Winning Big for Small Work in Dubois

by Bob Bahr In the last couple of years, the people charged with the task of judging the Small Works show at the SKB Rendezvous & Workshop have publicly noted a serious uptick in the quality of the entries. They seemed flabbergasted by the level of work submitted...

Small Works Winners in Dubois

One element of SKB’s  Rendezvous/Workshop in Dubois, WY that adds to the excitement for participants is the Small Works Show, which awards prizes. At the Susan Kathleen Black Foundation’s 17th Annual Artists Rendezvous in September 2018, the following took...

The True Tall Tale of Colter’s Run

by Bob Bahr In my research for a book on visual art in the Wind River Mountains, I am coming across many compelling tales of Wyoming and its early explorers. The story known as Colter’s Run has been told many times since 1809, when the actual events transpired....

SKB Spotlight: Maddy Whatley

There are people with talents, with skills developed through hard work, with charisma. Any of those can translate into success. One trait almost always guarantees success, and Maddy Whatley has it, along with the others: Determination. Whatley is attending Lone Star...

Sturgill Nabs Big Commission in Her Hometown of Lima

Like most U.S. cities, Lima, Ohio, is in a state of transition these days. The bite of the recession and the growing pains from rapid technological development create a whiplash effect, and people feel more than ever that holding on to community and history is vitally...