… Open August 17, 2020 - March 13, 2021 South Dakota Art Museum "50 Works for 50 Years" gallery viewed through William Wold's "Table for Two" On View: In the museum: Aug. 17, 2020 - March 13, 2021 Online: Ongoing Explore the Works by Decade 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s VISITOR COMMENTS Visitor Comments "I loved walking through such a diverse exhibit. The beauty of this entire collection is outstanding. Thanks for sharing it." "Great exhibit! I had some of …
… South Dakota Art Museum Lives changed by experiences at the South Dakota Art Museum—through artwork, people, reflection and recognition—these are the stories we will share here. Your stories! Watch for more throughout our 50th anniversary year, here and on Instagram and Facebook , #MySDAMStory. Tell Us Your Story Thomas Thorson's Story Share your SDAM story 50th Anniversary More from South Dakota Art Museum … South Dakota Art Museum Stories: #MySDAMStory …
… Open August 13, 2019 - May 3, 2020 South Dakota Art Museum Announcement This exhibition was originally scheduled Aug. 13, 2019 - May 3, 2020. It is now available here as an online exhibit. With the museum's Aug. 17 reopening, all of these works are on display as part of ALL DUNN: The Complete Collection , open through Aug. 15, 2021. In all his works, Harvey Dunn desired to go beyond the mere depiction of physical likeness, stating in his credo: “The spirit is the … 1927 Harvey Dunn, Injuns oil on canvas, 1943 Harvey Dunn, Study in Red oil on paper, n.d. Harvey Dunn, The Return oil on canvas, n.d. More from South Dakota Art Museum … Harvey Dunn: Imagining Others …
… Open February 11, 2023 - May 14, 2023 South Dakota Art Museum VIEW THE EXHIBITION CATALOG The South Dakota Governor’s Biennial Art Exhibition was established in 2003 to recognize and encourage South Dakota artists, to promote the artistic identity of South Dakota, to celebrate the cultural heritage and future of South Dakota, and to encourage a larger sense of community and connection across separate artistic communities within the state. The biennial exhibitions are a snapshot of the tremendous quality and unique diversity of artistic … for the collections of the exhibiting institutions. Without the support of all involved, a showcase such as this would not be possible. South Dakota Art Museum home page exhibition image: J. Desy Schoenewies, "Ghosts…and they seemed to have it easier than we do " (detail), 2021, oil and transfers on canvas Exhibiting Artists Tenyoh, John Banasiak, Michael Baum, …
… Open March 19, 2021 - June 13, 2021 South Dakota Art Museum This exhibition shares some of South Dakota’s best artworks and greatest artists at four exhibiting institutions across the … South Dakota artists, to promote the artistic identity of South Dakota, to celebrate the cultural and artistic heritage and future of South Dakota and to encourage a larger sense of community and connection across separate artistic communities within the state. The state biennial is always a celebration of artistic excellence and diversity. This traveling exhibition exposes South Dakotans and …
… Open August 17, 2020 - October 24, 2021 South Dakota Art Museum In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the South Dakota Art Museum, its entire collection of artworks by South Dakota native, Harvey Dunn , is on display Aug. 17, 2020 - Oct. 24, 2021. A legendary figure in South … Dakota art history, Dunn was born in 1884 on a homestead near De Smet. He attended South Dakota Agricultural College (now South Dakota State University) before leaving the state and becoming a famous illustrator during America’s Golden Age of Illustration. Born of the love of South Dakotans for Harvey Dunn and Harvey Dunn’s love for South Dakota, the Harvey Dunn …
… Open May 18, 2019 - October 20, 2019 South Dakota Art Museum Sun: 12:00 pm-4:00 pm Mon - Fri: 10:00 am-5:00 pm Sat: 10:00 am-4:00 pm "Two Ways Down" is an installation pairing projected animation with thrown shadows cast from rotating paper dioramas. The immersive environment created in this work is inspired by Laura Heit’s consideration of Hieronymous … collide. This exhibit coincides with our exhibition of films by Laura Heit . Laura Heit: Films Also on view: Laura Heit employs stop-motion, live-action puppetry, hand drawing and computer animation in the selection of short films on view. Laura Heit: Two Ways Down More from South Dakota Art Museum … Laura Heit: Two Ways Down …
… Open May 18, 2019 - October 20, 2019 South Dakota Art Museum Sun: 12:00 pm-4:00 pm Mon - Fri: 10:00 am-5:00 pm Sat: 10:00 am-4:00 pm Laura Heit employs stop-motion, live-action puppetry, hand drawing and computer animation in the selection of short films on view. Heit uses a seductive balance of beauty and darkness in her deeply resonant works. Her interest in cycles, human …
… Open June 10, 2023 - October 22, 2023 South Dakota Art Museum Liz Heeren "Cosmo Strato" 2018, acrylic and colored pencil on board South Dakota Art Museum 2020.04 South Dakota Art Museum purchase, funding provided by South Dakota Arts Council Gary Bigbear "Creation Series #2" 2001, oil on canvas South Dakota Art Museum 2002.06.01 Kay Cheever Memorial Gift Harvey Dunn "The Prairie is … Dakota Art Museum 2018.02.01 Gift of Gail Bonn SD Nelson "Fire Chant II" (Illustration from "Walking on Earth & Touching the Sky") c. 2012, acrylic on Masonite Gift of the Artist Comments Visitor Comments Share Your Comments We really value visitor comments about South Dakota Art Museum exhibitions and your experience at the museum or here on our website. …
… Open April 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022 South Dakota Art Museum This year’s educational art exhibit from the Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies (CAIRNS), "The Gift," is … an emissary from the Pte Oyate (Buffalo Nation), gave a sacred pipe to the Itazipco Oyate, one of seven oyates of the Lakota division of the Oceti Sakowin Confederacy. In the Standing Rock Reservation in 1911, Lone Man shared a narrative, “The White Buffalo Calf Pipe (Ptehin’cala Canonpa),” about the gift, with Frances Densmore who published it in 1918. It is a … second section of the exhibit explores the seven ceremonies ⎯ "gifts" ⎯ that Black Elk says were foretold by White Buffalo Woman. For each gift, a Lakotan musician or musical group composed a song, a Lakotan poet wrote a poem and two Lakotan visual artists each created an artwork. These creative works constitute the Gifts section of the exhibit. The gifts were …