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State Arts Conference

The state arts conference is held every two years at different locations across South Dakota. Workshops, panel discussions, plenary sessions focus on key areas such as racial equity, arts education, fundraising, local arts councils, grant-writing, marketing/social media, and more.

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Arts Leadership Institute

Amazing arts and culture projects are happening all across South Dakota, but we are spread out and often isolated from our colleagues. With this program, we want to help support those who are doing the critical work of fostering their local creative communities.

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Arts Happy Hours

Join us for a series of arts meetups around the state! Arts South Dakota will be traveling to hear more about what is happening in a few of the many vibrant arts communities around the state, and to provide a space for local arts groups, artists, and arts supporters to come together.

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Webinars

Arts South Dakota provides an ongoing series of learning and professional development webinars for both artists and arts organizations. Now, more than ever, coming together to learn from the vast shared knowledge within our state’s creative communities is vital to supporting the arts.

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Artist Relief Fund

The ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA ARTIST EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND provides short-term financial support for individual artists, culture bearers, and creative workers within South Dakota who have been impacted by an emergency.

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Arts Education Institute

These institutes offer professional development in arts and learning for all teachers and administrators Pre-K through 12th grade on the NSU campus in Aberdeen.

All workshops are offered for up to 3 graduate and/or CEU credits.

SAVE THE DATE JULY 15-17, 2024!