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Dakota Territory
© Gary Hartenhoff

(oil, 24 x 48)

SDAN member Gary Hartenhoff writes:

"In my last newsletter I told you I was working on two commissions for the new Heartland Energy building in Madison, South Dakota. One will identify the vastness of the great prairie when it was called Dakota Territory and the early pioneers were migrating to settle this great land. The second will show how South Dakota blossomed into the wonderful crop lands we enjoy today.
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DAKOTA CREATIVE CONNECTIONS UPDATE…

Over the course of two years, artists from North Dakota and South Dakota collaborated with the Bush Foundation to explore new ways of supporting the professional development of artists in the region through the Dakota Creative Connections grant program. During this time, the Foundation made 20 grants totaling over $99,000 to support artists in the Dakotas.

The Bush Foundation will not be accepting any additional applications for funding under this program as it is currently configured. As part of its GOALS FOR A DECADE, the Foundation has been working to bring its programs into clearer focus on educational achievement, Native nation rebuilding, and leadership and community engagement. We hope that the lessons learned from Dakota Creative Connections can help us in this work, and can also be of help to artists and arts organizations across North and South Dakota.

As planned, the 2009 grantees will be invited to two retreats in 2010, and will be asked to help formulate the lessons learned through this work. Ultimately, the Bush Foundation will release a report on the findings from this project, so that other individual or organizational funders can benefit from what we’ve learned during these two years.

We look forward to learning from Dakota Creative Connections and are grateful to all the artists who have participated in co-creating this work with us.

If you have any questions, please contact the Bush Artist Program at artists@bushfoundation.org.
Sincerely,

Julie Gordon Dalgleish, Program Director, Bush Artist Program


Link: 2010 BAF FINALISTS
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Dakota MasterWorks information for The Fourteenth Annual Art Show is now available

Capitol Original
© Jon Crane

(South Dakota Heritage Fund's Capitol)

TWO GREAT ART EXHIBIT OPENINGS, ONE NIGHT!

Harvey Dunn Collection and Best of the West Art Openings

Rapid City, SD The Dahl Arts Center is proud to celebrate two exhibits in one night with a reception to honor both on Friday May 21st from 5-7pm. Exhibit receptions are free and open to the public. Childcare available for ages 3 and up.

Best of the West (on display May 21-June 13, 2010)
This exhibit was selected from hundreds of entries to the West River Arts Show held at Central States Fairgrounds Fine Arts Building and showcases artwork being produced in area high school art programs. It is a tremendous tribute to the talent and dedication of the students and their teachers and features multiple artistic mediums. This exhibit is sponsored by BankWest and student awards will be announced at 6 pm.

Harvey Dunn Collection (on display May 21-October 16, 2010)
Security First Bank proudly presents the Harvey Dunn Collection at the Dahl Arts Center. The exhibit features selected pieces from the Dunn collection, which resides at the South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings. Remembered as one of South Dakota’s finest artists, Harvey Dunn is rarely shown west of the Missouri River.
Harvey Dunn was a prairie painter, war artist, illustrator and teacher. His paintings are full of life, energy and emotion. His impressionistic painting style is reminiscent of Norman Rockwell, perhaps with a more documentary note. Bright blues, crisp yellows and warm browns draw the viewer into each painting and reveal stories of past life on the prairie. The opening will also feature a Dunn inspired, interpretive dance performance by Andrea Schaffer of Barefoot Dance Studio.
 

South Dakota Heritage Fund's Capitol Centennial Art Show
© Mick Harrison

YANKTON AREA ARTS…

…is pleased to announce the 2010 theme selected for the Mighty Mo Photo Show. This year’s theme is “Through the Seasons”. The Mighty Mo Photo Show is an area photographic competition designed to
compliment Yankton’s Annual Riverboat Days celebration and to encourage and recognize the talents of area photographers. You are invited to participate. The exhibit will run from July 28 through Sept 7.

Eligibility and Requirements:
Open to all photographers living within a sixty mile radius of Yankton. All photographic media, techniques and styles accepted. Entries must relate to the exhibition theme: Through the Season

All entries must be framed, wired for hanging and labeled with the artist’s name, address, title of work and sale price. Artists may enter up to four photographs in the competition. Accepted works will not be withdrawn from the exhibition before the show ends.

For further details please go to www.YanktonAreaArts.org or call Yankton Area Arts at 605-665-9754.
The G.A.R. Hall Art Gallery and Yankton Area Arts are located at 508 Douglas. The gallery is open to the public free of charge from 1 to 5 p.m. weekdays and from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturdays.
For more information call 665-9745, email Pam@YanktonAreaArts.org Yankton Area Arts

Reflections
© Dale Bandel

(South Dakota Heritage Fund's Capitol)

THE 11TH ANNUAL ARTS EDUCATION INSTITUTE...

...offers professional development in arts and learning for all South Dakota teachers and administrators Pre-K through 12th grade.

The Arts Education Institute (AEI) offers an educational and fun-filled week of learning to integrate the arts into classrooms and curriculum development. This year hands-on art and music workshops offer many opportunities for all Pre-K through 12th grade educators July 12-16 in Lead, South Dakota.

AEI is offered for one or two graduate, under-graduate or recertification credits. Scholarships are available for all South Dakota teachers. Information for both institutes is available at www.sdarts.org or by calling 605-584-1222. Anyone interested can print the information available on the website and mail the registration form with a check or school voucher. Credit card payments can also be made online. Early registration is recommended. Class sizes are limited.

Art workshops offered this year are Breakdown Printing with Lynn Verschoor and Black Light Art with Bob H. Miller for one credit each. Educators may take one or both workshops. Oil Painting along the Mickelson Trail with Gary Steinley and Rhythms and Cultures: Building Bridges for Success with Gloria Brandt Harrison are two credit workshops and cannot be combined with any other workshops.

AEI is sponsored by the South Dakota Arts Council, South Dakotans for the Arts and SD Alliance for Arts Education.

South Dakotans for the Arts and the SD Alliance for Arts Education are supported with funds from the State of South Dakota, The National Endowment for the Arts, and private contributions from organizations, individuals and businesses. The Alliance for Arts Education is a member of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network.

Graduate or Undergraduate credit-Augustana College
$175 for PRINTING or BLACK LIGHT workshop-may take two
(1 credit each)
$350 for OIL Painting or RHYTHMS workshop (2 credits each)

Recertification Costs:
$135 for PRINTING or BLACK LIGHT workshop-may take two
(1 credit each)'
$270 for OIL Painting or RHYTHMS workshop (2 credits each)

Hotel Costs:
$52.00 per night per room
Share a room and pay 1/2 per night!

Schedule:
2010 AEI Workshop Outline (see link on Main Page)