We INVITE YOU to attend the Arts Consortium of Carver County’s Annual Meeting to celebrate with us the changes we’ve made in an unprecedented year. ALL Member and Nonmembers are welcome to attend! We have experienced the solitude of the pandemic and the excitement of moving into our new location, all within our 11th year. We are thankful for our community partners we work with to lift others up and we are thankful to have had such diligent board members, volunteers, class instructors, donors, sponsors, members, business and organization advocates.
We serve the communities of Carver County and beyond and we continue to make a difference by bringing art to the people and people to the art. We look forward to telling you about our year and welcome you to be a part of our event.
During our ACCC Annual Meeting we will give a brief recap of 2020 and then focus our attention on the future of the Arts Consortium of Carver County.
LOCATION
Our meeting will be a virtual meeting online, email info@artsofcarvercounty.org for log in information
DATE
March 16, 2021
TIME
6:30 – 8:30 PM
FEE
Free to all attending
DETAILS
The ACCC’s year of 2020 was definitely a year of change. Through the closures as a result of the pandemic and our move to the City of Chaska as our new home, we have ended the year with a huge step forward despite the many steps backwards due to the changes presented to us. We relocated the Arts Center Gallery and Gift Shop into the Chaska Community Center and we will never look back.
We are in the process of expanding our programs and events to serve you as part of our community. In consideration of the times we currently live in, we are working to offer more pathways to the ACCC including digital access for virtual online shopping, virtual livestream classes and events as well as in-person opportunities. We are a volunteer-based organization, and we are looking for good people for in-person needs and those that have technical skills or expertise for behind the scenes. We have numerous rewarding positions open for you to share your talents and expertise. We are open to hearing your creative ideas. Become a part of our leadership team, we are looking to recruit community help in all areas. We have openings currently in our board leadership and we are making a call to our community to step in and help us continue the strong path for the ACCC.
I appreciate all of our board members, liaisons and committee members who have faithfully served in the past and will continue to serve the community and lead the ACCC into the future. Without our board members, volunteers and our committee members, we would not have been able to accomplish as much as we have, thank you so very much! We are asking YOU as part of our community to consider a term of service as we are looking for new board members and volunteers who are excited to step into our growing organization and help to bring us into the future.
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ArtMatters Newsletter February 2021 Volume 11, Issue 2
Save the Date – Arts Consortium of Carver County Annual Meeting – Open to All
You are invited to attend the Arts Consortium of Carver County Annual Meeting on Tuesday, March 16th at 6:30pm to celebrate all we have accomplished! As our 11th year comes to a close, we are thankful to have had such diligent board members, volunteers, class instructors, donors, sponsors, members, business and organization advocates.
We serve the communities of Carver County and beyond and we continue to make a difference by bringing the arts to the people and people to the arts. We look forward to telling you about our year and welcome you to be a part of our event. Due to CoVid restrictions, the ACCC will host our meeting virtually, via Zoom. More details to come…
Community Art Kit Project
The Arts Consortium of Carver County and the Chaska Parks and Rec Department have teamed up together to co-sponsor Kandinsky Circles and Squares Art and Bake Kit. joint promotion we are doing together with more projects like this to come! Art kits include 4 canvas wraps, acrylic paint, paint brushes, artist bio and art instructions, recipes and produce to create your Circles and Square meal. Everything your family will need to create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece!
Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter and art theorist who lived in the 1800’s. Kandinsky is generally credited as the pioneer of abstract art. You’ll learn more about him in your kit.
Kits are $30 each. Limited quantities available, so order your kit today!
Locations: 9:30-11am at Carver City Hall or 4:30-6pm at the Chaska Community Center main lobby. If you come to the CCC, be sure to stop in to see us at the Arts Center!
We are excited to present a limited-run virtual course in February. Register for a 5 day exploration of The Opalescent World of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, presented by Walter Cannon. Registration information and specific class dates/times can be found on the ACCC website under Classes. Deadline for registration is Feb 7, course starts Feb 9th.
Next on deck is the April Poetry Contest, with the announced theme as “Change” — an open-ended theme given the last year or so, certainly! The deadline for poetry submissions is March 1, 2021. See the Poetry Contest details on our website and watch for reminders via Facebook. If you have any questions or ideas for events, please contact the Literary Committee at literary@artsofcarvercounty.org.
