ArtMatters Newsletter July 2021
ArtMatters Newsletter July 2021
Letter from ACCC Board of Directors
We are saddened to announce the resignation of Barb Hone from the ACCC Board of Directors, most recently serving as Member at Large. Barb may be best known as the founder/organizer of ArtStock Art, Wine & Music Festival and the creator of the highly successful Purple Reigns event held last month. Over the years Barb has served on many committees and volunteered at the Arts Center. She always greets every ACCC project as an opportunity to engage with the community. Her smile and abundant amount of energy will be hard to replicate. The ACCC board and members are grateful for all Barb has contributed over the last 11 years. She has been a faithful advocate for the ACCC and we will miss her! Be sure to stop by the Barn Quilt booth at ArtStock to see her!
ACCC Board of Directors
info@artsofcarvercounty.org.
Barb Hone is pictured here in the front row on the left, with the Purple Committee Members Kaarin Foede, second row; Terrie Myers and Janet Fahey.
Festivals
ArtStock: Art, Wine & Music Festival 10th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, July 10, 10am-5pm and Sunday, July 11, 11am-5pm
ArtStock has something for everyone! Grab a friend and come see us! In addition to the artist booths and the picturesque, vineyard/orchard setting, live music fills the air both days enhancing this wonderful, summertime experience. The Arts Consortium of Carver County welcomes all artists and festival-goers to the 2021 ArtStock Art, Wine & Music Festival which includes an assortment of exciting new artists, as well as old favorites, representing diverse media such as photography, sculpture, wearable arts, glass, fibers, painting, and more. Look for this year’s commemorative wine glass! Send your ArtStock questions to Chairperson, Barb Hone, festivals@
ACCC Fundraising Concert Featuring World Renowned Blue Grass Band Monroe Crossing
Please join us for the ACCC’s fundraising concert of the year, featuring the renowned bluegrass band, Monroe Crossing. The ACCC provides access to the arts. Enjoy an evening out with your friends listening to great music and drinking fine wine at sunset in the midst of the beautiful local vineyard. We hope you join us and we appreciate your continued support. See you July 10th!!
Saturday, July 10, 2021 (after ArtStock Art, Wine & Music Festival)
7:00-9:30PM
This is a live concert held at Parley Lake Winery, 8350 Parley Lake Road, Waconia, MN.
Tickets ON SALE NOW! Maximum tickets available – 250
Purchase Tickets Today!
VIP seating – $35.00 General Admission – $20.00 Tickets can be purchased up to the event providing seat availability.
Learn more about Monroe Crossing
Direct your questions to Barb Hone, Festivals Chairperson, 612-799-8208, festivals@
Visual Arts News
Our next exhibit, Micro Mystery Tour, opens July 7. We have tapped the imagination of artists to Look Closer and Explore in Micro Vision for this exhibit. We invite you to see what they have created. They will zoom in on the smallest of small or the smallest of large and lead you on a path of discovery.
Show Dates: July 7 to August 7, 2021
Artists’ Reception: Thursday, July 22, 2021, 6:30 – 8:30 PM at the ACCC Arts Center Gallery and Chaska Community Center Theater. Join us to meet the artists, bring a friend or two and celebrate our local artists!
Literary News
ArtStock
The Literary Committee is planning to have an authors’ booth at ArtStock Art, Wine & Music Festival July 10-11, 2021. If you have a book or books to sell, do join us for this great opportunity! The booth is open to ACCC members and non-members alike and there is a nominal fee to secure registration for the event. Please contact Amy at literary@artsofcarvercounty.
Micro encounters of Any Kind!
Join us for an open read on August 3rd at the Chaska Community Center as we focus on the smaller moments that happen in the world at large. Writers and poets are welcomed to write and read a small piece around the theme “micro encounters” as a tie-in with the Micro Mystery Tour gallery exhibit. What micro encounters – intimate, poignant, funny, etc. – spark your creativity? Any interested writers or poets are free to partake in this open read. Check out the ACCC website and social media pages for further information as we get closer to August.
