By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota The arts give us all an opportunity to express ourselves, and there is no time to express yourself like Election Day. This year, on November 6, you can help shape the future of our state and our nation in a way that people in other countries only [...]
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota There’s an arts advocate in everyone who understands the importance of cultural connections and power of creativity in transforming our society. The first thing to know about advocating for the arts is that the place to start is right in your own neighborhood. Your enthusiasm for the [...]
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota The South Dakota Day of Giving is a new statewide program launched to promote local philanthropy across the state. Led by South Dakota Gives, the program enables local nonprofits—including community arts councils—to get involved in this new campaign and leverage the marketing around the event to promote [...]
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota Many people today mistakenly believe that urban areas are innovative and rural areas are not. While a relatively small number of major metropolitan areas do attract and foster innovation and creativity, recent research shows that rural areas are also attracting innovation and creativity—and that the arts play [...]
By James D. Hagen, South Dakota Secretary of Tourism Visitors to South Dakota enjoy an incredible range of cultural and artistic events every summer throughout our state. Many plan their trips to South Dakota around a visit to Mount Rushmore, but our state shows travelers that the arts are a vital part of who we [...]
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota Summer is a great season to discover something new in the arts, to get away from your normal routine and be culturally adventurous. One of the great things about living in South Dakota is that we have so many ways to explore new artistic and cultural pathways. [...]
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota The excitement is building for the State Arts Conference being held in Sioux Falls May 4-5. The weekend will be packed with fascinating arts and cultural activities for South Dakotans of all ages and I hope you will join us. SculptureWalk Sioux Falls is installing dozens of [...]
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota South Dakotans from every corner of the state are invited to be part of the State Arts Conference in Sioux Falls May 4-5. The conference will be a celebration of our state’s unique cultural heritage and vibrant arts network—and you can join in the excitement! The South [...]
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota Arts South Dakota’s newly designed website, ArtsSouthDakota.org, is the front door to our state’s arts scene—and it’s always open! The website is a powerful tool, placing arts and cultural information from every corner of South Dakota on the screen of any device. The new, easier to use [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 16, 2018 Jim Speirs, Executive Director 605-252-5979 ext. 0 jim@artssouthdakota.org Each year artists, arts administrators and citizens who understand the importance of South Dakota’s creative culture gather in Pierre during the legislative session for Arts Advocacy Day. This year the event falls on Thursday, February 8—and you are invited to join [...]