Music News
We are pleased to announce the musical lineup for July 10th and 11th, 2021 ArtStock Art, Wine and Music Festival. Tara B, Matt and Holly, Traveled Ground, Ted Hajnasiewicz, Lehto and Wright and the Blue Skies Band are performing during the event. We are also having a Fundraiser for the ACCC at Parley Lake Winery featuring an evening performance (7-10pm) on July 10th by Monroe Crossing, an internationally known bluegrass band. Mark your calendars now!
Music opportunity
Looking for Songwriters and Musicians to be a part of an original music CD compilation. Please contact Steve for more info. 952-465-2384. music@artsofcarvercounty.org
Education
Exciting New Class offering by Walter W. Cannon Professor of English Emeritus at Central College in Pella, Iowa where he taught early modern literature including Shakespeare and his contemporaries and a variety of writing courses. His reviews and essays have appeared in The Upstart Crow, Theater History Studies, Cahiers Elisabethains, and Inside Shakespeare: Essays on the Blackfriar’s Stage. He is co-editor with Laury Magnus of Who Hears in Shakespeare?: Auditory Worlds on Stage and Screen, (Fairleigh Dickinson UP, 2012) and Shakespeare’s Auditory Worlds: Hearing and Staging Practices, Then and Now (Fairleigh Dickinson UP, 2020). Please sign up for this exciting opportunity! See Classes on our website for details.
Fresh Art – A community based Art Opportunity for ACCC Members
We are looking for Carver County artists willing to share their new and old work and artist story. Each month we are inviting an artist in Carver County to share their current work and how they became an artist. Offer a chance for a dialogue based on this work and get to know one another. Please let us know if you are interested in this opportunity and what month you would like to present. We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Visual Art News
We invite the public to attend our Family Connections Exhibit, Artists’ Reception to meet and talk with artists about their work. The Artists’ Reception is Thursday, Feb 11, 2021, 6:30 – 8:30 PM at the ACCC Arts Center Gallery in the Chaska Community Center.
The Family Connections Exhibit started January 27 and runs through February 27, 2021 in the ACCC Arts Center Gallery, come see! We are CoVid prepared, state mandates at the time will apply to all guests.
ArtStock is Now Open for Applications
We just published the applications for ArtStock Art, Wine and Music Festival 2021, to be held on Saturday July 10th and Sunday July 11th. Find detailed information on how to apply on the ACCC website. We are seeking talented artists representing diverse mediums such as photography, sculpture, wearable arts, glass, fibers, painting, and more. ArtStock is an outdoor event featuring regional and local art, curated wine, and live music throughout both days of the Festival. In it’s 10th year, our Anniversary celebration will be big! ACCC Members get a 10% discount. See our website for details.
If you’d like to be on our Festivals Committee, please let us know! Contact Barb Hone, Festivals Committee Chairperson, festivals@artsofcarvercounty.org
Art Tourism News
The Art Tourism Committee of the Arts Consortium of Carver County is extending its deadline to February 28th to receive Ag Art images. The call is for agriculturalists/farmers to photograph their works of art and submit to arttourism@artsofcarvercounty.org. This is not a contest – just sharing! The photographs are displayed on our website as they arrive and for viewing throughout March. Visit our website for detailed information. You may view the images already posted.
Barn Quilts of Carver County Catches Geocachers’ Interest
The Barn Quilts of Carver County, MN, a public art project, started in 2011, in conjunction with the Arts Consortium of Carver County, has recently caught the attention of a group of geocachers.
Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure-hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location. Many people use their smart phones to find geocaches. Others use a GPS to find them. There are more than 3 million active geocaches worldwide. Geocaches are hidden in 191 different countries on all seven continents (even Antarctica)! More than 642 million “Found it” and “Event Attended” logs have been recorded since the game started in 2000.There are many different types of geocaches. There is also a Minnesota Geocaching Association (MnGCA).
