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Flash Memoir – Call for Artists – June 9 2022

Flash Memoir – Call for Artists – June 9, 2022

Flash Memoir: Significant Events, is an evening of short, personal stories about one specific incident in the writer’s life – something funny, inspiring, tragic, ancestral, daring, full of conflict, contradiction or mystery, etc. – that has impacted and possibly altered life’s journey. Share the inner you, but please, no political or religious rants.

LOCATION:

Wilder Room at the Chanhassen Library

MAX/MIN NUMBER OF ATTENDEES/TICKETS?
20 readers, plus 40 guests

DATE:
Thursday, June 9, 2022

TIME:
6:30-8:30 p.m.

DEADLINE:
June 4

STORY LENGTH:  800 words or less.

TO SIGN UP:

Submit story title and word length to: flashmemoir@artsofcarvercounty.org

Do not send story text. This is not a contest.
The deadline for securing a June 9 reading slot is June 4.
Writers do not have to be members of the ACCC or residents of Carver County to participate.

The public is invited. Beverages and snacks will be served.

Questions? Contact Jim Kane at: flashmemoir@artsofcarvercounty.org

Sponsored by the Literary Committee of the ACCC

FEE:
free

CONTACT:
Jim Kane
flashmemoir@artsofcarvercounty.org
952-448-4526

 

ACCC Awards Exhibit – Call for Artists

ACCC Awards Exhibit – Call for Artists

For the first time, the ACCC is producing a juried show where we will be presenting awards and cash prizes! Artists are called to submit their favorite pieces that exhibit their style, craft, and personality. We are so proud of our members and want to showcase their “best work”.

We will be presenting the awards on June 23, 2022, in the Chaska Community Center Theatre at 8 PM. In addition to visual arts, we will be hosting a program for live artwork at 7 PM. This will allow musicians, songwriters, poets, authors, dancers, and more to participate in the ACCC Awards Competition.

ACCC Awards Exhibit Prizes:

  • First prize will win $250 and the title of “ACCC Artist of the Year”.
  • Second prize will win $150
  • Third prize will win $100.
  • Additional awards and gift certificates to the ACCC Store will be awarded.

All media is welcome. Up to 3 entries per person.

*Note that visual art items in the show must be for sale; books and music CDs referencing your work in the gallery will be for sale in the gift shop

LOCATION

ACCC Art Gallery

1661 Park Ridge Drive

Chaska, MN 55318

EXHIBIT DATES

June 8 – July 22, 2022

DEADLINE
June 5, 2022

APPLY BY EMAIL DEADLINE
By midnight Wednesday, May 18th. (instructions below)

ENTRY FEE DEADLINE
By midnight June 5th. (form below)

 

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COMPLETE YOUR DIRECTORY LISTING
By midnight June 5th.

ARTISTS’ RECEPTION*
Thursday, June 23, 2022, from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Arts Center. *Artist participation is required for the reception due to the awards being presented in person. 

ART DROP-OFF
We will be open regular shop hours May 25-27 (11:00 AM- 3:00 PM), and May 28 (10:00 AM – 2:00 PM). Please contact Zachary Hedner if you need to arrange another time to drop off your artwork.

ART PICK-UP
Saturday, July 23, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM or by appointment for a later date.

EXHIBIT/ART GALLERY HOURS
Monday – Saturday; During the Chaska Community Center hours, the Gallery will be open even when we are closed in the Gift Shop. Gift Shop Hours are Wednesday-Friday 11-3 and Saturday 10-2, or consistent with available volunteer staff and CCC current COVID protocols at the time.

PROCESS
Membership is required to be in the show. We invite you to join if you are a nonmember to enjoy many benefits and to save on entry fees. To join the ACCC, go to our Membership page, renewals can be done on the Account page on our website.

Members, please SIGN IN to your ACCC Account to Register and pay the Entry Fee online. If you haven’t signed into your ACCC Membership Account for a while, please go to our Account page for instructions and to request your password. Membership status questions can be sent to membership@artsofcarvercounty.org. If your account is past due, you will not be able to pay the Member Rate Entry Fee until the annual membership fee is paid.

ACCC MEMBER BENEFIT
Any ACCC Member with artwork in our Gift Shop or in an Exhibit who works 6+ hours in the Arts Center in a given month will earn an extra 10% commission on the sale of their work for that month. To indicate you’d like to become a Volunteer, please complete the Volunteer Form on our Volunteer page on our website.

PROMOTION
The show will be promoted through postcards, flyers, social media, ACCC newsletter, and local papers. Exhibiting artists will pick up Exhibit postcards to hand out and help promote the Artists’ Reception and the Exhibit, pick up at Art Drop off. Copy the image of the postcard below and post it on your website and social media.

