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“Women’s Voices”

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"Malala" by Susan Shields

“Malala” by Susan Shields

“Women’s Voices” is an inter-generational art and writing show, from April 16th until May 31st. The show brings together work in many media and genres that speak about the experience of women at this time in out culture. About 30 artists/writers, aged 10-96 are represented.

Tapestry artist Susan Gangsei will also be in residence in the gallery during the show. Her residency was funded through the award of a grant from Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks the taxpayers of Minnesota and a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. She will be providing sessions on Tuesdays and Thursday from 10 AM to 1 PM beginning April 24th. These guided and interactive session will be planned especially for groups from senior care facilities, by appointment, but others are also welcome to attend.

An Artist’s Reception will be held on Saturday, April 21st from 7-9 PM, and will include wine, food, readings by writers/authors, music, and a drumming circle by a women’s drumming organization from St.Paul. The event is free and open to the public.

Event Location
The Sower Gallery, Shepherd of the Hill Church, 145 Engler Blvd., Chaska

Dates
Show: April 16th-May 31st
Residency: April 24th-May 31st Hours Tuesday and Thursday 10-1
Artist’s Reception: April 21st 7-9pm

Gallery Hours
Mon. and Fri. 10-2. Tues, Weds, Thurs. 10-5, Sat. 1-4, Sun. 10-12

Free Event

Contact
Susan Lince
sowergallery@yahoo.com
952-923-5222

More Information
www.spiritinthehouse.org      Facebook: The Sower Gallery

Image, “Malala” is by Susan Shields

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All Creatures Great and Small at Sower Gallery

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“All Creatures Great and Small” will be at the Sower Gallery from Jan. 15th to Mar.18th, and includes photography, paintings, drawings, pastels, pottery, ceramics and woodcarving about many kinds of creatures within the animal kingdom. The 22 artists in the show include ACCC members, other artists who are local, and artists who come to the show from out of state.

An Artist’s reception will be held at the gallery on Saturday, Jan.27th, from 7-9 PM. The public is welcome.
The gallery is donating its share of sales of art to 2 organizations concerned with the welfare of animals, the Carver-Scott Humane Society Animal Rescue, and World Wildlife Fund.

Event Location

Cecil by Art Manno ACCC Artist

Cecil by Art Manno ACCC Artist

The Sower Gallery
Shepherd of the Hill Church
145 Engler Blvd.
Chaska

Show Date
Jan.15th -Mar.18th

Artists’ Reception Date
Open to the public, Jan. 27, 7-9 PM

Time/hours
Gallery open for viewing Sunday 10AM -12PM, Monday 10AM-2PM
Gallery open for viewing and sales Tues., Wed., and Thurs. 10AM-5PM and Saturday 1-4 PM

Fee
Free

Contact Person
Susan Lince
sowergallery@yahoo.com
952-923-5222

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Call For Artists – Sower Gallery Spirit Writing Contest submissions – round two

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Call for Literary Artists
Second round in a writing contest held in conjunction with the current Sower Gallery Spirit art exhibit.

Event Location
Event is being conducted via email: chanhassenwritersgroup.spirit@gmail.com

Event Deadline
Aug. 7, 2017

Details
The second round of entries in the Sower Gallery Spirit Show writing contest is now open.

Writers are invited to view the gallery, select one specific piece from work by 20 artists, and create a poem or short prose responding to it. A jury will again select the top three entries, and all submitters will have an opportunity to read their work during an End of Show reception set for Sunday, Aug. 27, 2-4 p.m.

The show promotes this theme: Spirit is all around and within us, understood in myriad ways. We recognize that everything that is sacred begins with the experience of spirit. Inspired expression shines through every religious tradition and culture since the dawn of human consciousness.

Public viewing hours

Mon-Thurs 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Fridays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
Saturdays, 2-6 p.m.
Sundays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

The show opened June 10 and runs until September 15.
Sower Gallery is located in Shepherd of the Hill Church, 145 Engler Blvd (corner of Engler and Hwy 41) in Chaska, MN.

Contest rules

One submission per writer: one poem of not more than two pages or one prose piece less than 450 words.

Previously published work not allowed. Submit only exhibit-specific, original material.
Overtly sexual, demonic, satanic, excessively violent or sacrilegious themes will not be accepted.

Place your name and the title of the work that inspired your entry at the top of each page.

