BHSU art faculty juried into Governor’s Exhibition

Four Black Hills State University faculty members have been juried into the Governors Exhibition, the premier showcase for artists in South Dakota. Assistant professor Jerry Rawlings' photograph "The Barber Shop" is part of the Governors Exhibition currently on display at The Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City.

Four Black Hills State University faculty members have been juried into the Governors Exhibition, the premier showcase for artists in South Dakota. Professor of mass communication Steve Babbitt's photograph "Chair" is part of the Governors Exhibition currently on display at The Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City.

Four members of the Black Hills State University art faculty have been juried into the Seventh Biennial Governor's Exhibition.

Michael Baum, assistant professor of art Steve Babbitt, professor of mass communication Ann Porter, professor of art and Jerry Rawlings, assistant professor of mass communication will have their work on display for the next year and a half at venues throughout the state. Their work was chosen from 360 entries state-wide.

"This exhibition highlights some of the finest and most creative individuals from our state, and to be included with this group is truly an honor," said Rawlings.

The Governors Exhibition is the premier showcase for artists currently living and working in South Dakota, celebrating the tremendous quality and their unique diversity of artistic creativity. The travelling biennial exhibition and its catalog serve as historical records, documenting the work of the state's most important and innovative contemporary artists.

The exhibition is currently on display at The Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City until December 10, 2016. Over the course of 2017, the exhibit will make its way to the South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings, the John A. Day Gallery in Vermillion, and the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science in Sioux Falls.