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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

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Mysterious Discovery in Jordan

Coyote Gallery East Main Street, Vermillion

USD professor and photographer John Banasiak is the Vermillion Cultural Association's first exhibiting artist of 2025. This collection of Van Dyke brown prints is full of mystery and almost unease, curated as they are from what Banasiak describes as a dream-like journey in Jordan.* An additional curiosity: the 1840s iron-based emulsion process used to develop […]

Spark! Places of Innovation

Great Plains Art Institute 381 East 3rd Street, Mission

In May 2024, the Smithsonian Institution began making its way across South Dakota. The vehicle for this adventure was a Museum on Main Street traveling exhibition tour, Spark! Places of Innovation, highlighting how innovation has shaped small towns across the nation. The exhibition, examining the ingenuity and tenacity of rural America, will end its road trip at [...]

Deborah Mitchell, Flower and Flame Exhibition

Black Hills State University University Boulevard, Spearfish

The Ruddell Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of its newest exhibition, Flower and Flame, featuring the work of artist Deborah Mitchell. The exhibition will run from January 20 to February 27, with an artist reception scheduled for Thursday January 23, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Artist Deborah Mitchell’s exhibition, Flower and Flame, emerged [...]

Free

Wayfinder

Dahl Arts Center 713 7th St, Rapid City

​Wayfinder is an art exhibition at the Dahl Arts Center, presented by the Rapid City Arts Council & Big Read Rapid City. Artists were inspired by Andrew Krivak’s novel, The Bear. The exhibit explores themes of navigation, guidance, and the universal quest for meaning. It celebrates the resilience of the human spirit, the profound connection between humanity and [...]

The Governor’s Student Art Exhibition

The South Dakota State Capitol East Capitol Avenue, Pierre

Governor Kristi Noem announced 12 students who are being recognized for their artistic talents through the Governor’s Student Art Competition. An exhibition of the artwork is now open to the public in the South Dakota Capitol building. The Governor’s Student Art Exhibition includes work from the following students: A panel of nine professional artists served [...]

Dazzling Dakota: The Artwork of Mecca Rutherford

Augustana University 2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls

The Center for Western Studies (CWS) is excited to present "Dazzling Dakota: The Artwork of Mecca Rutherford," an exhibition showcasing the beauty of South Dakota through the eyes of a talented local artist. Based in Sioux Falls, Mecca Rutherford uses oil paintings to capture the stunning landscapes of the Dakota plains. Her work brings to [...]

39th Annual Stilwell Student Awards Exhibition

John A Day Gallery East Clark Street, Vermillion

Event Contact: 0Contact Email: amy.fill@usd.eduContact Phone: 6056583437Event Locator: 2025-ACCPDD39th Annual Stilwel Student Awards Exhibition showcases the visual artwork created by the University of South Dakota Department of Art Undergraduate and Graduate Students.  Klaire Lockheart, USD Department of Art Painting Alumna.  

Winter Concert Featuring Audrianna & Greyson Schulz

401 Create 401 N Main, Mitchell

Mitchell Area Council of the Arts invites the community down to 401 Create by Lifequest at 401 N Main St Mitchell SD from 12-1PM on 2/7/25. Week 5 of our Winter Concert Series welcomes Audrianna Vargas & Greyson Schulz from Sioux Falls. Their set is sure to entertain with popular classics & originals. Lunch this [...]

Free

Gallery Reception: “Small Works Big Ideas”

The Matthews Art Gallery 612 Main St, Spearfish

Opening reception for “Small Work & Big Ideas” exhibit in partnership with Early Child Connection’s Mini Masters Program. In the realm of art, size is no measure of impact, and neither should age. Small Works, Big Ideas celebrates the infinite creative potential we all have and packs it into intimate dimensions. This exhibit combines a [...]

🐾 Create-A-Critter Workshop 🐾

AMC Collective South Minnesota Avenue, Sioux Falls

Join us for a fun and interactive workshop where you’ll learn to create your very own stuffed animal! Choose from 7 adorable critters: Bat, Flamingo, Fox, Goat, Koala, Bee, or Cat. Using pre-made knitted pieces, you’ll assemble your critter with simple sewing techniques under the guidance of an expert instructor. ✨ What’s Included: – Hands-on […]

$18 – $40
Event Series First Friday Artists at the Studio

First Friday Artists at the Studio

Serendipity Studio Gallery & Gifts 230 S. Phillips Ave., Suite 204, Sioux Falls

Join us for an unique opportunity to meet a few of our wonderful artists and see more of their work. Featured artists will be set up around the building showing new and warehoused artwork of their own making. Happening during Downtown Sioux Falls First Friday, stop into the studio and check this out.

Free
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