PRESENTERS Anna Marie Thatcher – Periaktos Productions Marty Two Bulls, Jr. – Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe Artist Laureate Dale Lamphere – South Dakota Artist Laureate DESCRIPTION The recently released documentary project “The Power of Possibility” looks at the impacts of public art in South Dakota communities. Produced by Dakota Wesleyan [...]
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota The future of South Dakota’s creative environment, cultural education opportunities and professional arts careers is shaped by decisions made in Pierre and Washington, DC. On November 5, your vote for candidates who care about the arts will be one of the most important advocacy steps you [...]
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota South Dakota is fortunate that arts instructors have always joined together to enhance their skills and advocate for increased support for their disciplines. Arts South Dakota has recently collaborated with several of these arts educator associations to establish the South Dakota Arts Education Advocacy Cohort, providing [...]
For more information, contact: Shari Kosel, Program & Communications Director shari@ArtsSouthDakota.org Nominations open for the 27th biennial South Dakota Governor's Awards in the Arts Arts South Dakota and the South Dakota Arts Council co-sponsor the biennial Governor's Awards in the Arts to recognize individuals and businesses that have made a statewide impact through artistic [...]
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota It’s federal funding time again, and Congress is looking to give the arts a raise—with your help! Recently the Senate Appropriations Committee allocated an increase in funding to $209 million for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in the FY’25 Interior Appropriations bill. That’s a [...]
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 [...]
