Memoirs Writing Workshop

Yankton Area Arts Memoirs Writing Workshop has been postponed and will be rescheduled for early June 2010.  The new date will be announce early next week; please contact Yankton Area Arts office to register or for any questions.

The June workshop will be facilitated by writing Coach Bev Oliver, the focus of the class will be Writing Your Memoirs: The Early Years.  This workshop is the perfect opportunity to start putting your past onto paper.  During this class you will be presented with writing guidelines for your memoir, literary warm-ups, techniques and in-class exercises.  The cost of workshop is $20.00 per student, to register for the class please call 605-665-9754.

Bev Oliver holds a BS in Secondary Education-English Communications and an MS in Environmental Interpretation. In addition to her wide-ranging professional background, she researches, writes and edits personal and family histories. Her extensive writing experience also includes creating and editing newsletters, brochures, pamphlets and booklets.

The G.A.R. Hall Gallery and Yankton Area Arts are located at 508 Douglas Avenue, Yankton.  The gallery is open to the public free of charge from 1 to 5 p.m. weekdays and from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturdays.  For more information contact Pam Meylor, YAA Executive Director at 605-665-9745 or yaa@iw.net.

11th Annual Arts Education Institute

The 11th annual Arts Education Institute offers professional development in arts and learning for all South Dakota teachers and administrators Pre-K through 12th grade.

The Arts Education Institute (AEI) offers an educational and fun-filled week of learning to integrate the arts into classrooms and curriculum development. This year hands-on art and music workshops offer many opportunities for all Pre-K through 12th grade educators July 12-16 in Lead, South Dakota.

AEI is offered for one or two graduate, under-graduate or recertification credits. Scholarships are available for all South Dakota teachers. Information for both institutes is available atwww.sdarts.org or by calling 605-584-1222. Anyone interested can print the information available on the website and mail the registration form with a check or school voucher. Credit card payments can also be made online. Early registration is recommended. Class sizes are limited.

Art workshops offered this year are Breakdown Printing with Lynn Verschoor and Black Light Art with Bob H. Miller for one credit each.  Educators may take one or both workshops.Oil Painting along the Mickelson Trail with Gary Steinleyand Rhythms and Cultures: Building Bridges for Successwith Gloria Brandt Harrison are two credit workshops and cannot be combined with any other workshops.

AEI is sponsored by the South Dakota Arts Council, South Dakotans for the Arts and SD Alliance for Arts Education.

South Dakotans for the Arts and the SD Alliance for Arts Education are supported with funds from the State of South Dakota, The National Endowment for the Arts, and private contributions from organizations, individuals and businesses. The Alliance for Arts Education is a member of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network.

Variations on a Theme: One of a Kind Prints

For:  IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Yankton Area Arts

665-9754

Yankton Area Arts is pleased to announce the exhibition entitled “Variations on a Theme: One of Kind Prints,” featuring printmaker Susan Heggestad of Vermillion, SD.  Susan is a non-traditional printmaker and her art represents some of the finest examples one-of-a-kind mixed media prints.  Variations on a Theme: One of Kind Prints will be on display at the G.A.R. Hall Art gallery from April 30 through June 15, 2010. 

On the evening of April 30, Yankton Area Arts will host a reception for Ms. Heggestad beginning at 5:00pm at the G.A.R. Hall Art Gallery.  The reception is open to the public and everyone is invited to take this opportunity to meet artist and visit with Susan about her work.  The gallery talk will begin shortly after 5:30pm and all ages are encouraged to attend.  Viewers visiting the gallery during this exhibit are in for a rare treat of visually engaging prints representing endless variations on a theme.

The G.A.R. Hall Art Gallery and Yankton Area Arts are located at 508 Douglas.  The gallery is open to the public free of charge from 1 to 5 p.m. weekdays and from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturdays.  For more information call 665-9745, email Pam@YanktonAreaArts.org or see www.YanktonAreaArts.org.