Night & Day
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Tim Peterson
05.27.22 - 08.20.22 Inez & Milton Shaver Gallery Sponsored by the Rapid City Arts Council & South Dakota Arts Council This exhibition will present a study in contrasts of two disparate mediums and the effects of dark and light, night and day. The subject matter from each medium will be similar in nature, primarily architectural with some figurative elements. The work of the watercolor begins with white paper, the literal opposite of how Tim begins his pastel pieces. Tim Peterson has been a full-time gallery and commercial artist since 1979. He is a signature member of the Artists of the Black Hills and is on the RCAC Exhibition and Collections Committee. |
Project Ms.
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Various Artists
05.27.22 - 08.20.22 Lobby Gallery This exhibition of eleven artworks is based on a large collection of more than 140 MS. Magazine covers from the 1970s and 1980s. We are exhibiting the winners of a juried competition that was held in 2020 at the University of South Dakota. These eleven selected artworks are created by artists and faculty associated with USD and they will be on display from May 27th through August 20, 2022. These pieces include a wide variation of processes, such as mixed media, digital photography, embroidery, sculpture, collage, poetry and monotype. This show is organized and brought to us by University of South Dakota psychology professor Cindy Struckman-Johnson, Ph. D. She is also sponsoring the exhibition and was one of the original jurors as well as the donator of the original MS. magazines that were used for inspiration for this show. As one combs through the titles and content of these works, it's shocking to see how current and relevant the topics are now, some 40 to 50 years later. The subjects include women in politics, domestic violence, working women, the politics of abortion, social stratification, etc. This exhibit is sponsored by Cindy Struckman-Johnson, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology - University of South Dakota, the Rapid City Arts Council and the South Dakota Arts Council. |
Northern Plains Native Americans: A Modern Wet Plate Perspective
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Shane Balkowitsch "Shadow Catcher"
04.08.2022 - 08.06.2022 Ruth Brennan Gallery Sponsored by Sen. Stan Adelstein (Ret.) & Mrs. Lynda Clark Adelstein Shane Balkowitsch has completely devoted himself to mastering the historic wet plate photographic process. His goal is to capture the “human condition” through his form of image making. This process is one of the earliest forms of photography, dating back to 1848-51. This exhibition will consist of wet plate photographs of Northern Plains Native Americans. Shane is a self-taught large format photographer from Bismarck, North Dakota. He is one of fewer than 1,000 wet plate collodion artists practicing around the world. His works are held in prestigious institutions, including the State Historical Society of North Dakota and the Smithsonian Institution. Wet Plate Photography Demonstration April 9th 1pm - 4pm, Dahl Arts Center The demonstration will go over the entire process of wet plate photography where Shane will discuss the camera, types of plates, and chemistry he uses. He will then demonstrate how to properly expose the plate and develop it by choosing 5-6 random guests! This exhibition benefits the American Indian College Fund. |
A Brush with Heritage
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Mick B. Harrison
06.10.22 - 09.10.22 Sen. Stan Adelstein & Lynda K. Clark Gallery Sponsored by the Rapid City Arts Council & South Dakota Arts Council This body of work includes over forty oil paintings from the past six years, as well as numerous color drawings and sketches. This is Mick's first solo show at the Dahl Arts Center. He has shown numerous times here with Artists of the Black Hills, the professional group that he helped start in 2005. This exhibition will feature cattle ranchers, cowboys on horseback and wagon life. Mick refers to his works as "prairie paintings" that predominantly represent a past regional history of this area. The subject matter of these paintings are rooted in an early upbringing spent on Mick's grandparent's South Dakota ranch. "These experiences, along with an interest in regional history, are the driving force behind all of my work. looking for moments in time when composing a painting, I look for small nuances of a subject that are quick to pass but are particular to that life." Mick is a native South Dakotan, born and raised in Mobridge and has been a full-time professional artist who began his career in fine art in 1974. He is primarily self-taught as a commercial and fine artist. He attributes the rodeo activities he participated in during his high school years as deepening his interest in the cowboy culture and history that he portrays in his work. Mick's long and prestigious professional career that has stretched back over 47 years includes illustrations for many western magazines, rodeo posters and book cover illustrations in addition to his numerous gallery exhibitions. Some of the magazines he's worked with are True West, Old West, Western Horseman, and Frontier Times. |