Last Fall, a Barn Quilt Geocaching “Adventure Lab” was started by Mary Purdham and her husband David of Eden Prairie. A Geocaching Adventure Lab is a new app and platform from the team at Geocaching HQ that allows an individual to create, play and share location-based experiences and games. The Geocaching Adventure Lab app guides players through the process of finding clues, solving puzzles, and completing Adventures one location at a time. This type of geocaching exploded in 2020 as a great past-time during the pandemic. Not everyone in the geocaching community can “create” an Adventure Lab (“AL”). You must be awarded the opportunity to create one.
The Purdham’s were looking for something fun that was different from historical tours across the various metro cities that were becoming widely popular. They created the Barn Quilts of Carver County Adventure Lab and showcased five different barn quilts. Approximately 40 groups have visited the Carver County barn quilts since the Adventure Lab was created last September 2020.
Participants found their “cache”, took pictures, shared them with families, reminisced about farming and quilting and enjoyed visits with the farmers. They learned about the history of the farm, the barn quilts and readily enjoyed the outdoor gallery of art. To learn more about the Barn Quilts of Carver County Geocaching Adventure Lab, please visit https://labs.geocaching.com/goto/barn_quilts
The Barn Quilts of Carver County, MN continues to promote tourism bringing state-wide individuals to the County to enjoy and see what all is offered. Watch for the Barn Quilt Tours this summer, where Community, Countryside and Culture meet! https://barnquiltsofcarvercountymn.com
For more information regarding the Barn Quilts of Carver County, MN, please contact Janet Fahey, Tour Director at 612-382-4512 or Barb Hone, Author, at 612-799-8208.
Board of Directors Application
We are thankful for the talent and expertise of our ACCC Board of Directors. These dedicated Volunteers work together to ensure the viability and success of the Arts Consortium of Carver County. If you’d like to submit an application to be on the Arts Consortium Board of Directors, please use our online submission form and we will contact you. See you at our virtual ACCC Annual Meeting on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 6:30pm. You can direct your questions to Cindy Anderson, ACCC President, info@artsofcarvercounty.org, or any current Board Member.
Help us kick off the new year on the best foot possible. We are seeking volunteers for the following roles/positions. If you are interested in learning more, please fill out our Volunteer Form so we can match your skills and talents with various needs for the ACCC. Thank you!
Treasurer
Arts Center Volunteer Coordinator
Membership Coordinator
Arts Center Gallery & Gift Shop Volunteers
Join the ACCC
OUR MISSION: The Arts Consortium of Carver County strengthens our community through the arts – and cultivates the arts through the community. Show your support by becoming a valued Member of the ACCC. View our Member Benefits on our Membership page. Send your questions to: membership@artsofcarvercounty.org.
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You are INVITED to attend the Arts Consortium of Carver County Annual Meeting to celebrate all we have accomplished! As our 10th year comes to a close, we are thankful to have had such diligent board members, volunteers, class instructors, donors, sponsors, members, business and organization advocates.
We serve the communities of Carver County and beyond and we continue to make a difference by bringing art to the people and people to the art. We look forward to telling you about our year and welcome you to be a part of our event.
LOCATION
ACCC Arts Center
7924 Victoria Drive, Studio Level
Victoria MN 55386 Directions
DATE
March 10, 2020
TIME
6:30 – 8:30 PM
FEE
Free to all attending
DETAILS
We have climbed the mountain as we have continued to add more programs and events to serve you as part of our community. With this in mind, we have also pulled together to make these events happen even in times of need. We are a volunteer based organization and we know there will eventually be changes in how we and our volunteers continue to serve the ACCC community. Our succession plan needs help at this time due to scheduling and unforeseen work obligations. We have openings currently in our board leadership at this time and we are making a call to our community to step in and help us continue the strong path for the ACCC.
I appreciate all of our board members, liaisons and committee members who have faithfully served in the past and will continue to serve the community and lead the ACCC into the future. Without our board members, volunteers and our committee members, we would not have been able to accomplish as much has we have, thank you so very much! We are asking YOU as part of our community to consider a term of service as we are looking for new board members and volunteers who are excited to step in to our growing organization and help to bring us into the future. Meet the Current Board and Liaisons Call for Board Members Details (Apply or Nominate) Volunteer Opportunities
During our annual meeting we will give a brief recap of 2019 and then focus our attention on the future of the Arts Consortium of Carver County.
