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The South ��ֱ���� Art Museum at South ��ֱ���� State University will celebrate the immersive exhibition of “Anila Quayyum Agha: Shadows and Splendor” with a day of programming on Saturday, Sept. 28. Agha will host a fine arts workshop on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. (registration required) and a free, public reception and artist talk from 5-7 p.m.

The South ��ֱ���� State University School of Performing Arts presents Sam Gowen in “Music of the Night,” a recital for horn, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Founders Recital Hall.

The Brookings Chamber Music Society has announced its 2024-25 season and fall membership drive. Allied closely to the South ��ֱ���� State University School of Performing Arts, the society’s mission is to present the finest in chamber music for the enjoyment of the Brookings community.

Laura Diddle, the Paul E. and Doris J. Moriarty Endowed Professor of Choral Activities in the South ��ֱ���� State University School of Performing Arts, has received the Lifetime Achievement ��ֱ���� from the South ��ֱ���� American Choral Directors Association. Shawn Stemsrud, a 2022 SDSU graduate, received the association's Encore ��ֱ����, as did 2002 SDSU alum Janice Gilbert.

The South ��ֱ���� Art Museum at South ��ֱ���� State University has again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded to the nation’s museums.

Adam Devlin, a recent master’s graduate in the South ��ֱ���� State University Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, worked on a collaborative project with faculty in the School of Design to bring awareness to the hardships of South ��ֱ���� farmers and the effects of soil composition in various subjects.

The South ��ֱ���� Art Museum at South ��ֱ���� State University will celebrate the immersive exhibition of huge blown glass ears of corn, “Primordial Shift: The Art of Michael Meilahn,” with a free public reception and panel discussion from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, June 27.

David C. Earnest, the Odeen-Swanson Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of South ��ֱ����, has been named dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at South ��ֱ���� State University. Earnest was selected following a national search and will begin working on the SDSU campus July 8.

The South ��ֱ���� Chamber Winds has announced its inaugural season, with a woodwind festival planned for later this month.

Elizabeth Robinson, a South ��ֱ���� University assistant professor of music, held her faculty recital on Feb. 1, 2024.