• “Linking Fences” art installation Bike Tour

    Connecting our Community Through Linking Fences The #ArtCentralSpearfish Linking Fences art projects have been busy since Spring. Fences all over Spearfish have been "artified!" During the 2017 Spearfish Bike Week event, the Linking Fences art installations will be part of a bike tour, 3-5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 2. It's free. Where do I start? Take ... Read more

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  • KIDS: Coloring Book Contest

    For ages pre-K to 11 years. Coloring sheets of three different van Gogh paintings will be available at The Matthews Art Gallery, Visit Spearfish, Grace Balloch Memorial Library, and Blackbird Espresso. Finished pieces are to be on view in the art gallery, with a winner in pre-K to Kindergarten and first grade-fifth grade chosen on ... Read more

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  • SANTA’S CRAFTSHOP for kids

    The Art Gallery on the first floor will be celebrating the Spearfish Christmas Stroll from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 2.  The gallery will be running children activities the day Santa arrives at The Matthews. Five workstations will be set up around the gallery along with necessary supplies for kids to make different ... Read more

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  • Workshop: Earth Totem with Becky Grismer (RE:Create)

    Found Object Earth Totems Kick-off the RE:Create space with Spearfish sculptor, Becky Grismer. This is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. All materials are included. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Younger children may attend but must be accompanied by an adult. Details about this workshop Make your own miniature found object sculpture in the style of ... Read more

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  • OPENING RECEPTION of RE:create Makerspace

    ArtCentral Spearfish welcomes the public to the grand opening of the creative community makerspace -- named RE:create in the Matthews Art Gallery throughout February and March. The reception takes place from 4-6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 3 in the art gallery. Light refreshments and a cash bar will be available.  This makerspace will be free, open to ... Read more

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  • AUTHOR VISIT: Jessie Rencountre (RE:Create)

    Author Visit with  Jessie Taken Alive Rencountre Book title: “Peta Shows Misun the Light” (Peta means Fire or light in Lakota and Misun means Little Brother.) About Author Jessie Taken Alive - Rencountre lives in Rapid City with her husband and four daughters. She currently teaches a program called JAG (Jobs for America’s Graduates) at ... Read more

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  • ART HAPPY HOUR with the Black Hills Balinese Gamelan

      Art Happy Hour with the Black Hills Balinese Gamelan Rod Garnett and members of the Black Hills Balinese Gamelan will be on hand to tell people about Balinese musical traditions and the new local ensemble, Raga Garnita (Joyful Heart). Tuesday Art Happy Hour participants will have a chance to play the instruments and learn ... Read more

  • COFFEE TALK & TINKER: Crocheting in the Round (RE:Create)

    Crocheting in the Round Bring that coffee shop conversation and your coffee friends – to RE:Create and see what happens when you explore creativity together. In this session, Ava Sauter instructs us on crocheting in the round. This is a FREE event. Are you tired of the boring back and forth of crocheting in rows? ... Read more

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  • AUTHOR VISIT: Mary Livingston (RE:Create)

    Author Visit with Mary Livingston Mary is "hooked" on history or rather documenting history. And, she loves historical research but hates the writing. Come listen to how she overcame her "handicap" to write five local history books. She can give you ideas how you can write your own book even if you are not a ... Read more

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  • Workshop: Found Sound (RE:Create)

      Found Sound Experience found sounds with BHSU music professors, Nancy Roberts and Symeon Waseen. Create a "box drum" and participate in a drum circle. Participants will also perform a found sound piece by famous composer John Cage. No musical experience is necessary, just the desire to hear the music in the objects around us. ... Read more

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  • AUTHOR VISIT: Marsha Warren Mittman (RE:Create)

    Author Visit with Marsha Mittman Marsha Warren Mittman’s poetry, essays, and short stories have been widely printed in the U.S. and Europe. A humorous memoir, “You Know You Moved to South Dakota from New York City WHEN…”, was just accepted for publication. She’ll be discussing “Kick-starting Publication” and reading an excerpt from her latest “Chicken ... Read more

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  • ART HAPPY HOUR: Believe Your Voice

    Believe your Voice During this Tuesday Art Happy Hour, Doula Sylvia Anne Marchetti will explore how to find our voice, how to listen to it, nurture it, respect, and protect it. We will explore moments of our lives that may not look like much and start to learn how to mine them for the nuggets they ... Read more

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