We invite the public to attend our ACCC Members’ Show Artists’ Reception to meet some of our literary and visual artist members and speak to them about their work. Each artist has a featured profile for all to enjoy when you visit the gallery. We are CoVid prepared, state mandates at the time will apply to all guests.
LOCATION
ACCC Art Gallery at the Chaska Community Center
1661 Park Ridge Drive
Chaska MN 55318
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The Arts Consortium of Carver County is Moving to the Chaska Community Center
The Arts Consortium of Carver County is moving our Gallery & Gift Shop into the Chaska Community Center to provide much needed socially distanced space for artists, members, shoppers and guests. We plan to open with the Members’ Show Exhibit in the gallery of the Chaska Community Center. The ACCC Members’ Show opens October 7, 2020.
This move allows the ACCC an opportunity to increase the impact for members, artists and the communities of Carver County by partnering with the Chaska Community Center. The theater, the gallery and larger space will allow for more art to be displayed as well as being able to hold more functions to showcase local live music and literary readings. The Holiday Market featuring local and regional artists is set to open November 4th.
We have a great connection and we welcome the openness that the Chaska Community Center provides. We are working to bring more online projects on board as well as some socially distanced activities. We look to reignite our programming during the COVID-19 pandemic through exhibits with social distancing, online and in class/learning opportunities in the works, retail functioning with social distancing and online sales in place, etc. We have an exceptional team of board members and volunteers and we are excited for our new future.
Members’ Show October 7- Dec 28
Join us at the Chaska Community Center for this exhibit. The Artists’ Reception is Thursday, October 22, 6:30-8:30pm. By midnight on Thursday, October 1 is the Entry Deadline, details for artists.
Mary Strother, Visual Arts Liaison visualarts@artsofcarvercounty.org.Holiday Gift Show November 4 – Dec 23
Our highly popular Holiday Gift Show starts November 4th, at the Chaska Community Center. If you are an ACCC Artist and you’d like to participate in this festive, retail market event, please email giftshop@artsofcarvercounty.org.
Literary News
The ACCC Literary Committee is excited to announce a live, virtual poem reading coming in October. Poems from the Heartland: Minnesota Poet Laureate Joyce Sutphen will read poems of hers that people have loved, anthologized, set to music or in other ways held dear. Join us October 19, 2020 at 7pm for an evening of fine poetry you will not want to miss in these hard times. Please email the Literary Committee (literary@artsofcarvercounty.org) by October 16, 2020, to pre-register for this event. An email containing the link for the Zoom event to this live reading event will be sent out the day before (October 18th). Joyce will also answer any reader/viewer questions if submitted via Literary Committee email prior to the event (submission cut off for questions is October 16, 2020 so Joyce has time to prepare).
48-Hour Writing Contest Winners
The Literary Committee of the Arts Consortium of Carver County (ACCC) would like to thank all those who participated in our 48 Hr Writing Contest! We had many fantastic entrants and it caused many heated debates over who our top picks would be, though we have finally narrowed down our top picks to two entrants in the poetry portion of the contest. The winners are Ghost Flower by Kara Thom and Sky by Shannon Wetzel. You can read the winning entries on our website.
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.
Membership
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.
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.
Online education has swept across the world as students and businesses have needed to accommodate their employees in training or students in schools. As a non-profit, we are no different, we want to continue to add value to your experience with the ACCC.
As an art instructor I have realigned my own teaching to online. It has allowed me to stay in touch with students and continue their lessons as well as reach so many more than I ever could have by myself in my studio. If you’d like help coordinating an online class to teach, please reach out to us at classes@artsofcarvercounty.org with your ideas. We can help bring your craft, skills, technique or instrument to our audience. You can also learn more on our How to Submit A Class page.
Mary Williamson, Multi-media Artist, ACCC Board Member at Large
Volunteer
If you’d like to Volunteer for a Committee or a specific task or project, please visit our Volunteer Opportunities page and we will match your availability, talents and interest with ACCC needs. Thank you for your support!
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@artsofcarvercounty.org
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.
Be sure to check out and follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see what is going on with the ACCC. We post regularly about artists, authors, musicians, art, the gallery and more.
We want to share with you some exciting news, a little breath of fresh air… Our board has been continuing to think about and plan, how we can approach a new normal during this time. One of the things that comes up more than others during these past few months is how we can serve our members and residents in Carver County and do it safely. Through our many discussions in changing our environment and needs due to COVID-19, we are moving our Gallery Exhibits to the Chaska Community Center. This will increase the number of shoppers and visitors to our Center which will be beneficial to Holiday sales. The environment is large and open so we can provide a much safer space for members, shoppers, and guests.
Although we have had significant event cancellations and we were functioning through reduced volunteer hours earlier this year, we are moving forward! We have a great connection and are welcoming the openness that the Chaska Community Center provides. Our desire is to keep consistency for members. We are working to bring more online projects on board as well as some socially distanced activities. We look to reignite our programming through exhibits with social distancing, online and in class/learning opportunities in the works, retail functioning with social distancing and online sales in place, etc. We have an exceptional team of board members and volunteers and we are excited for our new future in the new normal.
We are capable and positive as we react, respond, re-strategize, recover and realize what is needed to stay connected to you, our member audience, and our communities during this time. Many people are ready to re-explore the arts and programming, and we are here for them and for you.
As always, we welcome any questions, comments and/or feedback you might have. Please feel free to contact us at info@artsofcarvercounty.org.
