Historic Deadwood-Lead Arts Council

The winners of the Historic Deadwood Lead Arts Council and Prairie Hills Audubon Society’s Wildlife Photography Contest are: Professional Division: First Place – Dennes Barrett – “Line Up”; Second Place – Dennes Barret – “Vanished”; and Third Place – Lon Sharp – “One Perfect Snowflake.” In the Amateur Division First Place was Kathy Kelley – “Turkey Strut”; Second Place – Cindy Lea Bahe – “Courtship Dance”; and Kat Thompson – “Geese Family.”

First place winners received a $100 prize, second place winners received a $50 gift certificate from Focus West Gallery in Spearfish, and third place winners will receive a copy of Les Voorhis’ book on Spearfish Canyon or Bear Butte. Special thanks to Dennes Barrett who donated is $100 prize back to the Arts Council for future programming. Dennes’ generosity is most appreciated! HDLAC would also like to thank all those who entered their photographs and shared them with the public.

Special thanks to the judges Les Voorhis, Steve Babbit and Jan Humphrey. Thirty-two entries were received and the contest was considered a huge success. The entries included everything from deer, elk, turkeys, snakes, moths, birds, snails, fish, etc. HDLAC and the Prairie Hills Audubon Society encourage residents to keep taking pictures as plans are already underway to sponsor the contest again.

The photos above show Dennes Barrett’s “Line-Up” and Kathy Kelley’s “Turkey Strut.” The 32 entries are on display at the HDLAC gallery at 309 W. Main in Lead (above the Historic Homestake Opera House), the exhibit will remain until the end of February. For more information, please call 584-1461.

The photos below show second place winners Dennes Barrett’s Vanished and Cindy Lea Bahe’s “Courtship Dance.” And, third place winners Lon Sharp’s “One Perfect Snowflake” and Kat Thompson’s “Geese Family.”

The Historic Deadwood Lead Arts Council (HDLAC), along with the Praire Hill Audubon Society, will be sponsoring a wildlife photography contest with a $100 cash prize for best professional photograph, $100 best amateur photograph; and prizes for 2nd and 3rd place in each category. Photographs should be hand delivered or postmarked on or before December 15, 2009. An exhibit will be held in the HDLAC gallery January and February displaying the photographs entered. A $5 entry fee and submission form is required for each photograph submitted with a maximum of five entries. HDLAC will begin taking entries on December 1st. Photographs entered must be either matted or framed. For more information on the contest and exhibit, please call 584-1461. Judges will consist of one photographer, one wildlife expert and one visual artist. (All entries must be matted or framed with a hook for hanging.)

In the spirit of competition, all entries in the contest must be photographs of animals/mammals taken in the wild. No photographs should be entered taken of contained animals in sanctuaries, zoos, animal farms, etc.

Can you believe Mardi Gras is just a few weeks away! And, you know what that means, it’s time for the Historic Deadwood Lead Arts Council, Deadwood Chamber and Lucky Nugget Gambling Hall Cake Decorating Contest!

If you would like to enter your handmade cake or need more information, give HDLAC a call at 584-1461 and we will get you the registration form. The contest will be held on Saturday, February 6th at the Lucky Nugget Gambling Hall. There will be two categories buttercream and fondant with prizes for Best Representation of Theme, Most Original, and Best Presentation. First place winners will receive a ribbon and $100 cash award. Second and third place winners will receive a ribbon.

This movie was made in 1959 and was filmed in Deadwood and at Terry Peak. The “Cave” is actually the Broken Boot Gold Mine. The movie is a horror/gangster/heist film directed by Monte Hellman and starring Michael Forest, Frank Wolff, Richard Sinatra, and Sheila Carroll. It tells the story of bank robbers fleeing in the snow who run afoul of a beast that feeds on humans. The plot was recycled in Creature from the Haunted Sea released two years later.

It’s a “B” and “low budget” movie, and it’s fun to see the footage of Deadwood and Terry Peak from 1959. The film crew also used leftover footage from Beast and simultaneously filmed the same cast for another film, Ski Troop Attack, which features a battalion of American soldiers battling Nazis in the snow-covered mountains of Germany.

Beast From Haunted Cave will be shown Halloween weekend at the Historic Homestake Opera House on Friday, October 30 at 7 p.m. & Saturday, October 31st at 8 p.m. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for students under 12.

The event is sponsored by the Historic Homestake Opera House, Historic Deadwood Lead Arts Council and the Deadwood Historic Preservation Office. For more information, please contact 584-1461.

