… history left behind in Doner Auditorium. The auditorium’s green room and makeup rooms hold nearly four decades worth of inscriptions from theatre students who covered the walls, ceilings and other surfaces with their signatures, dates, season lineup schedules, quotes and favorite lines from plays. Built in 1912 as part of Morrill Hall (formerly known as the … backstage areas. The department seeks donor assistance to fund the preservation of this unique institutional history. Using high-quality photographs, printed theater materials and open-source software, the Archives proposes to create an interactive exhibit in the form of a virtual map of the backstage rooms. With this map, users could select individual inscriptions and see related information, like digitized programs and production images. The online exhibit will provide a literal behind-the-scenes view of the theater program that highlights the work of the students themselves, not just the characters they …
… South Dakota Governor’s 8th Biennial Art Exhibition opens at South Dakota Art Museum The South Dakota Art Museum hosts the South Dakota Governor’s 8th Biennial Art Exhibition , featuring works from 64 South Dakota artists, Jan. 25 to … moments of beauty and surprise.” Six artists from Brookings were selected, including South Dakota State University School of Design faculty members Diana Behl and Peter Reichardt, and community artists Andrew Kosten, Harriet Lievan, Jessie Rasche and Robert Semrad. This is Semrad’s first appearance in the biennial. While many of the artists are from cities and … I do when observing South Dakota’s talented artists and their accomplishments throughout the state. It is an honor to endorse this significant event that unveils the professionalism, imagination, and talent of our state’s artists.” The exhibition travels across the state and is organized through the collaborative efforts of staff at the exhibiting institutions. …