New faces
at the South Dakota Arts Council The state arts agency is spotligh"ng a new member of the Governorappointed SDAC advisory board and a new staff member. Ar"st Roger Broer of Hill City, a familiar name in our crea"ve community, has joined the board, and Sarah Carlson is SDAC’s new Arts Program Coordinator. Roger Broer grew up in rural Randolph, NE. He received his BA in art from Eastern Montana College, now the University of Montana, Billings, and completed addi"onal graduatelevel coursework in fine art at Central Washington University. A full"me ar"st since 1979, Broer has exhibited his work in more than 35 solo exhibi"ons and more than 100 group shows throughout the United States. He is a past recipient of an SDAC Ar"st Fellowship and has a work in the state’s Art for State Buildings collec"on. Broer’s recent oneman exhibit at the Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City, The World from my Side, showed his facility in working with monotype in his signature style, incorpora"ng Roger Broer
animal and human characters into his crea"ve world. See Roger’s work and learn more at rogerbroer.com. Sarah Carlson joined SDAC in May 2020 as the Arts Program Coordinator, managing the Touring Arts program in providing technical assistance and communica"ons/outreach for roster ar"sts and all arts cons"tuents. She will also comanage the Art for State Buildings program and the design and maintenance of a new SDAC website. Carlson comes to SDAC from the Homestake Opera House in Lead, where she was the execu"ve director and devel opment director for nearly ten years. In Lead, she marketed a venue for 50 performing arts events each year, led statewide design campaigns and coordinated public rela"ons and fundraising for restora"on efforts. Carlson spent 15 years in Sioux Falls in design and marke"ng, is a performing ar"st and live event emcee and grew up in the southeast SD farming community of Wakonda. Sarah Carlson
Congressional Art Competition winners announced
K
enzee Schafer from Wessington Springs is the winner of the 2020 Congressional Art Compe""on for South Dakota, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson. Schafer, who won for her oil and acrylic pain"ng,“Pride,” was a junior at Wessington Springs High School last spring when the compe""on was held and her art teacher was Alicia Roesler. Schafer’s artwork will be on exhibit in the Cannon Tunnel at the U.S. Capitol along with the winning artwork from other congressional districts through May 2021. “The world needs crea"vity and art now more than ever,” said Johnson in May when the student winners were announced. “Each submission was unique in its own way. One thing is for sure—South Dakota is full of talent. I’m proud that Kenzee’s beau"ful artwork will represent South Dakota in the halls of Congress.” Second place was awarded to Miranda Thorson, who was a senior at Northwestern Area High School in Melle%e, and whose art teacher was Jennifer Schell. Thorson’s “Pride,” by Kenzee Schafer, winner of the artwork, “There’s No Place Like Home,” will 2020 Congressional Art Compe!!on for be displayed in Rep. Johnson’s Washington, South Dakota. D.C. office through May 2021. The Congressional Art Compe""on is sponsored by Rep. Johnson’s office in partnership with the South Dakota Arts Council. The compe""on began in 1982, providing members of Congress with an opportunity to recognize ar"s"c talent in their home districts. Miranda Thorson’s “There’s No Place Like Home.”
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