Jerry Sveum, left, poses with Art Carl at the Beloit Art Center on Saturday when the main gallery was named the Sveum Gallery. Sveum and Carl worked together as pharmacists for 40 years at the Grand Avenue Pharmacy.
By Clint Wolf Adams Publishing Group, May 7, 2023
BELOIT — Jerry Sveum has been working behind the scenes and at the front door of the Beloit Art Center for over a decade, making sure the community has a place where art can be appreciated and where artists can display their works.
Now, Sveum’s name will forever be a part of the art center as the main gallery at the downtown art center was named the Sveum Gallery during a ceremony Saturday. “We just thought it was time to honor him for all his work here,” said Dawn Stadelman, a member of the Beloit Art Center Board.
Stadelman was the board member who suggested naming the gallery after Sveum. The board unanimously approved the idea.
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