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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA AND THE SOUTH DAKOTA ARTS COUNCIL
AMERICA’S OLDEST ART TRADITIONS
Art dating back 3,000 years exists here in South Dakota — mostly in petroglyphs found in caves and canyons. Stone effigies of turtles and snakes lie on hilltops above the Missouri River, though they are hard to find. Fortunately, the ancient tradition of Native American art is alive and vibrant today. Look for historical and contemporary collections in museums, galleries and cultural centers.
TRAVELING EXHIBITION MAKES ITS WAY BACK TO ROSEBUD
After touring the world, an exhibit titled “Rosebud Sioux: A Lakota People in Transition” is coming home. Swedish historian Claes Jacobson and his wife, Eva, started the collection with the pictures of pioneer photographer John Anderson. Years of travel and research led to an exhibit that traveled Europe for three decades.
Eva Jacobson will officially bequeath the photographs and artifacts to the Sicangu Heritage Center in Mission on Saturday, July 6. The public is welcome to attend an opening from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Great Plains Art Institute in Mission, where the collection will remain through 2024.
Sicangu Heritage Center, on the Sinte Gleska University campus, will preserve and display the exhibit in the future.
The collection includes an eagle feather headdress worn by Spotted Tail.
STORY TIME WITH UŊČÍ AND LALÁ
Elders will bring history to life by reading Native American literature to children at the Akta Lakota Museum in Chamberlain this summer.
Moms, dads and all visitors will want to visit “Wóyake: Language in Lakota Art,” a new exhibition.
Akta Lakota Museum is open seven days a week through October. Visit AktaLakota.stjo.org for details.
The museum promotes understanding of the Northern Plains Indian people through the preservation of artifacts and contemporary works of art.
Ghost Dance by Roger Broer (at right) is featured in an exhibition about the Lakota language now on display at the Akta Lakota Museum in Chamberlain.
RED CLOUD INDIAN ART SHOW
Native American artists throughout the region vie for the chance to hang their art at the Red Cloud Indian Art Show, held at the Heritage Center at Maȟpíya Lúta in the Pine Ridge Reservation. All work is for sale, with the proceeds used to support individual artists as well as the Heritage Center. The annual show runs through August 11.
ART IN ACTION
The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s annual RedCan Invitational Graffiti Jam is July 10-13. Fourteen graffiti and street artists are coming — one all the way from New Zealand. For details visit www. LakotaYouth.org.
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