The South Dakota Art Museum Guild Art Is programs for 2023-24 continue this month when Corey Shelsta, a designer and professor of theatre at South Dakota State University, will speak on the topic Art IsFilling the Empty Space.
The Guild will host the presentation at 10 a.m. on Feb. 27 in the Multipurpose Room on the lower level of the Art Museum. The public is invited to come at 9:30 before the presentation for coffee and social time.
Shelstas artistic talent is well-known to theater-goers in the Brookings area. He designs lighting, scenery and sound for productions at SDSU as well as other theaters in the region. Additionally, he teaches courses in design, technical production, and theater history. His interests include incorporating digital technology and virtual reality simulations into the classroom and the stage.
During the summer, Corey is the production manager for Prairie Repertory Theatre. Recent credits: Lighting Design: Oklahoma, Footloose, Little Shop of Horrors Prairie Repertory Theatre; Grease, A Christmas Carol, Cabaret (Sioux Falls Stage Award Best Design) Premiere Playhouse; The Hunchback of Notre Dame State University Theatre. Scenic Design: Carrie the Musical, God of Carnage, The Hunchback of Notre Dame State University Theatre; Godspell, See How They Run, Quilters, The Play that Goes Wrong Prairie Repertory Theatre.
Corey is active in the Northern Boundary Section of USITT. Corey and his wife Stacy have two children, Preston and Ainsley, both of whom have been coming to the theater since before they were old enough to walk. When he is not teaching, designing shows, or mentoring student designers, he can be found getting his fingers tangled up in guitar and banjo strings, mowing his lawn, or running model trains around his basement.
Join the guild behind-the-scenes peek at the world of set design. Guild membership is open to all. Programs are the hallmark of monthly meetings September through May. Guild membership is not required to attend the free programs. However, $20 annual dues support these programs and the Guild Art Acquisition Fund.
The South Dakota Art Museum is located at 1036 Medary Ave. in Brookings. Designated free parking is located on Harvey Dunn Street, just west of the museum.
For more information about Art Guild, contact Marsha Klein at 605-690-9198. For more information about the South Dakota Art Museum, contact Carolyne Hart at 605-688-4313.
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