ARTS CALENDAR

We want to share your events!  Whether virtual or in-person, we’re here to help you promote all your events. Our calendar is the only calendar in the state devoted solely to the arts!

Note: We will approve submitted events within 48 hours. If you have any questions please contact us via info@artssouthdakota.org.

Need help submitting your event? Please reach out to sarah@artssouthdakota.org for assistance.

 

Sign up for our weekly events & opportunities emails!

LOOKING FOR ARTS OPPORTUNITIES AND JOBS?

Visit the Arts Opportunities resource page to learn more!

If you would like to submit an arts opportunity, please email shari@artssouthdakota.org to be included.

 

See our weekly email & monthly reader archives→

ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

Guest Piano Trio Recital: Cassini, Ruck, & Cheng

Campus Wide Fine Arts East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

Event Contact: Dr. Sonja KrausContact Email: Sonja.Kraus@usd.eduContact Phone: 605 202 0192Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/nmm-live-videoEvent Locator: 2025-ACCNLTGuests Elissa Cassini, Jonathan Ruck, and Amy I-Lin Cheng present this concert in the Wanzek Performance Hall at the National Music Museum, and also livestreamed via the link available elsewhere on this post.  This event is open to the public at [...]

Imagined Horizons

Dahl Arts Center 713 7th St, Rapid City, SD, United States

Featuring Hot Springs painter, Gayle Tescher, this exhibition will be on display in the Bruce H. Lien Cultural Café & Gallery from November 7 to December 30, 2024. Admission is free. After retiring from the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs in 2009, Tescher returned to her love of art, a passion that began in […]

2025 South Dakota Governor’s Conference on Tourism

Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center 920 West Sioux Avenue, Pierre, SD, United States

What's your favorite part of January? If you're like us, it's the annual South Dakota Governor's Conference on Tourism. Attendees from across South Dakota and the United States come eager to network and learn about what’s new. At Travel South Dakota, we especially look forward to getting together with all the new and returning industry members [...]

Spark! Places of Innovation

Great Plains Art Institute 381 East 3rd Street, Mission, SD, United States

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, SD, United States

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
Event Series Creatures Big & Small Art Exhibit

Creatures Big & Small Art Exhibit

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

Creatures Big & Small "Creatures Big and Small" is an immersive art exhibition that explores the vast spectrum of animals, real and imagined, that inhabit our world — from the tiniest insects to the most colossal beasts. Highlighting the interconnectedness of life on Earth, our collective imagination, and the urgent need to protect the biodiversity […]

Free

The Governor’s Student Art Exhibition

The South Dakota State Capitol East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota, United States

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 […]

39th Annual Stilwell Student Awards Exhibition

John A Day Gallery East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

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.  

USD 2024-25 Concerto/Aria Competition – Final Round

Campus Wide Fine Arts East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

Event Contact: Dr. Chun-Ming ChenContact Email: ChunMing.Chen@usd.eduContact Phone: 617 347 8939Event URL: https://www.usd.edu/livemusicEvent Locator: 2025-ACCNMHThe USD Music Department invites you to the final round of the annual concerto/aria competition, in Colton Recital Hall, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, and livestreamed via the link available elsewhere on this post.  This event is open [...]

Imagined Horizons

Dahl Arts Center 713 7th St, Rapid City, SD, United States

Featuring Hot Springs painter, Gayle Tescher, this exhibition will be on display in the Bruce H. Lien Cultural Café & Gallery from November 7 to December 30, 2024. Admission is free. After retiring from the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs in 2009, Tescher returned to her love of art, a passion that began in […]

2025 South Dakota Governor’s Conference on Tourism

Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center 920 West Sioux Avenue, Pierre, SD, United States

What's your favorite part of January? If you're like us, it's the annual South Dakota Governor's Conference on Tourism. Attendees from across South Dakota and the United States come eager to network and learn about what’s new. At Travel South Dakota, we especially look forward to getting together with all the new and returning industry members [...]

Spark! Places of Innovation

Great Plains Art Institute 381 East 3rd Street, Mission, SD, United States

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, SD, United States

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
Event Series Creatures Big & Small Art Exhibit

Creatures Big & Small Art Exhibit

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

Creatures Big & Small "Creatures Big and Small" is an immersive art exhibition that explores the vast spectrum of animals, real and imagined, that inhabit our world — from the tiniest insects to the most colossal beasts. Highlighting the interconnectedness of life on Earth, our collective imagination, and the urgent need to protect the biodiversity […]

Free

The Governor’s Student Art Exhibition

The South Dakota State Capitol East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota, United States

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 […]

39th Annual Stilwell Student Awards Exhibition

John A Day Gallery East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

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.  

Humanities Café – Deserts…in South Dakota? The Issue of Food Insecurity & the Importance of Indigenous Food Sovereignty

VIRTUAL EVENT

Invited guests join SDHC for a discussion of South Dakota's "food deserts" -what they are, what it means for our state, and what we can do about it - as well as the important role taken on by Indigenous Food Sovereignty programs to combat the issue of food insecurity in South Dakota. Scholars: TBALink: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85001125966?pwd=c1B3NnhQK1AzUVhBQVFTcE1QTVdGUT09Sponsored By: South [...]

Chorus rehearsal

Performing Arts Center 601 Columbus St, Rapid City, SD, United States

Jeff Soukup Quartet

Trio Jazz Club 340 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

https://www.fellowshipjazzcenter.orghttps://www.triojazzclub.com#fellowshipjazzcenter #triojazzclub #siouxfalls

South Dakota New Music Concert

Campus Wide Fine Arts East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

Event Contact: Dr. Paul LombardiContact Email: Paul.Lombardi@usd.eduContact Phone: 605 658 3473Event URL: https://www.usd.edu/livemusicEvent Locator: 2025-ACCNMNYou are invited to a concert programmed with music written, performed, and/or interpreted by South Dakota musician, held in Colton Recital Hall, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, and livestreamed via the link available elsewhere on this post.  This [...]

Go to Top