FEE
$25 per piece, $15 for each additional piece (up to 3 pieces total).

In addition to contact info, the Registration Form asks Artists to:

List your medium (For example, photography, greeting cards, pottery, wood, jewelry)
Briefly describe your artwork
What is the price range of your items?
Anything else we should know about your artwork for the Exhibit?
Please CHOOSE an Art Drop Off Time window from the list so we can spread out Artists
If you are a NEW ARTIST to ACCC Exhibits, AFTER your work is accepted, go to the How To Submit Art page and submit your actual works.

RETURNING ARTISTS
Go right to the How To Submit Art page after you Register/Pay Entry Fee.

Labeled artwork can be brought to the Chaska Community Center on the Art Drop-Off date listed above. Please make sure your item label matches the artwork submitted for the exhibit. Wall artwork must be ready to be hung with wire on the back of your work.

Thank you for considering showing your work in the ACCC Awards Exhibit.

CONTACT
Zachary Hedner
director@artsofcarvercounty.org
(763) 442-2262

Green Card Voices Exhibit: April 1-30, 2022

Green Card Voices Touring Exhibit

This exhibit introduces you to 20 Twin Cities’immigrants in a unique way. Portraits, biographies, and videos bring their stories to life. The Green Card Voices exhibit is on display at the ACCC art gallery.

This exhibit is sponsored by the Chaska Human Rights Commission. 

Location
ACCC Art Gallery
1661 Park Ridge Drive
Chaska, MN 55318

Exhibit Dates
April 1 – April 30, 2022

Exhibit Reception
Thursday, April 14th from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Arts Center. Join us for a reception and a screening of the documentary “Through the Iron Curtain: From Romania” in the theatre.

Exhibit Hours
During the Chaska Community Center’s regular hours.

  • Monday – Friday 5am – 9pm
  • Saturday 6am – 9pm
  • Sunday 8am – 4pm

Partnered Special Event

In collaboration with the Green Card Voices Exhibit, the Chaska Human Rights Commission & Chaska Community Center are presenting Community Immigrant Voices Panel, a conversation with immigrants from Chaska. Join us on April 21, 2022, from 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM in the Chaska Community Center Theatre to hear stories and our neighbor’s experiences. Make sure to stop by to check out the exhibit!

 

Celebration of poetry

Celebration of Poetry – April 11, 2022

Celebration of Poetry – Call for Artists, April 11, 2022

Invitation to the Public for A Celebration of Poetry

April is National Poetry Month. The poets and writers of the Arts Consortium of Carver County are holding A Celebration of Poetry.  The public is cordially invited to attend.  Our celebration will be held on April 11 at the Shepherd of the Hill Presbyterian Church in Chaska at 6:30 pm.  Students and adults will read favorite poems written by themselves or other people and talk for a few moments about why they love writing and/or reading poetry.  Refreshments will be served.  If you are a poetry lover yourself or if you have always been curious about why people like poetry, do join us for our celebration.  We welcome you!

LOCATION/VIRTUAL DESCRIPTION
Shepherd of the Hill Presbyterian Church, 145 Engler Blvd, Chaska, MN 55318

MAX/MIN NUMBER OF ATTENDEES/TICKETS
N/A

DATE
April 11, 2022

TIME
N/A

FEE
Donations will be accepted for the event

CONTACT
Susan Coultrap-McQuin
poems@artsofcarvercounty.org
952-443-3200

Celebration of poetry

Celebration of poetry

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Whispers to the Past 2022

Whispers to the Past Art Show – Call for Artists – March 9 – March 30, 2022

Whispers to the Past – Call for Artists – March 9 – March 30, 2022

We invite all Artists of all levels to register for our Whispers to the Past Art Show scheduled for Mar. 9 – Mar. 30, 2022. We are looking forward to seeing your paintings, sculptures, pottery, jewelry, photography, and whatever you would like to bring in!

The theme of Whispers to the Past encompasses art related to time, memory, history, and personal experience. This theme of this exhibit is highly open to the interpretation of the artist. Artwork can reflect a memory that the artist holds, an event in history, Early-American Artwork (e.g. Quilts), nature scapes, artwork from the beginning of your journey, or any other type of artwork that the title invokes for you.

The show is being presented alongside Chaska Valley Family Theatre’s production of “Bright Star” which is running in the theatre March 10-27, 2022. This show was written and composed by comedy-legend Steve Martin, and Edie Brickell. Based on the true story of the Iron Mountain Baby, this show features a stunning bluegrass score with the central themes of family, redemption, tradition and forgiveness. The setting of the show is in the Appalachian Mountains during 1920’s and the 1940’s, and there are flashbacks in time, including the song “Way Back in the Day”. Bright Star is being directed by the ACCC’s Executive Director, Zachary Hedner.

