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The South Dakota Art Museum understands the importance towards education. We take great strides in creating educational programs that are fulfilling for all our visitors. Our public programs are geared to engage all visitors. We offer a variety of public programs throughout the year including artist talks, lectures, demonstrations, children and adult workshops, and Family Days.

Please call 605.688.4313 or 866.805.7590 toll free to inquire about any activity details or to -pre-register for classes if required. 

Listed below are our upcoming Public Programs:

 

 

April 2010
Tuesday

April 6

7 p.m.

 

 SDSU Film Society presents:  The Spring Film Series

 

We Are The Palliars ( 2009)

Q & A with Filmmaker Nicholas Knutzen

A short documentary about a group of indigenous tribal villagers living in South India (in the state of Tamil Nadu).  The Palliars have been living in these hills for some 4,000 years - pre-dating Hinduism.  Not more than fifty years ago, the modern world came into their existence and, now, they are being forced out of their sacred land.  Filmmaker Nicholas Knutzen will be present for Q & A session following showing.  60 minutes.

Tuesday

April 13

7 p.m.

 

 SDSU Film Society presents:  The Spring Film Series

Four Wives - One Man (Sweden/Iran, 2007)

Avoiding sensationalism and sentimentality, this documentary provides unique insights into the practice of polygamy and its effect on the women involved in a rural Iranian village.  Directed by Nahid Persson.  76 minutes.

Tuesday

April 20

7 p.m.

 

 SDSU Film Society presents:  The Spring Film Series

SDSU Student Film Festival

A variety of short movies directed by SDSU students.
Tuesday

April 27

7 p.m.

 

 SDSU Film Society presents:  The Spring Film Series

Why We Laugh:  Black Comedians on Black Comedy (USA, 2008)

Inspired by comedian Darryl Littleton's book, Why We Laugh is a sweeping account of the evolution and cultural influences of black comedy in America.  Director Robert Townsend interviewed notable comics, including Bill Cosby, Chris Rock, Kennan Ivory Wayans and Eddie Griffin.  95 minutes.

 

The Black American Experience in Film Mini Series --

Prom Night in Mississippi, Trouble the Water, More than a Game, and Why We Laugh:  Black Comedians on Black Comedy are co-sponsored by the President's Advisory Council on Diversity, the Diversity Office and the South Dakota State University Department of Journalism and Mass Communication.

***All films are sponsored by SDSU Student Film Society and SDSU Student Association, South Dakota Art Museum, Margaret Denton, Dakota Rural Action, Sierra Club, South Dakota Humanities Council and the SDSU Department of Journalism and Mass Communication.

***All film showings are FREE and open to the public and will be shown in the South Dakota Art Museum Alumni Auditorium beginning at 7 pm unless otherwise stated. 

***Curated by SDSU Student Film Society and Associate Professor Jeff Heinle. 

***Please call Assistant Professor Jeff Heinle at (605) 688.4171 or email jeff.heinle@sdstate.edu for more film information; or

***Email Zach Vos, SDSU Film Society President, zjvos@jacks.sdstate.edu; or visit

***Twitter.com/SDSUFilms; or visit

***Facebook:  SDSU Films

  
     
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