Light refreshments will be served.
We look forward to seeing you!
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE: BY-LAWS CHANGE
Amendments to the ACCC by-laws may be made through a majority vote of the Board and acceptance by the members at a general meeting. We will be voting to include the changes made below to the ACCC by-laws at the upcoming Arts Consortium of Carver County Annual Meeting held on March 10th.
Proposed ACCC By-Laws Article XI Nondiscrimination: The Arts Consortium of Carver County shall comply with all local, State and Federal statues prohibiting discrimination on the basis of Race, Color, Creed, Religion, National Origin, Sex, Marital Status, Familial Status, Disability, Public Assistance Status, Age, Sexual Orientation, and Local Human Rights Commission Activity.
As we step into our 10th year, we celebrate our past success. Please join us for our ACCC Annual Meeting.
All members are welcome to join us for a review of the past year and to learn more about what we envision for the upcoming year. We will introduce and appoint new board members. Winners of the Flash Fiction Contest will read their work. We hope you will join us for this annual meeting as we enter our 10th year as the Arts Consortium of Carver County.
Tuesday, March 19th at 6:30PM at the Arts Consortium of Carver County, Arts Center in the Notermann Building, Studio Level located in beautiful downtown Victoria.
Thank you to the many volunteers who commit their time, talent and energy to keep our ACCC thriving and growing each and every year! Join us at our ACCC Annual Meeting
Tuesday, March 20th, 6:30PM
Location: Notermann Bldg – 7924 Victoria Dr Victoria MN
Seeking Volunteer Treasurer
Come grow with us! We are seeking an ACCC Volunteer Treasurer and Art Center Administrator, read Treasurer job description.
Call for Song Writers and Musicians
The ACCC is now creating Volume 4 of The Song Writers and Musicians of Carver County CD.
We are inviting musicians and song writers to contact Steve Kelzer if you are interested in participating in the creation of the 4th ACCC CD. Seeking current and former Carver County residents. Original work only, no covers. Volumes I, II, and III are available for purchase and the current Volume is given to new members as they join. 100% of the proceeds from the CD sales are donated to the ACCC. Deadline: March 15, 2018.
Contact: Steve Kelzer, Producer 952-465-2384 or kelzer2025@gmail.com
Contests
The 2018 Flash Fiction Winners have been announced. Winning authors & entries will be submitted to local newspapers and we’ve invited them to read their work at the ACCC Annual Meeting on March 20th. Twenty-four writers submitted stories. Our judges thank them all for their creativity and enthusiasm. Selecting the top three was a challenging exercise.
Poetry Contest Submission deadline is midnight, March 1, 2018. For students grades K-12 and adults.
Current Event
A Glimpse of the spring exhibit at the Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia
For 3 years, on a quarterly basis, the ACCC Visual Arts Liaison & Committee have been installing local artists’ work in the well traveled Same Day Surgery wing of Ridgeview Medical Center. The public service initiative has been providing rotating art galleries for the pleasure of the hospital staff, patients and guests. It offers artists the opportunity to exhibit and sell their art, 2D and 3D. It contributes to the ACCC’s mission – to strengthen our community through the arts – and cultivate the arts through the community.
Thanks to Mary Strother, ACCC Visual Arts Liaison and her team, graphic artist who designs the flyer, the printer, and to many artists who have participated in this venture. The ACCC Artist Exhibit is open through April 30th.
In our January ArtMatters Newsletter we asked for input from our readers about Book Clubs in Carver County. Below is a link to the post of all book clubs that were submitted.
We are pleased to announce the musical lineup for July 10th and 11th, 2021 ArtStock Art, Wine and Music Festival. Tara B, Matt and Holly, Traveled Ground, Ted Hajnasiewicz, Lehto and Wright and the Blue Skies Band are performing during the event. We are also having a Fundraiser for the ACCC at Parley Lake Winery featuring an evening performance (7-10pm) on July 10th by Monroe Crossing, an internationally known bluegrass band. Mark your calendars now!
Fresh Art – A community based Art Opportunity for ACCC Members
OUR MISSION: The Arts Consortium of Carver County strengthens our community through the arts – 
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