Please feel free to let your pieces be inspired by the music, score, story, or true story behind “Bright Star”. There will be an announcement in the show and in the program to visit the gallery, so we would love to have the pieces in the exhibit connect to the production.

All media is welcome. Up to 5 entries per person.

*Note that visual art items in the show must be for sale; books and music CDs referencing your work in the gallery will be for sale in the gift shop

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LOCATION/VIRTUAL DESCRIPTION

ACCC Art Gallery located in the

Chaska Community Center

1661 Park Ridge Drive

Chaska, MN 55318

 

MAX/MIN NUMBER OF ATTENDEES/TICKETS

N/A

 

EXHIBIT DATES

March 9, through March 30, 2022

 

DEADLINE
March 7, 2022

 

APPLY BY EMAIL DEADLINE
By midnight Wednesday, March 2nd. (instructions below)

 

ENTRY FEE DEADLINE
By midnight Wednesday, March 2nd. (form below)

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COMPLETE YOUR DIRECTORY LISTING
By midnight Wednesday, March 2nd.

 

ARTISTS’ RECEPTION
Wednesday, March 16th from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Arts Center.

We invite the public to attend our Artists’ Reception to meet you – our visual artists, writers’ and musician members to converse about your work. Each artist should have a featured profile for all to enjoy when visiting the gallery at the Arts Center. Enjoy live music, wine, and light appetizers served throughout the evening. We would love your participation. Invite your friends and neighbors to join in the fun of the evening.

 

ART DROP-OFF
Monday, March 7, 2022, the center will be open 11 AM – 2 PM. Please contact Zachary Hedner if you need to arrange another time to drop off your artwork.

 

ART PICK-UP
Thursday, Mar. 31, 11 am – 6 pm or by appointment for a later date.

*Any work left at the Arts Center 30 days after an exhibit ends becomes the property of the ACCC.

 

EXHIBIT/ART GALLERY HOURS
Monday – Saturday; During the Chaska Community Center hours, the Gallery will be open even when we are closed in the Gift Shop. Gift Shop Hours are Wednesday-Friday 11-6 and Saturday 9-4, or consistent with available volunteer staff and CCC current COVID protocols at the time.

 

PROCESS
Membership is required to be in the show. We invite you to join if you are a nonmember to enjoy many benefits and to save on entry fees. To join the ACCC, go to our Membership page, renewals can be done on the Account page on our website.

Members, please SIGN IN to your ACCC Account to Register and pay the Entry Fee online. If you haven’t signed into your ACCC Membership Account for a while, please go to our Account page for instructions and to request your password. Membership status questions can be sent to membership@artsofcarvercounty.org. If your account is past due, you will not be able to pay the Member Rate Entry Fee until the annual membership fee is paid.

 

ACCC MEMBER BENEFIT
Any ACCC Member with artwork in our Gift Shop or in an Exhibit who works 6+ hours in the Arts Center in a given month will earn an extra 10% commission on the sale of their work for that month. To indicate you’d like to become a Volunteer, please complete the Volunteer Form on our Volunteer page on our website.

 

PROMOTION
The show will be promoted through postcards, flyers, social media, ACCC newsletter, and local papers. Exhibiting artists will pick up Exhibit postcards to hand out and help promote the Artists’ Reception and the Exhibit, pick up at Art Drop off. Copy the image of the postcard below and post it on your website and social media.

 

FEE
ACCC Members FREE TO ENTER,  40% Commission to the ACCC for sold works.

Non-Members $25 per piece, $5 for each additional piece.

In addition to contact info, the Registration Form asks Artists to:

List your medium (For example, photography, greeting cards, pottery, wood, jewelry)
Briefly describe your artwork
What is the price range of your items?
Anything else we should know about your artwork for the Exhibit?
Please CHOOSE an Art Drop Off Time window from the list so we can spread out Artists
If you are a NEW ARTIST to ACCC Exhibits, AFTER your work is accepted, go to the How To Submit Art page and submit your actual works.

 

RETURNING ARTISTS
Go right to the How To Submit Art page after you Register/Pay Entry Fee.

Labeled artwork can be brought to the Chaska Community Center on the Art Drop-Off date listed above. Please make sure your item label matches the artwork submitted for the exhibit. Wall artwork must be ready to be hung with wire on the back of your work.

Thank you for considering showing your work in the Call & Response Exhibit.

