Apr 18 Thursday
As cooler weather prevails outside, the South Dakota Art Museum has gathered a selection of works from the collections to keep you warm! We hope the art in Heated warms your body and transports your mind through bright colors, vibrating patterns, balmy landscapes and more.
Friends, throughout the South Dakota winter, we invite you to come in for a little heat. Envelope yourself in the art, enjoy the activities, and find your inner warmth and comfort.
Free admission. Open daily. Weekdays 10 am - 5 pm | Saturday 10 am - 4 pm | Sunday 12 pm - 4 pm (closed Sundays in January through March). Holiday closures: Dec. 23 - Jan. 2 | Jan.15 | Feb. 19.
In a quaint gallery nestled downtown, whispers of wonder and imagination fill the air. The entrance declares: "Fantasy and Whimsy" Inside, the space transformed into a realm where reality danced with dreams.
Upon stepping into the exhibit, visitors are greeted by a breathtaking array of artworks that seem to leap from the realms of fantasy and land directly into the hearts of beholders. The room was adorned with whimsical artwork, each piece a portal to a world of magic and wonder.
Each brushstroke seems to breathe life into the canvas and paper, inviting viewers to lose themselves in the enchanting landscapes. Carvings and wood shape the viewer's perception of what whimsy can be. As visitors wander through the exhibit, they find themselves transported to realms where the impossible became possible, and dreams took flight on wings of imagination.
Throughout the gallery, laughter and gasps of awe fill the air as visitors explore the fantastical landscapes and encountered creatures of myth and legend. It is a celebration of imagination, where reality and fantasy intertwine in a mesmerizing dance, leaving all who attend spellbound by the enchanting allure of "Fantasy and Whimsy."
The South Dakota Art Museum invites you to experience "Primordial Shift: The Art of Michael Meilahn" a captivating exhibition of numerous large-scale works by the renowned glass artist, Michael "Mick" Meilahn. The monumental title installation features 32 hand-blown glass ears of corn, each around four to six feet tall, which are suspended from the Museum’s ceiling on cast bronze and blown glass stalks. The ears of corn and are illuminated by a video and audio projection of the artist’s family farm.
An artist and farmer, Meilahn learned glassmaking as a university student in Wisconsin in the 1970s and subsequently participated in the wave that became the American Studio Glass Movement. Through his work, Meilhan crafts a visual dialogue about the genetic modification of corn that invites reflection on humanity's evolving relationship with nature and the intricate interplay of science, agriculture and art.
Curated by David J. Wagner, Ph.D.
Termespheres® provide "an optical illusion: an inside-out view of the total physical world around you on the outside surface of a hanging and rotating sphere. [They] capture the up, down and all around visual world from one revolving point in space. Most of the time these spheres are painted on the outside so it takes a six-point perspective system to keep all of this environment around you organized," Dick Termes said.
Explore the mesmerizing world of Dick Termes through this large selection of Termespheres®. Termes was raised in Spearfish, received his bachelor’s degree in education from Black Hills State University and began a career as an educator. It was during this period that Termes discovered his passion for sharing ideas. Eventually he decided to pursue his own art full-time and in 1992, he opened the Termesphere Gallery just outside of Spearfish that has been visited by thousands of art enthusiasts from around the globe.
You can also enter the world of Termes through a virtual reality experience, which will be available for use in-person.
MusicSpeaks at the Sturgis Public Library on Thursday, April 18th at 5:30pm is on Willie Nelson. April 29th marks Willie Nelson’s 91st birthday. Willie has written some of the most iconic songs in country music, played with everyone from Waylon Jennings to Wynton Marsalis, and been involved as an activist promotion support for America’s farmers and other causes. This month in MusicSpeaks we will look at his life, listen to some music, and talk about his many causes.
Join speaker Dr. Brad Tennant for his South Dakota Humanities Council Speakers Bureau topic, The Lewis and Clark Expedition. Dr. Tennant will cover Lewis and Clark's Expedition and their time in South Dakota.
This is a free event and is open to the public. The program is funded by a grant from the South Dakota Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Please let us know of any ADA accommodations needed at least 72 hours before the event.
https://harrisburg-sd.whofi.com/calendar/event/5243629
Watch a classic film while enjoying an exclusive dinner, creating a whole new movie watching experience in the Reliabank Theater!
Apr 19 Friday