Send submissions to: chanhassenwritersgroup.spirit@gmail.com

Contact Person
Jim Kane
chanhassenwritersgroup.spirit@gmail.com
952-448-4526

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Call for Literary Artists

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Sower Gallery Writing Contest – Call For Submissions

Exhibit: June 12 through September 15, 2017

Location:
The Sower Gallery located at Shepherd of the Hill Church in Chaska, MN (MN Hwy 41 and Engler Blvd)

Deadline for Round 1: May 30, 2017

Literary Artists:
The Sower Gallery is preparing for a summer-long exhibition entitled Spirit Biennial and has asked the Writers’ Group to submit poetry and short prose to be read during that exhibit. It will run from June 12 through September 15, 2017.

The show promotes this theme: Spirit is all around and within us, understood in myriad ways. We recognize that everything that is sacred begins with the experience of spirit. Inspired expression shines through every religious tradition and culture since the dawn of human consciousness.

The Gallery has invited Writers Group authors to express their own visions of the Spirit and the Sacred. Interpretation, content or focus is open to the artist. Because this event takes place in a church common area overtly sexual, demonic, satanic, excessively violent or sacrilegious themes will not be accepted.

Submissions will take place in two rounds, and entries will be juried. The first round will be based on the show’s theme only, before the artwork is up for viewing. A second round will be based on authors visiting the gallery and interpreting or taking inspiration from one specific artwork. More details on round two available June 1.

The first round will select the top three entries to participate in what is envisioned as sort of pop-up theater during the show’s opening reception, scheduled for Saturday, June 17 from 7-9 p.m. These top three will be presented as live readings during that reception. The structure and timing has yet to be determined, but planners envision these as fluid presentations rather than podium readings.

Poetry should be one page or less. Prose less than 400 words.

Deadline for first round: May 30.
We realize that this is a very narrow window, but after witnessing your work at Writers’ Group sessions, I am confident that many of you already have excellent, appropriate work in your portfolios. Previously published work is welcome.

Send submissions to: chanhassenwritersgroupspirit@gmail.com

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Water Exhibit at Sower Gallery

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“Water” Highlighted in a New Show at The Sower Gallery

Beginning April 17th and continuing until May 27th.

The show, about “water in all its forms” includes art that celebrates ice, snow, rain, clouds, rivers, waterfalls, lakes, and oceans. Over 22 artists from the local regional area and nationwide are contributing to honoring its beauty and purpose as well as the demise of our Earth’ s most precious resource.

The Opening Reception will be held on Saturday, April 22nd, from 7-9 PM at the gallery, and is free and open to the public. Many artists will attend, and refreshments will be available. The gallery is at Shepherd of the Hill Church, 145 Engler Blvd. Chaska. Gallery hours are 9:30 – 12:30 daily, with some variable late afternoon hours to be announced. Information about the artists, their work, and the gallery’s hours and events during this show can be found on The Sower Gallery Facebook page.

Gallery Director Susan Lince says, “In this ‘land of 10,000 lakes’ it is sometimes easy to take for granted the abundance and the beauty of our water resources. We hope this art will help all of us continue to be mindful of taking care of water, and of what can happen when clean water is polluted, or gone. Both climate change and human activities around the world are altering the supply of clean water for many people and many uses. We hope this show continues to keep us awake to water issues affecting us all. It is Earth’s most precious resource.”

Come see the Water Exhibit at The Sower Gallery

(Accompanying image is “Creation”, a tapestry by Susan Gangsei)

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Sower Gallery Water Show and Grant Award

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“Water Show” April 17th-May 26th

This show will include visual art of local and regional, as well as artists invited from other parts of the country. The show highlights water in all its forms, to remind us that “water is life” on this changing planet.
The show’s opening will be on Saturday April 22nd from 7-9 PM. It will include some artists who have not shown before in The Sower Gallery.
For more info, visit http://chaskachurch.com

Grant Award

Sower Gallery and Seniors The Sower Gallery has just received a $5620 grant from the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area which will provide specialized docent training for engaging seniors from local care facilities in the art at the gallery. The grant trains 4 docents in Museum Sage and Time Slips methods, and is designed as an outreach to seniors that will enrich and validate them through art and conversation.
These visits have already started on a pilot basis with groups from Auburn, Chaska Heights, and Beehive Homes, but the grant will be fully implemented through trained docents by late Spring 2017.

