Changing of the Guard Breathes New Life into The Heritage Center at Red Cloud School
Editor's Note: For over forty years Brother C.M. Simon, SJ, was the The Heritage Center at Red Cloud School on the Pine Ridge Reservation. (http://www.redcloudschool.org/museum/staff.htm) Like a whirlwind, he purchased and collected thousands of pieces of art, curated the annual summer art exhibition, and kept his finger on the pulse of emerging artists from Navajo Country to Standing Rock. When Brother Simon passed away two years ago in a tragic drowning accident at Angostura Reservoir the future of the The Heritage Center was entrusted to two exceptional young museum executives--Director Peter Strong, and Curator Mary Bordeaux. The two sat down recently with Black Hills artist Denise DuBroy for a conversation about one of the most comprehensive but little known collections of Native American art in the country...just a hundred miles from Rapid City.
By Denise DuBroy 30 September 2009 Full Article
“Iron and Oil” Exhibition Brings Two South Dakota Artists to the Dahl
EDITOR'S NOTE: Continuing its gallop toward being a first class regional museum, the Dahl Arts Center is now featuring an exhibition of oil paintings and sculpture by local artists Jenny Braig and John Lopez. Braig's thick, richly textured oil paintings feature Midwestern landscapes, while Lopez's sculptures of western icons, sculpted from found objects reflect the hard-edged toughness of ranch life on the Great Plains. http://www.thedahl.org/ The exhibition will be open through March 8 in the Senator Adelstein and Lynda Clark Gallery. Black Hills artist Denise Du Broy caught up with Jenny Braig at her temporary easel in the corner of the galley for an interview about Braig's life and work. Click here to see more from both artists.
By Denise DuBroy 04 February 2010 Full Interview
Amber Waves of Weeds II: Invaders Threaten to Destroy South Dakota Economy: Who Cares?
Written by Sam Hurst
By Sam Hurst 28 July 2009 Full Article
