As part of the South Dakota Arts Council’s Artists In Schools & Communities program, Right Turn students in Pierre have been working with poet, editor and performance artist Lawrence Diggs. Diggs has been conducting workshops for the students since last week teaching them how to create original short films.
The public is invited to view students’ work at a film festival tomorrow (Fri.) at 7pm in Amphitheater II at the Best Western Ramkota in Pierre. It is a free event and refreshments will follow.
Diggs is the designer and editor of the South Dakota State Poetry Society’s annual chapbook, Four Quarters to a Section, available at Amazon.com and other bookstores. He has made a living in radio, television and public performance for longer than 40 years.
The Right Turn, Inc., is a United Way Participating Agency. Their purpose is to strengthen the local workforce by promoting economic success through education and job training. They provide GED classes, computer skills training, English language instruction and citizenship classes along with training and technical assistance to child-care providers in several rural counties including the Crow Creek, Lower Brule and Rosebud Indian Reservations.
Th Artists In Schools & Communities program is made possible by the South Dakota Arts Council with funds from the State of South Dakota, through the Department of Tourism and State Development and the National Endowment for the Arts.
