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Sen. Adelstein & Lynda Clark Gallery

Public Reception:
Fri, June 19, 5-7pm

Cooing, Jacques Flechemuller, oil on canvas, 1995

Sponsored by:
Black Hills Corporation
Rapid City Arts Foundation
Rapid City Arts Council

Exhibit Underwritten by:
Ray & Barbara Graham

When collecting, Ray Graham relies on instinct rather than rules. He uses his passion for art to build connections in the communities where he lives and enjoys a personal connection with many of the artists. He chooses to surround himself with artwork that he likes, created by people he admires.

When speaking with Ray about his collection, each piece brings back a memory of time, place, personality or circumstance. When Graham speaks of artists he speaks in awe of their passion, persistence and dedication to the vision and process of creating. He may also express some amazement that this passion is most often not financially rewarding but still, the true artist must persevere. 

As a businessman, Ray speaks of a more practical reason for supporting the arts. He knows first hand that an active artistic community is a crucial part of successful community development.  Artists do interesting things that create not only beautiful spaces, but also a vibrancy that attracts people to a community. Artists bring films, performances, readings and exhibitions that whet the cultural appetite. It is no surprise to the astute businessman that in the end, the audience, collectors and marketplace all follow the artists and their work.

With this exhibition, chosen specifically for the Dahl Arts Center, we offer our community a rare opportunity to view selections from a world-class, yet privately owned, art collection.

The breadth and depth of the Ray Graham Collection invites us to explore not only the instincts and sensibilities of an avid arts supporter and collector, but also allows us to concentrate on a selection of artworks that use some degree of abstraction to promote a certain feeling or mood, a combination that can cause us to ponder the artist’s vision or to perceive the familiar in a new and different light.

Realism suggests a realistic and natural representation of people, places, and/or things in a work of art.  The term abstraction, when used in reference to artwork, indicates a departure from reality or at least some degree of independence from visual reference.

All visual art uses a language of form, color and line to create a composition. The departure from accurate representation can be only slight, or it can be partial, or it can be complete. Any artwork that takes liberties, altering for instance color and form, can be said to be partially abstract. Abstraction exists in varying degrees and even art that aims for true likeness can be said to be abstract, at least theoretically, since perfect representation is exceedingly elusive
 

Public Reception:
Fri, Apr 1, 5-7pm

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Sponsored by:
Black Hills Power

Landscape oil paintings by Gary Steinley are paired with poems written by South Dakota’s Poet Laureate David Allan Evans in this beautiful exhibit. The project was inspired by a week-long workshop in 2003 entitled “Celebrating Rural Life through Painting and Writing.” The collaboration of these two artists resulted in “pairings” created over a two-year period from 2005 to 2007, and the resulting exhibit and accompanying book clearly show how a writer can learn from a painter and a painter from a writer.

Steinley’s paintings depict places, and occasionally people, throughout South Dakota. Evans wrote poems inspired by Steinley’s paintings, using either the finished painting or a preliminary oil sketch as an entry point into his own memories and experiences. In some cases, the poem would lead Steinley back to the original site to re-examine the imagery in light of the “lessons” from David’s poem, and a new painting would emerge. 

Sponsored by:
Security First Bank
Watertree Water Conditions

Entry Form

The Dahl Arts Center is seeking submissions for an exhibition based on the word GREEN* (see definition). Any medium, any size work will be considered. Work must be original and completed within the last two years.

Entry Postmark Deadline: August 15, 2009

Exhibition Dates: October 30, 2009 - February 8, 2010

Juror
Candace Forrette earned a diploma from the Art Institute of Boston and holds a BFA and MFA in Sculpture and Drawing from Utah State University. Forrette is a Rapid City, South Dakota native, now living in Montana. Her studio work is currently focused on sculpture and installation. She is the Executive Director of a nonprofit organization committed to Fair Trade and sustainable business practices.

Exhibit Selection
All works will be reviewed on the basis of JPG images. Artists should submit only images of actual work to be considered for the exhibition..

Media
The exhibition is open to all visual media including painting, drawing, mixed media, sculpture, prints, photography, fine crafts, traditional arts, video and books.

Entry Fee
3 images per $25 non-refundable entry fee. Each entry must also include a completed and signed entry form (available with link at left). All fees will go towards costs associated with presentation of this exhibition.

Awards
Cash and prizes will be awarded for Juror’s Choice, People’s Choice and other categories.

Postmark Deadline October 1, 2009

The Dahl Arts Center
713 Seventh St, Rapid City

Entry Form

South Dakota artists are invited by Governor Mike Rounds and First Lady Jean Rounds to submit artwork for “Endless Visions,” the Governor’s fourth biennial juried and touring art exhibition.

The exhibition was created in 2004 to promote the artistic identity of South Dakota and to recognize and encourage local artists.

Endless Visions opens at the Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City on February 19, 2010. The exhibit will travel to the South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings; The Dakota Prairie Museum, Aberdeen; the University of South Dakota Galleries, Vermillion; the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls and the South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center, Pierre.

The exhibition is open to submissions of all visual arts media including painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media, photography, video and books. Artwork must be submitted by South Dakota residents and have been created in within the past three years.

The deadline for submitting images of artwork and entry form is October 1. A $5 fee must be submitted with each entry. Additional details are available from John Rychtarik, curator of exhibits at the South Dakota Art Museum, at John.Rychtarik@sdstate.edu or by calling 605-688-4283 or at www.thedahl.org or by contacting Mary Maxon, curator of exhibits at the Dahl Arts Center mary@thedahl.org or 605-394-4101 x 206.

Entry forms are also available at all participating exhibit venues, or download the PDF (at left).