CWS - Gallery Exhibits & Talks

The images of award-winning photographer Les Voorhis will be on display in the Madsen, Nelson, and Elmen Galleries of the Center For Western Studies’ Fantle Building from December 3, 2009 through February 27, 2010.

A reception is scheduled for Thursday, December 3, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. with a gallery talk at 6:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Les Voorhis has been a professional photographer since 1990. After learning the ins and outs of the photography business as a photo editor and image library manager for Stock Imagery in Denver, Colorado, he decided to put his skills to the test with his own work.

Les’ published images have appeared in magazines, advertising campaigns, packaging, calendars, web sites and books. Clients have included Bugle Magazine, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, National Forest Service, Colorado Outdoors, Game and Fish Publications, American Hunter Magazine, Pentax Corporation, Golden 411, Smith South-Western, and several others. He is on the staff of photomigrations.com online photo magazine and writes a monthly educational photo article. He also writes and shoots for the Black Hills Pioneer, a daily newspaper in Northern South Dakota. In 2006, Voorhis published a book of photos of entitled Spearfish Canyon - A Journey Beyond the Rim.

In addition, the Center will have a display of art jewelry by local artists like Tara Barney, Genevieve Echols, and several others. On display and for sale will be rings, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and other artistic jewelry creations made from stone, glass, beads, gold, silver, feathers and a variety of other materials. All the jewelry is hand-crafted.

CWS director of outreach and communication Tim Hoheisel said of the show, “Les Voorhis is a talented photographer with a sharp eye. His photos will be very striking on the walls of the galleries. With the art jewelry on display as well, this will be a unique show.” All of the photographs and jewelry on display are also for sale.

The Center for Western Studies is located in the Fantle Building at 2121 S. Summit Ave., Sioux Falls. Hours are 8:00 a.m.-noon and 1:00-5:00 p.m. weekdays and 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Admission is free.

For more information please call (605) 274-4007, email cws@augie.edu, or visit the website at www.augie.edu/cws.

Upcoming Exhibitions...

March 4 - May 29, 2010
Marian Henjum, Figures--Past and Present
Blown glass by Jon Offutt

A reception is scheduled for Wednesday, March 24, 2010, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. The gallery talk will be at 6:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

CWS is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m.-noon and 1:00-5:00 p.m.
and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Admission is free, donations are accepted.

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