News From The Matthews

The Matthews announces postponement of 43rd Festival in the Park until July 2021

May 12, 2020

The Matthews Opera House and Arts Center is announcing that the 43rd Festival in the Park is being postponed to July 2021. This call was made by the Matthews staff and board members after much deliberation on the impact the COVID-19 pandemic would have on this year’s event. “This was…

May Events at the Matthews

May 2, 2020

COMING UP AT THE MATTHEWS Hello all and Happy May! Have you been enjoying the nice weather as much as we have? While we still aren’t able to host events in our theater, we do have some great news! Our gallery is back to normal hours! That means we will be…

Open Call for Artists at The Matthews | May 12th Deadline

April 16, 2020

Call for Artists
The Matthews Opera House and Arts Center will be exhibiting the work of contracted artists starting May 19, 2020. This marks the return to regular operations after several months of specialty shows and the Community Art Show. We are excited to once again display the work of Black Hills artists.
Applications are due before 5:00 p.m. MDT on Tuesday, May 12th, 2020.

Applications may be submitted via email to [email protected]

Coloring Frame by Frame

April 6, 2020

Happy Spring! Our incredible gallery manager, Heather Evans, created this wonderful animation…. But we need YOUR help to bring it to life! Below are the 35 individual drawings she made to create this stop motion piece. We’re asking members of our community to color in the pages so that we…

April Events at the Matthews

April 3, 2020

COMING UP AT THE MATTHEWS Happy April! We know that many of us are staying at home in an effort to keep ourselves and others healthy. So the Matthews is currently working on several “events” that can be enjoyed from home. Right now, our Community Art Show is in full swing! We’ve…

41st Community Art Show Winners Announced

April 2, 2020

The Matthews Opera House and Arts Center is excited to announce the winners of the Community Art Show. Formerly known as the “Winter Art Show,” this was the forty-first event of its kind to be hosted by The Matthews. The awards are usually announced during the annual…

COVID-19 Update from the Matthews

March 24, 2020

Dear Friends, As everyone is well aware, the recent COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way many of us live daily. Here at the Matthews, we have been following the progression of this virus and our priority is to make decisions based on the health and wellbeing of our staff and…

The Matthews presents the Sidewalk Chalk Challenge

March 24, 2020

The weather is finally getting warmer and spring is officially here! To celebrate the sunnier seasons coming our way, we are creating a challenge to households across the Spearfish area! If you have access to a sidewalk (that you can safely practice social distancing on) we want you and your…

Kyler in the Community: Art is the Answer

March 19, 2020

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past month or so, you are probably desperately aware that our nation- and the world for that matter- are under a pandemic. The novel COVID-19, or Coronavirus, has spread into our country and turned this nation upside down. If you…

March Events at the Matthews

March 2, 2020

COMING UP AT THE MATTHEWS February was a blur and March is finally here! Warmer weather is right around the corner, and we’ve got the perfect event to help bring on that summer feeling a little bit early. The Masters of Hawaiian Music: George Kahumoko Jr. and Nathan Aweau will…