Suzie Cappa Center for Art Expression and Enjoyment

Black Hills Workshop, 3603 Range Road, Rapid City, SD

Happenings in the art  center

VITA is a mixed-ability movement piece featuring modern dance and acting by performers with and without disabilities. Produced by the Suzie Cappa Art Center of Black Hills Workshop and supported in part by Black Hills Community Theatre and the Stevens High School Theatre Department. Funding provided by the Black Hills Workshop Foundation "Suzie's Royal Tea" Event, the South Dakota Arts Council and the Adelstein Family Advised Fund through the Allied Arts Fund. See our calendar for performance times. Tickets can be purchaed at the Dahl Fine Arts Center, (605) 394-4101. or at www.thedahl.org. Open Tuesday-Saturday 11:00-5:00. Tickets are also available at The Black Hills Workshop, 718-6208. All tickets are $10.00, general admission seating.

 BHW artists to show work at the Dahl

Artists from the Black Hills Workshop's Suzie Cappa Center for Art Expression and Enjoyment will show their work at the Dahl Arts Center from September 1-October 4 with an Artist's Reception Friday, September 3 from 5-7. The show, titled Face Ahead, will showcase 50-55 Styrofoam heads that have been sculpted into a variety of designs. Also on display will be the new book created by Julie Kowalski, a former volunteer at the Suzie Cappa Center. The book features black and white photos of fifty-one people served by Black Hills Workshop some with artwork they created at the Suzie Cappa Center. Face Ahead will be held in the Education Center; enter through Kansas City Street doors. 

New book features people served by Workshop

Fifty-one people served by Black Hills Workshop are featured in a new book that was created by Julie Kowalski, a former volunteer at the Suzie Cappa Center. She took amazing black and white photos of people, some with artwork they created at the Suzie Cappa Center. Books can be purchased at the center for $50.00 each, plus tax. Pictured on the front cover is Adam Pierce.

The Suzie Cappa Center for Art Expression and Enjoyment was established in December 2001 in memory of Suzie Cappa who received services from the Workshop. The Center is a vital and exciting place for individuals with disabilities to discover and appreciate the influence of art in their lives, and to develop as artists.At the Cappa Center, volunteers and employees teach classes in a wide variety of artistic mediums including photography, calligraphy, collage, music, quilting, oil and watercolor painting, batik, and sculpture.

Gallery Hours:

8:00 am to 3:00 pm each weekday. If you are interested in a tour, call Brad Winter at 718-8340 or e-mail scappa@bhws.com.

How you can be involved:

Donations of art supplies are welcome, in particular, picture frames, markers, colored pencils, crayons, paintbrushes, acrylic and oil paints, mounted canvas, foam core, easels, and pottery supplies. Volunteers are always needed to present classes. For information, contact Brad A. Winter at scappa@bhws.com or phone 605-343-4581, extension 355.