ArtMatters Newsletter Nov 2020
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.
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.
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@
Literary Liaison, Amy Stender literary@
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@
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@
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.
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@
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
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.
As 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.
