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ArtMatters Newsletter March 2022

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

ArtMatters Newsletter February 2022

ArtMatters Newsletter

ArtMatters Newsletter February 2022

Visual Art News

Call & Response Exhibit

ARTIST RECEPTION RESCHEDULED FOR Feb. 3, 2022

Please join us in the gallery from 6:30 – 8:30 PM! 

Enjoy live music, wine, and light appetizers served throughout the evening.
Invite your friends and neighbors to join in the fun of the evening.

The theme of Call & Response is “art that is a direct commentary or response”.
The artists have all responded to a poem, song, lyrics, speech, or other forms of art. Please join us in appreciating this collection of inspired artworks.

 

Youth Art Show 2022

Our newest Gallery Show is our popular Youth Art Show, opening on February 9th and running through March 2. We are so proud of all of the student artists who have submitted for this show. Carver County truly has some very talented youth artists.

Featured in this show are student works that tribute Martin Luther King Jr. This is one of the ways that we want to recognize and honor Black History Month at the Arts Consortium.

Additionally, we are featuring student works from the Integrated Arts Academy, Chaska High School Gender and Sexuality Alliance Group, and students from district schools.

We invite everyone to attend our Artists’ Reception on Feb. 17th to meet the young artists. Enjoy live music, wine, and light appetizers served throughout the evening. Invite your friends and neighbors to join in the fun of the evening.
Show Dates:  February 9 – March 2, 2022
Artists’ Reception: Thursday, Feb. 17th from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Arts Center.


Visual Art News

Call & Response Exhibit IG Post

4th Annual

The Gallery Show we have prepared to open the New Year is Call & Response, scheduled for Jan. 5 – Feb. 4., 2022. We are looking forward to seeing paintings, sculptures, pottery, jewelry, photography, and other art forms created in response to or inspired by a poem, song, lyrics, speech, or any other form of art. We look forward to seeing how the works of other artists impact and inspire our local artists.

Want to include your art in this exhibit? Submissions are due by January 2nd, 2022. 

We invite everyone to attend our Artists’ Reception to meet the visual artists, writers’ and musician members and converse with them and each other, and learn more about the genesis of the presented works. Enjoy live music, wine, and light appetizers served throughout the evening. Invite your friends and neighbors to join in the fun of the evening.

Show Dates:  January 5 – February 4, 2022, Artists’ Reception: Thursday, Jan. 20th from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Arts Center.

 

 


Music News 

 


Literary News

National Poetry Month
We hope you’ve all had a safe and wonderful holiday season and have stayed warm during these last few cold snaps. May we offer you something to help you feel warm over the few weeks of winter: National Poetry Month celebration in April. The Literary Committee is planning a fun evening of verse and spring in April, 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 – Jen Lynn Anderson

Jen Lynn Anderson is an indie author diligently pursuing lifelong dreams of publication. She writes YA and adult fiction, and her work often falls into one or a combination of the following genres: speculative fiction (i.e. alternate universe, post-apocalyptic/dystopian), adventure/quasi-historical fiction, and fantasy.

For news and updates about Jen’s upcoming projects, follow her blog at jenlynnanderson.com. Jen is an active member of the Waconia Writers’ Group and manages the WWG website. She lives in Waconia.


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 February 2022
Holiday Gift Show 2018

Holiday Gift Show and Grand Opening Night Invitation

Join Us
for the Grand Opening of the Holiday Gift Show
at the Arts Center in Victoria
ALL ARE WELCOME

Thursday, November 15th
6:30 – 8:30pm
7924 Victoria Drive, Studio Level
Victoria MN

We are excited to announce our first annual Holiday Gift Show at the Arts Center. This show is a perfect opportunity to support a diverse collection of extremely talented local artists and purchase of one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted gifts. This year we are proud to have 30 artists and 8 authors who will have their work available. We have a wide selection of one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted gifts to purchase for friends and loved ones for the holidays. This is a free show and open to everyone. Come on by and bring your friends for some holiday shopping!

Show Dates
November 15 through December 24, 2018

Extended Arts Center Hours starting November 16 for this special shopping opportunity
Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday 12-5pm
Saturday 9-5pm
See our website Calendar for additional evening hours

Event Contact Person
Deborah Barce
programs@artsofcarvercounty.org
646-229-0104

Holiday Gift Show 2018