Artists currently living in South Dakota are invited to submit artworks for consideration for the South Dakota Governor’s 8th Biennial Art Exhibition. This juried traveling exhibition is the premier showcase for artists currently living in the state and is a celebration of the tremendous quality and unique diversity of visual art being produced here and now. The biennial exhibitions are important landmarks in South Dakota art history. The exhibition shares some of the state’s best artworks with visiting audiences at multiple exhibiting institutions across the state through the course of the one-year traveling show. The catalog is an important historical record of the state’s current artists and art practices for future generations. South Dakota artists have the opportunity to make their mark on state history by having their works collected and preserved in significant public art collections. A limited number of artworks will be selected for this exhibition through a competitive process, juried by representatives of the exhibiting and collecting institutions. Scheduled stops for the Governor’s Biennial Exhibition will
Visitors to the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls discuss artwork from the South Dakota Governor’s 7th Biennial Art Exhibition.
be the South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings, January 25-April 20, 2019; the Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City, May 3-August 17, 2019; the John A. Day Gallery at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, August 30October 11, 2019, and the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls, October 26, 2019-January 19, 2020. The submission deadline is October 28, 2018, with acceptance notices emailed on November 13. Artworks will need to be delivered December 3-21, and all artwork will be returned after the close of the exhibition, January 20, 2020. All entries must be submitted online via CallForEntry.org. Artists will need to set up a free profile on the site before applying at www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=5574. Jurors for the 8th Governor’s Biennial are Denise DuBroy, Curator, Dahl Arts Center; Jodi Lundgren, Curator, South Dakota Art Museum; Sarah Odens, Curator, Washington Pavilion, and Kate Skelly, Director, University Art Galleries, University of South Dakota.
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First Lady’s Art Showcase spotlights 28 artists
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First Lady Linda Daugaard has announced the names of the 28 South Dakota artists who will display their talent at the First Lady’s Prairie Art Showcase, scheduled this year for October 27 in Pierre. The event is held in conjunction with the annual Governor’s Invitational Pheasant Hunt, which draws regional and national participants to experience South Dakota’s landscape, hunting and arts. “Art plays such a vital role in our state’s history,” Daugaard said. “I invite all to attend this year’s Art Showcase and view South Dakota talent on display. From jewelry and pottery to photography and painting, there is something for everyone.” The First Lady’s Prairie Art Showcase is open for public viewing on Saturday, October 27, from 10 am to 4 pm at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center in Pierre. The 28 artists selected for the Showcase, who are listed at right, submitted an incredibly diverse range of artistic media. For additional information about the First Lady’s Prairie Art Showcase or the Governor’s Invitational Pheasant Hunt, contact Kate Vandel with the South Dakota Arts Council at 605-773-3301 or email The piece above is by Deb Burckhard, one of the selected Showcase artists. kathryn.vandel@state.sd.us.
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2018 First Lady’s Prairie Art Showcase Artists:
Craig Alberty, Rapid City Mark S. Anderson, Sioux Falls Pat Brown, Fort Pierre Deb Burckhard, Kimball Frank Denton, Beresford Russ Duerksen, Sioux Falls Chickie Harristhal, Nemo Susan Haygood, Garretson Nicole Heitzman, Parkston Dave Huebner, Bushnell Heather Kallhoff, Watertown Lynda Larson, Minnetonka Lorie Luers, Pierre Clark Martinek, Mitchell Earlene McNeil Larson, Mission Hill Linda Meyer, Lead Marilyn Nipe, Watertown Pamela Olson, Rapid City Adam Oswald, Harrisburg Dawn Rasmussen, Kadoka Cristen J. Roghair, Okaton James Schoon, Vivian Kathy Sigle, Spearfish Travis Sorenson, Belle Fourche Joshua Spies, Sioux Falls Nan Venhuizen, Sioux Falls Larry Wold, Armour Ginny Wolf, Lead Page 13
