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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

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South Dakota Governor’s 10th Biennial Art Exhibition

Dahl Arts Center 713 7th St, Rapid City

This juried exhibition is the premier showcase for artists currently living and working in South Dakota, celebrating the tremendous quality and their unique diversity of artistic creativity. The traveling biennial exhibition and its catalog serve as historical records, documenting the work of the state’s most important and innovative contemporary artists. Closing Reception | March 29, [...]

I Believe: Art & Incarceration Exhibition

First Dakota Coyote Gallery 12 E. Main, Vermillion

I Believe was a series of movement and visual art workshops for Sioux Falls inmates in 2023. The project was organized by Suzanne Costello, Artistic Co-Director of the Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theatre Company, Dance Assistant Sophia Diehl, and visual artist Ariadne Albright, instructor of Arts in Health at USD and owner of Creative Care. […]

Free

National Geographic’s Unparalleled Image Collection

Washington Pavilion 301 S. Main Ave., Sioux Falls

WOMEN: A Century of Change National Geographic’s Unparalleled Image Collection February 16, 2024-June 30, 2024 Visual Arts Center | Everist Gallery Join us as we celebrate trailblazing women who have made it possible to say definitively that the future is female! “WOMEN: A Century of Change” boasts more than 100 images drawn from the National [...]

Painted Lodges of the Blackfeet Nation

The Journey Museum & Learning Center 222 New York Street, Rapid City

The Journey Museum and Learning Center, in partnership with the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibit, Painted Lodges of the Blackfeet Nation. The exhibit will open to the public on February 16 and will be on view through May 5, 2024. Admission to this exhibit is [...]

Conjecture: Tom Rickers retrospective opening

Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University 2001, Sioux Falls

“Conjecture” is a retrospective exhibition of over six-decades of sculpture, printmaking, and poetry by Tom Rickers. From the late 1970s through the 1990s, Tom Rickers was an important member of the Sioux Falls art community, exhibiting extensively throughout the region. Although his training was in experimental printmaking, he is most known for his mixed-media and […]

Free

Oscar Howe Legacy Across Four Generations

Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center 301 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls

Oscar Howe is a cultural icon who innovated and defined the Modern Indian Art Movement. His art represents cultural vitality and has influenced many generations of artists in this region and beyond. His paintings can be appreciated for their aesthetic appeal, but he challenges viewers to consider the meaning of a ceremonial Sun Dance, be […]

Painted Lodges of the Blackfeet Nation

The Journey Museum & Learning Center 222 New York Street, Rapid City

The Journey Museum and Learning Center, in partnership with the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibit, Painted Lodges of the Blackfeet Nation. The exhibit will open to the public on February 16 and will be on view through May 5, 2024. Admission to this exhibit is [...]

The Writer’s Study

Full Circle Book Co-op 123 W. 10th St, Sioux Falls

Writers in the area, come one, come all! Meet up for prompts, sharing, feedback, classes, and more! Every Tuesday at 6pm!

Playful Preschoolers – CANCELED

Playful Preschoolers classes offer an opportunity to connect with new friends, explore new interests, and build new skills. Classes are hands-on and child-led. Play along!

$22

High Strung: Five Centuries of Stringed Keyboard Instruments

National Music Museum Groves Gallery

Event Contact: National Music MuseumContact Email: nmm@usd.eduContact Phone: 605-358-3450Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/special-exhibitionsEvent Locator: 2024-ACABQBFor over 600 years, stringed keyboard instruments have served as repositories for human imagination, science, technology, craft, artistry, and music. They are admired for their stature – and oftentimes stunning beauty – alongside their ability to play both melody and harmony. Keyboard innovation [...]

High Strung: Five Centuries of Stringed Keyboard Instruments

National Music Museum 414 E. Clark Street, Vermillion

For over 600 years, stringed keyboard instruments have served as repositories for human imagination, science, technology, craft, artistry, and music. They are admired for their stature – and oftentimes stunning beauty – alongside their ability to play both melody and harmony. Keyboard innovation has continuously expanded throughout the world, throughout time. Opening in March 2024, […]

Heated: Art to Keep You Warm

South Dakota Art Museum 1036 Medary Ave, Brookings

As cooler weather prevails outside, the South Dakota Art Museum has gathered a selection of works from the collections to keep you warm! We hope the art in Heated warms your body and transports your mind through bright colors, vibrating patterns, balmy landscapes and more. Friends, throughout the South Dakota winter, we invite you to [...]

Free

After School Maker Studio

Need after-school care? Or perhaps you are looking for a place to spark your child’s imagination? The After School Maker Studio is a flexible, come and go experience for children age 5 and up.

$7

Coteau’s Community Meal

Join us for a $5 community meal! We’ve designed these meals as a way to bring the community together to share a simple, healthy, prepared meal for low cost. Invite a friend and dine with us! On the menu:  Chicken Alfredo with Garlic Breadstick Gluten free option available Café Coteau is open to the public. [...]

The Writer’s Study

Full Circle Book Co-op 123 W. 10th St, Sioux Falls

Writers in the area, come one, come all! Meet up for prompts, sharing, feedback, classes, and more! Every Tuesday at 6pm!

Chorus rehearsal

Performing Arts Center, 601 Columbus St, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA

Blackout Poetry Making Night

Full Circle Book Co-op 123 W. 10th St, Sioux Falls

Come hang out and make new worlds with old words! All are welcome, bring any supplies you’d like or use what we have here! This is a free crafty event:)

LHS Spring Band Concert

Belbas Theater at the Washington Pavilion SD

Lincoln High School band students perform their spring concert.

Ioana Galu and Anthony Nesland, Special Violin/Viola Concert

Campus Wide Fine Arts

Event Contact: Dr. Ioana GaluContact Email: Ioana.Galu@usd.eduContact Phone: 605 658 3482Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/nmm-live-videoEvent Locator: 2024-ACACLXDr. Ioana Galu and Anthony Nesland are presenting this special event with National Music Museum instruments at the National Music Museum, Janet L. Wanzek Performance Hall, and livestreamed via the link available elsewhere on this post.  They'll be performing works by [...]

Weekly Tuesday Night Comedy Open Mic-On!

Icon Event Hall + Lounge 402 N Main Ave, Sioux Falls

New Tuesday night weekly comedy Open Mic-On at the Icon Events – Annex & Loft! With your host: SARA MANSON Bring your best 7 minutes or come for some laughs! FREE Show! Signup by 7:30 – Show starts at 8:00 — Competition night the LAST Wednesday of the month – next competition is Nov 29th [...]

Sturgis Community Easter Cantata

Grace Lutheran Church 1061 Sherman St, Sturgis

Singers passionate about singing great choral music and interested in bringing the message of Easter to the Sturgis community began rehearsals on Sunday, February 11th for the 15th Annual Sturgis Area Easter Cantata. With nearly 60 singers, this is an opportunity for many singers to enjoy choral singing at its best. The 2024 cantata is [...]

LIVE MUSIC – Heinous 3 – Every Tuesday

Icon Event Hall + Lounge 402 N Main Ave, Sioux Falls

LIVE MUSIC by Heinous 3 every Tuesday at DaDa. This is FREE and normal DaDa dinner + beverage service takes place.

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