Community Calendar

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the South Dakota Art Museum, its entire collection of artworks by South Dakota native, Harvey Dunn, is on display.* A legendary figure in South Dakota art history, Dunn was born in 1884 on a homestead near De Smet, SD. He attended South Dakota Agricultural College (now South Dakota State University) before leaving the state and becoming a famous illustrator during America’s Golden Age of Illustration.

Lowell Nesbitt (1933 – 1993) was an American artist best known and most popular with audiences for his overblown images of flowers—some floral paintings reaching 20 – 30 feet in size. Though connected to Photorealism his graphic stylizations, depictions of popular imagery, and blurring of the lines between art and commerce connect him equally to Pop Art. This series of floral silkscreens by Lowell Nesbitt are drawn from the South Dakota Art Museum’s Cockerline Collection of fine art prints from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. The prints were gifted to the museum by Neil C. Cockerline in memory of his mother, Florence L. Cockerline. Open Daily except State Holidays. Weekdays 10:00 - 5:00, Saturday 10:00 - 4:00, Sunday 12:00 - 4:00.

Going Metro is an exhibition born from a multi layered collaborative effort between artists, researchers, city officials and transit users and workers. The goal of the project is to facilitate a program series cultivating creative conversations about transportation as the City of Sioux Falls seeks to innovate its transit system. The Sioux Falls Design Center facilitated a call to artists for an exhibition at the Washington Pavilion. The art and design ideas encourage visions of what sustainable, functional and creative transit concepts.

Not Sure!? is an exhibition based on the choice and ability to expand the boundaries of "Art". Come see this multi-gallery exhibition before its gone! Artist Statement: What I think about when I think about art: As contemporary western people it is widely accepted that we are enriched with an ever-expanding notion of “Art”. The last 200 years and its perpetual technological, social and political change have laid a distinct path to the present. In many ways “Art” and “Artist” have been freed from the shackles of history and cultural pressure to conform. In many ways the motto of the secessionist has come true "To every age its art, to every art its freedom”.

Martin Weinstein’s paintings are created on layers of transparent acrylic sheets. A single work is composed of several distinct views of the same location painted days, months, even years apart. Martin Weinstein’s landscapes give us both the permission to delight in seeing the beauty of the natural world and the ability to see it more akin to how we actually experience it—as vibrant matter in flux, shifting in space and time, impermanent if not fleeting, but grounded and perennial. The paintings are imbued with the physics and feelings of time recollected, memory incarnate. Many paintings show views from Weinstein’s home, the home he grew up in and now shares with his wife and his brother’s family, a place invested with many decades of a family’s emotional relationship to time and place. The works are as much about human experience as they are about the beauty of the natural world. They resonate with the richness of memory and emotion invested in a natural setting, a beauty that extends beyond what the eyes can see. Exhibition organized through Katharine T. Carter & Associates. Image: "Trawden, Stormy Mornings" © Martin Weinstein 2016, acrylic on multiple acrylic sheets

This exhibition is also a celebration of perseverance in the face of adversity. Creating artwork is never an easy endeavor. A pandemic in a time of social unrest has increased the demands of everyday living. Some artists are looking for new “day jobs.” Many children are learning from home and stay-at-home mandates mean more cooking, more cleaning and more worry about keeping family safe and well. In addition, the relationships that feed artists’ minds and souls are now nurtured remotely, without hugs. The galleries and museums that expose artists to new ideas and ways of seeing things may be closed or have reduced hours. In spite of all these challenges South Dakota artists have continued to make art, enter it in exhibitions and pack it for shipping.

The sun is an important spiritual being in American Indian cosmologies. In Paul Goble’s illustrations it is usually a solid, bright red, though occasionally pink or yellow. Goble’s sun is often surrounded by concentric rays built of paired isosceles triangles, a traditional Plains Indian design called “war bonnet.” Revered by Plains Indians as a source of life and renewal, Goble’s suns and rays symbolize it’s power and importance as well as harmony and unity. This exhibition shares some of the illustrations in which Goble’s sun makes an appearance. Books featured include "Beyond the Ridge," "Buffalo Woman," "Crow Chief," "The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses," "The Gift of the Sacred Dog," "Her Seven Brothers," "Love Flute," and "Remaking the Earth." All of the books these illustrations are drawn from are available for reference in the exhibition gallery. Many are also available for purchase in the South Dakota Art Museum Store. Open Daily except State holidays. Weekdays 10:00 - 5:00, Saturday 10:00 - 4:00, Sunday 12:00 - 4:00.

