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Art Installation at Washington Pavilion Highlights Impact of South Dakota’s 988 Helpline
{KXLG – Sioux Falls, SD} A powerful art installation featuring 13,000 individual sticky notes has been unveiled at the Washington Pavilion by the South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) and its partner, The Helpline Center. Each sticky note in the display represents a call, text, or chat received by South Dakota’s 988 Helpline in…
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Artists honored at 2025 Regional Art Show
ORANGE CITY—Orange City Arts has announced the award winners of the 2025 Regional Art Show, a juried exhibition that showcases outstanding works by artists from Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota. On view through May 3 at Northwestern College’s DeWitt Theatre Arts Center, the show featured more than 30 pieces across a wide range of media…
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Lynn Thrower showcases her mosaics at The Finer Arts Gallery
Lynn Thrower has always been fascinated with color, texture and design. Rather than expressing her creativity through painting or sculpture, she brings life to animal skulls using a variety of materials, including semi-precious stones, glass beads, recycled glass tiles, metal, leather, fabric and even paper. Thrower grew up in California but took a circuitous route…
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ArtWaves’ new visual art instructor: Mariah Reading
BAR HARBOR — Mariah Reading, a distinguished eco-artist and advocate for environmental preservation, has joined the ArtWaves staff as a visual arts instructor starting this May. Reading is a Bangor native who’s returned to Maine after seven years of travel across the country. In 2019, Mariah served as an Artist-in-Residence at Acadia National Park, collaborating with…
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Cherokee County Student Earns National Honors in Fine Arts Contest
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OPINION: Is HPS fostering the visual arts?
May 12, 2025 submitted by Laura M. Donnelly A version of this letter was submitted to the School Department earlier this week. I was encouraged to share it with Anchor readers as you, too, are considering the Hingham Public School’s master plan and budget this September through next year’s Town Meeting and beyond. Dear Superintendent…
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Eight RISD students earn honors at 2025 state competition
Eight students from Rockwall ISD were recently recognized for their exceptional artwork at the 2025 State Visual Arts Scholastic Event – the largest student art competition in the nation. The event – sponsored by the Texas Art Education Association – celebrates original student artwork and encourages creativity, critical thinking and artistic expression. This year, approximately…
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Six working artists featured on Art of the Garden Tour
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