ArtCentral receives press coverage

ArtCentral Spearfish has been in the news — a lot. Just below are media links to articles from different media across the state.

General

(Oct. 21, 2016) South Dakota Public Broadcasting Announcement of the Bush Foundation Community Innovation Grant awarded to The Matthews http://listen.sdpb.org/post/matthews-opera-house-receives-bush-foundation-community-innovation-grant (Dec. 20, 2017) Black Hills Pioneer http://www.bhpioneer.com/local_news/artcentral-moves-into-nd-year-of-bush-foundation-community-innovation/article_59e349e6-e5d2-11e7-9361-0b47c91f0e34.html

ArtCentral Film Festival

(Dec. 14, 2017) Black Hills Pioneer http://www.bhpioneer.com/a_and_e/local_a_and_e/artcentral-to-bring-film-festival-to-spearfish/article_2b3399ae-e0e9-11e7-98dc-bb87dccd030f.html (Sept. 4, 2018) Black Hills Pioneer Black Hills Pioneer column over the film and exhibit, “Me, The ‘Other’.” http://www.bhpioneer.com/a_and_e/local_a_and_e/artcentral-me-the-other/article_5768c1e8-b05f-11e8-a9e0-eb62881f1714.html (Oct. 24, 2018) Native Sun News Today The Rider: An all-Lakota affair. A review and insight to the history of making the film https://www.nativesunnews.today/articles/the-rider-an-all-lakota-affair/

Community Mural Project

(March 12, 2018) Black Hills State University Visiting artist at BHSU to spur new downtown mural https://www.bhsu.edu/About-BHSU/News-Events/visiting-artist-at-bhsu-to-spur-new-downtown-mural (March 22, 2019) Black Hills State University Main Street mural taking shape with community painting day March 23 https://www.bhsu.edu/About-BHSU/News-Events/main-street-mural-taking-shape-with-community-painting-day-march-23-2

Linking Fences Project

(July 15, 2017) Black Hills Pioneer Artwork appearing around Spearfish through Linking Fences project http://www.bhpioneer.com/local_news/artwork-appearing-around-spearfish-through-linking-fences-project/article_4128d214-68d1-11e7-aaa0-97238343eaa2.html

(July 24, 2017) Rapid City Journal Hundreds create Spearfish fence art http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/communities/spearfish/hundreds-create-spearfish-fence-art/article_a7b80df4-fb09-5661-b7e1-98b1cca4b6f1.html

(July 30, 2017) Black Hills Fox TV Be the Change: Linking Fences (article & video) http://www.blackhillsfox.com/content/news/Be-the-Change-Linking-Fences-437549313.html

(August 27, 2017) Black Hills Pioneer Enjoy the simple pleasures of bicycles during Spearfish Bike Week http://www.bhpioneer.com/local_news/enjoy-the-simple-pleasures-of-bicycles-during-spearfish-bike-week/article_2c49b770-89db-11e7-8f05-cb7052b53d3d.html (September 10, 2018) Black Hills Pioneer Linking Fences appear in Lead https://www.bhpioneer.com/local_news/linking-fences-appear-in-lead/article_4f3489a8-b532-11e8-904c-6bf96d71fb80.html (May 24, 2019) Rapid City Journal Creative fences bringing neighbors, communities together https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/creative-fences-bringing-neighbors-communities-together/article_dcfd4bc4-ceeb-5667-895f-d6a369b7807e.html (July 5, 2019) Rapid City Journal Linking Fences project complete in Spearfish https://rapidcityjournal.com/community/northern-hills/linking-fences-project-complete-in-spearfish/article_c0197388-cdba-53a0-97c8-2f5cec3d4aee.html (July 24, 2019) The Aspen Institute “Weave: The Social Fabric Project” e-newsletter https://www.facebook.com/SpearfishArtsCenter/photos/a.420619349783/10157406192349784/?type=3&theater

Painted Crosswalks

(May 19, 2017) Black Hills Pioneer Artistic crosswalks coming to Spearfish http://www.bhpioneer.com/local_news/artistic-crosswalks-coming-to-spearfish/article_3426bf04-3c94-11e7-9310-774ee17dc45b.html (June 27, 2017) Black Hills Pioneer Seeing color: Grant allows test sites to receive colorful sidewalks http://www.bhpioneer.com/local_news/seeing-color/article_1ef0715c-5b52-11e7-a017-d36ac2634536.html (June 30, 2017) Black Hills Fox TV Spearfish spruces up the streets with crosswalk art (article & video) http://www.blackhillsfox.com/content/news/Spearfish-spruces-up-the-streets-with-crosswalk-art-431859693.html (July 4, 2017) Rapid City Journal PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Colorful crosswalks in Spearfish http://rapidcityjournal.com/photos/photos-colorful-crosswalks-in-spearfish/collection_974d74db-4802-5636-ba6f-0722676d0d72.html#1 (July 4, 2017) Rapid City Journal* Spearfish crosswalks get artsy makeover http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/communities/spearfish/spearfish-crosswalks-get-artsy-makeover/article_bf83de1b-ec4c-5853-9327-e41c229fc770.html

* NOTE: This article was picked up by the AP and ran in a few other papers across the state.

(July 5, 2017) Black Hills Pioneer Chipping away at the learning curve: ArtCentral committee tests different methods, tools for future artistic crosswalks http://www.bhpioneer.com/local_news/chipping-away-at-the-learning-curve/article_6f9b53a8-61b3-11e7-93bd-f3f09a214f3b.html (August 24, 2017) Black Hills Pioneer Fish-themed crosswalk visible in Spearfish http://www.bhpioneer.com/local_news/fish-themed-crosswalk-visible-in-spearfish/article_dedb20b6-88e3-11e7-bdb1-1785c4c970f6.html