Apr 28 Sunday
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.
Only one will reign king!
Vote for your favorite wings at The Box during this heated event! Sample wings from the best vendors in the Black Hills and cast your vote to choose the overall King of Wings champion!
Based on the intriguing life of diva Pauline Viardot, this world premiere opera takes a behind-the-scenes look at her fascinating professional and personal life, including her rumored affair with Russian poet Ivan Turgenev all the while married to Louis Viardot, a man 21 years her senior. Along the journey of her life, you will meet an array of Pauline’s famous friends and family, including Georges Sand, Charles Dickens, Maria Malibran and more. Directed by Dr. Tracelyn Gesteland, the opera is performed in English with orchestra conducted by Maestro Michael Ching.
Performed in Aalfs Auditorium, Slagle Hall, April 27, 2024, 7:30pm and April 28, 2024, 3pm.
USD Opera presents an exciting world premiere opera entitled "Notes on Viardot," based on the intriguing life of opera diva Pauline Viardot. This opera was commissioned by the USD Opera from renowned composer, Michael Ching.
Viardot was an internationally famed singer, highly respected voice teacher, exemplary pianist, and gifted composer who came from a prominent, high-powered musical family living in Paris in the 19th century. The opera takes a behind-the-scenes look at her professional and personal life, including her rumored affair with Russian poet Ivan Turgenev all the while married to Louis Viardot, a man 21 years her senior. Along the journey of her life, you will meet an array of Pauline’s famous friends, family and colleagues, including Georges Sand, Clara Schumann, Maria Malibran and more.
Music and libretto by Michael ChingDirector: Dr. Tracelyn GestelandConductor: Michael Ching
Author C. Thomas Shay will present "A Prairie Love Affair," an illustrated talk on the history of the northern prairies and its native peoples at Heritage Hall Museum & Archives in Freeman on Sunday evening, April 28. It will start at 7 p.m. at the historical Bethel Church that is part of the museum complex. Shay's presentation will be in three parts: The region before people, from the Dinosaur to the Ice Age; native peoples from the Ice Age to the present; the future of the prairies and its peoples.
A senior scholar at the University of Manitoba, Canada, Shay has researched the Northern Prairies for decades. He has traveled its length and breadth, walked over it, surveyed its plant cover, dug into it, analyzed bits of it under a microscope, and imagined what it was like before highways, railroads, and cart trails — even before human footprints. His recently published book, “Under Prairie Skies,” covers the plants and Native peoples of the Northern Plains. One reviewer calls the book "as engaging as a National Geographic documentary."
The museum will be open for guests before the program; doors will open at 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Museum admission will include the evening program. Admission for the program only will be charged at the door. Admission is free for HHM&A members.
Apr 29 Monday
The Oscar Howe Legacy Across GenerationsA Dakota Master And Cultural Icon who Innovated And Defined A Modern Indian Art Movement. His Art Represents Cultural Vitality And Has Influenced Multiple Generations Of Native Artists.Within Oceti Sakowin (7 Council Fires) Culture Exists The Concept Of Tob Tob- A Sincere Belief That What A Person May Do In Their Life Returns Four Times.Carrying This Belief, 16 Native Artists Across Four Generations Express Their Respect for the Oscar Howe Legacy.Arthur Amiotte-Roger Broer-Colleen Cutschall-Donald Montileaux-Gerald Cournoyer-Gwen Westerman-Dwyane Wilcox-Jim Yellowhawk-Denton Fast Whirlwind-Henry Payer-Michael Two Bulls-Dyani White Hawk-Autumn Cavender-Talon Ducheneaux-Terran Last Gun-Kylie WanateeCo-Curated by Amy Fill and Keith BraveHeart
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.
1:30 PM – Chair Yoga – This gentle and accessible yoga class is perfect for those with limited mobility. This event occurs weekly through May 20th. *Library is closed and Chair Yoga will not occur on Feb. 19th.
Join Ms. Jules for Curative Art at the Sturgis Public Library on Monday, April 29 at 5pm. The topic is "You Can Do A Graphic Novel." Teens and adults are invited to join us to learn about the process of art and life, as one. Demonstrate a career in art as a graphic novelist. Students will learn how to connect the author and artist within themselves to produce a masterpiece. They can use symbolism, a specific theme, or anything else creative. Students will be empowered to find their unique artistic style or expand upon it.