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A Community Owned Arts
Center
Since 1974
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The Dahl Arts Center has
served as the premier western
South Dakota arts center
for contemporary visual
arts,
community theater and arts education since it opened in
1974. The
Center is a community-owned arts facility which houses a flexible use 250-seat
event center, three visual arts galleries, the Bernard P. Thomas Cyclorama
Mural, and adult and children's art classrooms. The
community arts center was a gift to Rapid City from Mr. & Mrs. A.E. Dahl, a
prominent Rapid
City banker and his wife. The Rapid City Arts Council, under
contract with the
city of Rapid City, has administered the Dahl Arts Center
since its opening
in October, 1974.
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The
Bernard P. Thomas Cyclorama
Mural
The Dahl Center houses the unique Cyclorama
Gallery, which features a 180- foot
oil-on-canvas panorama spanning 200 years of U.S. history. Enhanced by special
lighting and narration, this extraordinary art work was designed and painted by
acclaimed muralist Bernard P. Thomas.
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Panels from the 180-ft Cyclorama gallery mural painted by artist Bernard
Thomas
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