All the artworks in this exhibition joined the South Dakota Art Museum's permanent collection between 2016 and 2021. Although recently acquired their dates of creation range from c. 1899 – 2019. Sources for the acquisitions vary from work to work and include both gifts and works purchased by the museum. As stewards of the state's art treasures, the South Dakota Art Museum collects, preserves, exhibits, and interprets visual art to provide access and education, and to foster appreciation of the visual arts for the people of South Dakota and its visitors. The museum preserves artworks of aesthetic, cultural, and historical significance to South Dakotans so these artworks will be available for the enjoyment and edification of future as well as current generations. This exhibition features a selection of several artworks recently acquired by the museum. The South Dakota Art Museum has a rich collecting history, with more than 7,000 objects in its care acquired over the course of its 50-year history. The collection is a living work of art itself—a dynamic and growing network of intersections between objects, people, cultures, places, and time periods. Each artwork’s relevance and significance shift over time; each work informs the others when it joins the collection, creating new relationships and intersections. The many people that helped create, support, and shape the museum’s collection throughout its history are embodied in it as well. They’re alive in the artworks they helped to preserve for the benefit of the public. We thank them for all they’ve done to help the museum build such an impressive and well-preserved collection. Open Daily except State holidays. Weekdays 10:00 - 5:00, Saturday 10:00 - 4:00, Sunday 12:00 - 4:00.

CALL FOR ART STORIES & SPACES: Reclaiming the process of coming out Stories & Spaces exhibition is centered on queer individual's stories with coming out and the process and/or ongoing struggle to create spaces to forge their own personal identities. This exhibit explores the struggle of coming out of the closet and being able to reclaim the process for themselves. Through the art and stories represented artists reflect and reclaim the space that is held for both trauma, strength and in turn celebrate the juxtaposition of collective identities and stories. The Brookings Arts Council (BAC) is located in the renovated historic former Carnegie Library. There are 103 feet of wall space and approximately 1300 square feet of floor space between two galleries. There are a variety of pedestals of various sizes available for use. DEADLINE FOR ENTRY SUBMISSION: Entries must be postmarked or at the Brookings Arts Council no later than October 21st, 2021. There is not an entry fee to submit a work RULES FOR ENTRY : If photos/art are framed they must include a wire to hang Open to all those in the LGBTQ community All forms of art are welcome Artist may use a pseudonym on work on display but must leave correct contact information with the BAC. All information will remain private. Every reasonable precaution will be taken to assure the safety of submitted artwork. However, the Brookings Arts Council will not be responsible for loss or damage to artwork, however caused. Artists are responsible for insuring their own work. The BAC reserves the right to use images submitted by successful applicants for publicity purposes. Should your work be accepted, the center receives a 25% commission on any works sold. If you have any questions, please contact the Brookings Arts Council at: (605) 692-4177 or directorbac@swiftel.net. Brookings Arts Council, 524 4th Street, Brookings SD 57006.

6 SQUARED FUNDRAISER CALL FOR ART: October 16th, 2021 brings the return of the popular 6 Squared Fundraiser to the Brookings Arts Council. Help the Brookings Arts Council build an exhibition of hundreds of artworks made and donated by local artists, college students, and youth. All entries will be accepted, exhibited, and for sale to the public for $20 each in the gallery. Artist names will be revealed to the buyer at the time of purchase. There is no fee to enter. Entry forms are available at the Brookings Arts Council or online at http://www.brookingsartcouncil.org Please complete the form and return to the BAC at 524 4th. St., Brookings, SD 57006 Entries due: September 28th, 2021 Artists may enter up to 4 pieces: 2d or 3d Dimensions MUST BE 6”x6” total dimension (including any mat) and be hangable. Artwork may not be framed and must be signed on back only so the artist remains anonymous. Copyright belongs to artist upon creation and remains as such 200 free 6 x 6 canvasses will be available at BAC Viewing of the show will begin October 2nd in the Main Gallery at the BAC. Opening Night for the 6 Squared Event is October 16th, beginning at 4:45p.m. with live entertainment and refreshments. The art sale will start at 5:00 p.m. with a Buyer’s Choice Raffle Ticket drawing providing exclusive first option purchasing abilities for the lucky 30 ticket holders whose numbers are drawn. Buyer’s Choice tickets are $5 per ticket. For more information, FAQ, and forms, please visit us at the Brookings Arts Council, 524 4th St., Brookings or online at: www.brookingsartscouncil.org