Thank you,
Cynthia Anderson, President ACCC
P.S. If you would like to be an instructor for in person or online classes you can learn more by visiting our How to Submit a Class page.
Call for Artists ACCC Members’ Show 2020
Calling all ACCC Artist Members! Please join us at the ACCC Gallery in the Chaska Community Center (CCC) for our opening Members’ Show. We want to feature all your fabulous works of art! Most work will be available for purchase. Buyers are now ready to enjoy art while socially distancing, that’s why we are partnering with the Chaska Community Center Arts so we can provide plenty of space to browse the Gallery and discover works of art to include paintings, sculptures, pottery, jewelry, photography, literary and more! We look forward to seeing you at the Center in Chaska. All media is welcome.
Do you have a short piece of prose or a poem that is framed or on a canvas and prepared for hanging on a gallery wall? The ACCC and its Literary Committee are continuing the initiative to display short literary works along with art in the Members’ Show. Any writer who wishes to display a poem, flash fiction, or another short literary work, prepared for hanging on a wall, can submit it under the “Other” category in the Members’ Show guidelines. Your writing must use at least 16 font size. Note that items in the show must be for sale.
IMPORTANT DATES Apply by email deadline: by midnight Thursday, October 1, 2020 (instructions below) Entry Fee deadline: by midnight Thursday October 1, 2020 (form below)
Complete your Directory Listing: before or by midnight Thursday, October 1st. Notification of Acceptance: will be sent via email: before or by Friday, October 2nd
Exhibit Dates: October 7 – December 28th, 2020The show has been extended to January 23, 2021
Artists’ Reception: Thursday October 22, 2020, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
We invite the public to attend our Member Artists’ Reception to meet some of our literary and visual artist members and speak to them about their work. Each artist has a featured profile for all to enjoy when you visit the gallery. We are CoVid prepared, state mandates at the time will apply to all guests.
Art Drop-Off: Saturday, October 3, 10-2pm or Monday, October 5, 12-3 PM. We will ask you to pick a 1-hour window when you register and pay your entry fee so we are prepared for you.
Art Pick-Up: NEW times coming due to change of the exhibit end date. Artists will be notified via email as soon as they are determined. Any work left at the Arts Center in the CCC 30 days after an exhibit ends, becomes the property of the ACCC.
Holiday Gift Show Preparation: This year, Art in the Members’ Show will overlap with the Holiday Gift Show, a time when we bring in even more Art for sale (opens Nov 4th). We are now accepting requests to be included in the Holiday Gift Show. Let us know ahead of time to reserve your spot by sending an email to giftshop@artsofcarvercounty.org. More to come…
NEW LOCATION
ACCC Arts in the Gallery at the Chaska Community Center
1661 Park Ridge Dr.
Chaska, MN 55318
EXHIBIT/ART GALLERY HOURS
Monday – Friday 12-7pm
Saturday 9am-5pm
Or consistent with the CCC hours
PROCESS
Information about eligible works can be found on our Gallery Standard Categories & Guidelines page. Please read before you submit your Entry Fee below. Please feel free to contact us via phone or email if you have any questions. The ACCC reserves the right to curate the work upon submission. 40% commission due to the ACCC following the sale of artworks.
To be considered for theMembers’ Show, apply by email to visualarts@artsofcarvercounty.org by the deadline above. We can accept up to 4 works per artist until the gallery is full. Be sure to include your name, phone, images of your work, image list specifying the medium, size and retail price of each work submitted. Submit your Entry Fee at the same time you submit your work for consideration.
Membership IS required to be in the show. To Renew or to Join the ACCC, go to our Membership page. We will notify all artists via email regarding acceptance to the exhibit by the Notification of Acceptance date listed above. If space provides, we may contact you to submit additional work for the exhibit.
Members, please SIGN IN to your ACCC Account so you can pay the Entry Fee. If you haven’t signed into your ACCC Membership Account yet, 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 Entry Fee.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Our volunteer committee will take your Artist Statement and a photo of you from your ACCC Directory Listing on the ACCC website and display it in the Gallery near your work. If you have not completed your Directory Listing, now is the time to create one or update what you have on the website. Start by logging into your Account and look for the Directory tab. If you haven’t logged in yet, you can ask for your password and then get started. Printed Artist Statements will be created on October 4th or later, so make sure your profile is updated by midnight, October 2. ACCC Account Page. Need help with your Directory Lisiting? You can contact membership@artsofcarvercounty.org.
ENTRY FEE
ACCC Members $15 for first entry, $5 for each additional entry, up to 4 total.
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AFTER your work is accepted, go to the How To Submit Art page and submit your accepted works. 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 artwork submitted for the exhibit. The artwork must be ready to be hung with wire on the back of your work.
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Annual Artist Expo 2018 at the Chaska Community Center
Show Dates June 1-29 Opening Reception Sunday June 10
This is open to members of the ACCC.
Arts Consortium of Carver County Artist may submit up to 3 jpegs of their work by Wednesday May 16 to MaryStrotherStudio@gmail.com include in the subject line, EXPO. More entry details on our Artists Expo page
Notice of acceptance will be emailed Friday May 18.
Accepted work should be delivered to the art room at the Chaska Community Center May 30 either from 10am-12pm or 7 -8pm.
Thank you for considering the Artist Expo at the Chaska Community Center to display your work!
If you wish to become a member of our exciting organization, please check on the link and join ACCC Membership
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These are exciting times for us with our move to the Chaska Community Center. We are in the planning process to be able to showcase music events at the 
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.
