May 10 Friday
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.
Get Sketchy Are you a creative person? Do you have a project to finish for an art class? Or do you just want to doodle? All are welcome. Limited supplies provided. You may bring your own materials if preferred.When: Every other Friday. January 19, February 2, February 16, March 1, March 15.Time: 6:00 PM- 6:45 PMAge: 6th-12th GradesRegistration: No registration required
Alabama Storyby Kenneth JonesDirected by Bernie McFarlingAssistant Directed by Ryan PufferMay 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 at 7:00pmMay 5, 12, 19 at 2:00pmin the Studio TheaterAs the Civil Rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama in 1959 is brewing, a controversial children’s book about a black rabbit marrying a white rabbit stirs the passions of a segregationist State Senator and a no-nonsense State Librarian. Meanwhile the reunion of two childhood friends, Joshua and Lily, provides private counterpoint to the public events swirling in the state capital. Inspired by true events, Alabama Story brims with humor, heartbreak, and hope.CAST:Garth Williams: Dave DeChristopherLily Whitfield: Darsha DodgeJoshua Moore: Dane FloydSenator E.W. Higgins: Jakob EnzmingerEmily Wheelock Reed: Carmen VillaThomas Franklin: Dillon BurtonBobby Crone: Rodney SwendenerPasserby: Oleksandr KuliasFor tickets and more information: https://www.bhct.org/alabama-story.html
May 11 Saturday
This event is meant to empower and encourage women to participate in the community! During this event, you will help build on one of our partner family homes. Participants will work under the guidance of construction professionals, and also alongside other volunteers and future Habitat homeowners. No experience is necessary! Spots are available May 8th, 9th, 10th, or 11th.
Join us for a Fun Run & Walk! 🏃🏽♀️🏃🏻
Come learn more about Esthers Rising & run to help further our mission of providing restorative care for adolescents who are at risk for or have experienced sexual exploitation or sex trafficking.
$30 entry fee includes a limited edition t-shirt if registered by April 25th.
Want to increase your impact? Consider having people sponsor your run by donating to Esthers Rising!
Registration opens at 9:00. Run begins at 10:00.
Second Saturday Artist ReceptionArtist for June: Maxwell Peacock - "Conflicted"
About This Show as described by the artist: “'Conflicted'” is an art show that displays the conflicting emotions, actions, and lives of you, myself, and the world around us. The show aims to provoke thought, entertain, and is attempting to provide a path to clarity. Even if the show can’t do that, it will try."
Located on the Missouri River in Pierre, SD, Waterfront Gallery for the Arts hosts a monthly meet and greet for artists who will be displaying their work at the gallery.
Join us on May 11th at 1:15 pm for a FREE showing of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare at Coyote Twin Theaters followed by a book discussion in the adjacent First Dakota Gallery. Copies of "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Downfall, Giving Birth to Modern-Day Black Ops" by Damien Lewis are available for checkout at the Vermillion Public Library.
This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Vermillion Public Library and the free to the public.