamp.com

Arts Center Gift Shop

Thank you for choosing to SHOP at the ACCC Arts Center Gift Shop and Gallery. We appreciate your support and we look forward to seeing you soon! We are resuming our normal hours now that the holidays of over. We will be re-organizing our displays and will still have PLENTY of beautiful pieces of art for sale.

  • Wednesday – Friday: 11-6
  • Saturday: 9-4

We invite you to consider volunteering at the Arts Center. It’s a great way to learn more about the ACCC and see what’s for sale as our inventory is constantly being updated. We offer complete training; no retail sales experience is necessary. Simply complete the Volunteer Form on our website and we will get you in touch with a trainer.

Any ACCC Member with artwork in our Gift Shop or in an Exhibit who works 6+ hours in the Arts Center Gift Shop in a given month will earn an extra 10% commission on the sale of their work for that month. See our How to Submit Art page for our Gift Shop or the Exhibitions at the Arts Center page for future shows.

Volunteer Opportunities
Get Involved
Follow us on Social Media
Visit our Calendar for Classes, Workshops, Meetings, Readings, Concerts, Artists’ Receptions, Exhibits, and More!
ArtMatters Newsletter March 2022