Hastings Arts & Culture Survey

Collaborative Arts and Cultural Plan

Community’s views sought regarding arts and culture

A project is underway to create an arts and cultural plan for the community of Hastings. The plan will establish the status of arts, culture and the creative economy in Hastings and set a course for sustaining and growing this important social benefit, economic driver, and expanding employment sector.

The Hastings community values participation in arts and culture in so many ways. The plan will show why Hastings is currently home to enthusiastic audiences and artists, and it will demonstrate the important role arts and culture plays in expanding tourism and attracting residents and businesses to the area. Arts, culture and the creative sector draws people to local businesses, young professionals and entrepreneurs to employment and business opportunities, and parents, children and people of all ages to fun, engaging and skill building activities and events. The plan will inform and lay the groundwork for future partnerships and collaborations. It will celebrate successes, define deficits, and set a course for improvement. In summary the plan will show that Hastings is a welcoming place for the arts that offers many opportunities for growth!

As lead collaborators in the creation of the arts and cultural plan, the Hastings Prescott Area Art Council (HPAAC) has enrolled help from planning expert, Brenda Kayzar of Urbane DrK Consulting. She welcomes a collective and fully inclusive process and invites the wider community of arts and cultural organizations and artists as well as all businesses, associations, and residents to share their experiences and ideas about this important topic. She wants to hear from you about how to celebrate, sustain and grow arts and culture in Hastings!

She’s conducting an online survey and seeks your valuable feedback – as an audience member, participant, volunteer, parent, and member of the community. Participate in the creation of this roadmap to the future that will ensure Hastings can continue to celebrate the arts and cultural assets it has while growing ever more creative opportunities that are accessible and beneficial to all.

Your voice is important – access the survey at online at https://hastingsisarts.com/survey/

The survey is active now and will close on Friday, January 31, 2020. As a Thank You for taking the 15-minute survey that will set the direction for YOUR community arts and cultural plan, you can enter a drawing to win a stunning framed watercolor painting by Hastings artist Andy Evansen!

For more information about the plan please visit hastingsisarts.com

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HPAAC Fundraising Annual Gala: Auction Items

HPAAC offers a sincere thanks to all of the businesses and individuals who have already donated auction items for our 7th Annual Gala to be held on Thursday, April 25th at Hidden Greens Event Center.

Here is a partial list of auction items up for bid during the gala:

1. Weber gas grill from Hometown Ace Hardware in Hastings

2. Signed Minnesota Twins baseball bat

3. Two Tickets and the first pitch to Saint Paul Saints

4. Middle Eastern Dinner with Diane and Farid Saed

5. Several big trips during the Live Auction and smaller trips from the silent auction

6. An exciting Dessert Dash featuring 30 cakes–One cake for each table

7. Pat’s caramels, rescued dolls and a constructed African bag

8. Lefse making for Two with Sheri Fox

9. Mystery Arts Tour

THANK YOU AGAIN to our Sponsors Scott & Jackie Northard, Artspace, and Dakota Electric & Donors!

A $1000 sponsorship receives a table for 8 and a other special benefits.

HPAAC Gala Tickets

HPAAC Gala

Please follow us in Facebook or HPAAC.org for more updates

Hot News: Art for SALE!

Stop by, get some great discounts and “carry away art that you love”!

Sad news: the ACVR Warehouse is being sold and local artists CeCeile Hartleib & Terry Kayser might need to relocate!

Good news: here is a chance to clean house by having artists having a Moving Sale on Thursday, February 21, 2019 from 5 to 9 p.m.

At least 12 artists will be selling their work, possibly more!

“We are sorting through to see what we can sell at a deep discount without regretting it too much later on. It will be 50% off much of the work, 25% off a few and “make an offer” for some. I hope you can come and carry away some art that you love!” CeCeile Hartleib

A few examples of the art been sold are included in this post.

CeCeile Hartleib & Terry Kayser
Gemini Studio of Fine Art
106 Water St. W. #402
St Paul, MN 55107

For more information, please check out CeCeile’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CeCeileHartleib

Save the dates! They will also be open for the St Paul Art Crawl: April 26, 27 and 28

Request for a Community Arts & Culture Plan Consultant

We need a consultant with knowledge and experience working with communities!

