?Into the Dark? art show begins state tour

In 2013, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (Sanford Lab) worked with 22 artists to create an art show for Neutrino Day. Artists focused on dark matter, the elusive substance sought by scientists with the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment. ?Into the Dark: Artists Exploring Dark Matter? opened to the public on July 13, 2013, at the Lead-Deadwood Art Center. From there it traveled to Pierre for the Statewide Arts Conference, which is sponsored by the South Dakota Arts Council and South Dakotans for the Arts. It began touring the state in December, with its first stop at the Aberdeen Recreation and Cultural Center. A reception is planned January 16 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Center. ?Deep Photography,? which chronicles the transformation of the Homestake Mine into the Sanford Underground Research Facility, also is part of the show. It features photography by Steve Babbitt, professor of photography at Black Hills State University, and Matt Kapust, multimedia specialist at Sanford Lab.