A woman from Pierre has made it to the quarter finals of a national art competition and she’s hoping anyone who hears her story will vote daily between now and Thursday (June 25, 2026) to get her into the semifinals. Arielle Kiepke says she “grew up doing art.” https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com /wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2626/files/2026/06/062326-kiepke1.mp3 To create her pieces, Kiepke prefers to work with paint. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2626/files/2026/06/062326-kiepke2.mp3 Kiepke was looking for opportunities to share her art with others when she came across the Johnny Depp presents “The People’s Artist” competition. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2626/files/2026/06/062326-kiepke3.mp3 Quarterfinals voting ends on Thursday and Kiepke hopes people will take a few moments to vote for her. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2626/files/2026/06/062326-kiepke4.mp3 Here’s the link to to vote for Arielle Kiepke’s art: https://peoplesartist.org/2026/arielle-kiepke. Image courtesy of Arielle Kiepke. Image courtesy of Arielle Kiepke. Image courtesy of Arielle Kiepke. Image courtesy of Arielle Kiepke. Image courtesy of Arielle Kiepke. ...read more read less