By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota People are the generators that energize the arts throughout South Dakota. In communities across the state, your neighbors are finding innovative ways to encourage, advocate and participate in the arts. Our organization has been fortunate enough to have many of those individuals on our board of directors, [...]
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota The biennial State Arts Conference earlier this month in Sioux Falls brought together champions of the arts from across South Dakota for two days of meaningful workshops, dynamic speakers and the exchange of creative ideas. But the most important aspect of the conference was creating a place [...]
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota One of the main keynote speakers for the biennial State Arts Conference June 7-8 in Sioux Falls is Randy Cohen, Vice President of Research at Americans for the Arts. Randy travels the nation, sharing cultural information and the impact of the arts with groups in every [...]
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota The arts touch the lives of everyone in South Dakota—and the biennial State Arts Conference is a celebration for anyone who enjoys our state’s creative culture. The conference runs June 7-8 in Sioux Falls at the Washington Pavilion. Now is the time to mark your calendar and [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Shari Kosel, Program & Communications Director shari@artssouthdakota.org 605-252-5979 ext. 1 South Dakota artists, arts advocates, arts organization members, art lovers and community leaders will gather in downtown Sioux Falls for the 2024 State Arts Conference June 7-8 at the Washington Pavilion. The conference, sponsored by the South Dakota Arts Council and [...]
PRESENTERS Shaun Johnson Andrea Ross Vaney Hariri DESCRIPTION Arts South Dakota is excited to partner with the Levitt at the Falls to help share their in-person Music Maker Mixer event to a statewide audience virtually! This session focuses on building your music brand. You can find the summary of the panelists and session below, and [...]
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota The 2024 issue of South Dakota Arts Journal just came out this month, mailed to thousands of South Dakotans who are members of Arts South Dakota or subscribers to South Dakota Magazine—and the enthusiasm for this annual arts publication continues to grow. Our first issue sold [...]
Home is Where the Art is, a new partnership between Arts South Dakota and Lamar Advertising is spotlighting the efforts of our state’s Community Arts Councils by displaying the work of local artists on billboards throughout South Dakota. “Each community in South Dakota is home to individuals who are creating art,” said Jim Speirs, [...]
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota Each community in South Dakota is home to individuals who are creating art. In many of our cities and towns, a Community Arts Council has been formed to promote and celebrate local art while encouraging and supporting their creative citizens. Home is Where the Art is, [...]
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota One of the questions that arises each year about this time, especially among arts advocates, is the question of government support for cultural activities and programs. I’ve heard from some people who think that private individuals, foundations and companies should provide the funding that keeps the [...]