The Historic Deadwood Lead Arts Council (HDLAC) is seeking cheesecake entries for its 17th Annual Cheesecake Sampler. Categories include best amateur; best professional; best non-traditional, people’s choice and chef d’oeuvre. The Cheesecake Sampler will be held in Deadwood on Friday, November 6 at 7 p.m. at the Martin Mason Hotel Grand Ballroom at 33 Deadwood Street. The public is invited to taste a variety of cheesecakes and vote for their favorite, cost is $7.00 per person with all proceeds used to promote art activities in the Lead/Deadwood area. If you would like to enter a cheesecake or need more information, please contact HDLAC at 584-1461.

HDLAC is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a Termesphere Exhibit from September 26th thru October 31st. An open house to unveil the exhibit will take place during the Flavor of Lead celebration on Saturday, September 26th from 10 to 4. Dick Termes will also be available during the open house for residents to visit with the artist.

Dick Termes is an internationally acclaimed artist. His work has been recognized from San Francisco to Paris, France, from New York to Japan. Unlike any other painter; he paints on spheres which, when completed, are known as Termespheres. Each sphere is a revolving three-dimensional space/time exploration of an entirely closed universe.

Funding for this exhibit is made in part from the State of South Dakota through he Department of Tourism and State Development and the National Endowment of the Arts. For more information on Dick Termes, go to www.termespheres.com.

Lead Deadwood High School art class views Termespheres.

The Historic Deadwood Lead Arts Council will be sponsoring a fall stained glass class. The class will be taught by Tracy Krueger-Kredit of New Leaf Expressions. Students of all levels from beginner to advanced are encouraged to participate. Six sessions will be held on Tuesdays from 6 to 8:30 p.m. beginning on Tuesday, October 6th through November 10 at the Arts Council. Cost is $65 (HDLAC member $60) in addition to the cost of supplies. Participants can purchase supplies directly from the instructor. Students will use the copper foil method. Beginner students will learn glass cutting skills using a pattern, grinding and shaping glass, foiling, soldering pieces together, and patterns will be available. Special thanks to Joe and Gloria Frampton who donated equipment and supplies to HDLAC which will be available for student use. For more information, please call HDLAC at 584-1461. HDLAC is located upstairs at the Historic Homestake Opera House at 309 W. Main in Lead.

Above is a photo of some of the beautiful cut glass hangings made by the instructor, Tracy Krueger Kredit.

Kids, come joint the fun at the Art Club! We will make a mobile, create some fabulous junk art, and do several modern art proejc ts. This is for ages 10 years and up. Everything will be provided foryou, so come join the adventure and take home great art you created. There are several scholarships provided by HDLAC to pay for tuition, so please call 584-1461. Sessions start Thursdays beginning on September 17 from 3:30 to 5:30 at the Arts Council located upstairs at the Historic Homestake Opera House at 309 W. Main in Lead. For more information, call 584-1461 or Community Education at 394-5120 or register on-line at www.clcbh.org.

The Historic Deadwood Lead Arts Council (HDLAC) will be sponsoring an AppleFest during Lead’s Flavor of Lead Celebration on Saturday, September 26th. The AppleFest is a way to celebrate the fall season and the local apple harvest. HDLAC invites residents to make their favorite dish using locally grown apples and to share it with the community during the celebration. The creations can be anything apple including pies, turnups, kuchen, bread, muffins, etc. and participants are encouraged to use their family recipes. The entries will be available for the general public to taste from 2 to 5 pm at the Chamber tent which will be located in the Lynn’s DakotaMart parking lot during the Flavor of Lead. A People’s Choice contest will be held and awards will be given to the top three entries.

In addition to the food items, HDLAC will also sponsor an apple doll contest. Apple dolls are folkart items with faces carved into apples and then dried. Because each doll dries different, no two dolls are alike and the faces keep changing. A padded wire frame is added and clothing is made and a wonderful doll is created. Apple dolls were originally made by early settlers when resources were limited.

HDLAC Director, Karen Everett, remembers making apple dolls while attending Lead’s Central Elementary School. “Anyone who grew up in Lead in the 60’s should remember making an apple doll in Mrs. Bekken’s art class, it was the best part of being a fifth grader.” Everett stated the apple dolls were displayed all over town. “I remember being thrilled when my doll was in the bakery window, I saved it for years, it was something I cherished.” “It would be great to return that tradition,” said Everett. The dolls will also be on display at the Chamber tent during the celebration with a A People Choice contest held and awards given to the top three entries. Instructions on how to make an apple doll can be found on the internet.

If you have an apple tree and apples to share, give HDLAC a call. HDLAC would like to provide locally grown apples for participants who would like to create an entry, but have no access to locally grown apples. Both food and doll entries will be due by 1 p.m. at the Chamber tent on September 26th. For more information, please contact HDLAC at 584-1461.