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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

Journeys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane

The Journey Museum 222 New York St, Rapid City, SD, United States

The Journey Museum is pleased to announce the opening of an exciting new art exhibition, Journeys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane, on August 23rd, 2025 in our Contemporary Gallery. This exhibition is included with regular museum admission and will be on display through April 4th, 2026. Journeys to the Edge explores the artistic [...]

Flyover: ​Visual Art Forum I

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

Dale Lamphere, Roger Broer, Bill Fleming, Susan Turnbull, Ray Tysdal, and Kenny Putnam 11.21.25 - 02.14.26 Ruth Brennan Gallery Reception December 19 | 5-7pm Six artists from Flyover Country - longtime friends - all working in different styles and media, have come together to share ideas and participate in each others art making process. Starting [...]

Journeys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane

The Journey Museum 222 New York St, Rapid City, SD, United States

The Journey Museum is pleased to announce the opening of an exciting new art exhibition, Journeys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane, on August 23rd, 2025 in our Contemporary Gallery. This exhibition is included with regular museum admission and will be on display through April 4th, 2026. Journeys to the Edge explores the artistic [...]

Event Series Always a Student

Always a Student

Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery 12th Ave SE, Aberdeen, United States

The NSU Art Department is pleased to announce its new gallery exhibition “Always a Student” displayed at  the Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery on the campus of Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. The  two-person exhibition features the artwork of artists Michael Aasness and Mark Stemwedel.   The artwork will be on display from January 12 [...]

Calling for entries into the Dakota MasterWorks Art Show

South Dakota Health Care Association Office 804 N Western Ave, Sioux Falls, United States

🎨 Calling All South Dakota Artists Age 60+! 🎨 We’re excited to announce the 28th Annual Dakota MasterWorks Art Show, a celebration of creativity and talent in South Dakota’s older adults! If you’re age 60 or older, we invite you to showcase your artistic talents in one or more of the following categories: • Oils [...]

$20

40th Annual Stilwell Student Awards Exhibition

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

The Stilwell Student Awards Exhibition is an annual exhibit in the John A. Day Gallery at the University of South Dakota, recognizing the talent and creative work from MFA and BFA students in the Department of Art. The exhibit is named in honor of Former Chair and Professor of Art Wilber Stilwell, his wife, Gladys [...]

Free

Community Art Day

South Dakota Art Museum 1036 Medary Ave, Brookings, SD, United States

Join us for another FREE Community Art Day! The South Dakota Art Museum and Brookings Arts Council are partnering with local artist Kim Chanthalakeo! Come get creative on Saturday, April 11th, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the South Dakota Art Museum (1036 Medary Ave., Brookings) with us. This month, we’ll explore portraiture, creating [...]

Bellman Presentation

The Matthews Opera House – Theatre 612 Main St, Spearfish, SD, United States

About the Bellman Brown Bag Series… The Bellman Brown Bag series is a humanities program designed to explore ideas, history, literature, art, and culture. The Brown Bag program was developed by Dr. Stewart Bellman in the 1990s. Recognizing the Matthews Opera House as an ideal venue for the exploration of humanities topics, he engaged a [...]

Event Series MOULIN ROUGE! The Musical

MOULIN ROUGE! The Musical

Washington Pavilion 301 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Pop the champagne, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of 10 Tony Awards® — including Best Musical! Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur, and glory! A world where bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Welcome to Moulin Rouge! The Musical! Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to [...]

Flyover: ​Visual Art Forum I

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

Dale Lamphere, Roger Broer, Bill Fleming, Susan Turnbull, Ray Tysdal, and Kenny Putnam 11.21.25 - 02.14.26 Ruth Brennan Gallery Reception December 19 | 5-7pm Six artists from Flyover Country - longtime friends - all working in different styles and media, have come together to share ideas and participate in each others art making process. Starting [...]

Journeys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane

The Journey Museum 222 New York St, Rapid City, SD, United States

The Journey Museum is pleased to announce the opening of an exciting new art exhibition, Journeys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane, on August 23rd, 2025 in our Contemporary Gallery. This exhibition is included with regular museum admission and will be on display through April 4th, 2026. Journeys to the Edge explores the artistic [...]

Event Series Always a Student

Always a Student

Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery 12th Ave SE, Aberdeen, United States

The NSU Art Department is pleased to announce its new gallery exhibition “Always a Student” displayed at  the Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery on the campus of Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. The  two-person exhibition features the artwork of artists Michael Aasness and Mark Stemwedel.   The artwork will be on display from January 12 [...]

Calling for entries into the Dakota MasterWorks Art Show

South Dakota Health Care Association Office 804 N Western Ave, Sioux Falls, United States

🎨 Calling All South Dakota Artists Age 60+! 🎨 We’re excited to announce the 28th Annual Dakota MasterWorks Art Show, a celebration of creativity and talent in South Dakota’s older adults! If you’re age 60 or older, we invite you to showcase your artistic talents in one or more of the following categories: • Oils [...]

$20

40th Annual Stilwell Student Awards Exhibition

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

The Stilwell Student Awards Exhibition is an annual exhibit in the John A. Day Gallery at the University of South Dakota, recognizing the talent and creative work from MFA and BFA students in the Department of Art. The exhibit is named in honor of Former Chair and Professor of Art Wilber Stilwell, his wife, Gladys [...]

Free

Humanities Café – Wounded Knee Memorial: Preserving the Sacred

VIRTUAL EVENT

Donovin Sprague, enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Wounded Knee descendant,  renowned historian, and professor at Sheridan College, and Cedrick Broken Nose, enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, Wounded Knee descendant,  and active member of Si'Tanka Ta' Oyate O'mniceye (Descendants of the Si' Tanka (Big Foot) Nation), join SDHC host Stacy Chidaushe [...]

Japanese Culture Workshop

The Matthews Art Gallery 612 Main St, Spearfish, SD, United States

Run by the BHSU Japan Outreach Initiative (JOI), this free workshop is limited to the first 12 attendees. All materials included. All workshops begin at 3 pm on the second Thursday of each month and are completely free of charge. About the Japan Outreach Initiative (JOI) The Japan Outreach Initiative (JOI) is a joint program [...]

Arts Night@the Pub – 12th Annual Themed Show – Taking Flight

Danger Von Dempsey's at ATY East Airport Drive, Watertown, SD, United States

On Thursday, February 12th, the popular Arts Night Themed Challenge Show will take off with a wide variety of artwork & writing based on the theme 'Taking Flight'. Come meet the Artists & Writers from around the area that have taken the Challenge to interpret the theme of Taking Flight. Come to Dempsey's ATY - [...]

Free

The Librarian Film Screening

The Matthews Opera House – Theatre 612 Main St, Spearfish, SD, United States

Join SDPB and The Matthew’s Opera House for the Free Indie Lens Pop-Up series on the first Thursday of every month! February kicks off the series with The Librarians followed by a panel discussion. When Texas lawmakers seek to review a list of books, librarians find themselves on the frontlines of a national battle. Across the U.S., librarians [...]

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