See Two Stories Collide through Prairie Poetics, an Exhibition by Katie B.H. Wolff and Anne Skaug

For Immediate Release: May 14, 2024
See Two Stories Collide through Prairie Poetics, an Exhibition by Katie B.H. Wolff and Anne Skaug 

WHAT: Prairie Poetics, an Exhibition by Katie B.H. Wolff and Anne Skaug
EXHIBIT DATES:  Friday, May 31 - Saturday, August 24
ARTISTS’ RECEPTION: Friday, May 31 | 5-7pm
ARTISTS’ TALK: 6pm
WHERE: Inez & Milton Shaver Gallery | Dahl Arts Center

The Rapid City Arts Council (RCAC) is pleased to announce Prairie Poetics, a collaborative exhibition by artists Katie Beatta Hovden Wolff and Anne Skaug. The exhibition will be in the Inez & Milton Shaver Gallery of the Dahl Arts Center from Friday, May 31 through Saturday, August 24, 2024. In addition to this exhibition, the RCAC will host an artists’ reception on Friday, May 31 from 5-7pm with artist talks at 6pm. 

Prairie Poetics centers around the artists’, Katie Beatta Hovden Wolff and Anne Skaug,  uncannily similar origin stories that they discovered after meeting in 2019 at Black Hills State University (BHSU). Coincidentally, each of these artists has one parent from Hettinger, ND, and one parent from Bergen, Norway. Both artists suffered the loss of their American-born parents in childhood or adolescence. Together, with their mirrored origin stories, Katie and Anne sought to materially represent the interconnectedness of personal, familial, cultural, and historical lineages within a singular landscape situated along the most western borders of North and South Dakota. 

Wolff and Skaug collaborated during their studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) to create this show. This exhibition uses photography, poetry, material symbology, and personally sourced objects and invites the viewers into a space where time evaporates, images become windows, and objects stand in for bodies. Both of these artists were named Chicago’s Best Emerging Artist of 2023 by InsideHook.

Katie B. H. Wolff is an interdisciplinary artist working in printmaking, fibers, collage, sculpture, and writing. She received her BFA in Studio Art from Black Hills State University (BHSU) in 2020 and a MFA in Studio Art with an emphasis in Printmaking at the SAIC in 2023. Katie now teaches at BHSU. 

Anne Skaug is a Chicago-based artist who received her MFA at SAIC in 2023 from the Fiber and Material Studies program. She currently works at Arts of Life in Chicago. 

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For More Information:
Noah Geiger
Rapid City Arts Council
Dahl Arts Center
605.394.4101 x2
[email protected]

The purpose of the Rapid City Arts Council (RCAC) is to champion the power of art to bring all kinds of people together, making art more accessible, more integral and more inspiring for the communities we serve.​ RCAC was established by community leaders in 1968 and officially partnered with the city in 1974 to manage the Dahl Arts Center and expand arts and cultural resources. RCAC creates and supports diverse programming in exhibitions, performances, and educational classes. Supported by individual donors and organizations such as the Black Hills Area Community Foundation, John T. Vucurevich Foundation, the South Dakota Arts Council through the South Dakota Department of Tourism and the National Endowment for the Arts, and others, RCAC is committed to enriching the community's artistic and cultural experiences. Located at 713 7th St in Downtown Rapid City, the center offers free admission and is open Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. Discover more at rapidcityartscouncil.org.​