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COVID 19 RESOURCES
Arts South Dakota is regularly monitoring the CDC and SD Department of Health regarding COVID-19 as to how the current outbreak may impact our state arts community. The health and safety of our arts community and staff is our highest priority. This page will be updated with information as it is received, so please check back regularly.
ARTS EDUCATION INSTITUTE BAND DIRECTOR INSTITUTE CHORAL DIRECTOR INSTITUTE
Arts South Dakota, the South Dakota Arts Council, and Northern State University sponsor the annual Arts Education Institute, providing quality professional development in the arts and arts in education for South Dakota teachers Pre-K-12. Online July 12-16, 2021
SAVE THE DATE! July 11-15, 2022 on the NSU campus, Aberdeen.
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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Arts South Dakota is a statewide grassroots service, education, and advocacy organization.
Business leaders help grow community arts
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota In every South Dakota community, local business leaders are a driving force [...]
Registration is now open for the annual Arts Education, Band Director & Choral Director Institutes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Shari Kosel Program & Communications Director Arts South Dakota shari@artssouthdakota.org 605.252.5979 ext. 1 Arts South [...]
The arts are calling YOU to join in this summer
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota The arts in South Dakota are alive this summer—and they are calling [...]
Federal funding for the arts is a vital investment
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota The recent federal legislation to stimulate the economy included emergency aid to [...]
Grassroots advocacy secures emergency funding for the arts
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota The South Dakota creative community has been one of the most severely [...]
Serving South Dakota’s Statewide Arts Community | South Dakota Art Museum Guild Program
South Dakota Art Museum Guild Virtual Program: Serving South Dakota’s Statewide Arts Community Patrick Baker, Executive Director of the South [...]
Strengthening the creative culture of South Dakota and keeping the arts alive throughout our state requires a team effort — and the South Dakota Arts Council and Arts South Dakota lead that team.
As the state arts agency, the South Dakota Arts Council has been a vital grant making board for over a half century, leveraging state legislative dollars and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts to bring cultural experiences to every corner of South Dakota.
As the programming half of a dynamic team, Arts South Dakota provides advocacy, education and communication leadership. The private, nonprofit organization publishes Arts Alive, the state arts magazine; coordinates the Arts Education Institute, State Arts Conference and the Governor’s Awards in the Arts, and brings South Dakotans together to be an active local, state and national voice for our shared creative vision.