Future Events
Start planning for autumn writing events! This might be hard to do while we’re still in the middle of summer, but keep these upcoming events on your radar:
- October: Halloween themed open reading
- November: National Author Day/NaNoWriMo kick off celebrations
- January 2022: Literary Classes and Workshops
A call for volunteers!
Would you like to be involved in planning activities, such as readings, for writers in Carver County? We’d love to have you join us. If you are interested, please fill our a volunteer form indicating interest in the Literary Committee or contact Amy Stender, Literary Liaison at literary@artsofcarvercounty.
Music News
ArtStock is coming!
The ACCC will be featuring local talent from our Songwriters and Musicians of Carver County Vol. VII at ArtStock at Parley Lake Winery on July 10th and 11th.
- 7/10 10 am – noon: The Brueske’s
- 7/10 noon – 2 pm: Matt and Holly
- 7/10 2 – 5 pm: Traveled Ground
- 7/10 7 pm: Monroe Crossing
(purchase advance tickets for this special concert, details on the ACCC website) - 7/11 11 am – 1 pm: Ted Hajnasiewicz
- 7/11 1 pm – 3 pm: Lehto and Wright
- 7/11 3 pm – 5 pm: Blue Skies Band
CD Release Celebration
August 22nd from 5pm to 8pm at Fireman’s Park in Chaska we will be celebrating the release of The Songwriters and Musicians of Carver County Vol. Vll with a concert featuring music from the CD. Performing artists include: Clark Machtemes, Tara B., Collin Patterson, Tom Bright, Holly and Matt, Jackson Atkins, Sam Fleitman, Yvette Nelson, Tanecsha Jones, Blue Skies Band and more.
For more information email: music@
Education
Fall Classes
The CCC is working to put together Art Classes for the Fall 2021 catalog with our own ACCC teaching artists. We are excited to offer many new classes taught by an assortment of wonderful artists. New classes include: watercolor, memory tile class, acrylic painting, silk painting, fused glass hearts, glass enamel paint pour and sensory explosion for youth and adults. Many of our classes can accommodate people with special needs. Come meet new friends while learning new ways to express yourself!
We All Belong Outdoor Photography Show
Photography created in the We All Belong workshop earlier this year will be “popping up” around Carver County this summer and early fall. These photographs document the 6 week long workshop about inclusion, self-acceptance and valuing all members of our Carver County community. Check out our Facebook and Instagram to find the latest placement of the 60+ photograph outdoor exhibit by and for Carver County residents.
Art Tourism News
Barn Quilt
The Art Tourism Committee has been working with the County on a barn quilt for the Baylor Regional Park barn in Norwood Young America. This newest barn quilt will join the ever growing open air art gallery of 45+ barn quilts across the County. It is projected to be installed this summer. Carver County artist, Suzanne Theisfeld has designed the quilt.
The Arts Consortium and Art Tourism Committee had previously invited the public to participate in a naming contest to “name” this latest new barn quilt. The winner will be announced at the Taste of NYA on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. at the Willkommen Memorial Park, in Norwood Young America.
Join us to hear the winning name and enjoy a night of food samples, giveaways, music, family friendly games and activities and more!
Elements of the quilt include maple leaves to represent the seasons and maple syrup production. Other elements represent park activities such as cross country skiing, the beach on Eagle Lake and the heavily used camp grounds. The center image represents the popular Eagle Lake Observatory. The cow is a symbol to the park’s agricultural history as a past working farm. Contact Janet Fahey, Art Tourism, arttourism@
Arts Center – Shop & Volunteer – See What’s New!
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’d like to thank the volunteers who work in the ACCC Arts Center and allow us to keep our Gift Shop doors open Wednesday-Friday 11-6 and 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 necessary. Simply complete the Volunteer Form on our website and we will get you in touch with a trainer. Thank you for reading ArtMatters Newsletter July 2021
VolunteerAny 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.
Art Wander 2021 – Save the Date!
Mark your Calendar for the 2021 Edge of the Big Woods Art Wander in Carver County! Learn more on the ACCC website or visit ArtWander.com.
Get Involved
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