CONTACT
Zachary Hedner
director@artsofcarvercounty.org
(763) 442-2262

Whispers to the Past 2022

Whispers to the Past 2022

Celebration of poetry

Celebration of Poetry – Call for Participation – April 11, 2022

Celebration of Poetry – Call for Artists, April 11, 2022

Students and Adults are invited to participate in A Celebration of Poetry to be held at the Shephard of the Hill Presbyterian Church on April 11 at 6:30 pm.  If you would like to join the program as a presenter, please let us know (details below) and bring one poem you have written or bring someone else’s poem you love.  We will ask that you read the poem and then tell us in a few sentences what you like about writing and reading poetry.

If you wish to be a presenter, please let us know no later than Mon, April 4.  Send an email to poems@artsofcarvercounty.org.  Include the title of your poem, your name, and that of the author of the poem you will read if it is not yours.  You do not have to send the poem in advance.  Parents or teachers may submit the information for their students; if so, please include the student’s school and grade because we like to acknowledge their success.  We will prepare a program for what promises to be a memorable evening. The public will be invited.  We hope you will join the celebration!

LOCATION/VIRTUAL DESCRIPTION
Shepherd of the Hill Presbyterian Church, 145 Engler Blvd, Chaska, MN 55318

MAX/MIN NUMBER OF ATTENDEES/TICKETS
N/A

DATE
April 11, 2022

TIME
N/A

DEADLINE
April 4 to be part of the program

DETAILS
Potential presenters will email poems@artsofcarvercounty.org by Ap 4

FEE
Donations will be accepted for the event

CONTACT
Susan Coultrap-McQuin
poems@artsofcarvercounty.org
952-443-3200

Celebration of poetry

Celebration of poetry

Celebration of poetry-IG

 

Youth Art Show 2022

Youth Art Show – Feb 9 – March 2, 2022

Youth Art Show – 2022

The Youth Art Show opens on February 9th and runs through March 2. We are so proud of all of the student artists who have submitted for this show. Carver County truly has some very talented youth artists.

Featured in this show are student works that tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. This is one of the ways that we want to recognize and honor Black History Month at the Arts Consortium.

Additionally, we are featuring student works from the Integrated Arts Academy, Chaska High School Gender and Sexuality Alliance Group, and students from district schools.

LOCATION
ACCC Art Gallery
1661 Park Ridge Drive
Chaska, MN 55318
EXHIBIT DATES
Feb. 9, 2022 – Mar. 2, 2022

ARTISTS’ RECEPTION
Thursday, February 17th from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Arts Center.

We invite everyone to attend our Artists’ Reception on Feb. 17th to meet the young artists. Enjoy live music, wine, and light appetizers served throughout the evening. Invite your friends and neighbors to join in the fun of the evening.

Youth Art Show 2022

Youth Art Show 2022

 

Whispers to the Past 2022

Whispers to the Past Exhibit

Whispers to the Past Exhibit

The theme of Whispers to the Past encompasses art related to time, memory, history, and personal experience. The theme of this exhibit is highly open to the interpretation of the artist. Artwork can reflect a memory that the artist holds, an event in history, Early-American Artwork (e.g. Quilts), nature scapes, artwork from the beginning of your journey, or any other type of artwork that the title invokes for you.

The show is being presented alongside Chaska Valley Family Theatre’s production of “Bright Star” which is running in the theatre from March 10-27, 2022. This show was written and composed by comedy-legend Steve Martin, and Edie Brickell. Based on the true story of the Iron Mountain Baby, this show features a stunning bluegrass score with the central themes of family, redemption, tradition, and forgiveness. The setting of the show is in the Appalachian Mountains during the 1920’s and the 1940’s, and there are flashbacks in time, including the song “Way Back in the Day”. Bright Star is being directed by the ACCC’s Executive Director, Zachary Hedner.

LOCATION
ACCC Art Gallery
1661 Park Ridge Drive
Chaska, MN 55318
EXHIBIT DATES
Mar. 9, 2022 – March 30, 2022

ARTISTS’ RECEPTION
Wednesday, March 16th from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Arts Center.

Whispers to the Past 2022

Whispers to the Past 2022

Kandinsky Circles and Squares Art and Bake Kit

Community Art Kit Project

Kandinsky Circle and Squares Art and Bake Kit

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. This is the first joint promotion we are doing, hopefully there will be more projects like this in the future.

Your art kit includes 4 canvas wraps, acrylic paint, paint brushes, artist bio and art instructions, recipes and produce to create your 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.

Cost: Kits are $30 each. Limited quantities available, so order your kit today!

Kit Pick-up date: February 18th, Register on the Chaska Parks and Rec website.

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!
Kandinsky Circles and Squares Art and Bake Kit

Contact info@artsofcarvercounty.org with your questions.

Chaska Parks and Rec

ACCC

Kandinsky Circles and Squares Art and Bake Kit