The Hastings Prescott Area Arts Council (HPAAC) is organized to support and develop the arts in all of its forms within a framework of charitable purposes in the Hastings, MN and Prescott, WI area.

HPAAC is prepared to begin the process of planning and implementing a comprehensive arts and culture plan for the Hastings area. We need a consultant with knowledge and experience working with communities who have created a comprehensive plan. Read More

Anticipated Selection and Schedule:

Deadline for candidates is August 6, 2018. Anticipated start date to be September 1, 2018.

Time and place of submission of proposals

Please return submission to hastingsprescottarts@gmail.com by August 6, 2018.

For questions, please contact HPAAC Chair Dick Graham at (651) 437-8678 or Comprehensive Plan Leader Jen Fox at (651) 726-4832.

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Create, Share and Read!

Are you a local author, self-published or aspiring?

You can now create e-books and share them with readers across the country by using MN Writes, MN Reads tools provided free by the Dakota County Library.

Excerpt from Dakota County Library post:

“Dakota County Library now offers a new suite of resources — collectively called MN Writes MN Reads — to help local authors connect with local readers and readers across the country. MN Writes MN Reads consists of three resources that allow authors and readers to create, share and read e-books. These resources — Pressbooks, SELF-e, and Biblioboard — are free to members of the community via the Dakota County Library website.

Pressbooks enables writers to convert their manuscripts into a variety of e-book formats. After converting their book, authors can share and distribute it however they choose. One option is SELF-e.” READ MORE

For more information, please visit Dakota County Library MN Writes, MN Reads webpage

Help needed for “Annie”

Great River Road Theatre needs your help for the theatre production of the Musical Annie.

The performances are at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday July 13, 14, 15 & July 20, 21, 22.

The Sunday matinees are July 16 & 23 at 1 p.m.

1. They need 4 adults to work as ushers/monitors at the theatre doors for each performance.

Duties are to take tickets and to monitor theatre goers so no one takes food or drink into the new theatre. Hours are 6 p.m. till after intermission for evening performances and 12 noon till after intermission for Sunday performances.

2. Their concessions this year will be bottled water, juice boxes, cookies and brownies. Four people needed for each performance. One or two should be adults and the other 2 may be responsible teenagers. Adult duties are to take money & watch supplies. Teens can hand out the refreshments. Gloves will be provided.

ALL VOLUNTEERS SEE THE PLAY FREE!
Check in is at the ticket table.

If you can help, please contact Marie Anne Deiss at 715-425-0039. Please leave a message with the dates you are available, your name and phone number.

“Thank you for whatever help you can give. We want to make our first production in the new theatre a success and a tribute to the 25 years Great River Road Theatre has been doing productions.” Great River Road Theatre Board

Dakota County Star Quilters Show

Enjoy the “Modern Vintage” exhibit!

This exhibit will feature over 75 quilts of all sizes hung throughout the Lawshe Memorial Museum’s Great Hall.
“Quilt patterns vary in style for each item and range from animals to Harley Davidson.”

In partnership with the Dakota County Star Quilters, the 22nd annual quilt show will open Wednesday, February 15, 2017 and run through Friday, March 17. The lecture and a workshop will be on Saturday, March 11.

The exhibit is open during normal operating hours at the Lawshe Memorial Museum.

Admission to the museum is free, but a $5 donation is suggested.

Read Dakota County Historical Society Press Release & Speaker Info below:

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Lawshe Memorial Museum
130 3rd Avenue North, South Saint Paul, MN, 55075

For tickets to the lecture or workshop, please call Trisha at 651-452-6007 or Kathy at 651-324-3553

artbarn52 Featured Artist

Discover local artist CeCeile Hartleib in Edina!

Her oils and watercolors can now be found at artbarn52 Gallery

“CeCeile is an accomplished artist who teaches plein-air landscape and watercolor painting through The Atelier in North East Minneapolis. She enjoys getting to know people while they sit for portraits. In her landscapes and still-lifes, it is about the way light falls across forms that captures her attention.”

Her work can also be found at Flanders Contemporary Art in Minneapolis; Kelley Gallery in Woodbury; the Orange Dragon Art Gallery in Prescott, and her studio in St. Paul.

artbarn52
5261 Edina Industrial Boulevard
Edina, MN 55439