Artists selected for 2019 Prairie Art Showcase

Twenty-seven South Dakota artists will exhibit their talent at the Prairie Art Showcase, held in conjunction with the annual Governor’s Invitational Pheasant Hunt. The Prairie Art Showcase is open for public viewing on Saturday, October 26, 10 am-4 pm at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center in Pierre.

“The Prairie Art Showcase gives us the opportunity to bring the wide range of South Dakota art and the skills of our state’s artists to a new audience,” said Patrick Baker, director of the South Dakota Arts Council. “Business leaders from across the nation attend the Governor’s Hunt, expecting to experience the best of our state—and the Prairie Art Showcase gives them and their families a cultural overview of South Dakota.”

Many of the artists from the 2018 Prairie Art Showcase, pictured above, will be returning for this year’s exhibition.

The diverse selection of artists who will display and sell their work include Earl McNeil-Larson, Mission Hill; Pat Brown, Fort Pierre; Heather Kallhoff, Watertown; Dawn Rasmussen, Kadoka; Jim Schoon, Vivian; Lynda Larson, Minnetonka, MN; Larry Wold, Armour; Mark Anderson, Sioux Falls; Jae Csongradi, Pierre; Russ Duerksen, Sioux Falls; Susan Hartenhoff Haygood, Garretson; Nicole Heitzman, Parkston; Teri McTighe, Faith; Adam Oswald, Harrisburg; Josh Spies, Sioux Falls; Judy Thompson, Orange City, IA; Sharon Welch, Pierre; Kevin Aker, Rapid City; Cristen Roghair, Okaton; Deb Burckhard, Kimball; Frank Denton, Beresford; Barb Hallberg, Nemo; Chickie Harristhal, Nemo; Dave Huebner, Bushnell; Linda Meyer, Lead; Marilyn Nipe, Watertown, and Clark Martinek, Mitchell.

For additional information about the Prairie Art Showcase, contact Kate Vandel with the South Dakota Arts Council at 605-773-3301 or kathryn.vandel@state.sd.us.