ArtMatters Newsletter  November 2018 Volume 8 Issue 10

Mark Your Calendar

November 5: Photo Contest Photos due
November 15: Photo Contest winners announced, 6-7pm, Victoria Burrow, Victoria
November 15: Grand Opening of the Holiday Gift Show, 6:30-8:30 pm, Arts Center
December 13: Writers Read the Holidays, 6:30-8:30pm, Arts Center
December 15: Clark Machtemes, Traveled Ground and Jen Bostic in ACCC concert, Charlson Meadows

ACCC Arts Center Activities

Grand Opening of the Holiday Gift Show is scheduled for November 15 from 6:30-8:30pm in the Arts Center. Thirty-one artists are participating in the Holiday Gift Show which will have specialty items for sale for the holidays, including ceramics, drawings, paintings, wood, jewelry, cast cement, felting, and glass as well as Barn Quilt books, other books by eight local authors, and Carver County musicians’ CDs. Contact: Deb Barce, Holiday Gift Show Coordinator

On October 25 the Arts Center hosted the first Writers Read, an open mic event in the Arts Center from 6:30-8:00. Local writers read poetry and short prose to an audience of twenty. Light refreshments were served. On December 13, the Arts Center will host Writers Read the Holidays with an open mic for reading poetry and short prose with a holiday theme. Please join us with your own written contributions or to listen to the writers. Watch for more details soon. Contact: Jim Kane, Literary Liaison, or Susan Coultrap-McQuin

Beginning November 15, open hours in the Arts Center will be extended to 5pm on Fridays and Saturdays and longer for special events in downtown Victoria. We will be closed on Thanksgiving and Black Friday but hope you will stop by the Arts Center on Small Business Saturday when we will be open all day. Happy Thanksgiving!

Visual Arts

Peter Larson, Photographer

Ridgeview Hospital is hosting a show of “Three Emerging Photographers of Carver County” that will continue until December 20.

In the Arts Center, the Members’ Show is receiving rave reviews. Be sure to stop by to see it before it comes down on November 9 for set-up of the Holiday Gift Show. Contact: Mary Strothers, Visual Arts Liaison and Gallery Coordinator

Photography Contest Deadline Nov 5 by midnight

It is the ACCC’s 4th annual photo contest. This year’s theme is “movement”, think motion, action, what moves? Our judge & presenter is Carver County photographer, Dr. Joe Kandiko. Photo contest entries are due November 5. Submit your entries in categories by grade or adult 18+. Submission instructions are on our website, view here. Winners will be announced on November 15 at the Victoria Burrow in its meeting room from 6-7pm. Winners and attendees will have an opportunity to enter another contest coordinated by the Victoria Burrow with prizes! Attendees will receive submission instructions the night of the event.

Attendees and winners can join the Grand Opening of the Holiday Gift Show at the Arts Center after the conclusion of the event. Contact: Barb Hone, Festivals Liaison

Music Arts

The Arts Consortium participated in the Freebella music festival in Victoria on September 22nd and hopes to participate again next year. Steve Kelzer is continuing to work on the Christmas CD and has been contacting musicians to play at the Arts Center. If you are interested, please contact him. Contact: Steve Kelzer, Music Liaison

House Concert December 15

Save the Date! Saturday, December 15, the Arts Consortium of Carver County (ACCC) will be sponsoring a House Concert featuring Clark Machtemes (pictured), his band Traveled Ground and protégé, Jenn Bostic. Last year, Jenn won the BCMA (British Country Music Association) award – International Touring Artist. This year she’s been nominated for both International Song of the Year and International Album of the Year.

The ACCC is taking this opportunity to introduce these outstanding songwriter-musicians to the metro-wide music market. This celebration is being sponsored by the Arts Consortium of Carver County and hosted by Charlson Meadows, a private Foundation in Victoria, MN, in their grand, brand new Nancy Nelson Lake House. Early November, tickets will go on sale for $35 per person on the ACCC website. Ticket sales will be limited. Watch our site for more details, including address and time.

Learn more about Carver County’s Jenn Bostic, international award winner on our Honorary Members page. Read about Traveled Ground among our Artist Profiles.

Literary Arts

Several ACCC member writers joined other local writers on Tuesday, Oct. 2 for a live read at the Chaska Library facilitated by Angela Hunt. They also have been active in the Arts Center with a reading on Oct. 25 and some will be selling their work during the Holiday Gift Show. Contact: Jim Kane, Literary Liaison

Barn Quilts/Art Tourism

The tour season is wrapping up for the 2018 season. We had thirty-five tours this season along with several speaking engagements! Guests from around the state visited Carver County to experience our culture, communities and countryside. The Arts Center marketing material was provided in our tour gifts bags, bringing continued exposure to the ACCC and our new Center. Contact: Janet Fahey, Barn Quilts/Tourism Liaison

Call For Volunteers

Want to get involved in a wonderful organization? There are many ways to do so! Just fill out a Volunteer Sign-up Form.

Arts Center Volunteers: Would you like to become involved in ACCC by volunteering a few hours a month in the Arts Center? We will provide training and support for your time in the Arts Center.

Volunteer Finance Advisor: Do you have public finance experience, familiarity with federal and state non-profit regulations and a few hours to contribute every quarter? We are looking for someone to consult with us on a volunteer basis to help ensure that as we grow our financial practices continue to be aligned with nonprofit regulations and requirements.

Festivals Liaison Trainee: As trainee over the next year, you would, with the help of the current Festivals liaison, Barb Hone, learn to manage one or both of our festivals: ArtStock: Art.Wine.Music Festival, July 13 -14, 2019 and Victoria Fine Art Fair, August 10, 2019. This position requires advanced computer skills to interface with ZAPPlication, software that manages artist application process, jurying, and communication for 2 festivals. This is not time consuming but requires attention from November – August. The festivals will involve working with a committee of volunteers and overseeing successful activities of the special events. Position requires membership in the Arts Consortium. Contact: Barb Hone, Festivals Liaison

Festival Committee Members: These volunteers report to the Festival Liaison and are responsible for the following tasks the week of the festivals: Distributing promotional materials (postcard & signs), placing signage along the roads, coordinating and assisting with artist setup, and manning the Arts Consortium booth. Time commitment required: Attending an orientation meeting in the spring, 2019, and active support the week of the festivals. Committee members must be members in the Arts Consortium. Contact: Barb Hone, Festivals Liaison

Join or Renew Your Membership

We are a growing organization. If you have not renewed your membership for this year, or have yet to join, please do so soon. Our membership has risen to over 200 Artists, Arts Supporters, Businesses and Organization Members as of the beginning of November, with renewals still coming in. We also have 951 email subscribers and 538 Facebook followers. Membership Information.