RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – A Black Hills State University graduate is bringing a fresh perspective to local public art with a new mural inside the university’s student union.
Erin Peterson, who graduated in 2025, spent part of the summer painting an oak tree across several sections of the wall inside Club Buzz. The design stands out from the area’s familiar pine and spruce imagery.
Peterson has contributed to public art projects around Spearfish before, but this project gave her the opportunity to lead the planning, design and creative process from start to finish…