Art of Scott Sample at The Sower Gallery

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scott sample artistThe Sower Gallery Announces
The Art of Scott Sample

…to renew a sense of thankfulness, hope, and peace during the Holiday season…
Nov. 22- Dec.30, 2016

Artist’s Reception (open to the public)
Friday Dec. 2, 2016 from 6-9pm

The Sower Gallery
145 Engler Blvd. Chaska, MN

SOWER GALLERY’S ARTIST EXHIBITION EXPLORES FAITH, HOPE & HEALING THROUGH ART

The Sower Gallery will be host to a unique art exhibit and book launch by MInnesota artist and long-time creative agency executive Scott Sample. Nearly two decades in the making, this exhibit is both a retrospective and an unveiling, featuring a selection of his most pivotal and deeply personal pieces, some seldom shown publicly. Scott’s highly evocative art chronicles his journey from disillusioned, grieving father, to hopeful explorer, to a man of deep faith and conviction.

Scott has a BFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design and an MFA from Kent State University. Over decades, he has received numerous awards and recognition for his art from many sources, and has five published books about his art, including Like a Prayer, which is available at this show. Scott’s resume includes Instructor and Guest Lecturer at a number of art institutions including Boston College, Rhode Island School of Design, University of Minnesota, and Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Scott is the CEO of Initio Advertising, Minneapolis

The show, beginning Nov. 22nd, spans the Holiday season, often experienced by many of us as a time that is filled with glitter, bustle, and excess. Scott’s art offers a contrast, an opportunity to reflect and renew a sense of thankfulness, hope, and peace.

Of his art, Scott says:“Creating art is a continual process of moving forward, pulling back, and looking for the whole story. This ebb and flow is the core of my inspiration. Such tension compels me to bring image and spirit to life through painting.”

Many of his works are constructs, building visual concepts with materials like oil on plaster, wood, copper, and glass. He is intrigued with letting the materials help determine the process and tell a story. This organic method allows him to look inward for meaning, embracing the tools of metaphor, icon, symbol, and words.

“Art has taught me that life is not always about what we bring, contribute, or add. Often, it’s what we take away, or don’t say, that makes a moment sublime. As I give myself more to the Spirit these works have become like visual Prayers.”

Scott approaches his work with a prayerful, meditative spirit. In his book about his art, Like a Prayer, he says, “It is my highest aim to create works that bring forward questions and dialogue of belief.”

Scott’s book, as well as originals and prints of his art, will be for sale at the gallery. An Artist’s Reception will be held from 6-9 on Friday December 2nd. It is free, and the public is welcome.

The gallery is in Shepherd of the Hill Church, 145 Engler Blvd. and is open from 10AM -12:30PM daily, including Sundays. Information about any changes in hours of operation , and additional information about the show and the artist can be found on Facebook at “The Sower Gallery”.

To see the art and story behind Scott Sample visit: http://www.scottsample.com

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September ArtMatters ACCC Newsletter

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Welcome to our September issue of the ArtMatters Newsletter from the Arts Consortium of Carver County. We invite you to attend the very popular Edge of the Big Woods Art Wander in Carver County, participate in our Photo Contest judged by renowned photographer Stan Tekiela, learn about the “Fall Splendor of Quilts” show by the Chaska Area Quilt Club and the Clearly Minnesota Art Show at the Sower Gallery in Chaska MN!

If you’d like to download and print the newsletter for distribution at your location, here is a PDF file you can use. Thanks for spreading the news about the ACCC. You can also share the post on our Facebook page. We email the ArtMatters ACCC Newsletter to subscribers too, so you can easily share via email too! Scroll to the bottom of our website to join our over 300 subscribers!

 

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Author Readings at Sower Gallery

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The ACCC would like to extend an invitation to you to attend a Local Author Readings at the Shepherd of the Hill Church in Chaska.

 

Featuring:

Fiction, Short Stories, Poetry and more by  S.Collins Ellsworth, Doug Munson, April Munson, Elaine Sievers, Daniel O’Brien, Rev. Dean Seal, Narate Keys, Becky Liestman, Kelsey Swanson, Mona Affinito, and more…

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Sower Gallery Presents Fiber Artist Jennifer A Schultz

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Jennifer A. Schultz at the Sower Gallery

Hello Fellow Artists and Friends,

The Sower Gallery is so pleased to display the work of Twin Cities fiber artist Jennifer A. Schultz. The show started April 4th and will be in the gallery until May 22nd. You can see glimpses of it on the Facebook page for the Sower Gallery, but it is best seen in person. Her work is delicate, complex, and full of meaning. (See the article about this show in the Chaska Herald paper.)

The Sower Gallery is located at the Shepherd of the Hill Church, 145 Engler Blvd., Chaska, and is open to the public. All of her work is for sale. The gallery is open Sundays through Thursdays from 9-1.

Please share this information with others. It will help us get the word out about this very original Twin Cities artist.

Information provided by Susan Lince and J.R. Lince-Hopkins
Volunteer Co-curators for The Sower Gallery