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Michael Zimny
Arts and Culture Columnist
Michael Zimny is the social media engagement specialist for South Dakota Public Broadcasting in Vermillion. He enjoys traveling and writing about the people and places of South Dakota. Zimny writes about the arts and culture for the South Dakota Magazine website.
Brimming With Enthusiasm
July 11, 2017
Brad Montague has perfected the art of Western hat making in Belle Fourche.
The Scent of Colome
June 7, 2017
Richard Papousek’s Outhouse Museum is the town’s newest attraction.
A Lost Monument
April 5, 2017
If Pierre’s not the geographical center of North America, then where is it?
Mementos of a Missouri River Atlantis
March 1, 2017
Depression-era sculptures from American Island accentuate Chamberlain’s downtown.
The Strangely Familiar World of Andrew Kosten
December 7, 2016
Even if you don’t know this Brookings artist, you might recognize his prints.
The Luthier’s Life
November 2, 2016
Strings and wood become instruments of beauty in Josh Rieck’s hands.
Birth of a Brewery
October 5, 2016
Sioux Falls’ Fernson Brewing Company is the newest in a growing list of South Dakota beer makers.
The Story of the Grass Dance
September 7, 2016
How a traditional art form came to be, and how it is sustained.
All Roads Lead to Wall Drug
August 3, 2016
Barry Knutson’s colorful and clever signs point travelers in the right direction.
From Lagos to Lemmon
July 6, 2016
Two artists travel thousands of miles to celebrate South Dakota’s Boss Cowman.
From Guadalajara to Ciudad del Agua
April 6, 2016
At Carlos and Esther Vega's Mexican mini-chain in Watertown, Brookings and Sioux Falls, the flavors may be Guadalajaran, but the ambience is all Tonalá.
Vermillion via New York
February 10, 2016
A new exhibit at the University of South Dakota unites poetry with art.
Drawing the Roundup Years
January 6, 2016
Jack Ashcraft’s illustrations helped tell the story of South Dakota’s early days.
